That Path Leads To The Dark Side? I Thought It Was The Path To The Little Jedi's Room

One thing I was conscious of in the movie last night was how pretty much everything human beings do seems to be the “path to the Dark Side.”
I don’t know if that has some sort of allegorical significance, but I just thought it was kind of amusing during a scene in which Yoda was telling Anakin about all the things that lead to the Dark Side.
Sure, there are the basics: fear, anger, hate. But there were other things, too. Like love, concern, pride, the desire for revenge, too much concern about others…all kinds of stuff.
I think it would have been easier for Yoda to list the things that don’t lead to the Dark Side. If there is anything.
After all, as I said, it seems like pretty much everything leads there.
Curiosity about what leads to the Dark Side? Yep, path to the Dark Side.
Trying to avoid going over to the Dark Side? Oh, that’s totally the path to the Dark Side.
Taking a left, heading two blocks, then taking another left, then a right at the next stop light and then driving a couple of miles, and if you get to the airport you’ve gone too far? Oh yeah, you’re on the path to the Dark Side.
And of course making jokes about what leads to the Dark Side…well, you get the idea.
Most of the trailers weren’t that interesting. I yawned my way through a new “Fantastic Four” trailer. The “Batman Begins” trailer was pretty much more of the same footage we’ve already seen many times, though it was met with a great deal of enthusiasm by everyone else there.
While that trailer wasn’t very compelling, I will say that the extended preview that was on during the “Smallville” season finale did manage to raise my level of interest in “Batman Begins” a bit, so now I probably will actually go see it when it comes out.
The trailer for the Disney adaptation of “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” was the most interesting trailer I saw there, but I’m not sure I’ll bother going to see it or not.
Next week I’ll be heading home to Michigan for a week.
During that time I will most likely be neglecting Threshold (I have no interest in trying to post via dial-up), but when I return I’m sure I’ll have all sorts of stories to tell and pictures to share.
In any case, I will still be here Monday, so until then…