Thursday, December 29, 2005

Jedi-inspired fan film in Singapore

Some guy in Singapore has created a indie sci-fi short film titled "Peaceful Knights of BuZen - Return from Corruption". The fellow who did this is Seamus Phan, and according to the press release that is on the net, he is a "net consultant, keynote speaker, and published author". Hmmm... how come I've never heard of him?

Anyway, this short is shot in front of a blue screen and is to be part of a longer 10-part series.
...a story that will eventually be an education in charity, compassion and chivalry, and about the impact of non-violence and how that can bring about greater impact than violent aggression itself. In this opening story in the form of a short film, 2 monks in a distant planet wanted to warn of an imminent danger in a galactic temple, but were turned away. The younger monk turned to evil, but was ultimately brought back to the good side by the master. In between, the story told of how the master found the apprentice as a rogue trader, and subsequently trained him in the ways of defense and meditation.
Although there's no explicit mention that this is a Star Wars fan film, there is some similarity to the Jedi philosophy in the short. Go watch it, if only for curiosity sake.
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