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Originally posted by: die-jarjar-die
greencapt...now you've given a valid reason for disliking the movie I can appreciate your situation. If you have knowledge of film making & see poor craftsmanship at work of course that will rile you..... but I fail to see how this relates to age?
Read above- I gave up that particular hypothesis when I started seeing the results come in.
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Your dislike stems from a techincal understanding of cinematography....not everyone is going to have that knowledge...
True and you're right... to a degree. Our culture cares less and less about quality and more and more about 'flash' and quantity. What I fear is that people will systematically learn to think that is all they deserve. Like fast food versus good home-cooked meals, or simple video games (IE: Tetris) versus whatever glitzy super hi-rez game du jour comes along, etc: we as a culture get watered down substance because we buy it up... and then immediately go looking for the next fix. There doesn't tend to be much that comes out that has lasting impact these days. And as consumers, our hunger and lust for more of the same but only 'better' and 'bigger' and 'faster' kills off any desire on the part of truly talented creators (IE: GL) to give us any more than they think we're asking for... any more than we pay for... and maybe, just maybe, no more than we deserve. 'Star Wars' may just as well be 'Starbucks' these days- its everywhere and its little more than a logo on a Happy Meal box or a way to sell Cheetos. So I guess why should GL give a damn? Who knows?
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so again I say it comes down to you not getting the movie you wanted to see....
from a certain point of view
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but no- it come down to not getting the movie I know that GL would once have been able to make. To not getting a film that, with any number of capable directors, writers and actors should have been wonderful. I want to see good cinema- I see ads for action figures and cell phones.You really want to see missed potential? Get me started on the two 'Matrix' sequels! Sheesh!
