May 29th: return to Haimen and galaxial closure
[ posted by mcdeviltoast ]
Day 255
Woke, got to shower at long last. Huzzah! Llinos' other Aussie roommate Mick and his Chinese girlfriend Monica accompanied us for Western breakfast at the Blue Moon Cafe when we finally left the apartment at noon. I had eggs benedict (insert orgasmic moan here) and iced coffee, drew some cartoon T-shirt designs on my placemat.
On the subway back, we stood near a guy who was having a rough time of things. It looked like he was asleep, but I saw the seeds of vomit being sewn. Why can't people hold their meals down in this country? When the train stopped, we all exited and reboarded a couple cars up before my dude could spew. The dude spat into his hand right before we switched, so we got out of there just in time. Mick and Monica left us to go check out the final day of "Get It Louder", and we went to the outdoor market.
I picked up some DVDs including "Star Wars Episode III" which dude assured me was "original" and not filmed in the theater. We got his card, so if he lied, we could come back and kick his ass. I had dreamt about it the night before after being reminded of it every day in the last week, whether emails from pals about it, hearing about it on the radio show, and then seeing billboards all around Shanghai. It had become an obsession and now that I had it in my hands, I wanted to watch it immediately.
We went to a big Western supermarket across from Istanbul (and mere blocks away from the market, more map annexing) collected some stuff for the Dongzhou posse, then we bade Llinos adieu and hurriedly leapt the bus back to Haimen. The bus was extra speedy and we made it back before nightfall. I threw on "Episode III" and it was not filmed in the theater. The quality wasn't perfect, some pixelation was visible as if it was a VCD, but it worked fine. It was an emotional experience seeing the mythology tie together, all questions answered, all characters given new depth. I sat open-mouthed on the edge of my seat for most of the film, shaking my head in awe. It jacks the darkness factor hinted at in "Empire Strikes Back" tenfold.
It is easily my favorite of the series, just because of the sheer importance, pivotal plot points, and fucking amazing action sequences. Anyone not moved by the "Anakin vs. Obiwan" battle at the film's climax simply doesn't have a pulse. Maybe with time, I will start to pick out flaws and kick start my cynicism again, but for right now I'm a wide-eyed kid thoroughly satisfied. I watched it again after a ten minute break, then went to sleep.
Woke, got to shower at long last. Huzzah! Llinos' other Aussie roommate Mick and his Chinese girlfriend Monica accompanied us for Western breakfast at the Blue Moon Cafe when we finally left the apartment at noon. I had eggs benedict (insert orgasmic moan here) and iced coffee, drew some cartoon T-shirt designs on my placemat.
On the subway back, we stood near a guy who was having a rough time of things. It looked like he was asleep, but I saw the seeds of vomit being sewn. Why can't people hold their meals down in this country? When the train stopped, we all exited and reboarded a couple cars up before my dude could spew. The dude spat into his hand right before we switched, so we got out of there just in time. Mick and Monica left us to go check out the final day of "Get It Louder", and we went to the outdoor market.
I picked up some DVDs including "Star Wars Episode III" which dude assured me was "original" and not filmed in the theater. We got his card, so if he lied, we could come back and kick his ass. I had dreamt about it the night before after being reminded of it every day in the last week, whether emails from pals about it, hearing about it on the radio show, and then seeing billboards all around Shanghai. It had become an obsession and now that I had it in my hands, I wanted to watch it immediately.
We went to a big Western supermarket across from Istanbul (and mere blocks away from the market, more map annexing) collected some stuff for the Dongzhou posse, then we bade Llinos adieu and hurriedly leapt the bus back to Haimen. The bus was extra speedy and we made it back before nightfall. I threw on "Episode III" and it was not filmed in the theater. The quality wasn't perfect, some pixelation was visible as if it was a VCD, but it worked fine. It was an emotional experience seeing the mythology tie together, all questions answered, all characters given new depth. I sat open-mouthed on the edge of my seat for most of the film, shaking my head in awe. It jacks the darkness factor hinted at in "Empire Strikes Back" tenfold.
It is easily my favorite of the series, just because of the sheer importance, pivotal plot points, and fucking amazing action sequences. Anyone not moved by the "Anakin vs. Obiwan" battle at the film's climax simply doesn't have a pulse. Maybe with time, I will start to pick out flaws and kick start my cynicism again, but for right now I'm a wide-eyed kid thoroughly satisfied. I watched it again after a ten minute break, then went to sleep.
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[ posted by mcdeviltoast @ 5/30/2005 03:10:00 AM ]
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