I’ll have to read some of John C. Wright’s books. I enjoyed his criticism of the movie. Unlike so many others—even critics—who can’t seem to describe their likes and dislikes with any degree of coherency or consistently, John did trouble to genuinely argue his points.
As for the good in the movie, I agree with all his points.
I honestly didn’t see all the PC nonsense that Mr. Wright saw, but I can see how political correctness may have subtly influenced the director and writers—and certainly the studio—to reign any impulses to follow the source material more closely. They either sublimated it pretty well or I need to give my PC detector a more sensitive tune-up.
...But he really prefers Suzee Pai to Lynn Collins? The same Suzee Pai who was the Penthouse centerfold? And he has the marbles to call Lynn a skank??? Whatevs. This red-blooded American male grokked both the movie and Lynn Collins!
I must say that the girl who plays Princess Dejah seems OK to me on the clips I have seen of her. She could perhaps be more red in colour, and wear a little less, but hey, Disney.
As far as John C. Wright goes, I actually got turned onto his blog a few weeks ago when I read a hate screed against him on a liberal leaning site. I ordered his first books, the “golden age” trilogy after I lightly perused all his blog, and yes there are some really well written blog entries, you gotta tip your hat to a conservative author who isn’t afraid to get into politics or religion. The libs HAAATE this guy.
He is a big fan of Jack Vance and Gene Wolfe. Which also counts a bunch in his favour, at least in my book.
So far the “Golden Age” reads like it was written in 1955, and as if a scifi master took into account what might eventually happen with computers.
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