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#1328947
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Reasoning Behind Changes from Release to Release
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I’ve heard that before, and I think it’s clear that Lucas’s on financing tactics are to blame at least partly; he wanted to test out the CGI and also make money to fund TPM. What makes zero sense are all the later differences over time, particularly when some changes like Luke’s scream in ESB went back to the old version. The sad truth is that he’s probably just an obsessive old control freak, and this is his way of being involved in “his movies” after the other really creative minds have been forced out.

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#1328249
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Episode VIII : The Last Jedi - Discussion * <strong><em>SPOILER THREAD</em></strong> *
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StarkillerAG said:
You may think the prequels are irredeemably bad and get angry whenever someone mentions them

They are, but I don’t.

My point is to tell a compelling new story you need to start with what works (the OT) and be as vague about everything else as possible (which they were to some extent). Everything else is entirely debatable since PT fans will hate anything that doesn’t continue the Anakin as Space Jesus plot which was supposedly a central idea. If I got angry about any of this I might have the energy to go way off topic, but again I don’t

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#1328243
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Episode VIII : The Last Jedi - Discussion * <strong><em>SPOILER THREAD</em></strong> *
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The balance idea never made a lot of sense considering that anyone at any time might choose to become a dark Jedi. The hubris of the old council overlooking the rise of Palpatine had to happen somehow of course, but the PT just feels contrived and makes them look like a bunch of old stoners (even before all those parodies). Beyond all that Chosen One plots are just the worst. TLJ at least did a reasonable job of look at the golden age with a sceptical eye, but even mentioning that period or any PT stuff was probably a mistake. At least the ST did something with the idea that the Force is just a natural energy field that exists in weird evil trees, creepy basements, sea caves, or whatever.

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#1327642
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Why did they use Arriflex cameras on Return of the Jedi rather than Panavision cameras?
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SilverWook said:

John Doom said:

Are you saying child actors are cheaper than adult actors? 😄

Fang Zei said:

Peter Suschitzky’s cinematography in TESB is one tough act to follow.

Alan Hume actually walked out because he didn’t like how GL was treating Marquand. Alec Mills took over for the last month of production.

I’d genuinely like to know more about these.

With the exception of Warwick Davis, I think most of the Ewoks were played by adults. Child labor laws would have made the shoot even more difficult if all the Ewoks were children.

Still I guess it saves on fur… penny pinching sounds plausible.

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#1327141
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Does Kylo really deserve to be redeemed? Did he deserve to be Reys love interest?
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pleasehello said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

Mocata said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

Mocata said:

Vader’s redemption kind of comes out of nowhere. But it doesn’t matter unless you expect a fully realised villain, with many facets and deep characterisation. The Empire might seem like fascist super state, but meaningful comparisons to real historical figures are not really appropriate. It’s just Star Wars.

All the more reason why Trek is the superior Star franchise.

Maybe once, not so much these days.

Difference is modern Trek doesn’t retroactively ruin what came before. At least not for me.

Have you seen the new Picard show?

Or any TNG movie? 😉