Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site sjuvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!sjuvax!armstron From: armstron@sjuvax.UUCP (L. Armstrong) Newsgroups: net.movies,net.movies.sw Subject: Re: _Star_Wars_ (spoiler) Message-ID: <1186@sjuvax.UUCP> Date: Mon, 1-Jul-85 16:47:45 EDT Article-I.D.: sjuvax.1186 Posted: Mon Jul 1 16:47:45 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 3-Jul-85 09:21:45 EDT References: <2202@ut-sally.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: St. Joseph's University, Phila. PA. Lines: 38 Xref: watmath net.movies:6846 net.movies.sw:556 O.K., just one question. WHY? Of course SW didn't have the deepest, most intricate plot in the world. But the whole point of the movie was that it was GOOD CLEAN FUN. And for those of us who enjoy a little bit more in our movies, I beg to differ that it "has nothing". On contrare (sp?), it has EVERYTHING. . > The plot of _Star_Wars_ is certainly nothing new: a bunch of good guys > try to overthrow an evil space empire. Ruling the evil space empire > are an evil count, James Earl Jones (a Negro), and an evil spaceship > commander, Peter Cushing (_Dracula_A.D._1972_, _The_Curse_of_ > _Frankenstein_). Among the good guys are a princess, Carrie Fisher > (_The_Blues_Brothers, _Shampoo_), an old warrior, Alec Guiness > (_The_Man_in_the_White_Suit_, _Murder_by_Death_), a young warrior, Mark > Hammil (_Corvette_Summer_, _Three_Women_), a mercenary, Harrison Ford > (_Witness_, _The_Conversation_), and assorted robots and aliens. > Sure, GOOD vs BAD isn't NEW, but with the current state of many of today's movies it certainly is different. Not like those movies whose entire plot revolves around seeing the female lead without her shirt, or the super- psycho of the neighborhood hack his way through everyonr in town. I could go on and on, but my I'd probably run out of virtual storage before I finished my article. So just let me close with one final note: Star Wars is part of history! It's a tale of black, white, and in the later episodes, grey! It has a lesson for all, be it "may the force be with you", or that determination can change the world - Destiny is a matter of choice, not luck! -- Len Armstrong St. Joseph's University - and - RCA - Advanced Technology Labs {astrovax | bpa | burdvax | allegra }!sjuvax!armstron