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From: masuma@drupa.UUCP (Masuma Rahman)
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Subject: Re: _Star_Wars_  (spoiler)
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Date: Sat, 29-Jun-85 15:54:26 EDT
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	Thank you John Wardale, I just couldn't think of
any thing to say that would appropriately put the 'observations'
of Mr. Kelvin Thomson in the right place -- out the window.

	I'm just curious to know what kind of a personality
expects Apocalypse Now and the Deer Hunter (with a sprinkle of
Kramer vs Kramer and Ordinary People) in a Science *FICTION*
*FANTASY* movie!!!!!  Read my lips -- it is all make believe!!
It is just for fun!!! Does *FAIRY TALE* mean anything to you?
I bet when Thompson's mother read Winnie the Pooh and Peter 
Rabbit to him, he exclaimed 'Mother!!! That's not realistic!!
Animals can't talk!'  What about Hansel and Gretel and all the 
witches in all the fairy tales and what about .....
 'THE WIZARD OF OZ'!!!!!! (Not the Return to . .)  I bet that
was a REAL waste of time for the whole world wasn't it???
I wonder why the heck it became a classic!!!!  Someone didn't
ask Kelvin's opinion!!!! (Shame on the critics!!)

	I'm really not trying to attack Kelvin Thompson personally.
I'm just trying to point out -- movies are a medium of escape.
And it takes all kinds of people to make this world.  That means
some people LIKE fantasy movies -- like science fictions, just like
some people like Rambos (though I'll never understand why -- but that's
another discussion) and others, probably like the Thompsons of this
world, like serious, 'mind jolting and thought provoking' movies ALL the time!!!
There is absolutely nothing wrong with that.  But all I'm saying is
see a movie as it is ... a fantasy is not SUPPOSED to be realistic --
it is a contradiction in terms. I personally like fantasy movies -- I can
find REALISM in my every day life anyway.  I don't need to pay $4 for 
2 hours and be miserable. I listen to the news every day.  I don't need
that kind of 'miserable news' even when I want to enjoy a couple of hours
at the movies.

	Star Wars is a clean good movie about the good vs evil.  And
the biggest moral in it is . . GOOD ALWAYS WINS . . something the daily
news and movies like Apocalypse Now lacks to portray. I was always taught
Good always wins -- and I still believe it.  And maybe that's why I try
to keep on fighting even when I feel 'good' has recieved an 'evil' blow.
I feel sorry for anyone who is cynical enough to not believe in that 
anymore.

	Lastly, fun is not for everyone.  It's for only those who are looking
for it.  Likewise, Star Wars is only for those who like to have fun and
enjoy a good, clean escape. Besides, wouldn't you rather your kids 'escaped'
on Star Wars than on '10'?