[boris]

"Star Wars, too, contains countless echoes of The Lord of the Rings."

Star Wars I is the Morte d' Artur warmed over. Mmmm, fresh from the microwave. Obi-wan is Merlyn; Luke is Arthur; the light sabre subs for Excalibur. You can fill in the rest of the blanks, just as Lucas did, sort of like "Mad-Libs".

And as I always mention, "The Day the Earth Stood Still" is the Passion of Christ, and "Forbidden Planet" is Shakespeare's Tempest.

Klaatu = Christ
Gort = Holy Ghost
Patricia Neal=Mary Magdalene
Patricia's boyfriend=Judas
Professor=Apostles

Morbius=Prospero
etc...

--Boris

[Cvengr]

Thanks for the allegorical reference. I hadn't considered it. Very astute.

[Cvengr]

I'm curious also about the etymology and current meaning of 'Luddite'.

I understand it goes back to the French Revolution, when an anti-science or anti-technology theme accompanied the fervor of the day, slaughtering the good ol' beaugoursoise (sp?) aong with the nobles.

I guess if till this very day I swear not to use the computer and refuse to type on one, I'd be considered a Luddite,...then again it might be difficult to glean a representative meaning from Luddites in this forum.