Originally posted by: Go-Mer-Tonic
The truth is that Star Wars will be what it turns out to be.
Perfection is what you shoot for, good enough is what you always get in the end.
At the end of the day Star Wars will be what Star Wars will be.
You can either enjoy it for what it is, or lament it for what it's not.
I choose the former.
I also choose the former whenever I can. (And as Gaffer mentioned, the original, non-SE Star Wars is superior from this point of view.) However, there are levels of quality that should always be achieved if possible. If those levels are not achieved, then there are better sources of entertainment for me to spend my time and resources on. That is why I'm not apposed to George Lucas refining his vision if he wants to. Just let us see what we want at the same time.
Originally posted by: Go-Mer-Tonic
If I'm ignorantly enjoying [the "Star Wars saga"] more than I should, then that's sort of like cheating life out of sucking as much as it could have.
The truth is that Star Wars will be what it turns out to be.
Perfection is what you shoot for, good enough is what you always get in the end.
At the end of the day Star Wars will be what Star Wars will be.
You can either enjoy it for what it is, or lament it for what it's not.
I choose the former.
I also choose the former whenever I can. (And as Gaffer mentioned, the original, non-SE Star Wars is superior from this point of view.) However, there are levels of quality that should always be achieved if possible. If those levels are not achieved, then there are better sources of entertainment for me to spend my time and resources on. That is why I'm not apposed to George Lucas refining his vision if he wants to. Just let us see what we want at the same time.
Originally posted by: Go-Mer-Tonic
If I'm ignorantly enjoying [the "Star Wars saga"] more than I should, then that's sort of like cheating life out of sucking as much as it could have.
That's a noble way to look at it, but kind of sad. It would be better if you argued why the prequel movies and the "saga" perspective are valuable works of art from your point of view. Then everyone could at least be seeking the best entertainment we can, not just enjoying anything that arbitrarily comes along. It's not like we're suffering in some horrible prison in a third world country and we have limited options.
For instance, I can understand your enjoyment of George's attempt to make Star Wars into a large interlocking story. Tolkien made an entire, beautiful universe that spanned across many different writings of his. So far though, you could argue that nobody besides George Lucas has tried to create something similar with film. I believe he failed in many ways (since so much does not interlock and there are so many ridiculous differences), but I can at least appreciate what he tried to do. If you enjoy that more than others, then that's good for you. I personally believe that the drama and unpredictable outcomes of the original movies are far, far more important than any attempted "saga" and believe that the prequels ruin those elements far too much (thus I dislike the prequels and strongly believe they should never be watched in episodic order if you don't already know the OT's story first).