Originally posted by: CO
SW '77 was in some ways the same way. It had the typical Wizard, Princess, Farmboy, Bad Guy with a mask, and Smartass Rogue character, all stereotypes, that weren't totally explored because of the standalone movie. Both movies work to perfection because they are basic in their fundamentals of movie making and don't try to be anything else. The simpleness of Star Wars is what I love, it doesn't try to show Vader conflicted, it doesn't show too much of each character that would have overidden the basic good vs evil story.
SW '77 was in some ways the same way. It had the typical Wizard, Princess, Farmboy, Bad Guy with a mask, and Smartass Rogue character, all stereotypes, that weren't totally explored because of the standalone movie. Both movies work to perfection because they are basic in their fundamentals of movie making and don't try to be anything else. The simpleness of Star Wars is what I love, it doesn't try to show Vader conflicted, it doesn't show too much of each character that would have overidden the basic good vs evil story.
I have to disagree somewhat. Star Wars was of course light in the way it focused on the action and suspense primarily, but there was so much dark past to the world and its characters that everything felt much more real than a set of stereotypes would have allowed on their own. Darth Vader's and Obiwan's conflict and bloody history from old wars . . . Luke's father being killed by Darth Vader . . . Han Solo's smuggling problems and shady history . . . the politics of the empire, the old republic, and the rebellion . . . there was so much that was specifically important on the actual screen to give the film's story a nicely interwoven plot.