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Neal Stephenson on Star Wars in the NYT

Posted by Zonk on from the best-of-all-worlds dept.

SnapShot writes "Neal Stephenson has an editorial in the New York Times about the difference between the old Star Wars and the new Star Wars, and the difference between geeking out and vegging out. Oh, and computer scientists and engineers are the Jedi of the U.S." From the article: "Likewise, many have been underwhelmed by the performance of Hayden Christensen, who plays Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader. Only if you've seen the "Clone Wars" cartoons will you understand that Anakin is a seriously damaged veteran, a poster child for post-traumatic stress disorder. But since none of that background is actually supplied by the Episode III script, Mr. Christensen has been given an impossible acting task. He's trying to swim in air."

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  1. Vador is a poor actor anyway by timeToy · · Score: 0, Redundant

    "Mr. Christensen has been given an impossible acting task. He's trying to swim in air" Especially hard when you don't even know hoe to swim in water

  2. Good article, but... by kakos · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The ending felt kind of flat.

  3. Re:#1 posted by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    So, does this article have an ending? Or does it just quit in an extremely unsatisfying way in the last page or two?

    Neal is the kinda writer who will give you 900 pages of backstory on Anakin and no turn into Darth Vader. Is anyone actually surprised this is his opinion?

  4. Re:Difference between old and new Star Wars by slaker · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Where is the +4 funny for this?

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