Showing posts with label Phantom Menace. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Phantom Menace. Show all posts

Monday, 8 November 2021

Child Like








"Smalll children in particular work in much shorter dimensions of time than adults. Tomorrow is a long way off, next week an eternity away. In stort-telling programmes, drama serials, or feature films divided into several episodes, the dramatic installments should be treated with caution. Young Children often regard each installment as complete in intself and may not be able to see or may even avoid subsequent episodes which could provude the resolution to the situation. 

For reassurance that the characters with whom they identify are safe. 

If regular and well-loved presenters of factual childrens programmes are involved in violent situations, care must bre taken to show that they are safe and well afterwards.”

I Didn’t Like it at all, 
I didn’t understand it, 
I didn’t know What Was Happening —

You know, it was kind of sort very romantically-put that he was regenerating into a new body, because as far as I was concerned, he was dying and I would never see him again….

…of course, that lasted for all of about five minutes, because I had completely forgotten who William Hartnell was within about four episodes of the new Doctor Who…!”

— Toya Wilcox




“I love this sparkle thing….
Maybe it has like, The Imagination of The CHILD in Him…
…Sparkle Dust.

We’ll worry about Clark Kent, later.”




“….and what that came out of was…
….there is a group of “fans”, of the films - 
That Don’t LIKE Comic Sidekicks.

They Like the films to be tough, and like Terminator, and y’know, be real Guy Movies —

And they get  very, very upset  — and very opinionated — about anything that has anything to do with being Childlike — and 
The Movies are for CHILDREN
but they don’t want to admit that — 

Or, they don’t want to have Comic Sidekicks in these movies.

…..and in the first movie, they 
absolutely HATED Artoo and Threepio.

Now, Jar-Jar’s getting accused of the same thing.”

— George Lucas


At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, 
Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? 

And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, 
And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. 
Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 
And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me. 
But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.












Come away, O Human Child, 
to The Waters of The Wild —
For The World’s more full of Weeping,
than You could understand….

Monday, 25 October 2021

1999-2021


In a Palace of Dreams, 
A Queen stands alone. 

In Her Wisdom 
The One Chance 
to Save Her People. 

She is Strong.
She is Determined

She is Their Only Hope.

“There are Things I Cannot Do.

I Cannot Watch while People Suffer, 
I  Cannot Sit when Something Must Be Done, 
I Cannot Judge Those Who are Different. 

There are Things I Cannot Do —Run, Hide, Ignore. 

There are Things I Cannot Do.
But there are certainly 
Things I WILL Do."




Youssa People Gon'a Die..?

I don't know.

Gungans get pasted too, eh?

I hope not.

Gungans no dyin' without A Fight.
Wesa warriors.

Wesa got A Grand Army.
....dat's why you no liken us, mesa tinks.


This is the Penguin edition of Shelley
which was edited by a very fine lady of letters, 
a very nice Tory lady called Isabel Quigley. 

She says in her introduction that 
“No Poet better repays cutting [laughter]. 
No great poet was ever less worth reading 
in his entirety than Shelley.”

George Lucas Responding To Prequel Haters

Q. : How worried are you --
that The Critics 
are not going to Like! 
this new movie....?


A. : Not worried at all -- they haven't liked any of them, really.... 
And they especially haven't liked the last two, so.... It can't get any worse.




“….and what that came out of was…
….there is a group of “fans”, of the films - 
That Don’t LIKE Comic Sidekicks.

They Like the films to be tough, and like Terminator, and y’know, be real Guy Movies

And they get  very, very upset  — and very opinionated — about anything that has anything to do with being Childlike — and 
The Movies are for CHILDREN
but they don’t want to admit that — 

Or, they don’t want to have Comic Sidekicks in these movies.

…..and in the first movie, they 
absolutely HATED Artoo and Threepio.

Now, Jar-Jar’s getting accused of the same thing.”

— George Lucas


Boss NASS : 
Yousa cannot bees hair.

This army of Mackineeks
up dare is new weesong.

Master QUI-GON : 
A Droid Army is about 
to attack The Naboo.
We must warn Them.


Boss NASS :
Wesa no like da Naboo.
(CLICKS TONGUE
Da Naboo tink day so smarty --
Day tink day brains so big.

Obi-Wan Kenobi :
Once Those Droids 
Take Control of The Surface,
They Will Take Control of You.

Boss NASS :
Wesa no tik so.
Day not know of uss-en.

Obi-Wan Kenobi :
You and The Naboo form
A Symbiont Circle.

What happens to one of you
will affect The Other --
You must understand this.


Boss NASS :
Wesa no carrrre-nn
about da Naboo.

Fear is The Path 
to The Light Side

Fear leads to Courage
Anger leads to Discipline
Hate leads to a Love of Virtue

Tuesday, 6 April 2021

The PHANTOM MENACE was EIGHTEEN MONTHS ago, Tim...!!




"You are so BLIND!
You so do NOT understand!

You weren't there at 
The Beginning..!!

You don't know how GOOD it was -- How IMPORTANT.

This is IT for you -- 
This jumped-up firework-display of a toy advert.

People Like You make me SICK!!
What's WRONG with you?!?

Now, I don't CARE if you've saved up all your 50p's --
Take your pocket money -- 
and GET OUT!!

(Sobbing)

WHAT a prick.....




Bilbo Bagshot : 
I was like you once -- Blond Hair. 
Scraggy little beard. Child-like ears.
Full of beans, and SPUNK.

I let My Principles get in The Way sometimes —
I punched a bloke in the face once for saying 'Hawk The Slayer' was rubbish.

Tim Bisley : 
Good for you.

Bilbo Bagshot : 
Thanks. But that's not The Point --
The Point is,
I was defending The Fantasy Genre with Terminal Intensity, 
when what I SHOULD have said is,

"Dad, you're RIGHT -- 
But let's give 'Krull' a try, 
and we'll discuss it later."

The PHANTOM MENACE 
was 
EIGHTEEN MONTHS ago, Tim...!!

Tim Bisley : 
I *know*, Bilbo. 
It just... It STILL hurts --
That kid wanted a Jar-Jar doll.

Bilbo Bagshot : 
Kids LIKE Jar-Jar!

Tim Bisley : 
WHY?!?

Bilbo Bagshot :
What about the Ewoks? Huh? 
They were *rubbish*.
You don't complain about them...!!

Tim Bisley :
Jar-Jar Binks makes the Ewoks look like.... 
Fucking.... Shaft!!

Friday, 15 January 2021

I Will NOT Defer... I Have Come Before You to Resolve This Attack on Our Sovereignty NOW!


 
 
MASTER QUI-GON : 
Captain.
 
 TRANSPORT CAPTAIN :
Yes, sir?

 
MASTER QUI-GON :
 Tell them we wish to board at once.
 

 TRANSPORT CAPTAIN :
 With All Due Respect.
The Ambassadors for The Supreme Chancellor 
wish to board immediately.

 
 TRADE FEDERATION VICEROY :
Yes, of course. 
As you know, our blockade is Perfectly Legal.
 
 LORD SIDIOUS: 
What is it?

TRADE FEDERATION VICEROY :
This scheme of yours has
failed, Lord Sidious.

The blockade is finished.

We dare not go against these Jedi.

 LORD SIDIOUS: 
Viceroy.
I don't want this stunted slime in my sight again.
This turn of events is unfortunate.
We must accelerate our plans.
Begin landing your troops.






My, Lord. Is that legal?

I will make it legal.
 


This is getting Out of Hand!
Now there are TWO of Them!

We should not have made This Bargain.


CORUSCANT - GALACTIC SENATE BUILDING - DAY

A large, distinctive looking domed building stands out amid the cityscape of Coruscant. 

 

INT. MAIN ROTUNDA - GALACTIC SENATE - DAY. 

 

The Senate chambers are huge. 

Thousands of SENATORS and their AIDES sit in the circular assembly area. 

CHANCELLOR VALORUM sits in an elevated area in the center.

 

Hundreds of AIDES and DROIDS hurry about. SENATOR PALPATINE, QUEEN AMIDALA, EIRTA, RABE, and CAPTAIN PANAKA sit in the Naboo congressional box, which is actually a floating platform. 

PALPATINE leans over to the QUEEN.

 

PALPATINE : 

If the Federation moves to defer the motion... 

Your Majesty, I beg of you to ask for a resolution to end this congressional session.

 

AMIDALA : 

I wish I had your confidence in this, Senator.

 

PALPATINE : 

You must force a new election for Supreme Chancellor...

I promise you there are many who will support us...it is our best chance... 

Your Majesty, our only, chance.

 

 

AMIDALA : 

You truly believe Chancellor Valorum will not bring our motion to a vote?

 

PALPATINE : 

He is distracted...he is afraid. 

He will be of no help.

 

VALORUM : 

The Chair recognizes the Senator from The Sovereign System of Naboo. 

 

[The Naboo congressional box floats into the center.]


PALPATINE : 

Supreme Chancellor, delegates of the Senate. 

A tragedy has occured on our peaceful system of Naboo. 

We have become caugt in a dispute you're all well aware of, which began right here with the taxation of trade routes, and has now engulfed our entire planet in the oppresion of the Trade Federation. 


[A second box rushes into the center of the Senate. It is filled with Federation trade barons led by LOTT DOD, the Senator for the Federation.]


LOTT DOD : 

This is outrageous! 

I object to the Senator's statements!


VALORUM : 

The Chair does not recognize the Senator from the Trade Federation at this time. Please return to your station. 

[LOTT DOD reluctantly moves back to his place.]


PALPATINE : 

To state our allegations, I present Queen Amidala, the recently elected ruler of Naboo, to speak on our behalf. 


[QUEEN AMIDALA stands and addresses the assembly. There is some applause.]


AMIDALA : 

Honorable representatives of The Republic, distinguished delegates, and Your Honor Supreme Chancellor Valorum, I come to you under the gravest of circumstances. 

The Naboo system has been invaded by force. 

Invaded...against all the laws of the Republic by the Droid Armies of the Trade...


LOTT DOD : 

I object! There is no proof. 

This is incredible. 

We recommend a commision be sent to Naboo to assertain the truth.


VALORUM : 

Overruled.


LOTT DOD : 

Your Honor, you cannot allow us to be condemned without reasonable observation. 

It's against all the rules of procedure. 


[A third box representing Malastare moves into the center of the room. AKS MOE, the Ambassador, addresses the convention.]


AKS MOE : 

The Congress of Malastare concurs with the honorable delegate from the Trade Federation. A commision must be appointed...that is the law.


VALORUM : 

The point... 


[VALORUM confers with several of his AIDES and VICE CHAIRMAN MAS AMEDDA. PALPATINE whispers something to the QUEEN.]


PALPATINE : 

Enter the bureaucrats, The True Rulers of The Republic, and on the payroll of the Trade Federation, I might add. 

This is where Chancellor Valorum's strength will dissapear.


VALORUM : 

The point is conceded...

Section 523A take precedence here. 

Queen Amidala of the Naboo, will you defer your motion to allow a commission to explore the validity of your accusations? 


[QUEEN AMIDALA is angry but remains composed.]


AMIDALA : (angrily) 

I will not defer...

I have come before you to resolve this attack on our sovereignty now

I was not elected to watch my people suffer and die while you discuss this invasion in a committee

If this body is not capable of action, I suggest new leadership is needed. 

I call for a vote of no confidence in Chancellor Valorum's leadership.


VALORUM : 

What?...No! 

[This causes a great stir in the assembly. A loud mumur cresendos into a roar of approval and jeers. CHANCELLOR VALORUM is stunned and stands speechless. His Vice Chair, MAS AMEDDA, takes over.]


MAS AMEDDA : Order! We shall have order... 

[Things settle down a little. The Federation box settles next to AMIDALA. PRINCE BAIL ORGANA moves his box into the arena.]


BAIL ORGANA : 

Alderaan seconds the motion for a vote of no confidence in Chancellor Valorum.


MAS AMEDDA : 

The motion has been seconded by Bail Organa of Alderaan. 


[MAS AMEDDA turns to the confused VALORUM, and whispers something to him.]


BAIL ORGANA : 

There must be no delays. The motion is on the floor and must be voted upon in this session.


LOTT DOD : 

The Trade Federation moves the motion be sent to the procedures committee for study. 

[The assembly begins to chant. VALORUM talks to MAS AMEDDA.]


ASSEMBLY : 

Vote now! Vote now! Vote now! 

[PALPATINE stands next to AMIDALA.]


PALPATINE : 

You see, Your Majesty, the tide is with us...Valorum will be voted out, I assure you, and they will elect in a new Chancellor, a strong Chancellor, one who will not let our tragedy continue...


MAS AMEDDA : 

The Supreme Chancellor requests a recess. 

Tomorrow we will begin the vote. 


[The Federation delegation is furious. VALORUM turns to PALPATINE.]


VALORUM : 

Palpatine, I thought you were my ally...my friend. 

You have betrayed me! 

How could you do this?

Thursday, 27 September 2018

The Annals of The Star Wars : A Saga in Three Movements


There is No Civility, Only Politics.

Act I - Episodes I - III
The Outer-Rim Free-Trade Skirmishing 
and 
The Clone Wars :
What Will You Fight to Defend,..?

General Themes :
Decline and Fall
Decadence
Corrupt Institutions

 Moral Relativism

A Dying Chivalry in the Process of Going Extinct.


A War Fought Between of Two Armies of Slaves

Civilisation Collapse

Particular Characteristics :
Apprenticeships

Slavery of Every Kind :
Enslavement of Humans The Outer Rim
Subjection of Droids in the Confederacy of Independent Systems
Subjugation of Clones in The Galactic Republic

Not to mention Economic Enslavement of peoples such as The Naboo, and Racial Caste Segregation of Races such as the Gungans and Toydarians.

Private Taxation, Protectionism and Trade Embargoes




Fear Will Keep the Outlying Systems in Line - Fear of This Battle Station.
Act II - Episodes IV - VI
The Rebellion Against The Empire :
What Will You Fight to Defeat..?


General Themes :
New Galactic Order
Tyranny + Rebellion
Underworld Gangsterism + Piracy + Black Markets 
Institutional Speciesism - The State is a Homo Sapiens-only Club

Particular Characteristics :




Act III - Episodes VII - IX
The Fight for The Future :
What Will You Fight For..?
 This One is a Lot Harder... 



General Themes :
 Awakenings - a Galactic Rennaisance
General Ignorance of History - Even the History of Events in Living Memory.
Failure to Heed the Errors of Past Mistakes and Learn The Lessons of History
 Paper Tigers and False Prophets
Personal Responsibilty

Single Points of Failure

Particular Characteristics :
Mentors
Defectors
Snitches


Armies of Free Men

The Founding of Great Nations
Massive Upskilling of The Rank and File Soldiery
Educational Indoctrination Fixated on Treason and Treachery

The Whole Galaxy is of One Tongue.