jjwspider,
Thanks for the reply. I have a couple of differences though... LMK what you think.
You said:
"I believe that within the story the king was able to hide the crystal because of his bloodline, virtually it obeys the king. "
If this is correct, why then does the crystal merge with (and eventually absorb/destroy) the Queen, and the Princess (also a member of the King's bloodline), but not the King himself? The King himself said it was too powerful for him to control, thus the need for hiding it in the first place.
"While the crystal may be all powerful it has no physical way of defending itself - sort of like an omnipotent presence if you will, this could be the possible reason for needing a human host. "
Actually, I'd have to disagree. The film (and other related materials, I.e. the Illustrated Script) show pretty clearly that it was the creystal which chose its host, rather than the otehr way around. When it chooses its hosts, it then compells them (as it did in the cases of both the Queen and Kida) to merge with it- not the other way around. This process eventually destroys the hosts. This being the case, I'd say the crystal has a pretty sure way of defending itself. It displayed this ability when it destroyed Rourke in the climax of the film.
"Another factor here was that due to Kida's bloodline she had control of the diamond (to a certain point). In order to save the one she loves (Milo) she bonds with the crystal and goes with Rycliffe - love makes people do crazy things and she knew that Milo would be killed if she didn't go with the General. "
Again, we have to examine the bloodline issue. If the King's bloodline could control the crystal, why was it hidden in the first place? Were that the case, if it swallowed the King's daughter, he could have commanded her release.
Also, I would ask you to watch the film more closely next time. It clearly shows that theCrystal chose Kida and her mother, not the other way around. The crystal spoke through Kida to Milo, and it pulled her in. She wasn't given a choice.
And to make it worse, the crystal was utterly unreachable for Rourke in the cave. It's about a mile up, hovering in the air, a massive ball of fiery gas and crystal, and it's hovering over a basically bottomless pit. Why does it need to defend itself. The only way Rourke gets anywhere close to that crystal is if it comes down on its own. The only way he could capture it is to have it compacted into a human's body. Thus the crystal stupidly plays directly into his hands, as oppsed to defending itself. If it stays put, there's no problem.
All this is only meant as friendly discussion. I'm not trying to come across as rude or anything, so let me apologize in advance if the message came off that way. It wasn't meant to.
I think your idea of the crystal's function is probably very similar to that of the filmmakers. I'm just saying the logic of it is flawed.
That said I'm still planning to buy the movie. I thought it was really entertaining. I'm just wondering why Kida brought the bracelet back instead of Mom...... I guess the crystal had more trouble digesting it......
Later,
Randy H
Thanks for the reply. I have a couple of differences though... LMK what you think.
You said:
"I believe that within the story the king was able to hide the crystal because of his bloodline, virtually it obeys the king. "
If this is correct, why then does the crystal merge with (and eventually absorb/destroy) the Queen, and the Princess (also a member of the King's bloodline), but not the King himself? The King himself said it was too powerful for him to control, thus the need for hiding it in the first place.
"While the crystal may be all powerful it has no physical way of defending itself - sort of like an omnipotent presence if you will, this could be the possible reason for needing a human host. "
Actually, I'd have to disagree. The film (and other related materials, I.e. the Illustrated Script) show pretty clearly that it was the creystal which chose its host, rather than the otehr way around. When it chooses its hosts, it then compells them (as it did in the cases of both the Queen and Kida) to merge with it- not the other way around. This process eventually destroys the hosts. This being the case, I'd say the crystal has a pretty sure way of defending itself. It displayed this ability when it destroyed Rourke in the climax of the film.
"Another factor here was that due to Kida's bloodline she had control of the diamond (to a certain point). In order to save the one she loves (Milo) she bonds with the crystal and goes with Rycliffe - love makes people do crazy things and she knew that Milo would be killed if she didn't go with the General. "
Again, we have to examine the bloodline issue. If the King's bloodline could control the crystal, why was it hidden in the first place? Were that the case, if it swallowed the King's daughter, he could have commanded her release.
Also, I would ask you to watch the film more closely next time. It clearly shows that theCrystal chose Kida and her mother, not the other way around. The crystal spoke through Kida to Milo, and it pulled her in. She wasn't given a choice.
And to make it worse, the crystal was utterly unreachable for Rourke in the cave. It's about a mile up, hovering in the air, a massive ball of fiery gas and crystal, and it's hovering over a basically bottomless pit. Why does it need to defend itself. The only way Rourke gets anywhere close to that crystal is if it comes down on its own. The only way he could capture it is to have it compacted into a human's body. Thus the crystal stupidly plays directly into his hands, as oppsed to defending itself. If it stays put, there's no problem.
All this is only meant as friendly discussion. I'm not trying to come across as rude or anything, so let me apologize in advance if the message came off that way. It wasn't meant to.
I think your idea of the crystal's function is probably very similar to that of the filmmakers. I'm just saying the logic of it is flawed.
That said I'm still planning to buy the movie. I thought it was really entertaining. I'm just wondering why Kida brought the bracelet back instead of Mom...... I guess the crystal had more trouble digesting it......
Later,
Randy H
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