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THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2005
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Nick Campbell
In the nick of time
nickscampbell@hotmail.com
After a week full of exams
and papers, I’m finally home
for the summer.
I’ve taken full advantage
of the things that I can get
in Marshallville that I can’t
get in Athens.
For example, I’ve been
able to go fishing just about
everyday without having to
drive twenty minutes to get
to a lake.
Also, I’ve been able to eat
home-cooked meals on a
daily basis. It’s easy to get
out of the habit of being
used to mass-prepared food.
However, one habit that
I’ve had trouble breaking
has been my sleeping habit.
Living in the dorms made it
nearly impossible to go to
sleep before 2 a.m., and you
could only go to sleep that
early if you were lucky.
There were several nights
that I would take a power
nap at 11 p.m. so that I
could wake up at midnight
ready to study.
Most nights, I’d climb up
in bed around 3:30, set the
TV timer, and try to drift off
to sleep.
Another habit I got into
was only waking up when I
had to. For example, for my
9 AM Monday classes, I
would wake up at 8:30,
brush my teeth, and stum
ble to class.
For my 11 a.m. Tuesday
classes, I would wake up at
8:30; go back to sleep; wake
up at 10:30, brush my teeth,
and walk to class.
For my Saturdays, I would
wake up every hour, starting
at 8:30, and then go back to
sleep. I repeated this cycle
until approximately 1:30.
Well, a few things have to
change now that I’m home.
First off, staying up past 11
p.m. on a weeknight is basi
cally unheard of. That
means that, for the most
part, I have to be almost
completely silent during the
hours that I’m used to get
ting the majority of my stuff
done.
More importantly, though,
since I haven’t started a job
and I don’t have classes to
attend, I don’t have a time
that I have to wake up. The
first night I was home,
which was also the day that
I took my last final, I
clocked in about 14 hours of
sleep before finally rolling
out of bed the next morning.
I’ve decided that this type
of pattern can’t continue, so
I’ve developed a system of
progressive goals for me to
follow to encourage me to
wake up before the sun sets.
This is my working list right
now:
First goal: Don’t sleep
through lunch
Second goal: Watch 11
a.m. Sportscenter in its
entirety
Third goal: Wake up in
time for breakfast; possibly
cook it myself
Fourth goal: Watch sun
rise
Some of these goals may
seem unreachable (see goals
2-4), but that’s my plan for
now to get me back into a
normal person’s habit of
waking up. We’ll see how it
works.
SAGA
From page 9A
space battle. Williams’ score
seems to play like an old
newsreel, as his use of horns
blare the news that war has
arrived.
The film’s central theme,
“Battle of the Heroes,” con
veys the emotions of charac
ters caught up in swirling
events beyond their control.
Williams’ use of strings is a
musical manifestation of
this idea. The soundtrack
continues with a theme for
General Grievous, one of the
film’s villains, that reminds
audiences of a ceaseless and
Perry Players guilty of a fine performance
By JANE WINSTON
HHJ Guest Reviewer
Bill Andrews, the director
of “12 Angry Men,” and his
crew have transformed the
Perry Little Theatre stage
into a sterile jury room of
the 50s. The dark walls and
indirect lighting invite the
audience to peek through
the windows of the court
house into the jury room
where a 12-man jury has
been sequestered to deter
mine the outcome of a capi
tal murder case.
The play opens with the
slow, deliberate words
“guilty of murder in the
first degree.” The guard,
Anne-Marie Saul, unlocks
the door to the jury room;
the jurors file in; the delib
erations begin! It appears
to be an open-and-shut case.
After all, a 19-year-old
stabbed his father to death.
The opening vote is taken;
11 of the 12 jurors vote
guilty, but juror number
eight casts a “not guilty”
vote primarily for the sake
of discussion. After all, the
jurors must believe beyond
PREQUELS
From page 9A
at the hands of three men
acing creatures. When the
Jedi arrive to save them, a
battle erupts between the
group and an overwhelming
army of battle droids. Then
the clone army arrives, set
ting off the clone wars that
changed the galaxy forever.
I love the way the story
builds in Episode 11, events
move from an intimate
struggle of three friends to
a galactic war, step by step
over the course of just a few
minutes. It shows, rather
ingeniously, how the Jedi
TRIVIA
From page 9A
from the shadows. Along
the way, they meet a young
slave whose powerful abili
ties could save the galaxy, or
destroy it.
“Star Wars: Episode II
- Attack of the Clones”
(2002) - Anakin Skywalker
is reunited with the young
queen he fell in love with a
decade before. Their forbid
den affair foreshadows dark
times ahead, as powerful
figures push the galaxy
towards war.
“Star Wars: Episode 111
- Revenge of the Sith”
(2005) - As a costly war
rages across the stars,
Anakin Skywalker is torn
between his loyalty to the
jedi order and his growing
friendship with a powerful
politician who will force
him to choose.
“Star Wars: Episode IV
- A New Hope” ( 1977) - A
young farm boy takes his
first steps into a larger
world, drawn by an aging
jedi master into a galactic
civil war between a brave
alliance and an evil empire.
“Star Wars: Episode V
- The Empire Strikes
Back” (1980) - Imperial
forces push the rebels
across the galaxy as Luke
Skywalker learns the terri
ble secret of his father’s
past.
“Star Wars: Episode
VI - The Return of the
Jedi” (1983) - Luke
never-ending hunt. In this
case, the character actually
hunts the Jedi, the film’s
heroes.
In a track called “The
Immolation Scene,”
Williams helps audience
realize the horror of Anakin
Skywalker’s fate, and the
sorrow of the friend who
sent him there.
While “Revenge of the
Sith” brings fans several
new themes and takes them
in wildly different direc
tions, the real power of the
soundtrack is how it bridges
ENTERTAINMENT
HHJ
REVIEW
a reasonable doubt that the
defendant is guilty.
As the deliberations
unfold, the story quickly
becomes a study of the
jurors’ complex personali
ties ranging from wise,
bright and empathetic to
arrogant, prejudiced and
merciless. The jurors bring
with them their own pre
conceptions, backgrounds
and interactions. And the
audience is treated to a
well-done presentation of
“12 Angry Men” written by
Reginald Rose and adapted
for the stage by Sherman L.
Segel. Juror number eight
(Todd Wilson) does an out
standing job as the quiet,
thoughtful gentleman who
sees all sides of the situation
and tries to do what he feels
is his civic duty - seek the
truth. He wants justice
done, and the action unfolds
as he goes about convincing
the rest of the jurors that a
lose control over their posi
tions as keepers of the
peace, and in a larger sense,
control over the galaxy.
6. Yoda-Fu
I knew that Episode II
was going to feature Yoda in
a lightsaber duel before the
movie even came out, but I
never expected what I saw
on screen. His style of
fighting was so impressive
that cheers rose from the
audience each of the three
times I saw the movie in
theaters. I also love the fact
that Yoda reveals that
Skywalker faces his father
and the emperor who made
him as a climactic space bat
tle decides the future of the
galaxy.
Galactic
Glossary
Here’s a guide to some
basic terms from the “Star
Wars” universe, If you have
more questions, you can
always visit www.star
wars.com for more informa
tion.
The Jedi - The
guardians of peace and jus
tice in the old republic, this
order of spiritual warriors
has found it more and more
difficult to maintain control
by the events of “Star Wars:
Episode III.” Jedi follow a
strict code that brings them
peace, clarity and superhu
man abilities.
The Sith - A splinter
group of Jedi that have
waited in the shadows for
thousands of years for the
opportunity to destroy the
Jedi order and control the
universe. Their frightening
powers come from their
belief in the power of
uncontrolled emotions.
The Force - A mystical
energy field that binds the
universe together. The
force can be used to forsee
the future, manipulate
the prequels to the original
trilogy. Williams blends
styles we’ve seen before in
Episode I and Episode 11,
musical arrangements and
touches that show us where
we’ve come from. Towards
the end of the soundtrack,
Williams brings the saga
together, linking the old and
the new in “A New Hope”
and saying goodbye in a
poignant crescendo.
Williams’ powerful score
helps you escape into anoth
er world. You should add it
to your pile, too.
“not guilty” verdict might
be appropriate.
Jim Roberge delivers an
excellent performance as
the most complex of the
jurors. He begins the delib
erations as a pleasant busi
nessman eager to get the
proceedings over, but as
time passes he grows more
forceful, opinionated and
intolerant of others. As
might be expected, he has
no patience for the gentle,
thoughtful nature of juror
eight.
Chuck Mollenkopf comes
across clearly as the juror
least prepared to be the
foreman of this very diverse
group of gentlemen. He
does, however, a fine job
guiding them through their
decision-making process.
Christian Poss, the meek,
hesitant juror, finds it diffi
cult to have or express any
opinion of his own. Watch
him carefully as he master
fully mirrors the opinions of
those around him.
Andy Payne is the mem
ber of the jury who has
wealth, position and public
speaking expertise. Payne
Count Dooku was once his
apprentice, pointing to a
failure in Yoda’s past.
7. Jango Fett
I always loved the charac
ter of Boba Fett from the
original trilogy, but
Temuera Morrison’s Jango
Fett, Boba’s father, is even
more interesting. Morrison
plays the character with a
Maori swagger that gives
the character legitimate
toughness. Although Jango
is dispatched quickly by
Mace Windu, he does give
Obi-Wan a run for his
energy, move objects and
control the minds of others.
Lightsaber - The
weapon of the Jedi knights
and their Sith counterparts,
lightsabers can reflect laser
blasts and cut through any
material, including metal.
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does a fine job of letting the
others know he is without a
doubt above them and dis
gusted with their various
low-class behaviors.
Gary Baker is a nice,
timid, naive juror who coin
cidentally comes from a
similar social background to
the accused boy. Bill
Sirmon is slow to make up
his mind but does listen to
the opinions of others and
accept those he feels are the
most palatable. Allan
Sproles looks the part of the
mild, gentle old man, and he
portrays well the wise old
man with great life experi
ences and a unique way of
looking at the case.
Michael S. Williams deliv
ers a strong performance as
a loud, flashy juror with a
quick temper who feels he
has more important things
to do than sit on a jury. He
wants to get the vote over
with and get on with his life.
W. Jeffery Lintz is by far
the most horrifying charac
ter in the play. He votes
guilty and does not even try
to hide the fact that he is
money. It’s all about atti
tude with the character.
I’m interested to see how
his clones will behave as the
clonetroopers of Episode
111.
8. Natalie Delivers
I’ve read a number of
reviews that criticized
Natalie Portman for her
performance in Episode
lll„arguing that she’s there
only to give birth to Luke
and Leia and cry about
Anakin. This may be true,
but I feel Natalie did a won
derful job interacting with
Clonetrooper - The
genetically engineered foot
soldier of the Galactic
Republic. Clonetroopers
were bred from DNA sup
plied by the notorious boun
ty hunter Jango Fett.
Although their cunning and
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doing so based solely on the
boy’s social position; Lintz
is the perfect bigot of the
jury!
Fred Monahan is an
extremely credible
European immigrant. His
accent is superb, and his
humble almost subservient
demeanor befits him as he
tries to convey to the others
that he too has suffered
much injustice in his life.
From the moment the
door opens and the
youngest juror, David
Cofield, walks on the stage
he lets you know through
his fine acting talents that
he is slick, bright and in
advertising! His youth and
intelligence combine allow
ing him to believe that
agreeing with the majority
of the people is the way to
go-
This play is a must-see.
Be forewarned that the
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also developing 12 believ
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tinct characters.
Jake Lloyd in Episode I and
Hayden Christensen in
Episode 11.
In one line, “Anakin,
you’ve grown up,” she’s
instantly wise, strong, and
compassionate. Of all the
characters in the saga, her
story is the most tragic. In
the prequels, she’s asked to
do more than any person
should have to, and yet
she’s punished for the one
time in her life where she
chooses her own happiness
over the well-being of oth
ers.
loyalty to the Republic
serves as a easy alternative
to the mindless battle
droids of the Separatists,
the clone troopers are hid
ing a dark plan.
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