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Originally posted by: The BizzleQuote
Yes, it's a trend.
No, it's not. Trends eventually die out. This has been going on since art existed.
Trends come and go, but just because it's been going on for a long time doesn't make it not a trend. Who's arguing semantics here? And just because many trends are short-lived doesn't mean there is an expiration date on them. Don't make me post the definition of the word. It's a pretty broad concept when it comes to pop culture.
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The only difference is you didn't notice until it happened to Star Wars.
Uh, no. I'm not ten years old. Although I probably was the first time I noticed it-- it was when Teen Wolf was on TV, and there were 2 scenes in it that weren't in the theatrical version (and those scenes still aren't on the DVD).
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It's not the same as The Exorcist restoring a couple mins
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Yes, it is. You're trying to argue semantics and it doesn't fit.
You're kidding, right? Inserting a few mins. of "lost" footage is exactly the same as going through a movie frame by frame and making changes from beginning to end? Okay. I'm not arguing that Lucas is the first to make such changes. But there are degrees of such changes, and again, Lucas' are among the most extreme, dare I say, in film history.
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The growing activity (which is a negligible claim, actually)
It's not growing? So you're saying there's less of such occurrances now then 20 years ago? I wasn't saying Lucas is singlehandedly responsible for some new resurgeance of movie altering. But you have to admit, it is one specific and *extreme* example. And of course it has happened since the beginning of art, but are there really countless examples of paintings and novels that have been "revisited" by their creators? Ayn Rand's Anthem is one I can think of off the top of my head. I might be making an "ass" out of "u" and "me", but it's safe to assume that while altering films has been going on for a long time, the frequency was greater in the late 20th century.
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You can't decry this "trend" on one hand and then support it a couple forums down
Well, you can, but it sort of weakens your argument.
I'm not making an argument. I just find it an interesting discussion/study of film. I'm not decrying the trend(/tendency/choice/whatever word you wanna use) outright. Some films have been changed for the better and benefit from tweaking (which is more often than not, pretty minor). Just so happens that SW ain't one of 'em.
I'm fascinated by deleted material and looking at work from the inside out. Fo' shizzle my Bizzle.