1. Since people are talking Star Wars & race, worth revisiting this 1977 essay by Samuel Delany: http://samueldelany.tumblr.com/post/82806452407/samuel-delany-reviews-the-first-star-wars-movie …
@EricKleefeld I'm basing this on accounts of filming, which have Carrie pushing back against script to make character more feisty.
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@HeerJeet@EricKleefeld Could explain lameness of Amidala -- Portman not having the capital or inclination to push back against scriptThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Ha! So the original script didn't have her picking up a gun and being just as much a part of the action as the guys?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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