It's the most wonderful time of the year! Like many fans, I have a ticket to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens tonight! To prepare for this blessed holiday, I have been watching the original trilogy.
In watching The Empire Strikes Back, I was reminded of this post from several months back: "The Dress: Episode V - Han Solo's Jacket." It turns out that science fiction fans have their own version of that dress that destroyed the internet in February of 2015. In the Hoth scenes, there is some dispute about whether Han's jacket is brown or navy blue. On my TV last night it looked brown to me, but now in this picture it looks navy blue. Go figure.
But as I argued about the dress, this brings up interesting issues about philosophical skepticism. Why do people get so dogmatically attached to their beliefs, especially when those beliefs often seem so precarious? Why do people get so worked up about whether Han shot first or whether Jar Jar is a Sith Lord?
Whatever the answers to these philosophical quandaries might be, I am extremely excited to see what dogmatic beliefs people will get worked up about after watching Star Wars: The Force Awakens!
Well, I can answer one of those. People get all worked up about whether Han shot first because HAN FRICKING SHOT FIRST!
ReplyDeleteHa! That may be. When I watched Star Wars last night, it looked to me like they shot simultaneously. But what do I know?
DeleteCan't wait to see it, too. I'm planning on next week, after the crowds die down to sub-frenzy level.
ReplyDeleteI loved it! I hope to see it again in the next few days. Enjoy!
DeleteYep. Just saw it. Ready for a rewatch! It's great. Smashes the prequels.
DeleteYep. Just saw it. Ready for a rewatch! It's great. Smashes the prequels.
DeleteI noticed more details the second and third times. I didn't mind Episode III as much, but Episode VII is definitely better than the prequels.
DeleteCan't wait to see it, too. I'm planning on next week, after the crowds die down to sub-frenzy level.
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