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Originally Posted by big screen satellite
unfortunatley the problem with the Prequel Trilogy (PT) is it suffered from great expectation and hype and failed to deliver for fans of the Original Trilogy (OT)...
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there are kids out there who know and only know the PT, and love episodes I-III - they are aged between 8-15...which is how old most of us who saw the OT were (well us 30 somethings at least)
don't forget that many older people didn't think the OT was that great when it came out...clunky dialogue - stupid plot, poor acting...teh very same accusations laid upon the PT...don't forget several major studios foolishly turned it down...
its all a matter of perspective...we loved the OT because we grew up with it...GL went back and made the PT...almost because the fans (now aged) demanded it (but mainly because he could with the technoilogy he now has)
its a kids movie...made for kids...how many 7 year olds thingk Jar Jar is dumb, or that Anakin & Obi Wan's dialogue is clunky...none, because they just love the battles, they don't care if there's too much CGI, or not enough explanation...they wanna see explosions, the odd funny bit, and enjoy a space movie...
its a simple logic that GL has applied and regargless of the fans backlash at TPM...he's carried on...think back to when you were 7 - would you have enjoyed ROTS more...probably...
some people take movies way too seriously above and beyond what they are meant for....entertainment
ok - i agree with most of you on all the claims laid at GL's door about not being able to direct people or write dialogue or whatever...but so what - the movie was fun and completed the series of one of the best Saga's in movie history...
now on to the Star Wars TV series...
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i disagree for the most part. I hear this argument a lot of times "we like the original trilogy because we grew up with it but in the end they are all the same and they're all kids movies etc etc" and then the ultimate obviousness of "some people take movies way too seriously above and beyond what they are meant for....entertainment".
The fact that i deeply dislike a lot of aspects from the new movies has nothing to do with taking it too seriously. I don't take Star Wars seriously at all, but I can still demand quality from my entertainment. I take quality movie-making seriously, and a movie can be aimed at 7 year old kids and still have that quality. Explosions, bad jokes and expensive CG does not make for quality entertainment (how many more hollywood blockbusters does it take to prove that point?) There are just obvious faults with this movies that can't be ignored. Will 7 year old kids care about it? Probably not. But will they think back of these films fondly in 20 years and will new generation of kids pick them up like they did the original films. I think not. They will never be seen as classics like the old ones.