tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post6852073310782716918..comments2024-03-27T08:49:38.786-03:00Comments on Siskoid's Blog of Geekery: This Week in Geek (31/07-06/08/17)Siskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-81625368306771009972017-08-07T10:40:31.508-03:002017-08-07T10:40:31.508-03:00I was really hoping for Valerian to be great, but ...I was really hoping for Valerian to be great, but it wasn't for all the reasons you cited. Thank you for your intro to the source material in a previous entry. It spurred me to order the first two books from ComiXology, which I've really enjoyed.<br /><br />Ender's Game was a very difficult novel to read in the first place because it was so joyless, despite the imaginative concepts within. Once Card's despicable politics were known to me, I had zero interest in seeing the movie upon its announcement. Thanks for taking one for the team. Now I know that I didn't miss anything.<br /><br />--DeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-11130017641281968172017-08-06T11:56:47.585-03:002017-08-06T11:56:47.585-03:00I wonder if "Henry V" is Shakespeare'...I wonder if "Henry V" is Shakespeare's commentary on how kings should rule. He sets up this young king who is clearly a humble man wrestling with right and wrong, who encounters one test of character after another, and at every turn demonstrates he's got the right motivations. Sure it flattered the dynasty then in power, but how do you watch "Henry V" and not say, "this is what all kings should aspire to"?<br /><br />One scene in particular I'll mention: when Henry has uncovered the treason against him by three of his nobles, he's not angry that they're looking to depose him, he's angry that they plan to sell England into desolation. His own fate as a king is almost immaterial, but hurting the country and people of England is what he finds intolerable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com