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Sep 18, 2011 - 10:30 AM
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Hurdy Gurdy
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Sure, George Lucas has the right to alter these films any way he chooses.
He devised them, wrote them and directed (most) of them.
But fans (boys or whatever) equally have the right to comment upon them, whether in support or against them.
Personally, I won't be watching any future versions of his saga, because I haven't seen ONE alteration yet that has improved on the versions that I fell in love with in 1978, 1980 and 1983 (that last year, replace love with like).
I wish I could find the old issue of Starlog wherein Lucas first showed his disdain for the fans of his creations, way back in the 80's.
When asked point blank why only a single LP was issued for ROTJ, as opposed to the deluxe double LP's for SW and TESB, he answered 'because that's all the music in the film' or words to that effect.
The man has since become Dr Frankenstein, doomed by his own creation.
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Ugh.
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Sep 20, 2011 - 5:28 PM
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MikeP
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So no one can give a viable reason why Anakin turned to the Dark Side?
Well, as I remember, Anakin just never grew up, never matured, so he wasn't ready for the discipline of being a Jedi. You're right, he had attachments to him mother and Padme that influenced him..but... losing his mom, not being able to save her...not being able to deal with the emotion, pushed him to the brink. And then the fear of losing Padme pushed him over. He was a slave to his emotions, he let his emotion rule him...like what Yoda said in ESB, the Dark Side is faster, easier...it was too simple to fall under the spell of the dark side rather than struggle along and learn to be a true Jedi under Obi-Wan.
He was basically young, foolish and gullible. That was what made him so easy to manipulate. He wanted everything, too much too fast...and Sidious was able to exploit his immature weaknesses.
I think that's pretty much it
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Lucas had six hours of film and decades to think about it and couldn't put the same idea across.
Sure he could, but he decided to write and direct it himself that time.
The other time, Episode IV, when the screenplay was nominated for the Oscar, for instance, he had uncredited help.
In the widely acknowledged best one, Episode V, he let others write and direct it for him.
John Milius was DYING to write those prequels, and to construct a grand epic Greek tragedy out of them. Ron Howard was DYING to help out with the directing. George had his children coming up with names for alien planets and creatures, but the rest he insisted on doing himself (except for parts of Episode III, which were doctored by Tom Stoppard).
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Sep 20, 2011 - 9:18 PM
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nuts_score
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Well, as I remember, Anakin just never grew up, never matured, so he wasn't ready for the discipline of being a Jedi. You're right, he had attachments to him mother and Padme that influenced him..but... losing his mom, not being able to save her...not being able to deal with the emotion, pushed him to the brink. And then the fear of losing Padme pushed him over. He was a slave to his emotions, he let his emotion rule him...like what Yoda said in ESB, the Dark Side is faster, easier...it was too simple to fall under the spell of the dark side rather than struggle along and learn to be a true Jedi under Obi-Wan.
He was basically young, foolish and gullible. That was what made him so easy to manipulate. He wanted everything, too much too fast...and Sidious was able to exploit his immature weaknesses.
I think that's pretty much it
It's still pretty lame. I'd turn to the Dark Side too. Lucas painted the Jedi into idiotic Catholic priests with the prequels. He hardly bothered developing Padme as a love interest, either. Booooooring.
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