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I enjoy this type of deconstruction of the suspension of disbelief. The questions it raises leads to more questions, which to me is entertaining in itself.
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Just keep pulling the thread...
I love some good nit-picking. (It drives my wife crazy.) Usually I can still enjoy the movie, but I like asking "what were they thinking?"
This is a few years old, but it's still hilarious - http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/on-the-implausibility-of-the-death-stars-trash-compactor">http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/on-the-implausibility-of-the-death-stars-trash-compactor
The first line hooked me:
"I maintain that the trash compactor onboard the Death Star in Star Wars is implausible, unworkable, and moreover, inefficient."
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daemon 9 years, 4 months ago
I enjoy this type of deconstruction of the suspension of disbelief. The questions it raises leads to more questions, which to me is entertaining in itself.
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glen 9 years, 4 months ago
Just keep pulling the thread...
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wake 9 years, 4 months ago
I love some good nit-picking. (It drives my wife crazy.) Usually I can still enjoy the movie, but I like asking "what were they thinking?"
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wake 9 years, 4 months ago
This is a few years old, but it's still hilarious - http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/on-the-implausibility-of-the-death-stars-trash-compactor">http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/on-the-implausibility-of-the-death-stars-trash-compactor
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glen 9 years, 4 months ago
The first line hooked me:
"I maintain that the trash compactor onboard the Death Star in Star Wars is implausible, unworkable, and moreover, inefficient."
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