Post #558995

McFlabbergasty said:

danaan said:


I'm honestly not sure that building monuments would be the Jedi's thing. I mean, their focus is distinctly beyond the physical, "luminous beings are we", and all that, and such ultimately worldly edifices seem too material for them to really be too concerned with. 

 

 

I see your point, danaan. The Jedi always were champions of the metaphysical. Showing Yoda to be a little guy illustrates that, and having the Jedi build monuments would piss all over that message.

As for other things...I'm not keen on showing the precise origins of certain elements found in the OT. My prequels don't show the inceptions of the Empire, the Stormtroopers, or the Skywalker twins. Having those things committed to film feels more like wanky wish-fulfillment than anything else.

I show the early actions of the Empire and Stormtroopers, but not the exact moment Palpatine pondered, "Hey, you know what? Imagine how fun it would be to rule the galaxy as a fascist dictator."

And while one of the trilogy's other villains can arguably be called "the first Stormtrooper", we do not see the origin of the corps as a whole.

Likewise, the births of Luke and Leia are never seen because the preceding events are far more suitable as the climax of a space opera trilogy. Same for the Vader suit. The last we see of Anakin in Episode III is a bloodied, screaming embodiment of rage, barely clinging to life after suffering horrific burns.