Movie Discussion – “Hero”

y42 writes, This tale of historical fiction is not exactly sci-fi, but it is wire-fu,
which I consider part of the genre at large on the basis that it takes a
scientific fact (people do extraordinary thing through martial arts
training) and pushes it beyond reality. One could make an argument that this is fantasy. It may be a weak argument, but I’m seriously considering seeing the movie this weekend, so I might as well get opinions from you excellent people before shelling out admission prices.

Girls Who Bite Back

Girls Who Bite Back examines turn-of-the-millennium pop culture, particularly superhero and comic-related pop culture, as it relates to females. The anthology defies any other description, and Pohl-Weary has gathered essays, articles, short fiction, and comix between the covers. The book even features “Crisis Girl in ‘Springrolls,'” a recipe presented in the form of a superhero strip. It’s a mixed smorgasbord, and the quality of the pieces being dished out varies significantly. Developing a list of useful categories by which to rank this work would have been impossible. Still, the best make this a book worth biting into.

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Episodes 7, 8, and 9?

Way back when, Lucas claimed that Star Wars would eventually consist of a trilogy of trilogies. Then, for a long time, he denied that he would ever make the final trilogy, three episodes which take place after the original three.

According to this story, we might be seeing these after all.

Is this a good thing, or not?