logo Sign In

Sluggo

User Group
Members
Join date
29-Sep-2004
Last activity
24-Jun-2018
Posts
6,820

Post History

Post
#470141
Topic
Star Wars Names
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/470141/action/topic#470141
Time

Anakin is derived from the Judeao-Christian stories surrounding Giants in the Bible.

Anakim (or Anakites) are the descendants of Anak, and dwelt in the south of Canaan, in the neighbourhood of Hebron. In the days of Abraham, they inhabited the region later known as Edom and Moab, east of the Jordan river. They are mentioned during the report of the spies about the inhabitants of the land of Canaan. The Book of Joshua states that Joshua finally expelled them from the land, excepting a remnant that found a refuge in the cities of Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod. The Philistine giant Goliath, whom David[44] later encountered, was supposedly a descendant of the Anakim.[citation needed]

The land, through which we have gone to spy it out, is a land that devours its inhabitants, and all the people that we saw in it are of great height. And there we saw the Nephilim (the sons of Anak, who come from the Nephilim), and we seemed to ourselves like grasshoppers, and so we seemed to them.
—[45]

It is more commonly suggested by traditional Jewish sources (such as the Midrash) that the spies saw large and powerful inhabitants in Canaan and because of their own fears, cowardice, and inadequate faith in Yahweh, saw themselves as grasshoppers in the eyes of the Canaanites, whether they were actual "giants" or not.[citation needed]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anakim#Anakim

 

Post
#469533
Topic
Return of the Jedi - The Spence Final Cut (Released)
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/469533/action/topic#469533
Time

Hey Spence, I really liked the clips you posted.  

The ending worked for me.  It was nice to see Luke standing at the very end, facing the future as the last of the Jedi.  It was a nice little coda.  I've also never really like the Special Edition city montage, but with the ghosts gone, you need something there, so the cities work in this scenario.  
The ewok celebration seemed looped and was slightly distracting.  

I also really liked the sail barge treatment.  It was cool to see Luke and co. finally say, "Jabba, we came to kick some a** and chew some gum, and we are all out of gum" and then do it.  I think the audio could be tightened up, but visually, it really works nice.  
Luke's line about pointing the gun a the deck seemed off, but maybe that was the youtube.  

I'm interested to see how the rest turns out.  So far so good!