I apologize for not putting up my "Last Jedi" meditation yet, but I just finished the second part, and the blog post currently stands at almost 15,000 words. When I finish the third section, this monster is going to be well over 20,000 words (at 250 words per typed, double-spaced page, that's around 80 pages), and I seriously doubt I'll have the energy to hack it down to something more manageable over the coming week. Upshot: you're in for a lot of reading, and the prose is going to be rough-draft-ish in quality. Mea culpa in advance.
ADDENDUM: if you want the TL;DR version of the piece, it goes something like this:
1. Movie was good, but not great.
2. I agree with some complaints, but not others.
3. The new Force metaphysics builds upon what's come before; the movie deals with themes of failure, renewal/rebirth, and putting aside the past.
You're welcome.
Monday, January 15, 2018
15,000 words and counting
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Sometimes you just have to know when to say, "Enough."
ReplyDeleteStill interested in reading it, though. Sounds relatively positive. My problem is that the more I think about the movie, the less I like it.
Yeah—days ago, this went from being a meditation to being a project. But it's been fun to write, which is why I persist. You might be the only person to read the final post through in its entirety.
ReplyDeleteMaybe I should publish a severely edited/truncated post up front and put the full-length piece in my "frank posts" area...
Life's little joys.
ReplyDeleteSome people golf, while others write, and write, and write, and write rather long "Star Wars" reviews.
I can't wait to see your homemade Chewbacca and R2D2 costumes. However, if you make a Jar Jar Binks costume, I'd say you have a problem.
Well, as long as you're having fun, write away. The moment it becomes a chore, though, I say pull the plug.
ReplyDeleteJohn,
ReplyDeleteFor what it's worth, the review is only one of three parts, and it's actually not very long. The rest of the piece is a summary (which is the first half or two-thirds of part 1), a Q&A-format discussion of some major issues, and a meditation on the movie's themes and concepts.
If I make a Jar-Jar costume, it'll definitely be for you.