Re: Salinger turns to the Dark Side
simoncrane@excite.com
Fri, 25 Jun 1999 05:31:15 -0700 (PDT)
bravo! i agree 100%
On Thu, 24 Jun 1999 17:14:33 -0400, Jim Rovira wrote:
> 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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