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Post by Merkuri on Nov 17, 2003 11:48:59 GMT -5
Doh, I should've realized that... I just took a course on the "Early English Novel." Dumb. *smacks self on forehead*
I think if they did study movies they might pick a few more "intellectual" ones like American Beauty. They might study Star Wars, but probably only the original (episode 4) and then as an example of "modern" epic story.
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Post by Sharess on Nov 17, 2003 15:36:39 GMT -5
R.A Salvatore Ed Greenwood Margart Weis Tracy Hickman Robert Frost Homer Sacortes Plato Robert Jordan Joanne Bertin Laurell K. Hamilton Isaac Asimov George Orwell George Carlin Tansis Lee (the person who wort the unicorn books and Black Swan, sorry if I got her name wrong) But that would be my reading list
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Post by Wyrmfire on Nov 17, 2003 20:44:03 GMT -5
I think if they did study movies they might pick a few more "intellectual" ones like American Beauty. They might study Star Wars, but probably only the original (episode 4) and then as an example of "modern" epic story. I very much hope that that one, at least, isn't on the list. All the high school students in 2500 would think we deserved the meteor that hit in 2010...
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Post by Merkuri on Nov 18, 2003 11:27:21 GMT -5
I very much hope that that one, at least, isn't on the list. All the high school students in 2500 would think we deserved the meteor that hit in 2010... What's the matter with American Beauty! It was a great movie! It's fairly dripping with symbolism and alternate meanings. It's like movie poetry! (Not to hyjack this thread... if this becomes a debate we'll take it to the movies and TV form.)
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Post by Hussar on Nov 18, 2003 23:04:54 GMT -5
I think he's referring to Star Wars, not American Beauty.
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Post by Wyrmfire on Nov 19, 2003 1:35:36 GMT -5
Nah, I meant American Beauty. Not that the movie itself is bad, but its view of "normal" suburban America is a bit nasty...
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Post by Hussar on Nov 19, 2003 2:20:41 GMT -5
Oops. Heh, my bad.
Really? Well, I agree that it is biting satire. That's why I liked it. It was so raw on the nerves. The whole movie made me want to cringe. It was great.
Then again, I've always had a thing for satire. I absolutely love Dryden, Pope and a number of other 18th century poets and writers. It's just so downright nasty. Anyone who can write a 2000 line poem blasting colonial England is #1 in my books. If you have never read it, try Pope's "The Rape of the Lock". It's just such a nasty, nasty bit of satire.
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Post by Sharess on Nov 19, 2003 18:23:29 GMT -5
Ya know now that I'm realy thinking about this topic I have to say that any book that a kid now or then picks up will be great. Think about it not many kids read now just for fun. Their all to busy playing video games or watching T.V. Its like the art of reading has gone down the tubes.
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