Technabob » existential http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Geek Stuff Sun, 27 May 2012 20:00:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Existential Star Wars: Hell is Other People (and Jar-Jar Binks) http://technabob.com/blog/2011/05/10/existential-star-wars/ http://technabob.com/blog/2011/05/10/existential-star-wars/#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 14:11:29 +0000 Range http://technabob.com/blog/?p=55794 Star Wars, though the effect is slightly ruined if you understand French. If you’re wondering, the French that you hear is simply the dubbed version of Star Wars IV: A New …]]> This is a great little mashup featuring the existential musings of the French existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre and Star Wars, though the effect is slightly ruined if you understand French. If you’re wondering, the French that you hear is simply the dubbed version of Star Wars IV: A New Hope.

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This is a nice way to start the day, as I like seeing stuff like this while I drink my coffee in the morning. The subtitles are actual quotes from Jean-Paul Sartre. Although I do speak French fluently, the effect isn’t totally ruined. And for those of you who can’t speak French, well then it’s pretty sure that you’ll have fun with this video by OneMinuteGalactica.

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It also reminds me just how awful the dubbing was in the French version of Star Wars.

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‘Nuf said.

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