Thursday, May 12, 2005 AD
Episode III vs Nicaea I
Returning to early church history... sort of. Via Peter Ould's blog comes this page demonstrating that Star Wars Episode III "is really a rewriting of Early Church history, set in a sci-fi environment".
Includes Natalie Portman as Mary Magdalene (George Lucas explains: "She's a hot property right now. And I bought the rights to the character from Dan Brown, but he gets the action figure revenues") and Hayden Christensen as Origen. Plus: St Athanasius ("you can tell it's him because he's black").
And don't miss the suggestions of a sequel, when our heroes will face a foe of a greater evil than Emperor Palpatine could ever dream of attaining...
Includes Natalie Portman as Mary Magdalene (George Lucas explains: "She's a hot property right now. And I bought the rights to the character from Dan Brown, but he gets the action figure revenues") and Hayden Christensen as Origen. Plus: St Athanasius ("you can tell it's him because he's black").
And don't miss the suggestions of a sequel, when our heroes will face a foe of a greater evil than Emperor Palpatine could ever dream of attaining...
