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Name: Vince
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Expertise: Burning bridges and shooting self in foot
Occupation: Military
Industry: Research
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8/5/2002
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| So I watched Episode 3 of Star Wars (the most recent one) - I guess
it's one of those movies that kind of grows on you as watch more often.
Though the flaws still outnumber anything good about this movie, I
still believe they are worth mentioning. I can't help but feel like I'm
repeating myself, but the movie got a serious boost in the acting
department with Emperor Palpatine. According to Wikipedia, it is the
*same* exact guy who played the Emperor in the first 3 movies of the
80s/90s - only this time they didn't need extra makeup to make him look
old.
While overshadowed by the presence of Han Solo and Luke, it was tough
for the Emperor to really stand out. Fortunately, he had no such
obstacle in the latest trilogy and just paying attention to all his
facial expressions and voice inflections, he totally had that character
down.
And whoever wrote the script wasn't a complete fool as you listen to
the Emperor and Obi-Wan, but I can see how one might get that
impression after watching Anakin deliver one cheeseball line after
another. Some were just nonsensical - i.e. who the hell would say that
in such a situation? Padme's dialogue suffered as well, just not as
much as Anakin's. I just don't get it - were multiple hands involved in
the script?
And also, they mishandled the last segment. You don't truly feel bad
enough for Vader - or at least I didn't. They could show him struggling
for a bit after he is released from the table. Or they could've had him
cough uncontrollably as he "realized" he had "killed" Padme.
My whole fascination with the series basically rests in Anakin's tragic
hero character. He means well for the most part and believes in his
goal with so much conviction that he is willing to go to any lengths.
He sacrifices any morality for his vision. But still, he fails as a
result of his own kind-hearted intentions and loses *everything*. It's
hard to believe - but still within the realm of possibility. It's the
epitome of sad, and it helps (or at least should) regular people
realize how minor their troubles are.
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| So turns out Metal Gear Solid 3 had a pretty good ending - well worth
playing through an innovative game with the worst camera/player
perspective system. It's also a sad ending and really sets the stage
for much of the future events in that universe. If you're going to play
any of the Solids, part 3 is most definitely the one (not counting part
4 TBA on PS3).
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| So after watching the newest Bond movie, Casino Royale (which was
definitely worth the watch), and playing through Metal Gear Solid 3 on
a recently borrowed PS2 (thanks!), I've gotten a lot of reading
material regarding background info on the respective franchises. The
influences and occasional convergence of the two has been interesting
to say the least, and Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima has a fairly
vivid imagination - though naysayers can probably cite any number of
plagiarisms or blatant copy-catting I suppose.
Metal Gear Solid 3 was a prequel in the series and offered a
substantial amount of backstory for a number of the main characters and
entities in the universe. Oddly enough, Casino Royale was analagous to
MGS3 as it was the main character's "first mission" and gives insight
into Bond's "evolving" character. Unfortunately, the James Bond
character is seemingly unaffected by a linear chronology - in other
words he's timeless, ageless, and static. As evidenced by just about
every other novel he's been in, he's just your everyday man-whore spy
extraordinaire with little moral complexity. (Then again, that's a
popular guy fantasy life.) Perhaps that was Ian Fleming's intent (or
lack of vision) at the time (I could be wrong - I'm a complete James
Bond newbie).
Kojima addresses problem and attempts to fill that void in his own
characters though in a round-about, preachy, philosophical way.
Naturally, there are many questions left unanswered, but I suppose we
can't have it all. Though I wish I could pick his brain sometimes and
find out once and for all.
Perhaps it's better off they are two separate entities.
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| Some more new music. Someone by the name of Aya - I think she's a UK
artist, but not sure. Read more about her at the label's website. Very
R&B combined with a strangely alluring voice.
http://www.naked-music.com/
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| An old clip, but amusing!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZOE_p1xV74
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