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Star Wars: Utopia taking on Dystopia
When you think of a fantasy world, most people think: of a specific time era, different/mythical creatures, a villain that is powerful and a hero that fits into the story.There are many examples of what a perfect fantasy world is, but if I were to say what my perfect fantasy world is, I would have to say no other than Star Wars. Star Wars is no different than our world; in fact, it is better! No matter the different worlds that they travel to, they celebrate diversity ( I will get into this later on), deal with overcoming adversity and try to take on a corrupt government. So...basically modern day activists. Who would not want to live in a world where there are different and exciting creatures, light sabers, or sexy Darth Vader? Any way, I am here to explain why Star Wars is the best fantasy world to live in:
Star Tracks
" You are in your own little world, are you not " , said someone to me, just not in those exact words. If I recall I had no interest in whatever he was insinuating ( somehow I imagine this now seventy something year old guy has little if any even ex Ivy League fake prestigious instructor memories of his own smart ass attitude that day ) . Virginia, there may be a Santa and a Clause or two but I challenge you to ever introduce me to an Ivy Leaguer worth two shakes of a lamb's tail, to be polite about things. Do not let us get started on the relative worth of said grad versus what comes out of the space under the sheep's tail.
P. B. FriedmanPublished 3 years ago in FuturismFrank Oz Describes How He Came Up With Yoda's Unique Way Of Speaking
The Star Wars franchise is one of the most iconic of all time. The first three films of George Lucas’s space opera proved that the world craved science fiction stories on the big screen, and that they had potential to make it big at the box office. The second film in the trilogy, The Empire Strikes Back, introduced the world to the character known as Master Yoda.
Culture SlatePublished 3 years ago in FuturismWelcome To Riverworld
Note this , by its very nature , will contain spoilers , Philip Jose Farmer has written some of my favourite books such as “The Wind Whales of Ishmael” and “The Other Log of Phileas Fogg” both nodding to fiction classics which you can guess. I will try and keep it as high level as possible naming characters , concepts in the hope that you may want to visit Riverworld.
Mike Singleton - MikeydredPublished 3 years ago in FuturismVectors are over, hashes are the future of AI
Artificial intelligence has been built on the back of vector arithmetic. Recent advances show for certain AI applications this can actually be drastically outperformed (memory, speed, etc) by other binary representations (such as neural hashes) without significant performance trade off.
CHANGLONG SUNPublished 3 years ago in FuturismThe Real Life Implications Of Luke Skywalker's Actions In 'Star Wars'
When the first Star Wars movie was released back in 1977, it was clear that this was a classic story of good vs evil. George Lucas did his absolute best to ensure audiences understood Luke Skywalker, and by extension the Jedi/Rebels, were the good guys, and the Empire were the bad guys. This theme obviously continued throughout the original trilogy, then the prequel trilogy showed us just how the galaxy ended up under the control of Emperor Sheev Palpatine.
Culture SlatePublished 3 years ago in FuturismRay
The other day I got rid of most of my books. I saved the rest mostly because of the illustrations, and the fact that they had been autographed. or written by a friend. Why keep something that can be found on the internet. Are books a necessity? The book Farenheight 451 addresses this question. It was written by Ray Bradbury in the 1950's. The story takes place in a futuristic society where books are not allowed. The government has firemen who burn citizens' books. It is illegal to own books. The main character of the story is a fireman, Montuk. He has been a fireman for years, He has no trouble with his job. He is a pro. It was a pleasure to burn books. Books provide different opinion, he is protecting society's happiness. Or so it appears.
Antoinette L BreyPublished 3 years ago in FuturismLook Up In The Sky
At the point when TV was youthful, there was a gigantically well-known show dependent on the still famous anecdotal person of Superman. The launch of that show had a recognizable expression that went, "Look. Up in the sky. It's a bird. It's a plane. It's Superman!" How dearest Superman has become in our way of life and the overall interest with extraterrestrials and everything inestimable just underscores that there is a profound interest in all people about nature and space science, regardless of whether many individuals would not know to call it cosmology.
optimuSPrimePublished 3 years ago in FuturismFan(dom) Favorite
From Narnia(The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe) to Westeros(Game of Thrones), fantasy worlds offer countless lives to live. Becoming the knight in shining armour to save your love, or the once picked on sorcerer who overcomes his prior jealousy and hate to save his former village. Don’t want to be human? No worries, appear as a classic elf entertaining the locals in the pub with the lyrics of your travel and the tune of your lute. Too kind? Try the menacing presence of an Orc or Dwarf. Establish yourself as a blacksmith or craftsman.
Craig GagarinPublished 3 years ago in FuturismArmorer Actress Discusses Her Character's Future After 'The Mandalorian' Season 1
The first season of The Mandalorian introduced a fair amount of new Star Wars characters to Disney+ viewers a couple of years ago. Din Djarin and Grogu were the focus of the show, but there were some interesting side characters as well, one of them being a Mandalorian simply known as "The Armorer," portrayed by Emily Swallow. We last saw her in the aftermath of Imperials having killed some underground Mandalorians on the planet Navarro. She remains behind, and is able to take down some stormtroopers who come her way.
Culture SlatePublished 3 years ago in FuturismTake Off Your Helmet
An oversized space helmet sits atop a five-year-old boy’s head while his arms are folded across his chest. The boy’s legs dangle at the edge of a large lounge chair about a foot above the floor. Two adults sit on a loveseat a few feet facing the child. “I’m Mr. Wright, and this is my wife, Mrs. Wright. I was a friend of your father. Your father asked if something happened to him that we would be your guardians. You know something happened; you saw it. We will be your new parents.” The somber explanation to the boy does not move him. Benjamin sits there, hiding any emotion that he might have under that oversized space helmet.
Charles VoylesPublished 3 years ago in FuturismBeliefs Got Nothing To Do With It
I’m not one of those people that gets super pissed every time some ignoramus spouts off about how global warming is a hoax, or the earth is only 6000 years old, or any other such silly thing. In my view, there always has been, and always will be, a subset of people who simply lack the capacity or the desire or the intelligence or whatever it is, to comprehend and/or accept basic facts about the universe and the world we live in. I simply acknowledge that and move on, I most definitely am not out pounding the pavement, evangelizing for the scientific worldview, no matter how many science journals or science based media outlets tell me I should be.
Everyday JunglistPublished 3 years ago in Futurism