Hey, some of our ancestors died to oppose free speach! Or rather, some of our ancestors fought in wars that were conducted by those who opposed free speach. And some of our ancestors conducted those wars.
The fact people related to us died for something does not make it good.
Like why France was the first country to declare war on the Nazis in Sept '39
No, they weren't. They declared at 5pm 3rd September 1939. Britain had already declared at 11am.
Basically, no they're not. No more than we are ever going to drive our cars using joysticks or keyboards. People like what they're used to.
This is a gimmick. Move along, nothing to see here.
"Kids these days are extremely disrespectful of their elders and of the wishes of their parents."
You know, whilst kids these days may well be disrespectful etc, that doesn't actually mean that they're any different to the kids of previous generations. The two quotations that I rather like here are:
"The children now love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for
authority, they show disrespect to their elders.... They no longer
rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents,
chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their
legs, and are tyrants over their teachers." - Socrates
"I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on
frivolous youth of today, for certainly all youth are reckless beyond
words... When I was young, we were taught to be discreet and
respectful of elders, but the present youth are exceedingly wise
[disrespectful] and impatient of restraint" - Hesiod, 8th century BC
it's repeatedly pointed out how loyal the sith apprentices are to their masters.
Yep, of course Palpatine talking about how he killed his own master (or how a Sith Apprentice killed Darth Plageuos (or whatever the name was) but describing it with such relish that the implication that it was him is rather clear), sort of contradicts that point. Though Dooku didn't betray Palpatine as a Sith Lord even though he had his neck between two lightsabers...
she didn't remember Padme at all but instead remembered Senator Organna's wife
Possible, though the connotations are otherwise; she remembers her as being very sad, clearly still upset about Anakin's fall. Additionally, if she believed Bail Organna's wife was her real mother, why didn't she react to Luke's use of the word "real"?
You might be right, but it's still very shoddy on Lucas's part.
What annoyed me most was the inconsistancy. There were some moments that linked to the original trillogy rather well - Obi-Wan's "so uncivilised" comment about blasters for instance. But there are other aspects that made no sense.
Chewie and Yoda were apparently aquaintances and yet the Wookie never mentioned this to Han, or if he did, despite the trust between the two of them, Han didn't consider it to be a reason to believe in the Force.
Perhaps more grating however was the death of Padme - it was utterly unnecessary, Vader did not know if she was dead or not and so Palpatine could easily have lied and told him she was. More than that though, it contradicted Leia's recollections in Jedi - where she remembers her "real mother." It has been suggested that she remembers her through the force, but then, why doesn't Luke?
Of course the other irritation with the film was the godawful dialogue. The "no I love you" "no I love you" scenes between Anakin and Padme, Vader lifting his head to the skies and shouting "NOOOOOOO!" Thankfully, Threepio's pun chip does seem to have been removed, and there's a dispute over whether or not Jar Jar spoke at all. (If he did it was only something along the lines of "excuse me")
The effects were great though - aside from the lizard thing.
I'm reminded of the TV advert where American boys are on a beach saying in an awed voice that in Europe women go topless on the beach, ``it's practically a law,'' then some Italian(?) boys are watching in horrer as a fat middle aged woman walks past topless and one says in the same dreamy, envious tone ``in America the women can't go topless on the beach... it's the law!''
Ok, since I watch too much tv, I'm going to correct this: they're talking about Spain, the second two are in Spain, the Costa del Sol, and they say "In America, they make women wear tops!" "Its the law" (although he actually says "they make women wear bikinis, the former is from the subtitles.)
It is of course and advert for Budweiser, the final caption reading "True."
Yep, fell foul of this one the other day. The National Library of Wales happens to be situated in Aberystwyth, on the same hill as the University. (Which, by the way, is a bitch to climb in the mornings... do not apply for sea-front residences unless you are sure of your fitness!) Aaaaanyway, as the librarian there tactfully explained to me: one hell of a lot of books are published every year, and there's only so much space in the place... and they like to have a Welsh Language copy too!
Isn't the direction of water draining supposed to be to do with the direction the Earth spins in, only not, because you'd have to leave the water for three weeks before all the eddies and currents that would effect it are worked out of it?
What i mean is, magnets have bugger all to do with it.
I seem to remember that Anderson originally wanted it to be live action, but couldn't afford it and got stuck with puppets. What annoys me is the way they got rid of the blue cardboard hats and coloured sashes, WTF were they thinking?
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Hey, some of our ancestors died to oppose free speach! Or rather, some of our ancestors fought in wars that were conducted by those who opposed free speach. And some of our ancestors conducted those wars.
The fact people related to us died for something does not make it good.
What matters is that speach remains free.
You didn't say "recent." You said "always."
Like why France was the first country to declare war on the Nazis in Sept '39 No, they weren't. They declared at 5pm 3rd September 1939. Britain had already declared at 11am.
Basically, no they're not. No more than we are ever going to drive our cars using joysticks or keyboards. People like what they're used to. This is a gimmick. Move along, nothing to see here.
"Kids these days are extremely disrespectful of their elders and of the wishes of their parents."
You know, whilst kids these days may well be disrespectful etc, that doesn't actually mean that they're any different to the kids of previous generations. The two quotations that I rather like here are:
"The children now love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority, they show disrespect to their elders.... They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their legs, and are tyrants over their teachers." - Socrates
"I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on frivolous youth of today, for certainly all youth are reckless beyond words... When I was young, we were taught to be discreet and respectful of elders, but the present youth are exceedingly wise [disrespectful] and impatient of restraint" - Hesiod, 8th century BC
No they didn't, they wiped 3PO's memory, that's it. "Wipe the Protocol Droid's memory" was the line IIRC.
it's repeatedly pointed out how loyal the sith apprentices are to their masters.
Yep, of course Palpatine talking about how he killed his own master (or how a Sith Apprentice killed Darth Plageuos (or whatever the name was) but describing it with such relish that the implication that it was him is rather clear), sort of contradicts that point. Though Dooku didn't betray Palpatine as a Sith Lord even though he had his neck between two lightsabers...
it's also possible that the clone troopers *were* stormtroopers
Unlikely since they have different (and non-NZ) voices.
she didn't remember Padme at all but instead remembered Senator Organna's wife
Possible, though the connotations are otherwise; she remembers her as being very sad, clearly still upset about Anakin's fall. Additionally, if she believed Bail Organna's wife was her real mother, why didn't she react to Luke's use of the word "real"?
You might be right, but it's still very shoddy on Lucas's part.
If Padme hadn't died, Vader may have been able to feel her presence through the force or something.
Not convinced of that - Vader had to ask if she was alive or dead, if he could sense her, he would have asked "why can't I feel Padme's presence?"
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What annoyed me most was the inconsistancy. There were some moments that linked to the original trillogy rather well - Obi-Wan's "so uncivilised" comment about blasters for instance. But there are other aspects that made no sense.
Chewie and Yoda were apparently aquaintances and yet the Wookie never mentioned this to Han, or if he did, despite the trust between the two of them, Han didn't consider it to be a reason to believe in the Force.
Perhaps more grating however was the death of Padme - it was utterly unnecessary, Vader did not know if she was dead or not and so Palpatine could easily have lied and told him she was. More than that though, it contradicted Leia's recollections in Jedi - where she remembers her "real mother." It has been suggested that she remembers her through the force, but then, why doesn't Luke?
Of course the other irritation with the film was the godawful dialogue. The "no I love you" "no I love you" scenes between Anakin and Padme, Vader lifting his head to the skies and shouting "NOOOOOOO!" Thankfully, Threepio's pun chip does seem to have been removed, and there's a dispute over whether or not Jar Jar spoke at all. (If he did it was only something along the lines of "excuse me")
The effects were great though - aside from the lizard thing.
"Amidahla" is an elected queen who reigns for a maximum term - quite democratic really.
I'm reminded of the TV advert where American boys are on a beach saying in an awed voice that in Europe women go topless on the beach, ``it's practically a law,'' then some Italian(?) boys are watching in horrer as a fat middle aged woman walks past topless and one says in the same dreamy, envious tone ``in America the women can't go topless on the beach... it's the law!''
Ok, since I watch too much tv, I'm going to correct this: they're talking about Spain, the second two are in Spain, the Costa del Sol, and they say "In America, they make women wear tops!" "Its the law" (although he actually says "they make women wear bikinis, the former is from the subtitles.)
It is of course and advert for Budweiser, the final caption reading "True."
Yep, fell foul of this one the other day. The National Library of Wales happens to be situated in Aberystwyth, on the same hill as the University. (Which, by the way, is a bitch to climb in the mornings... do not apply for sea-front residences unless you are sure of your fitness!) Aaaaanyway, as the librarian there tactfully explained to me: one hell of a lot of books are published every year, and there's only so much space in the place... and they like to have a Welsh Language copy too!
IIRC it was in fact called "an" "Ysalimiri."
Isn't the direction of water draining supposed to be to do with the direction the Earth spins in, only not, because you'd have to leave the water for three weeks before all the eddies and currents that would effect it are worked out of it?
What i mean is, magnets have bugger all to do with it.
I seem to remember that Anderson originally wanted it to be live action, but couldn't afford it and got stuck with puppets. What annoys me is the way they got rid of the blue cardboard hats and coloured sashes, WTF were they thinking?