Back to the movies, Selectric typewriters, unrelated book notes.
Paramount. Saw the predecessor, the purported source material, for Stars Wars. It was a film called Hidden Fortress.
Chip tipped me off about the film,; he made a passing comment the other afternoon, and his comment piqued my curiosity. I added the feature to my list items to do on an otherwise unoccupied Tuesday night.
It’s an epic masterpiece, I’m sure, plus it’s loads of fun, and then there’s an undercurrent to the tale, a hint at dignity, honor, and I still don’t get the bit about the princess in the story.
I have a very limited exposure to Eastern material, about half of it is limited to mystical tracts, and Zen tales. Other than that, and everything has been in translation, I can’t say that I’m well-versed in Eastern thought, or traditions. But there’s a hint, a point where honor plays part, and that’s something that seems to be missing. A point where one honors one’s foe.
Unrelated to much of anything:
Trivia for typewriter enthusiasts.
Book notes:
Confusion by Neal Stephenson. I’m about halfway through it, and it’s a ripping good yarn. Plenty of twists to this plot, although, none of it comes as that big of surprise, as it’s carefully crafted. However, I had a word I was going to use to explain a Jupiter phenomena, and I thought I’d check that the word really exists. I enjoy the way the author has taken liberty with language, and the actual definition of the word varies from the way the character uses it in conversation. Adds a whole different level of meaning to the passage. Sly witticism by the author. Too clever by half. If there wasn’t lots of sex, damsels in distress, gore, and usurpers being usurped, don’t know that I’d be reading it. However, I do find this one even better than its predecessor.
