C.K. Burch's Blog, page 75
December 20, 2015
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Speaking of which, neither the Star Trek...
Speaking of which, neither the Star Trek reboots nor the Star Wars prequels have any idea what their tone is supposed to be. Star Trek the original series is very much for adults. There’s an inherent goofiness to everything, and some episodes (like “Spock’s Brain”) are downright farcical, but for the most part, it’s heady science fiction. Which is what the state of science fiction was back in the ‘60s, before Star Wars came out and turned “science fiction” into “action movie in space.” In fact, the one thing Star Trek absolutely isn’t, is an action movie. The original series, and their subsequent feature films, are all relatively light on action and heavy on plot.
The Trek reboot was made by a bunch of people who grew up loving Star Wars, and so their first order of business was to turn Star Trek into a Star Wars movie. That meant throwing out all the heady plot stuff and replacing it with lots of running and space explosions. There’s a reason Richard Matheson and Harlan Ellison wrote episodes of Star Trek, but were never contacted to whip up a Star Warsscreenplay. And Richard Matheson wrote fucking Jaws 3-D.
5 Things Star Trek Fans Must Admit About The Film Franchise
Hey @ckburch
I have words to make on this topic when I can.
December 19, 2015
So….what’s the fuckin point?
So….what’s the fuckin point?
December 18, 2015
She warned me it would be huge. I had no idea. (at Casa Que...
She warned me it would be huge. I had no idea. (at Casa Que Pasa)
December 17, 2015
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John Boyega Silences Critics With His Best Response Yet
“I’m grounded in who I...
why i am boycotting natalie dormer’s film, “the forest”
besides the fact that it’s in japan and they whitewashed the film
it romanticizes...
studioafrica:
“I’m grounded in who I am, and I am a confident...
“I’m grounded in who I am, and I am a confident black man. A confident, Nigerian, black, chocolate man. I’m proud of my heritage, and no man can take that away from me. I wasn’t raised to fear people with a difference of opinion. They are merely victims of a disease in their mind. To get into a serious dialogue with people who judge a person based on the melanin in their skin? They’re stupid, and I’m not going to lose sleep over people. The presale tickets have gone through the roof — their agenda has failed. Miserably.” – John Boyega tells The New York Times how he feels about people criticizing and boycotting Star Wars for casting a black actor in the role of a stormtrooper
(Photo: Ryan Pfluger)
Via OkayAfrica
