If Star Wars Had Been Written by Jean-Paul Sartre

By John Farrier in Entertainment, Science Fiction, Video Clips on Apr 26, 2011 at 3:46 pm

Philosophical debates are really a lot more interesting when resolved by lightsaber duels, which is why OneMinuteGalactica rewrote the script to Episode IV with quotations from French existentalist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. The producers include these handy viewing instructions:

And obviously this will make no sense if you understand French. If you do know it, hit yourself in the head repeatedly before watching this. And then hit yourself repeatedly when you’re done watching.

via Nerdcore

Previously by OneMinuteGalactica:
What to Do on a Space Date
Spock Learns about Anger Management

Tags: philosophy, Star Wars

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Ryan S
Apr 26th, 2011 at 3:55 pm
No, I think they are more sensory-stimulating which amounts to ego-gratifying. Still, I enjoyed it for that reason, I find existence nauseating sometimes.
alxtrm
Apr 26th, 2011 at 8:40 pm
watching this when french is your first language is the worst thing you can imagine. Poorly dubbed voice vs english subtitles of Jean-Paul Sartre philosophy make me wanna hit me in the face….
Will L
Apr 26th, 2011 at 10:40 pm
Wow.
Honestly, I’ve only heard 1 or 2 lines of JPS before.

He was a grim, grim dude.
scottdaris
Apr 27th, 2011 at 12:18 am
Je pense à toutes ces pensées quotidiennes, mais je suis une personne positive, en dépit de celui-ci. La vie est magique, l’aspect négatif est inséparable. Que peut-on faire?
Melphistopheles
Apr 27th, 2011 at 8:05 am
JPS was a whiny, self-absorbed, self-important bitch, who took the deep emotional angst of every thirteen year old child and spun it into a lifetime of misery. Kind of the French version of J.D. Salinger. Get over yourselves, guys. There’s nothing sadder than someone who peaks in high school, and then just stays there into old age.
Alex
Apr 27th, 2011 at 2:37 pm
@alxtrm:

Poorly dubbed voice vs english subtitles of Jean-Paul Sartre philosophy make me wanna hit me in the face

In other words, JPS got it absolutely right?

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