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The seven types of LotR fans (both book and film). Identify and enjoy.*g*
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londonkds has some intriguing thoughts on Mal and River, from Firefly. His definition of Mal as a sadist who knows he's one but believes he can contain it makes me wonder about Jossian characters written with and without self knowledge in this regard. Take Angel. My personal interpretation is that yes, he's a sadist, with a healthy dose of masochism as well, and knows it, but chooses to blame both on the demon. What Giles thinks he is I have no idea. I mean, leaving all slashy interpretations aside, he obviously does get some satisfaction out of beating up Ethan...
On the ongoing theme of "Lewis and Pullman: soulmates": I remember reading an article last year about some publisher wanting to re-edit the Narnia novels, "only without the religion". This year, according to the NY Times, you've got people wanting to film His Dark Materials, only without, you guessed it, the religion. (Specifically the attack thereof.)
(Somewhere in the great beyond, Tolkien is looking rather smug. Nobody ever threatened to do that sort of stuff to him.)
I'm not sure how long it's going to be online, but here is some footage of Episode III . No spoilers, unless you count the fact that there's going to be a duel between Anakin and Obi-Wan and Hayden Christensen and Ewan McGregor are seen practising for it, which, duh.
londonkds has some intriguing thoughts on Mal and River, from Firefly. His definition of Mal as a sadist who knows he's one but believes he can contain it makes me wonder about Jossian characters written with and without self knowledge in this regard. Take Angel. My personal interpretation is that yes, he's a sadist, with a healthy dose of masochism as well, and knows it, but chooses to blame both on the demon. What Giles thinks he is I have no idea. I mean, leaving all slashy interpretations aside, he obviously does get some satisfaction out of beating up Ethan...On the ongoing theme of "Lewis and Pullman: soulmates": I remember reading an article last year about some publisher wanting to re-edit the Narnia novels, "only without the religion". This year, according to the NY Times, you've got people wanting to film His Dark Materials, only without, you guessed it, the religion. (Specifically the attack thereof.)
(Somewhere in the great beyond, Tolkien is looking rather smug. Nobody ever threatened to do that sort of stuff to him.)
I'm not sure how long it's going to be online, but here is some footage of Episode III . No spoilers, unless you count the fact that there's going to be a duel between Anakin and Obi-Wan and Hayden Christensen and Ewan McGregor are seen practising for it, which, duh.
