Comments on: “At last, we can retire and give up this life of crime.” http://antipopper.com/blog/at-last-we-can-retire-and-give-up-this-life-of-crime/ for the unconditional military defence of numerous things Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:28:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: sandy http://antipopper.com/blog/at-last-we-can-retire-and-give-up-this-life-of-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-1050 sandy Wed, 12 Oct 2005 02:59:00 +0000 http://antipopper.com/blog/at-last-we-can-retire-and-give-up-this-life-of-crime/#comment-1050 <p>happy birthday!</p> <p>the best treatment of the expose scandal -> revolution theme is, of course, the Running Man</p> happy birthday!

the best treatment of the expose scandal -> revolution theme is, of course, the Running Man

]]> By: jebni http://antipopper.com/blog/at-last-we-can-retire-and-give-up-this-life-of-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-1049 jebni Thu, 06 Oct 2005 13:06:01 +0000 http://antipopper.com/blog/at-last-we-can-retire-and-give-up-this-life-of-crime/#comment-1049 <p>True, scandals are boring -- that was the least convincing part of the film. As figures against the ground of power that suffuses our universe, scandals don't, uh, wash. But unlike Star Wars Episode 2 (and, er, <em>not</em> Ep3, which is way too clunky) I actually ignored that side of the terror-war allegory, and focused on the construction of docile subjects, which I find way scarier.</p> True, scandals are boring — that was the least convincing part of the film. As figures against the ground of power that suffuses our universe, scandals don’t, uh, wash. But unlike Star Wars Episode 2 (and, er, not Ep3, which is way too clunky) I actually ignored that side of the terror-war allegory, and focused on the construction of docile subjects, which I find way scarier.

]]> By: s0metim3s http://antipopper.com/blog/at-last-we-can-retire-and-give-up-this-life-of-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-1048 s0metim3s Thu, 06 Oct 2005 07:58:13 +0000 http://antipopper.com/blog/at-last-we-can-retire-and-give-up-this-life-of-crime/#comment-1048 <p>Bad choice of words on my part. I don't mind sobbing - I would've for instance prefered to linger over the death of a certain character more than the film allowed. I mean the heroic sentiment of the plotline. The Chomskyite program of 'if you reveal the secret origin of evil (AQ) in the good (US)', then this information is so scandalous and unbearable that it will change the world.</p> Bad choice of words on my part. I don’t mind sobbing – I would’ve for instance prefered to linger over the death of a certain character more than the film allowed. I mean the heroic sentiment of the plotline. The Chomskyite program of ‘if you reveal the secret origin of evil (AQ) in the good (US)’, then this information is so scandalous and unbearable that it will change the world.

]]> By: jebni http://antipopper.com/blog/at-last-we-can-retire-and-give-up-this-life-of-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-1047 jebni Thu, 06 Oct 2005 03:44:23 +0000 http://antipopper.com/blog/at-last-we-can-retire-and-give-up-this-life-of-crime/#comment-1047 <p>Deborah, I have no idea! Ange, I agree that Whedon's strength is in television's serial chunks; I'm talking more about the thrill of seeing a couple of our unfinished arcs playing through, with much obvious love. (On sentimentality: as the kind of person who enjoys a good cry, I don't really mind -- I take it as a given that Whedon is not cool, and is in fact the consumate dag.) Meanwhile, as has been said by many others, episodes like "Objects in Space" are kinda obviously better than the movie.</p> Deborah, I have no idea! Ange, I agree that Whedon’s strength is in television’s serial chunks; I’m talking more about the thrill of seeing a couple of our unfinished arcs playing through, with much obvious love. (On sentimentality: as the kind of person who enjoys a good cry, I don’t really mind — I take it as a given that Whedon is not cool, and is in fact the consumate dag.) Meanwhile, as has been said by many others, episodes like “Objects in Space” are kinda obviously better than the movie.

]]> By: s0metim3s http://antipopper.com/blog/at-last-we-can-retire-and-give-up-this-life-of-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-1046 s0metim3s Thu, 06 Oct 2005 03:31:46 +0000 http://antipopper.com/blog/at-last-we-can-retire-and-give-up-this-life-of-crime/#comment-1046 <p>I thought <i>Serenity</i> was kind of awful. Ok, not awful - but not interesting. The 1 hr episodes of the series seemed to restrain Whedon's sentimental moments in a way this didn't. And the 'Al-Qaida was made by the US/Empire' narrative was kind of heavy-handed but lite. I'm looking forward to that other western, <i>Proposition</i>, for a much darker meditation on law and space.</p> <p>And happy birthday!</p> I thought Serenity was kind of awful. Ok, not awful – but not interesting. The 1 hr episodes of the series seemed to restrain Whedon’s sentimental moments in a way this didn’t. And the ‘Al-Qaida was made by the US/Empire’ narrative was kind of heavy-handed but lite. I’m looking forward to that other western, Proposition, for a much darker meditation on law and space.

And happy birthday!

]]> By: deborah http://antipopper.com/blog/at-last-we-can-retire-and-give-up-this-life-of-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-1045 deborah Wed, 05 Oct 2005 11:27:38 +0000 http://antipopper.com/blog/at-last-we-can-retire-and-give-up-this-life-of-crime/#comment-1045 <p>hey, happy birthday, Ben.</p> <p>and what IS the best genre movie in recent memory?</p> <p>& hope parasite pisses off promptly. eeuw.</p> hey, happy birthday, Ben.

and what IS the best genre movie in recent memory?

& hope parasite pisses off promptly. eeuw.

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