Talk no more so exceeding proudly let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed. There are many devices in a man’s heart nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand. Speakers: * Victor Gao (Vice President, Center for China and Globalization) * Ben Norton (Editor, Multipolarista) * Li Jingjing (Reporter, CGTN) * Jenny Clegg (Author, ‘China’s Global Strategy: Toward a Multipolar World’) * Danny Haiphong (Author, ‘American Exceptionalism and American Innocence’) * Chris Matlhako (SACP Second Deputy General Secretary) * Mustafa Hyder Sayed (Executive Director, Pakistan-China Institute) * Professor Ding Yifan (Senior Fellow, Taihe Institute, China) * Ju-Hyun Park (Writer and organizer, Nodutdol for Korean Community Development) * Rob Kajiwara (President, Peace For Okinawa Coalition) * Sara Flounders (United National Antiwar Coalition, International Action Center) * Yury Tavrovsky (Chairman, Russian-Chinese Committee for Friendship, Peace and Development) Topics include: * NATO, AUKUS and the military infrastructure of the New Cold War * The evolving China-Russia relationship and the West’s response * The Biden administration’s undermining of the One China Principle * Solomon Islands and the West’s plan for hegemony in the Pacific * NATO’s plan for Ukraine and how this impacts China * Prospects for sovereign development in the Global South The second one by Victor Gao brings a new view to how China perceives these changes in our world.īen Norton from Multipolarista takes a look at the influence of socialism in the Belt and Road Initiative.Īll of these are worth listening to, and it is easy as the presentations are short, and one can come back to it. An absolute must-listen is the convenor’s (Radhika Desai) opening statement which explains so clearly the concept of multi-polarity or pluripolarity.
The empire strikes back series#
It also served the purpose of properly setting up their ultimate triumph over their enemies in 1983’s Return of the Jedi.This is a series of talks where each talk is short and one can enjoy the long video in shorter pieces. Creating the impression that they could still win, rather than double down on the idea that their efforts were hopeless, greatly improved the movie’s story. Since both hope and despair are key elements of the Star Wars franchise, it made sense for The Empire Strikes Back to include them together.
The empire strikes back movie#
Closing the movie with a final scene of Luke and Leia smiling against a backdrop of John Williams’ iconic Star Wars music helped to convey an uplifting tone in the face of all the hardships they were facing. Despair is integral to the Star Wars movies, and while The Empire Strikes Back certainly had plenty of it, hope is important too. There was no silver lining to be found in Han Solo getting captured or Luke losing to Darth Vader. As for The Empire Strikes Back, it didn’t really have a moment like that. The Death Star being destroyed was a much-needed happy ending to the first movie. Hamill claims this “ uplifting moment” was included to “ reassure the audience”. According to him, it was added to the movie four months after they had wrapped up principal photography. Recently, Luke actor Mark Hamill settled a Twitter debate over whether or not the scene was a reshoot.
It ended with Luke, Leia, C-3PO, and R2-D2 watching the Millennium Falcon take off into space. Set in the medical bay of the Rebel ship, the final scene showed the characters saying goodbye to Chewbacca and Lando while Luke had his cybernetic arm installed by a droid. Though the events of The Empires Strike Back worked out better for the villains than it did the heroes, there was still a sense of optimism when the credits rolled. Han Solo had been captured by Boba Fett, Luke lost his hand during his loss to Darth Vader, and he had found out that the villain was his real father. By the end of the film, the franchise’s central protagonists were much worse off than they were when the movie started. The “ happy” ending scene added to The Empire Strikes Back made the movie perfect.
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