Star Wars is stupid as hell, which is fine if taken for what it is, but being someone who understands the average wookiepedia article doesn't make you smart, it means you know a lot about something really dumb
But what about Porritch GamGams? The Falloopian from Ventos 12 who tried to sell Luke a handful of chuck peas in 24 ABY in the Karfart Marketplace on Wantoo
I had a co-worker once, a really nice guy who never expressed a single political idea ever. He was a huge Star Wars nerd and would keep Star Wars toys on his desk and one for a costume party he dressed up in a full Darth Vader costume. He had never given it a thought that the movies could be an allegory of something in the real world and he was really surprised to learn about them being an allegory of the Vietnam war.
My wife doesn't really get subtext, and once showed me an exchange between her and a male friend, about 6 month into us dating.
Male friend was clearly into her and she was oblivious, and male friend kept using euphemisms to avoid saying it outright, and was pissed she was dating someone "while we're talking"
She had no idea that some people use "talking" as code for "not dating officially but super into each other" and she had no idea he was even into her. And based on what I now know of both my wife and this (now former) friend, she was being a normal nice and a decent human being instead of shitty and short with everyone at the factory, and he took that as interest in him.
So this whole time he's going on about them "talking" she's just like "yeah we're talking? Like right now? Are we not? Is this not talking?" as in "yes we are exchanging words" and he wants to hear "I'm into you" so he things she means "of course we're talking silly".
Awkward exchanges after that.
And I've had to explain plenty of movies that are allegories and what sociopolitical influences made a show go a certain direction. She understands once I explain, but she probably wouldn't get there on her own.
tell me you don't know star wars history without telling me you don't know star wars history.
The kid direction started in empire, but the studios REALLY swung hard into it, purposefully, in return of the jedi onward. I mean ewoks were literally only introduced to sell toys.
“stupid nerd” just hit me so hard
like how are these clowns into nerd shir and so fucking dumb?
Star Wars is stupid as hell, which is fine if taken for what it is, but being someone who understands the average wookiepedia article doesn't make you smart, it means you know a lot about something really dumb
They think having an encyclopedic knowledge and having media literacy is the same thing.
But what about Porritch GamGams? The Falloopian from Ventos 12 who tried to sell Luke a handful of chuck peas in 24 ABY in the Karfart Marketplace on Wantoo
I had a co-worker once, a really nice guy who never expressed a single political idea ever. He was a huge Star Wars nerd and would keep Star Wars toys on his desk and one for a costume party he dressed up in a full Darth Vader costume. He had never given it a thought that the movies could be an allegory of something in the real world and he was really surprised to learn about them being an allegory of the Vietnam war.
me dressed head to toe in a darth Vader outfit: wait the veterinarians fought in a war?
My wife doesn't really get subtext, and once showed me an exchange between her and a male friend, about 6 month into us dating.
Male friend was clearly into her and she was oblivious, and male friend kept using euphemisms to avoid saying it outright, and was pissed she was dating someone "while we're talking"
She had no idea that some people use "talking" as code for "not dating officially but super into each other" and she had no idea he was even into her. And based on what I now know of both my wife and this (now former) friend, she was being a normal nice and a decent human being instead of shitty and short with everyone at the factory, and he took that as interest in him.
So this whole time he's going on about them "talking" she's just like "yeah we're talking? Like right now? Are we not? Is this not talking?" as in "yes we are exchanging words" and he wants to hear "I'm into you" so he things she means "of course we're talking silly".
Awkward exchanges after that.
And I've had to explain plenty of movies that are allegories and what sociopolitical influences made a show go a certain direction. She understands once I explain, but she probably wouldn't get there on her own.
Some people do NOT understand subtext. At ALL.
you don't have to be smart or dumb to do X
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I guess you do have to be dumb to do X
I'm sorry but they are kids movies that got out of hands in a era of artistic illteracy.
tell me you don't know star wars history without telling me you don't know star wars history.
The kid direction started in empire, but the studios REALLY swung hard into it, purposefully, in return of the jedi onward. I mean ewoks were literally only introduced to sell toys.
ok...