Utente:Yerul/Sandbox: differenze tra le versioni
Contenuto cancellato Contenuto aggiunto
Riga 47:
{{#expr:{{#expr: {{ #if: 25-{{CURRENTDAY}}<0 | {{#expr:30-{{CURRENTDAY}}+25}} | {{#expr:25-{{CURRENTDAY}}}} }}+{{ #if: 25-{{CURRENTDAY}}<0 | {{#expr:5-{{CURRENTMONTH}}-1}} | {{ #if: 5-{{CURRENTMONTH}}<0 | {{#expr:12-{{CURRENTMONTH}}+5}} | {{#expr:5-{{CURRENTMONTH}}}} }} }}*30.42+{{ #if: {{CURRENTMONTH}}-5>0 | 1 | {{#expr:2007-{{CURRENTYEAR}}}} }}}} round 0}}
==Jabba the Hutt in popular culture==
[[Image:JabbatheHuttPlayset.jpg|right|thumb|Packaging for the Jabba the Hutt action figure playset distributed by [[Kenner]] in 1983 as part of the merchandising campaign for ''Return of the Jedi'']]
With the premiere of ''Return of Jedi'' in 1983 and the accompanying merchandising campaign, Jabba the Hutt became an icon in American [[popular culture]]. The character was produced and marketed as a series of action figure playsets by [[Kenner]]/[[Hasbro]] from 1983 to 2004.<ref>A complete Jabba the Hutt playset sold by Kenner in 1983 was valued at $70 in 2003 by collectors if in mint condition and with original packaging. See Geoffrey T Carlton, ''Star Wars Super Collector's Wish Book: Identification & Values'' (Paducah, Ky.: Collector Books, 2003), p. 13, ISBN 1-57432-334-2.</ref> In the 1990s, Jabba the Hutt became the protagonist in his own comic book series collectively titled ''Jabba the Hutt: The Art of the Deal''.<ref>Richard von Busack, "Jabba the Hutt slimes his way through a new graphic novel," review of ''Jabba the Hutt: The Art of the Deal'' at [http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/08.06.98/comics-9831.html Metroactive Books]; last accessed [[July 3]], [[2006]].</ref>
Jabba's role in popular culture extends beyond the ''Star Wars'' universe and its fans. In [[Mel Brooks]]' ''Star Wars'' [[parody|spoof]] ''[[Spaceballs]]'' (1987), Jabba the Hutt is [[parody|parodied]] as "Pizza the Hutt", a gigantic encroaching blob made entirely out of of pizza toppings, whose name is a double pun on Jabba the Hutt and the restaurant franchise [[Pizza Hut]]. Like Jabba, Pizza the Hutt is a [[loan shark]] and mobster. The character meets his demise at the end of ''Spaceballs'' when he is locked in his car and eats himself to death.<ref>Mel Brooks, ''Spaceballs'' (MGM, 1987).</ref> The [[Smithsonian Institution]]'s [[National Air and Space Museum]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], included a display on Jabba the Hutt in the temporary [[Art exhibition|exhibition]] ''Star Wars: The Myth of Magic'', which closed in 1999. Jabba's display was called "The Hero's Return," referencing Luke Skywalker's journey toward becoming a Jedi.<ref>"The Hero's Return", ''Star Wars: The Myth of Magic'' exhibition at [http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/StarWars/sw-unit12.htm National Air and Space Museum]; last accessed [[July 3]], [[2006]].</ref>
===Jabba the Hutt in mass media===
Since the release of ''Return of the Jedi'', the name ''Jabba the Hutt'' has become synonymous in American [[mass media]] with morbid obesity and corruption. The name is frequently utilized as a literary device — either as a [[simile]] or [[metaphor]] — to illustrate [[character flaws]]. For example, in ''Under the Duvet'' (2001), [[Marian Keyes]] references a problem with gluttony when she writes, "wheel out the birthday cake, I feel a Jabba the Hutt moment coming on."<ref>Marian Keyes, ''Under the Duvet: Shoes, Reviews, Having the Blues, Builders, Babies, Families and Other Calamities'' (New York: HarperCollins, 2001), p. 199, ISBN 0-06-056208-0.</ref> Likewise, in the novel ''Steps and Exes: A Novel of Family'' (2000), Laura Kalpakian uses Jabba the Hutt to emphasize the weight of a character's father: "The girls used to call Janice's parents Jabba the Hutt and the Wookie [''sic'']. But then Jabba (Janice's father) died, and it didn't seem right to speak of the dead on those terms."<ref>Laura Kalpakian, ''Steps and Exes: A Novel of Family'' (New York: HarperCollins, 2000), p. 58, ISBN 0-380-80659-2.</ref>
In his book of humor and popular culture, ''[[The Dharma of Star Wars]]'' (2005), writer [[Matthew Bortolin]] attempts to show similarities between [[Buddhist]] teachings and aspects of ''Star Wars'' fiction. Bartolin insists that if a person makes decisions that Jabba the Hutt would make, then that person is not practicing the proper spiritual concept of [[dharma]]. Bortolin's book reinforces the idea that Jabba's name is synonymous with negativity:<blockquote>One way to see if we are practicing [[Noble Eightfold Path|right livelihood]] is to compare our trade with that of Jabba the Hutt. Jabba has his fat, stubby fingers in many of the pots that lead to the [[Force (Star Wars)#Sith philosophy|dark side]]. He deals largely in illegal "spice" trade — making him the ''Star Wars'' galaxy's answer a drug lord. He also transacts business in the slave trade. He has many slaves himself, and some he fed to the Rancor, a creature he keeps caged and tormented in his dungeon.<ref>Matthew Bortolin, ''The Dharma of Star Wars'' (Somerville, Mass.: Wisdom Publications, 2005), p. 139, ISBN 0-86171-497-0.</ref></blockquote>
Outside literature, the character's name has become an insulting [[term of disparagement]]. To say that someone "looks like Jabba the Hutt" is commonly understood as a slur to impugn that person's weight and/or appearance.<ref name="FatWars"/> The term is often employed by the media as an attack on prominent figures. For instance, actress and comedian [[Roseanne Barr]] endured what W. C. Goodman called "vitriolic attacks based on her weight" at the hands of ''[[New York Observer]]'' columnist Michael Thomas who often compared her with "''Star Wars'' blob monster" Jabba the Hutt.<ref>W. C. Goodman, ''The Invisible Woman: Confronting Weight Prejudice in America'' (Carlsbad Calif.: Gürze Books, 1995), p. 57, ISBN 0-936077-10-7.</ref> Actress [[Sally Struthers]], meanwhile, was portrayed in an episode of ''[[South Park]]'' as Jabba the Hutt.
[[Image:311 sallys.jpeg|left|thumb|Actress and spokeswoman [[Sally Struthers]] is parodied as Jabba the Hutt in an episode of ''[[South Park]]'' in 1999.]]
In another sense of the term, Jabba the Hutt has come to represent greed and [[anarchism|anarchy]], especially in the business world.<ref name="Kuiper"/> For instance, [[Michael Jordan]] biographer Mitchell Krugel uses the term to disparage [[Chicago Bulls]] general manager [[Jerry Krause]] after Krause made a comment about Jordan and other players' multi-million dollar contracts: "Krause added to his Jabba the Hutt image during the media gathering that preceded the opening of camp when he answered a question about the prospect of rebuilding the Bulls without [[Phil Jackson|Phil]] or [[Michael Jordan|Michael]] in the imminent future by saying, 'Organizations win championships. Players and coaches are parts of organizations'."<ref>Mitchell Krugel, ''One Last Shot: The Story of Michael Jordan's Comeback'' (New York: St. Martin's Press, 2003), p. 55, ISBN 0-312-99223-8.</ref>
Jabba the Hutt has likewise become a popular means of caricature in American politics. For example, opponents of [[California]] [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] legislator [[Jackie Goldberg]] depict the politician as the ''Star Wars'' character. The ''[[Los Angeles Daily News]]'' has caricatured her in cartoons as a grotesquely overweight Jabba the Hutt-like figure and the ''[[New Times LA]]'' referred to Goldberg as "a human Jabba the Hutt who consumes the good while producing the bad."<ref>Patrick Mallon, ''California Dictatorship'' (Philadelphia: Xlibris, 2004), p. 235, ISBN 1-4134-6797-0.</ref> [[William Ouchi|William G. Ouchi]] uses the term to describe what he sees as the ineffecient [[bureaucracy]] of the American public school system: "With all of these unnecessary layers of organizational fat, school districts have come to resemble Jabba the Hutt—the pirate leader in ''Star Wars''."<ref>William G. Ouchi, ''Making Schools Work: A Revolutionary Plan to Get Your Children the Education They Need'' (New York: Simon and Schuster, 2003), p. 96, ISBN 0-7432-4630-6.</ref>
Likewise in Irish politics, Minister for Health [[Mary Harney]], is referred to as Jabba Da Harney on Satirical radio show [[Gift Grub]].
| |||