Andor and Rogue One: The Secret to Prequels That Elevate The Original
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLMwoFHRMXg - a 7 minute video from the under-rated The Writer’s Armoury youtube channel.
The blurb: ‘Andor doesn’t just lead into Rogue One it elevates it. This video breaks down how star wars’s Andor adds emotional depth, unforgettable character sacrifices, and masterful storytelling that redefines what a prequel can be.’
I was going to post this insightful and resonating video in one of the ‘general Disney+ era’ threads - though it does have relevance and agency also in discussing the Prequel films… especially the Prequel films… given their standing amongst many an old skool OT fan. So, here it is. Hope you enjoy. Maybe someone out there is listening? 😉
Something the recent Season 2 ‘Light & Magic’ documentary never seemed to mention… was the poor quality CGI throughout the Prequel Trilogy films - along with the reasons for that. This was quite a jarring omittance by ILM / Lucasfilm - and very much in contrast to their highlighting and underscoring of the limitations practical effects (and the supposed end of practical effects) when CGI was starting to take off as covered in Season 1 of their L&M doc.
So, this is an attempt to highlight some of those issue-laden CGI scenes throughout the Prequels… (all in one centralised thread).
Poor quality CGI and CGI-affected shots & scenes in the Prequel Trilogy films…
Whether the CGI issues were physics-defying, just poorly executed, or somehow unfinished yet - still passing QC (quality control), having that familiar weightless/mass-less CGI effect, or overuse / density of CGI occurring in scenes to the point where the viewer has little to focus on, or the CGI not ‘interacting’ or blending with the human actors, or simply the quality of CGI helping take the viewer out of immersion of viewing the film.
Which is all quite surprising given George himself saw this technology as having reached the levels ready to achieve what he couldn’t previously do with practical effects or CGI effects for what he had in mind for the Prequel Trilogy films…