tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post361010470847130224..comments2024-02-05T05:15:04.759-08:00Comments on Wandering Scientist: They Have Always Misunderstood Our HeroinesCloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09317847285050447789noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-14208028847823184152015-12-24T18:54:53.790-08:002015-12-24T18:54:53.790-08:00Not related to the post, but in line with the disc...Not related to the post, but in line with the discussion... we thought the Leia character was totally believable and fully fleshed, but Han hadn't changed at all which just wasn't believable. He was still young Han but with grey hair and wrinkles. I thought he would have gotten fat and done more of his shady stuff behind a desk (though I admit he might not have been smart enough for that to happen... I always cringe at how easy it was for Luke et al. to bamboozle him in the first movie), but DH thought he would have matured and grown in the intervening years like Leia did.<br /><br />(I've always identified with C3PO. Sure, he/it is as whiny as Luke but he's whiny about the right things!)<br /><br />Wait... Spock and Uhura are dating?nicoleandmaggiehttp://nicoleandmaggie.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-64583199669599516362015-12-23T13:15:44.542-08:002015-12-23T13:15:44.542-08:00Yes! This reminds me of why I dislike the Uhura c...Yes! This reminds me of why I dislike the Uhura character in the new Star Trek movies so much. She is presented as Spock's girlfriend first, and oh by the way she's also an amazing and accomplished linguist/translator. So even though she has more lines in the new Star Trek movie and does more stuff than in the original series, I think her character is worse in the sense that she is less her own person. It is so unnecessary.Julianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-43813344460897622172015-12-23T08:08:36.897-08:002015-12-23T08:08:36.897-08:00Loved the movie, and loved this post. It's an...Loved the movie, and loved this post. It's an interesting and (I think) true perspective about what makes the heroines in "love stories" admirable and appealing (to readers, not to the "heroes" in the stories).<br /><br />Incidentally, I always wanted to be Han (wasn't interested in "liking" anyone): I wanted to fly the Millennium Falcon and have scrapes and adventures all over the galaxy with Chewy.MAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-1374994680808965172015-12-23T07:24:17.244-08:002015-12-23T07:24:17.244-08:00Hey, I wanted to be Luke, too! Star Wars was one o...Hey, I wanted to be Luke, too! Star Wars was one of the only movies I can remember my parents taking us to more than once. The second time, I wore my white turtleneck and white jeans. My mother said I looked ridiculous, but I knew I looked like Luke.<br /><br />Years later, as I was walking across my college campus to compete in a fencing meet, wearing my fencing whites and carrying my electric foil, I realized that few people get that close to their childhood dreams.<br /><br />Now, though, I'd rather be Leia. She's smarter, snarkier, and a better shot than pretty much everyone else.Tragic Sandwichhttp://www.tragicsandwich.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-38987436766581811572015-12-23T06:53:04.578-08:002015-12-23T06:53:04.578-08:00DH and I saw the movie last night! Put the Littles...DH and I saw the movie last night! Put the Littles to be, had Eldest babysit, and went to a 10:10 pm show. It was glorious. <br />I really enjoyed the movie. It was very well done, J.J. Abrahams obviously can make appealing scifi/fantasy. The young actors were excellent, and there were funny moments, in the best Han Solo spirit. I would say that the tall main villain was probably the worst of the cast. And there were a bit too many parallels in the story between the "old" and this one, which I suppose it a treat for most fans. But overall it was a very good movie, it has a true Star Wars look and feel, and I imagine the fans are not disappointed. <br /><br />Totally with you on our heroines. We like the characters who kick butt, we are not all just waiting to have fall in love and have a family. I have never wanted to be anyone's love interest, always the hero. xykademiqzhttp://xykademiqz.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com