QUOTE (CowboyCurtis @ Jul 1 2005, 08:56 AM)
I really do wonder what it would've taken for Lucas to do to finally get a gusher to say, "okay, this sucks." It seems to me no matter what Lucas does, they'll swallow it whole and praise the almighty Baron Papanoida.
Hey, Cowboy. I had intended not to reply to this thread anymore, because I meant it when I said "definitive word." However, I want to set the record straight on something.
I do not consider myself a gusher at all. (In fact, if you read my thread "Lucas, the damn sellout," you'll observe that I am actually the only true basher on this forum) In actuality, I'm more of a "devil's advocate." If everyone here were kissing Lucas' ass, I would make posts about how much the movies suck. My goal is to see everything from as many points of view as possible and expand debate on topics, because it's fun to do. I'm not on anyone's side.
Yeah, sure, in the OT, we were led to believe that the mother had survived and lived with Leia for a few years. Ooooh, an inconsistency! It's not really an inconsistency due to the vagueness of the original reference, and it is such a minor issue compared to the things that are *really* wrong with the PT that it seems so stupid to be arguing this.
You want me to say "Okay, this sucks"? I'll tell you what sucks -- the entire Star Wars series. It's a really bad series of movies, and it was so even before the prequels were released. Now, this is partially because Lucas is a sellout who can't stick to his own story (the original story was going to be about a midget named Dirk Starkiller, and it would have been GREAT! Damn you Luca$! But I digress....) -- but it is also due to the silly plotline, simplistic characters, dumb dialogue, and incredibly vague ideas that strike chords with people just because they are not specific in the least ("The Force will be with you...always").
Conjure up the ghost of Alec Guinness and ask him about Star Wars, would you? He was a real actor who saw through all this bullshit.
Why do I like Star Wars? Because it's *fun*. Why am I making posts that propose theories about the plot of the PT? Because it's *fun*. I actually like the idea that the PT movies are focused on a few specific events and leave the background details and specific explanations to the audience's imagination.
Okay, I'll admit it -- the death scene sucks hard. Here's why -- it should have been Padme naming the second child Dirk...then, the medical droid says something weird. Obi-wan furrows his brow and translates, "I'm...I'm sorry, but...Dirk is a midget."
Padme gathers up her final strength and expires with a final, "Noooooooo!"
This post has been edited by DarthTherion: 01 July 2005 - 03:17 PM