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...dumb. Should you go see it? Well, yeah. That really isn't the question, though; it's whether you'll be satisfied with what you see. The answer is that you will, but only if you don't go in expecting to be magically transported back to your youth. Things have changed since then, and The Force can only do so much to convince you otherwise. Episode I has its share of charged moments and plot twists, but the biggest surprise may be a big letdown for its viewers: the reality that "oh, after all that, this is just...
Throughout the book, changes in the city environment where the characters live seem to mirror their aging process. In "Old Love Affairs," Lucretia Baine, who is "almost old but lively," remembers her youth in San Francisco, when "the whole city seemed full of the relatively young and unmarried" and the youthful energy of the city had not yet been corrupted. Now, although she still excitedly wonders what to wear when an old acquaintance asks her to dinner, that freshness is gone, and she feels the city has grown older with...
...Throughout the book, changes in the city environment where the characters live seem to mirror their aging process. In "Old Love Affairs," Lucretia Baine, who is "almost old but lively," remembers her youth in San Francisco, when "the whole city seemed full of the relatively young and unmarried" and the youthful energy of the city had not yet been corrupted. Now, although she still excitedly wonders what to wear when an old acquaintance asks her to dinner, that freshness is gone, and she feels the city has grown older with...
...Indeed, Episode I uses its legacy as a crutch. In the midst of an eye-popping "pod race" scene on Tatooine, just as the action promises to run away with the audience, Lucas dribbles in gratuitous allusions to the action-figure world he begat in his youth: Jawas cheer "Utidi!" and sand people fire on the racers like juvenile delinquents. Jabba the Hutt rolls out to preside over the race, as if Lucas' faith in his audience did not extend beyond their vulgar appreciation for references to the previous movies...
Studies in other states have produced similar results, Hemenway said yesterday, but this was the first study that specifically analyzed the age factor. The study was done through the Massachusetts Youth Risk Behavior Survey (MYRBS) which asked students a series of 10 questions that measured their propensity for violent behavior...