Re: Salinger turns to the Dark Side
Jim Rovira (jrovira@juno.com)
Thu, 24 Jun 1999 17:14:33 -0400
Interesting observations, Camille. I think it's applicable to Salinger,
but not so much to Lucas, for a few specific reasons I've been thinking
about for Some Time and now you've given me an excuse to talk about ...
:)
1. The original movies weren't all that great artistically to begin with.
They're melodrama and intended for fun.
2. Part of their original impact was the heart stopping special effects.
The sheer gradeur of them brought us in to the story. There's no going
back to that now. It's all been done.
3. The Phantom Meance is about political intrigue and posturing, we
haven't yet reached the grand scale good vs. evil conflict we had in the
first three movies, or even the family drama. Course, we do see the
stage being set for all this. . .
4. Therefore, seeing the Phantom Meance now couldn't possibly have the
same effect on us that our first viewing of Star Wars had (if we got
sucked in to the whole thing...)
5. But, given that the whole thing is supposed to be Fun and nothing more
to begin with, putting aside all the impossible expectations, I had fun
seeing it :)
Jim Rovira
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