Originally posted by: Jumpman
CO,
You're right. But, clearly in those sixteen years between Episode VI and Episode I, Lucas was trying for something else. And again, we have some that get it and actually like it to love it. But we also have some that despise the character study angle he went with.
I just find it funny that critics say Lucas is all style and no substance when it comes to character and yet here we are talking about how Lucas may have made a mistake choosing a character study over a style that made the Original Trilogy and Star Wars what it was....
I just feel that Star Wars shouldn't be defined as one way. That's my whole point.
CO,
You're right. But, clearly in those sixteen years between Episode VI and Episode I, Lucas was trying for something else. And again, we have some that get it and actually like it to love it. But we also have some that despise the character study angle he went with.
I just find it funny that critics say Lucas is all style and no substance when it comes to character and yet here we are talking about how Lucas may have made a mistake choosing a character study over a style that made the Original Trilogy and Star Wars what it was....
I just feel that Star Wars shouldn't be defined as one way. That's my whole point.
I am not saying the OT characters had no style or substance, remember their my favorite movies ever, so I am always going to take George's back on those three. The point is the way he makes SW movies, and the reason they succeed is that they are fun, yet they have a deeper meaning in each movie, and that is why it appeals to a huge amount of fans rather than your typical action/fantasy fanbase.
But the way SW succeeded set up a formula, and Lucas didn't follow that for the PT. It isn't about the different time period, or the different characters, I have had no problems with that, it is about changing the focus on JUST Anakin and his story. Anakin turning to the darkside should have been a plot point, just like Order 66, instead of the main plot for the PT, and I believe there would be many, not all, but many more that would have liked it.