News From The Resistance - May The Force Be With Us All

I was watching Star Wars Episode III this morning.

I remember seeing it in the cinema. I walked in to the triumphant Star Wars music playing over the speakers in an attempt to rouse the crowd into a frenzy. It worked for me.

The film began and we were thrust into a space battle, zigging and zagging through death and destruction wrapped in darkness and silence. Anakin and Obi-Wan triumphantly saving the soon-to-be Emperor. It is unfortunate that the original trilogy came first, as the reveal of Palpatine's knowledge of the dark side would have been quite startling to the viewer. Oh, well.

I feel as though Natalie Portman's Padme lost some of her hard, action-girl appeal. I remember a Padme who fought alongside her boyfriend in an Roman like colloseum. In this sixth installment however, Padme is reduced to a simpering fool. Perhaps it's the pregnancy, or maybe it's just bad writing, but I felt that Portman's talents were wasted here.

Anakin's fall from grace was portrayed beautifully, showing his beginning as a hero and decent into villian. The most gut-wrenching scene would have to be the scene set in the Jedi Council chambers, where Anakin kills a group of frightened children. Absolutely no remorse in his eyes whatsoever. At this point, he has become Darth Vader.

Palpatine's puppet master-like presence is chilling and I love the way he has managed to weave every strand together to get what he wants: Absolute control.

Overall I think the film has a few problems, but it is still an enjoyable movie to sit back with on a Saturday night.

My opinion: If you want a good film to watch, check this out. You could do far worse, as this is a great popcorn adventure. Your Saturday will be complete with some Star Wars-y goodness thrown in for good measure.

News From The Resistance: Working Woes

Well, I'm going on holiday in just over a week and I can't wait. Tenerife, here I come! It'll be good to kick back and relax.

You remember the Virtual Productions I was talking about. Well, I've got a show in mind and this two week holiday will allow me to focus on that and perhaps meet some rather lovely ladies... Yes, I have that sort of mind! Deal with it.

Now, unfortunately I may not have a job to come back home to. Y'see, my manager has been screwing me around and I don't think that I'm going to be doing this job for long. I'll be gone buddy...

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But on the bright side - I'll be gone buddy! I hate that job. All day long, sitting on my ass, doing nothing but smiling and pretending to be pleasent. I hate it.

Still, hopefully onto college after this, which is where I should have gone after High School. Thankfully, I can still go there. Phew!

Until next time.

News From The Resistance - It's getting dire out here folks!

Welcome to my blog!

There isn't a whole lot for me to say right now, except to introduce myself. Well, here goes -

My name is Kyle and I am an aspiring novelist. One day, I will publish a novel... one day I tell you! ONE DAMN DAY!

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Okay, that's was a little bit over the top, wasn't it? Yeah, I thought so. My spare time is taken up with making graphics for my other hobby - Virtual Productions. Yeah, I know it's sounds geeky - but it isn't! It's a serious game for those who wish to play. You have to be commited, and ready to do all that is asked of you.

It also helps to be a little bit crazy.

Well that really is me in a nutshell, so I'm going to end this, my first post. But don't worry... I'll be back!