"Within the circuits of my mind, the moments in Empire Strikes Back I most adore are whenever Yoda gives his little Vince Lombardi speeches, often explaining that --in life--there is no inherent value to effort"
— Klosterman, Chuck (b. 1972)
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New York
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Scribner
Date
2003
Metaphor
"Within the circuits of my mind, the moments in Empire Strikes Back I most adore are whenever Yoda gives his little Vince Lombardi speeches, often explaining that --in life--there is no inherent value to effort"
Metaphor in Context
Within the circuits of my mind, the moments in Empire Strikes Back I most adore are whenever Yoda gives his little Vince Lombardi speeches, often explaining that --in life--there is no inherent value to effort. "Do, or do not," says the greenish Muggsy Bogues. "There is no try." And that's an inspiring sentiment. It's the kind of logic that drives the world. But in my heart of hearts, the part of the film I can't shake, is when Luke Skywalker and Han Solo are riding around Hoth on tauntauns, where are (for all practical purposes) bipedal space horses. When things get rough, Han Solo cuts open the belly of a tauntaun and stuffs Luke inside the carcass; he saves him from a raging blizzard by encasing him in a cocoon of guts. I assume we are supposed to find this clever and disgusting (or maybe even inventive and heroic). But I just know I'd rather be inside the belly of a beast.
(p. 156-7)
(p. 156-7)
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Citation
Klosterman, Chuck. Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs. New York: Scribner's, 2003.
Date of Entry
12/15/2008
