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On Movies and Other Things
May. 23rd, 2005 11:51 pmI'm here in Scarsdale visiting a long time friend of mine. Last night we saw Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and just a few hours ago we saw Revenge of the Sith.
First, about HG2G: it's a very...liberal interpretation of the book, but since the books and the radio play were different anyway, and Douglas Adams (mayherestinpeace) considered HG2G to be an evolving franchise (that may not have been the word he used) anyway, I suppose it's permissible. It was quite funny, but it wasn't...British enough. And it was a bit sappy at the end, which I guess was one consequence of its not being British enough.
Second, Revenge of the Sith: I think Lucas has either wised up or been scared straight by someone. Episode 3 didn't suck much at all. In fact, it was pretty damn good. Even Hayden Christiensen (sp?) sucked less than in the previous movie. He does seething/angry/paranoid quite well, although he can't seem to manage anything else. The constant sense of foreboding - because you know what's going to happen - made it all even better. And of course it had all those shiiiiiny special effects and fight scenes.
The other thing I wanted to talk about is the friend I'm staying with. I've been friends with her since the sixth grade, and even though I've moved away since then, we've stayed in touch. I visit her occasionally. The thing is, I've come to the realization that she hasn't changed much since middle school - and I have. She's not a bad person, but she's kind of whiny, alarmingly helpless in some ways, and a bit spoiled. That's partly her parents' fault: her mother seems to try and micromanage her as is the wont of Jewish mothers, and her father seems more irritated by her than anything else and is more concerned with getting her not to bother him than with teaching her how to behave. But seriously, she should have figured some stuff out by now.
This is upsetting. She's the same person she used to be, the person I liked, and I don't like her so much anymore. I know I have valid reasons for it but I feel like a horrible person.[1]
[1] Now I'm also in a position to sympathize with certain people of my acquaintance - you know who you are.
First, about HG2G: it's a very...liberal interpretation of the book, but since the books and the radio play were different anyway, and Douglas Adams (mayherestinpeace) considered HG2G to be an evolving franchise (that may not have been the word he used) anyway, I suppose it's permissible. It was quite funny, but it wasn't...British enough. And it was a bit sappy at the end, which I guess was one consequence of its not being British enough.
Second, Revenge of the Sith: I think Lucas has either wised up or been scared straight by someone. Episode 3 didn't suck much at all. In fact, it was pretty damn good. Even Hayden Christiensen (sp?) sucked less than in the previous movie. He does seething/angry/paranoid quite well, although he can't seem to manage anything else. The constant sense of foreboding - because you know what's going to happen - made it all even better. And of course it had all those shiiiiiny special effects and fight scenes.
The other thing I wanted to talk about is the friend I'm staying with. I've been friends with her since the sixth grade, and even though I've moved away since then, we've stayed in touch. I visit her occasionally. The thing is, I've come to the realization that she hasn't changed much since middle school - and I have. She's not a bad person, but she's kind of whiny, alarmingly helpless in some ways, and a bit spoiled. That's partly her parents' fault: her mother seems to try and micromanage her as is the wont of Jewish mothers, and her father seems more irritated by her than anything else and is more concerned with getting her not to bother him than with teaching her how to behave. But seriously, she should have figured some stuff out by now.
This is upsetting. She's the same person she used to be, the person I liked, and I don't like her so much anymore. I know I have valid reasons for it but I feel like a horrible person.[1]
[1] Now I'm also in a position to sympathize with certain people of my acquaintance - you know who you are.
