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Hardbackyoyo said:DigModiFicaTion said:The prequels had the appearance of Star Wars, but they lacked almost any feeling of being a Star Wars movie.
That's because the PT took place during a time of prosperity before the Empire took over everything.
Hardbackyoyo said:I would really love it if you all read this great article. Please give it a chance and let go of your hate:
http://www.brianonstarwars.com/2014/05/star-wars-prequels-are-just-as-good.html
TVs Frink said:Hardbackyoyo said:DigModiFicaTion said:The prequels had the appearance of Star Wars, but they lacked almost any feeling of being a Star Wars movie.
That's because the PT took place during a time of prosperity before the Empire took over everything.
This argument falls down when you remember that the only official versions of the OT that you can buy are the the SEs, which shoehorn in digital "prosperity" into a time period that isn't supposed to allow for it.
Hardbackyoyo said:I would really love it if you all read this great article. Please give it a chance and let go of your hate:
http://www.brianonstarwars.com/2014/05/star-wars-prequels-are-just-as-good.html
TVs Frink said:Hardbackyoyo said:I would really love it if you all read this great article. Please give it a chance and let go of your hate:
http://www.brianonstarwars.com/2014/05/star-wars-prequels-are-just-as-good.html
This is a bad article because:
1) I disagreed with almost every point for as long as I could stand to read and
2) It's too long for something I want to read, let alone something I don't want to read.
Hardbackyoyo said:TVs Frink said:Hardbackyoyo said:DigModiFicaTion said:The prequels had the appearance of Star Wars, but they lacked almost any feeling of being a Star Wars movie.
That's because the PT took place during a time of prosperity before the Empire took over everything.
This argument falls down when you remember that the only official versions of the OT that you can buy are the the SEs, which shoehorn in digital "prosperity" into a time period that isn't supposed to allow for it.
Ehh...NO. Simply, no. There is nothing NEARLY as glamorous or glitzy as what was going on in the Prequels. The stuff he added was every bit as grungy as anything else in the original theatrical versions, maybe not in terms of effects, but in terms of mood and setting, certainly.
Hardbackyoyo said:TVs Frink said:Hardbackyoyo said:I would really love it if you all read this great article. Please give it a chance and let go of your hate:
http://www.brianonstarwars.com/2014/05/star-wars-prequels-are-just-as-good.html
This is a bad article because:
1) I disagreed with almost every point for as long as I could stand to read and
2) It's too long for something I want to read, let alone something I don't want to read.
You're not open to opposing opinions?
Hardbackyoyo said:TVs Frink said:Hardbackyoyo said:I would really love it if you all read this great article. Please give it a chance and let go of your hate:
http://www.brianonstarwars.com/2014/05/star-wars-prequels-are-just-as-good.html
This is a bad article because:
1) I disagreed with almost every point for as long as I could stand to read and
2) It's too long for something I want to read, let alone something I don't want to read.
You're not open to opposing opinions?
You can draw a similar parallel between Jar Jar and Yoda. Remember how weird and annoying Yoda was in episode V? He stole Luke's fish sticks and messed with his equipment! Remember how Luke thought he was wasting his time with a senile, washed out, little toad? Remember how Yoda totally blew Luke away when he lifted the X-Wing out of the water? Remember how sad Yoda was that Luke didn't "get it?" If you wish Jar Jar didn't exist, then you don't "get it."
TVs Frink said:Apparently you've never seen the end of ROTJ:SE, where Coruscant is shown looking exactly the same as in the prequels.
Hardbackyoyo said:Hating the Prequel Trilogy seems to have become less of a bandwagon and more like a subculture.
TVs Frink said:The comment section of that article is predictably bat-shit crazy.
You can draw a similar parallel between Jar Jar and Yoda. Remember how weird and annoying Yoda was in episode V? He stole Luke's fish sticks and messed with his equipment! Remember how Luke thought he was wasting his time with a senile, washed out, little toad? Remember how Yoda totally blew Luke away when he lifted the X-Wing out of the water? Remember how sad Yoda was that Luke didn't "get it?" If you wish Jar Jar didn't exist, then you don't "get it."
Hardbackyoyo said:DigModiFicaTion said:The prequels had the appearance of Star Wars, but they lacked almost any feeling of being a Star Wars movie.
That's because the PT took place during a time of prosperity before the Empire took over everything.
Hardbackyoyo said:Hating the Prequel Trilogy seems to have become less of a bandwagon and more like a subculture.
DigModiFicaTion said:Hardbackyoyo said:DigModiFicaTion said:The prequels had the appearance of Star Wars, but they lacked almost any feeling of being a Star Wars movie.
That's because the PT took place during a time of prosperity before the Empire took over everything.
I was actually referring to the story and characters. The story doesn't feel like Star Wars. It has too much exposition and only progresses the content with glitz and glam instead of real story telling. It's almost as if story telling was an after thought. This is reactionary storytelling,and it's just plain bad. Sadly the reaction is towards technological advancement, as in what can we do with sfx to distract and lull you into thinking this movie is amazing. Lucas and ILM were ground breaking with the originals, but because of the difficulty in producing sfx, each had a function in story telling. The prequels are the byproduct of too much available technology.
Also, having Obi-Wan, r2 and 3po in the prequels does nothing but reinforce that these movies are so bad that they had to put in characters that make you think you are watching Star Wars. At least Han and Leia had impactful roles to play behind parlor tricks in TFA. McGregor's Kenobi is perhaps the best part of the prequels, but his character doesn't match his and Yoda's description of himself in the OT. (I do like his Obi-Wan, just to clarify. Most of the balance of the OT is due to the necessity to create the impossible using practical means. That is why, even though some of the dialogue is ridiculous, TFA got is so right. They forced themselves to create tangible reality rather than imagine it in a sterile environment. I think this is the juxtaposition between practical effects and cgi.
In short, Star Wars is real when you can touch it and relate to its familiar environments and characters. The prequels neither felt real nor have many been able to connect with its unrealistic environments and hollow characters. Sure, we can identify with in the moment emotions that are displayed, but to identify with character architecture over movies.... doesn't happen in the PT.