It is disappointing to see you think so low of peoples’ opinions when they do align with yours. And that you insult others and dismiss the opinions of those who are critical of George and Prequels in this manner. But at least your opinion on people who think differently is clear.
It’s not the people themselves that I take an issue with as they have every right to their opinion. Sometimes I even find myself agreeing on a personal level. Everyone has an opinion and in life we’re not meant to always agree on everything but that’s where human sympathy is more valuable. It’s inevitable that we can’t all see eye to eye on every little thing. However an opinion is different from being able to view things from an artistic standpoint of visual literacy and everything else I’m hammering on and on about. I’m stopping though as I see now nobody wants to ask the questions of why or how but merely what reinforces their opinions on what something is supposed to be. It’s a sad thing to me how some can’t see the difference between having a personal opinion on something and reading things for what the artist intended or did in fact include in their works.
I was serious when I suggested you start a “visual literacy” thread - separate to other threads focusing about what happens on screen. Some people may not agree with or be too engaged in it, and that it doesn’t affects their view of what occurs in the films onscreen, but it is still an interesting and alternative way of viewing films (and films outside of Star Wars too).
Many people did not like or agree with the Star Wars ring theory. That may be because it brought little to what the they had see and experienced onscreen, and it could have done without the subtitle “the hidden artistry of the Prequels” as much of it was already known, but not in a central hub as Mike Klimo had taken the time and effort to compile. But it was still interesting feature to read about and learn.
I too will not mention this again as it is not what the focus of the thread is about.
My apologies. I missed where you suggested I do so. I was very zoned out this morning. I feel unfortunately I’ve said mostly everything I need to with regards to these things. It’s a great way to view films in general and not just Star Wars. I understand though why some wouldn’t want to go there. Star Wars is a very personal thing to each of us. We all have a different reason for why we love it. Some just watch it purely to be entertained while others like to peel back the layers to counter the fun we’re having. Neither set of fans is wrong. I’m happy we can’t all see it the same way but I do wish sometimes we could try understanding one another more so than watching reviewers who use false claims as evidence why one set of films is worse than another or is the definitive reason they’re not any good when they’re merely just giving their opinions. Enjoy what you enjoy but try being open minded. Star Wars belongs to all of us yet at the same time the first six films are George’s and we should respect that. It might not be our way but that doesn’t matter.
I really enjoy Mike Klimo’s work as I think he’s completely spot on. It probably could’ve done indeed without the “the hidden artistry of the Prequels” but to be fair to him the Prequels were getting slandered pretty heavily at the time by everyone and Prequel fans like me were in the minority and/or still coming to our own as a voice within the fandom.