Secondly, MojaveMark mentioned how salvation was achieved in both ST & ST. I am curious about Babylon 5 because I vividly remember a final scene in which Sinclair was greeting several alien clerics. I thought Delenn was a constant reminder of faith even though it was alien Minbari faith.

Finally, Austinnelly- “May the wings of liberty never lose a feather.” ::holds up the ‘L’ sign before it meant loser.

I did notice the wooden acting between Annakin Mannequin and Padme in the second film, but I still liked the movie as a whole.

hadsil on May 2, 2007 at 2:25 AM

Fixed.

1. When a government official asks for more power than the current laws provide for, SAY NO.

2. The less centralized government is, the better. Federalism works.

3. Relativism is ALWAYS WRONG, because it lets anyone make any decision for any reason, and pretend to claim it was proper.

4. Dogmatism is NOT ALWAYS RIGHT. It just depends on which book you’re reading, and if you’re reading it correctly.

However, I do agree: Jar-Jar Binks bites the big one!

The only thing remarkable about any of this is that here we have concrete evidence of a piece of Hollywood propaganda being actively used as such by an actual beligerent nation. I’ve little doubt Hollywood’s more virulent garbage fills this role frequently, but this is the first time I’ve actually seen it documented.

I’ll bet the decapitation scene was a real turn-on for the mullahs.

Perfect match, it is.

Is that a lightsaber in your chador or you just glad to Simi?

Lucas was taken over by the Purse.

And became a prisoner of the Effects.

It killed his sense of humor somewhere along the way.

The true sign of the Dark Slide.

I don’t know, but I figure there are way more inconsistencies in the prequel trilogy than Obi and Anakin trading bon mots about morals and such.

Besides, it’s pretty clear the Jedi are a bunch of feebs as they let one guy and his apprentice take over the entire Galaxy right under their noses. How could you not see it? It’s right there!

Absolutism and Relativism be damned, they had a Clone army that was manufactured on the orders of a guy who died 10 years prior. They didn’t bother following up on what happened there. I mean, come on. COME ON. Would you trust a mytserious clone army, made from the DNA of the most ruthless bounty hunter in the galaxy simply because someone claimed they were ordered by the Jedi council? Yoda had no idea what was going on, but he’s all “good, this is! an army we have! Questions we will not ask!”

Also, “I’ll try spinning, that’s a good trick”. One last thing, Han shoots first.

O-kay, I lied. I do know how it ends even though I haven’t seen it. :)

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I read too much into that movie by Monty Python’s The Holy Grail:
Camelot! Camelot! it’s only a model, HUSH UP!
Come and see the violence inherent in the system! Bloody Peasant!

Now that’s controversy…

al-Roeper and al-Ebert give it “two beheaded infidels up!”

Overall cool concept of the analogy with Hitler’s Germany, the story replicates how Hitler, seized power to make Germany his empire while being a Chancellor with emergency powers. Order 66: the execution of all the Emperor’s enemies and Jedis was a reflection of the Night of the Long Knives in 1934 when Hitler killed his questionable enemies in the SA and elsewhere. Okay, I liked that analogy. Battles: Boring. Especially when they are fighting droids, who are merely little machines. There is no seriousness to destroying machines, no human element to make it scary. Unforgivable inconsistent philosophy: Obi Wan tells Anakin to go ahead and deal with the senate because, “I’m not brave enough for politics. I have to report to the counsel (of Jedi).” And what, may I ask, is a counsel of Jedis, BUT A FREAKIN’ POLITICAL BODY that is just as political as the Senate?! And all in the same sentence is this contradiction. Unforgivable, it is. When the “turned” Anakin says to Obi Wan, in an obvious reference to Jesus, “you are either for me or against me,” Obi says, “Only a Sith deals in absolutes.” But then a few minutes later, Obi tells Anakin the “Chancellor is evil.” Oh? Well, Mr. supposed-to-be-wise-man, if there are no absolutes, then how can you call the Chancellor evil? Are you a Sith now? Actually, Anakin responds with a good line that reveals the dark side as Relativistic: “From my point of view, the Jedi are evil.” I think this is great. The evil side are postmoderns and relativistic. The bad guy even says the Jedi are “narrow minded and dogmatic, we must study all sides of the force to understand the bigger picture.” Yeah! All you relativists and pomos out there are victims of the dark side. Na na na na! But then Lucas contradicts himself because to be dogmatic, as he says the Jedi are, is to be absolutistic, which is what Obi said the Sith were. Sheesh! Stop the pain! But the contradictions don’t stop. More Buddhist B.S. occurs when Anakin is told by a Jedi that “Fear of loss is a path to the dark side. Attachment leads to jealousy, Let go of everything you fear to lose.” This Eastern style philosophy of detachment is what makes the East so cruel and heartless to pain and suffering. They fight against compassion, you know the kind of thing that Jesus said we should have with the suffering. But instead this “detachment” makes Eastern culture into a barbaric cruelty to those who suffer, by ignoring them, and avoiding the attachment that love brings to the object of affection. This is why Eastern monks are so heartless and uncompassionate. They cannot make true human connection because that would be attachment. This is definitely the philosophy of Hollywood celebrity. The Eastern worldview is soulless and cruel. Here is a great ridiculous line that telegraphs the poor philosophy that this whole mythology is about. When Obi can’t find someone he is looking for, Yoda tells him, “Use your feelings, and find him, you will.” Well, obviously the line should be “use the Force.” So we see that the Force really is just a metaphor for your feelings. Once again, follow your heart, not an absolute objective truth. Let your feelings rule you. Well, I’ve got to stop. I’ve already given this blog way too much time on this unworthy movie.

I’m sure Lucas would agree with the bush-hitler analogy and the Mullah’s view.

Lucas and the Iranians are both similaraly insane.

The original dispute begins because members of the alliance refuse to pay higher taxes.

I thought the dispute started cuz Jar Jar was a moron, right? In episode 2 (I think), Jar Jar votes the wrong way or something and that causes Palpatine to gain more control over the senate.

So another moral is, don’t let people vote in the senate that can’t speak straight. Sounds like democrats to me :P