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orangerfulSo I have a whopping 4 pages left in the RotS novelization. The plan is to finish the book on my lunch break today so I can be prepared for the movie tonight.
I really did enjoy this book and I'm a bit sad more of the characterization couldn't have been slipped into the movie, especially in Anakin's fall to the dark side. Don't get me wrong, nothing he does is ever really justified, but I felt that his giving up in the book was better explained than how it ended up being portrayed on film ("Oh, I killed Mace, guess I'll be evil now"). But then again, how do you show these thought processes on film. And his mind is where the evil really is, it's his giving in to his anger and hate that helps him overwhelm his fear. The fear is still there.
It's odd that Lucas would assume that everyone had seen the Clone Wars cartoons, and would know why Grievous was talking, but doesn't bother to mention holocrons and how the Jedi library has sections only accesible to Masters. In the book, Anakin's real reason for wanting to be a Master so badly is to access the holocrons in hopes of finding information on dreams/prophecies that could help him save Padme. (Of course, we know that no Jedi ever achieved eternal "life" in the way Anakin is thinking). In fact, he's ready to leave the Jedi Order for her, something else I wish had been played up a bit more in the film. He only wants to obtain mastery so he can find a "cure" for Padme's death and then they can move away from all of this to raise a family. Even in the end, when he's Darth Vader, his plan is to destroy the emperor and have Padme join him, and they can rule the galaxy (say one thing for Vader, he's family oriented).
I have to say, if you enjoyed the movie even a little bit, the book is worth the read. It's very much a companion the film, as the best scenes in the movie tend to take place off to the sides in the book. Also, the deleted scenes, "The Birth of the Rebellion", (which hopefully will re-appear on the DVD) help give Bail Organa and Padme a bit more character...(though Padme's whole "Oh my love" lines get a tad bit old).
Those are just my thoughts right now, I'll probably have more to talk about later after watching the movie again
I'm at the Provinces library right now. It's tres slow, as you can see by the size of the entry above. I never did find my $45 that I lost on Thursday. No clue what I did with it. Maybe it just fell outta my purse or something. Either way, I have to remember to get cash today so I can pay Perri back for the movie tickets, plus I think I might get sushi for dinner. Yum.
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jimithingy wasn't feeling so hot yesterday. He sounds like he might have whatever is going around right now. Perhaps what I that was over-tiredness last week was actually a cold...which I passed on to him...maybe. I admit nothing. I don't get sick.
We watched "Closer" last night. Clive Owen is a very odd looking man in color, and should be kept in black and white films more often (Sin City). I knew it was written by a playwright, but I didn't actually know it was a play. It felt like a play. Lots of quick chatter. I could almost hear the footfalls from them pacing the theater stage. Probably could be done in one set.
It was pretty explicit and vulgar at times, and I'm not super comfortable with that, but it had it's moments. It was nice to see Natalie do some real acting, as opposed to being "preggers Padme" hehe. Jude Law is hot but he was a real bastard in that movie so his hotness morphed into smuggness and I only wished bad things on his character. Julia Roberts did well. I think it was an interesting movie, but I doubt I'll ever watch it again.
Gotta pick something gooood from Netflix now. We have "Curb Your Enthusiasm Vol 1" coming next, and I still haven't watched "Spanish Prisoner". Need one more. B-fact told me to rent "Party Girl" as it's about a librarian. Hm...
okay, back to my thumb twiddling...
I really did enjoy this book and I'm a bit sad more of the characterization couldn't have been slipped into the movie, especially in Anakin's fall to the dark side. Don't get me wrong, nothing he does is ever really justified, but I felt that his giving up in the book was better explained than how it ended up being portrayed on film ("Oh, I killed Mace, guess I'll be evil now"). But then again, how do you show these thought processes on film. And his mind is where the evil really is, it's his giving in to his anger and hate that helps him overwhelm his fear. The fear is still there.
It's odd that Lucas would assume that everyone had seen the Clone Wars cartoons, and would know why Grievous was talking, but doesn't bother to mention holocrons and how the Jedi library has sections only accesible to Masters. In the book, Anakin's real reason for wanting to be a Master so badly is to access the holocrons in hopes of finding information on dreams/prophecies that could help him save Padme. (Of course, we know that no Jedi ever achieved eternal "life" in the way Anakin is thinking). In fact, he's ready to leave the Jedi Order for her, something else I wish had been played up a bit more in the film. He only wants to obtain mastery so he can find a "cure" for Padme's death and then they can move away from all of this to raise a family. Even in the end, when he's Darth Vader, his plan is to destroy the emperor and have Padme join him, and they can rule the galaxy (say one thing for Vader, he's family oriented).
I have to say, if you enjoyed the movie even a little bit, the book is worth the read. It's very much a companion the film, as the best scenes in the movie tend to take place off to the sides in the book. Also, the deleted scenes, "The Birth of the Rebellion", (which hopefully will re-appear on the DVD) help give Bail Organa and Padme a bit more character...(though Padme's whole "Oh my love" lines get a tad bit old).
Those are just my thoughts right now, I'll probably have more to talk about later after watching the movie again
I'm at the Provinces library right now. It's tres slow, as you can see by the size of the entry above. I never did find my $45 that I lost on Thursday. No clue what I did with it. Maybe it just fell outta my purse or something. Either way, I have to remember to get cash today so I can pay Perri back for the movie tickets, plus I think I might get sushi for dinner. Yum.
jimithingy wasn't feeling so hot yesterday. He sounds like he might have whatever is going around right now. Perhaps what I that was over-tiredness last week was actually a cold...which I passed on to him...maybe. I admit nothing. I don't get sick. We watched "Closer" last night. Clive Owen is a very odd looking man in color, and should be kept in black and white films more often (Sin City). I knew it was written by a playwright, but I didn't actually know it was a play. It felt like a play. Lots of quick chatter. I could almost hear the footfalls from them pacing the theater stage. Probably could be done in one set.
It was pretty explicit and vulgar at times, and I'm not super comfortable with that, but it had it's moments. It was nice to see Natalie do some real acting, as opposed to being "preggers Padme" hehe. Jude Law is hot but he was a real bastard in that movie so his hotness morphed into smuggness and I only wished bad things on his character. Julia Roberts did well. I think it was an interesting movie, but I doubt I'll ever watch it again.
Gotta pick something gooood from Netflix now. We have "Curb Your Enthusiasm Vol 1" coming next, and I still haven't watched "Spanish Prisoner". Need one more. B-fact told me to rent "Party Girl" as it's about a librarian. Hm...
okay, back to my thumb twiddling...
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Re: QUI GON JIN?
Date: 2005-06-04 06:30 pm (UTC)Maybe Lucas will add stuff to the DVD release like he did with AotC.
Re: QUI GON JIN?
Date: 2005-06-04 06:34 pm (UTC)how obiwan was all "qui gon?"
or whatever he said
and then the music and weird cut out to the next scene
it seemed very cheesy to me
that is like the only word i can think of
hehe
i guess qui gon had time to learn after he died?
if that makes sense
cuz it really doesnt make sense
he should have mentioned it while alive in episode I
how he was unafraid to die in life cuz he'd always live in the force?
i dont know
something like that, implying he knew more than he was letting on
maybe he did
now i gotta rewatch episode I
hehe
Re: QUI GON JIN?
Date: 2005-06-04 07:27 pm (UTC)yeah, i agree, Lucas needed to plan that part out more, it makes no sense for qui-gon to have learned this trick after he died otherwise, why didn't all of the Jedi end up as glowing blue ghosts at the end of RotJ (now that would have been a party haha).