Subject: And therein lies the secret of all fiction.
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Posted on: 2010-10-02 17:40:00 UTC
And also, the brilliance of youth!
Subject: And therein lies the secret of all fiction.
Author:
Posted on: 2010-10-02 17:40:00 UTC
And also, the brilliance of youth!
Last night my nine year old said in all seriousness, "You know, Star Wars wouldn't be so cool without all that made up stuff."
I mean...even in conceptual terms, there's nothing in Star Wars that's even remotely realistic or based on reality. Technology...didn't march on that far.
Now excuse me, but I'm off to go re-read Arthurian myths.
I'm not sure if it misses the point or gets it perfectly, but it is certainly brilliant.
You mean it's--
they didn't really...
it's all...
My whole LIFE is a LIE!
Insight coupled with simple youthful misunderstanding of the point of it all. Gotta love kids.
And also, the brilliance of youth!