Originally posted by: sunday256
You're entitled to your opinion, but I disagree. George has always marketed his Star Wars franchise primarily to children. If you can't see that by now, you never will.
You're entitled to your opinion, but I disagree. George has always marketed his Star Wars franchise primarily to children. If you can't see that by now, you never will.
It is true that they are children's films, but they don't pander to them. Lucas said originally that he made the film for twelve year olds, but he also made it for adults, for himself. In the new Making-of book he says "its a kids film but in a way its an adult kids film," and that probably the best way he has ever described it. All the great "kids films", the ones that still entertain us as adults are like that--Raiders of the Lost Ark, Superman, Back to the Future, these are all made with kids in mind, older kids but still kids, but they speak to them in an adult manner. Staring with ROTJ, however, he pandered to them, and thats really the main difference. (though with ROTS he thankfully held back on this, though the film has other unrelated flaws).