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Rise and Shine
There’s a meme going around online of Doctor Manhattan, the man-made god from Alan Moore’s “Watchmen”. He’s staring up at the stars in the sky, while three captions float around him. The captions read “It is May 25, 1983, and I am about to watch the last Star Wars movie”, “It is May 19, 2005, and I am about to watch the last Star Wars movie”, and “It is December 20, 2019, and I am about to watch the last Star Wars movie”. The lesson of the story being that there will never be such a thing as “the last Star Wars movie”, because its success won’t allow there to be a last movie. Now in the hands of Disney, it will be milked for profit until the end of time itself. Chances are, you will be dead before there is truly a “last Star Wars movie”. But for those in denial, we have what is being promoted as “the last chapter of the Skywalker saga”, a supposed conclusion to a story arc going back 42 years. Did Disney stick the landing, or will it have people wishing this was indeed the “last Star Wars movie”, period?
By Fanpicked Media6 years ago in Futurism
Kylo Ren And Rey A Forceful Couple
In writing this, there could be The Rise Of Skywalker spoilers, so please, consider yourself warned. Onward. I've been a fan of the Star Wars saga since I was a kid. The film that started it all bowed in 1977 when I was just four years old, and I've been hooked ever since, with it being the series I turn to when I need something to bring me comfort and peace of mind.
By Christina St-Jean6 years ago in Futurism
Review of 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker'
So here's where I am regarding the nine episodes of Star Wars: I thought the first trilogy, by George Lucas, was fabulous -- every bit as good, and maybe even better, than the other trilogy of that era, The Godfather (the third part of which, coming along almost 20 years later in 1990, not as good as the first two). And I thought, contrary to a lot of critics, that the second Star Wars trilogy, also by George Lucas, in the movie theaters at the turn of the 20th into our 21st century and a little after, was every bit as good as the first trilogy, and at times even better.
By Paul Levinson6 years ago in Futurism
A slow-paced drama, trying to be a SF eagerly.
Colonel, for what it means, I think my father is dead. I can fully understand that when you haven’t heard from a friend who lives a few blocks away for a long time, you get prepped and plan a visit to the person in question. Just like that. Just to find out why he or she hasn’t been in touch all this time. And to check whether everything is still alright. In most cases, you’re actually not going to experience anything exciting or breathtaking along the way. Now, extrapolate this situation to a much greater distance. From Earth to Neptune, for example. That’s an enormously long time that you are on the road. And if you’re lucky, you won’t come across any life-threatening or perilous situations either. In short, you are on a spaceship, feeling at ease and try to kill some time. Maintaining your ecosystem daily. Going through your huge pile of magazines full of crosswords that need to be solved. Or you give your spaceship a decent scrubbing every week. All sorts of things so as not to get mad out of boredom. I’m afraid that many home viewers will do the same things while watching “Ad Astra“.
By Peter P6 years ago in Futurism
My Review of "Star Trek (2009)"
I remember first seeing this remake of Star Trek and being in awe of it. I was a fan of the original series so I wasn't sure how the new Star Trek would pan out. It was also the time when J. J. Abrams was starting to make bigger budget movies so we didn't know what he was capable of.
By Brian Anonymous6 years ago in Futurism
Symmetry and Groups
The symmetric group is the group defined over “any set whose elements are all the bijections from the set to itself, and who’s group operation is the composition of functions”, while the symmetry group is “the group of all transformations under which the object is invariant, endowed with the group operation of composition” (Wikipedia) “Isometry” comes from the Greek word for “equal measure”: Isometros. An n-dimensional space in the real numbers has an isometry from one function in R to another. The set of isometries that map a function onto itself on the set of real numbers is called a symmetry group. The symmetry group of an object is dependent on both the object itself and the space in which it is viewed. There are four types of symmetries in two-dimensions: rotation, reflection, translation, and glide reflection. Rotation consists of spinning either left or right. The axis of reflection, or mirror, is the line which acts as a two-way mirror between the original structure and it’s reflection. A translation moves all the points an equal distance in the same direction while a glide-reflection consists of both a translation and a reflection.
By Sabine Lucile Scott6 years ago in Futurism
Star Wars Episode XI:The Rise of Skywalker
Released: 20th December 2019 Length: 142 Minutes Certificate: 12A Director: J.J Abrams Starring: Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Anthony Daniels, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Ian McDiarmid, Kelly Marie Train and Richard E. Grant
By Robert Cain6 years ago in Futurism
'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' Review—A Crowd-Pleasing Finale
At this point, I'm almost afraid to have an opinion on a Star Wars movie, but given that the final installment in the Skywalker saga has been released, I figured that it is time for us all to hold our breaths, brace ourselves, and watch a new Star Wars film.
By Jonathan Sim6 years ago in Futurism
Force Lightning, Natural Hair, A Lesbian Kiss, and Leia's Lightsaber
Just in case the subtitle didn’t tip you off, this will be a review chock full of spoilers so if you don’t want the movie ruined for you, please stop reading.
By Paige Graffunder6 years ago in Futurism
Order in a Chaotic World
In the early 1960s, meteorologist Edward Lorenz discovered that certain systems are fundamentally unpredictable. His theory unleashes a scientific revolution that bears the name "chaos theory". It had been stated that simple ground rules can sometimes produce bizarre complexity. Those complex structures often have very elemental sources. This phenomenon and theory is often mentioned in practice, but also in video games such as Life is Strange and films such as Jurassic Park.
By Cindy Steward6 years ago in Futurism
Rey, 'Star Wars,' And The Search For Identity
One of my favorite movie lines ever has to be from Black Panther, when T'Challa's mother Ramonda tells her son on Challenge Day, "Show him who you are!"
By Christina St-Jean6 years ago in Futurism
'Star Wars: Rise Of Skywalker' A Fitting Close
I have been a fan of #StarWars my entire life. I was born in 1973, just four years before A New Hope bowed in theatres and sparked the craze that became a legend. If I saw the original Star Wars in theatres, I certainly don't remember it. Somehow, though, I was introduced to this now nine-part saga, and I've been hooked for most of my nearly-47 years.
By Christina St-Jean6 years ago in Futurism