Friday, April 20, 2012

A to Z - R2 D2

I'm a total fan of Star Wars' R2 D2. I'm always amazed as I watch the movies how much personality they managed to build into this little guy with his little beeps and whistles.

Let's be real here. It's not like they really had that much to work with, yet I was completely rooting for him every time he was in a dangerous situation. At the end of Episode 4, when he got hit and we're not sure he'd make it, I was stressing out!

That's powerful writing when you can engage someone's emotions so well that they're rooting for a machine!



What's your favorite movie or literary nonliving character?

18 comments:

  1. Great post, though not a lover of Star Wars my late husband was, so I used to watch it.

    Yvonne.

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  2. I love R2 D2 too. He's so great. What a unique topic for R. Thanks for sharing.

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  3. Great video clip for a great post. What'snot to love about R2. That little guy has more personality than a lot of actors.

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  4. R2D2! Great R choice. He did have so much personality with just those little noises he made. I wanted my own R2D2 when I was a kid.

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  5. When I first saw this as a kid, I remember thinking, "Should I know what that robot is saying?". I thought it was something adults knew but not kids...

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  6. Yeah they did to a wonderful job with him, it was as if he was alive and speaking.

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  7. I'm amazed that he can have so much personality with just beeps. But I guess C3PO deserves a little credit :)

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  8. I never thought about it that way but you're so right. R2D2 is absolutely lovable without ever uttering an intelligible word!

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  9. Great post! Yeah, I love the little guy too. Amazing.

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  10. Like how they made Wall-E so expressive with just his eyes.

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  11. I loved Wall-E. I actually saw that movie before Star Wars, so it was interesting to find out that R2-D2 was done by the same person. :)


    The Golden Eagle
    The Eagle's Aerial Perspective

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  12. i love R2!
    Nutschell
    www.thewritingnut.com
    Happy A-Zing!

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  13. I love how much personality was put into a side-kick none speaking droid. Fun post.

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  14. One of my favourite books and films - both versions - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, has two contrasting characters; Marvin, the paranoid android, and The (guide) Book. It's all about the voice.

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  15. The interaction between R2D2 and C3PO was like Laurel and Hardy of the space age...

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  16. What a great "R" post! I loved R2D2 too. :-) Have a great weekend!

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  17. I loved R2D2 too. And C3POtoo! sandie

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  18. He was the best character of the movies--other than Han Solo. No one could top him. :D

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