William Shakespeare's Star Wars by Ian Doescher is pretty much exactly what you'd think it would be.. The story of Star Wars as if it were written in iambic pentameter by William Shakespeare. It was interesting but for a short read I started to get tired of the gimmick about half way through. It doesn't really add much new insight into Star Wars either and doesn't stray much from the scenes from the film. Not surprisingly the best parts are the few times that the author adds scenes or commentary not found in the movie such as the discussion between the two guys guarding the Millennium Falcon on the Death Star and the frequent asides to the audience that R2-D2 uses to voice what he is really saying. I'll give this a B-.
Monday, May 4, 2015
William Shakespeare's Star Wars by Ian Doescher
William Shakespeare's Star Wars by Ian Doescher is pretty much exactly what you'd think it would be.. The story of Star Wars as if it were written in iambic pentameter by William Shakespeare. It was interesting but for a short read I started to get tired of the gimmick about half way through. It doesn't really add much new insight into Star Wars either and doesn't stray much from the scenes from the film. Not surprisingly the best parts are the few times that the author adds scenes or commentary not found in the movie such as the discussion between the two guys guarding the Millennium Falcon on the Death Star and the frequent asides to the audience that R2-D2 uses to voice what he is really saying. I'll give this a B-.
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