The modern age has largely been the story of replacing what works in fact with what works in theory.
Thoughts
A Thought on Aretha Franklin
More specifically, on some of the responses to her death. I'm a Detroit native, and for that city the death of Aretha Franklin is as the death of a home-grown President or war hero. She was a major and beloved figure in the city's history and culture, all the more so because, unlike many of … Continue reading A Thought on Aretha Franklin
An Observation
Human excellence is essentially individual. Ten thousand men of ordinary skill, by pulling their resources, could never have produced Aristotle's Ethics, Shakespeare's Hamlet, or Bougeureau's Abduction of Psyche. Even in the cases where crowds do great things, there tends to be a single genius guiding their efforts: the American Revolutionaries never would have succeeded without George Washington, and Standard … Continue reading An Observation
Star Wars Conclusion
My ranking of the films: Empire Strikes Back Star Wars Return of the Jedi Revenge of the Sith Rogue One Attack of the Clones The Phantom Menace Solo The Force Awakens The Holiday Special The Last Jedi So, we’ve at last reached the end of my retread through the entire ‘Star Wars’ film series. It’s … Continue reading Star Wars Conclusion
Thoughts on ‘Phineas and Ferb Star Wars’
Past Entries: -Star Wars -The Holiday Special -The Empire Strikes Back -Return of the Jedi -The Phantom Menace -Attack of the Clones -Revenge of the Sith -The Force Awakens -Rogue One -The Last Jedi -Solo I wanted to end this series on a high note, so, despite the fact that it’s explicitly not canon (the … Continue reading Thoughts on ‘Phineas and Ferb Star Wars’
Thoughts on ‘Solo’
Past Entries: -Star Wars -The Holiday Special -The Empire Strikes Back -Return of the Jedi -The Phantom Menace -Attack of the Clones -Revenge of the Sith -The Force Awakens -Rogue One -The Last Jedi Well, the good news is that Solo is immensely better than the abomination that was The Last Jedi. The bad news … Continue reading Thoughts on ‘Solo’
Thoughts on ‘The Last Jedi’
Past Entries: -Star Wars -The Holiday Special -The Empire Strikes Back -Return of the Jedi -The Phantom Menace -Attack of the Clones -Revenge of the Sith -The Force Awakens -Rogue One What the heck did I just watch? ‘The Last Jedi’ is not just the worst Star Wars film by a considerable margin, but it’s … Continue reading Thoughts on ‘The Last Jedi’
Thoughts on ‘Rogue One’
Past Entries: -Star Wars -The Holiday Special -The Empire Strikes Back -Return of the Jedi -The Phantom Menace -Attack of the Clones -Revenge of the Sith -The Force Awakens When Disney acquired Star Wars it announced that, in addition to the main saga films it would be putting out a line of ‘anthology’ movies set … Continue reading Thoughts on ‘Rogue One’
Thoughts on ‘The Force Awakens’
Past Entries: -Star Wars -The Holiday Special -The Empire Strikes Back -Return of the Jedi -The Phantom Menace -Attack of the Clones -Revenge of the Sith There are two cardinal rules for making a sequel. The first is that you cannot undo or cancel out the previous film. The second is that you cannot simply … Continue reading Thoughts on ‘The Force Awakens’
Thoughts on ‘Revenge of the Sith’
Past Entries: -Star Wars -The Holiday Special -The Empire Strikes Back -Return of the Jedi -The Phantom Menace -Attack of the Clones The original Star Wars trilogy was simply a self-contained fantasy-adventure story. The prequel trilogy, on the other hand, was structured around a particular event that would lead into that future story. The whole … Continue reading Thoughts on ‘Revenge of the Sith’
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