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In Topic: More Revelations About George Lucas
Posted 9 Dec 2007
QUOTE (84summers @ Dec 9 2007, 06:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I wrote "almost non-existant" because I remember a moment in one of the Episode 3 "Making of" features where Lucas told Christensen to turn toward Portman (away from the blue screen) when saying the line "My loyalty is to the Republic," or something such. Nothing on how he should deliver the line. Never anything like that. But Lucas does recognize the existence of humans in his movies.
Yet Lucas still always treated his cast members like puppets. "Faster and more intense," was his only direction, Mark Hamill recalled in the Bonus Disc "Making of" documentary. Actors are only another prop in Lucas's vision, one that Lucas has made clear is solely his.
Yes, he is a great filmmaker. He understands movement, mythology, storytelling, etc.
I just do not get why he is considered a "creative visionary."
He visits his various art departments, makes the occasional comment, chooses one of their designs, and that is that. It ends up in his film. The rest is based on things he liked from childhood, and while you can't blame him, Spielberg, Tarantino, you or me for wanting to pay homage to the things that bring us joy, it is not at all an original effort.
Examples: naming a character "Commander Cody"? Having Jango twirl his gun like a gunslinger? Han coming out from the blinding light of a star in the background like in a western? The Tarzan yell? The Wilhelm scream? Opening Return of the Jedi with a musical number? Even the mythological aspect of "the hero's journey" is not his (I don't remember the names of the stuff he read in college).
The first half hour of Star Wars (Ep.4, ANH). That is the work of a visionary. Nobody had ever seen anything like that before. I will admit that.
But I am a little disappointed that no one (except in maybe one or two of nine posts) has been able to argue for or against this thought, or even articulate why I'm wrong, which is always welcome (if polite).
He read "Hero With A Thousand Faces" by Joseph Campbell...
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In Topic: Episode III: Animated Edition!
Posted 8 Dec 2007
QUOTE (TruJade @ Dec 8 2007, 10:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Yeah they are both pretty good
though the first one is the funnier
but what was up with Anakin's voice being all high pitched
gotta love that scene where Padme
tells Anakin she's preggers
Sure he was overcome with happy emotions
Whatever, guarenteed he was thinking of ways
to kill her and make it look like an accident
hmm......
Saw them way long ago:)...should posted 'em here;)...ya beat me to it...Yah, but they're great...we should start a viral campaign to get the news out about these
...just kidding, of course...
EDIT: Found The Real Episode I: http://youtube.com/w. ..feature=related -
In Topic: 'Star Wars fans hate Star Wars'
Posted 8 Dec 2007
QUOTE (Helena @ Dec 8 2007, 07:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Damn! !!If i'd written on my hate/fandom of Star Wars two to five years ago...I'd prolly have said something along these lines. Interestingly enough...I was discussing the suckingess of the PT with my father (who's kinda a Trekkie
) when I was back home over summer break and he brought up one of the points this guy mentions, namely how sleek, polished, and advanced the technology of the PT looks when compared to the OT, which makes absolutley no sense, considering the fact that only twenty years passes in-between the trilogies...along with the lack of any serious Dark Age like the one that followed the fall of the Roman Empire...ya'd think the technology of the SW universe would have in fact advanced with existence of a strong central government (the Empire) which would waste resources due to a lack of decadence, instead putting money into profitable ventures (i.e. research)...but I digress...At the end of the article the writer kinda reminded me of Rufus from Dogma
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In Topic: More Revelations About George Lucas
Posted 7 Dec 2007
QUOTE (georgelucas4greedo @ Dec 5 2007, 01:01 PM)
The year Titanic won for Best Picture, Lucas sent James Cameron a congratulations card which was reproduced in the magazine. The card was all of the Star Wars characters on the Titanic as its sinking.
Didn' t we all symbolically receive this card on May 19, 1999?
Ummmm...I actually got a real one...it came with a picture of George Lucas with both his middle fingers up, and a note that said something about not buying anymore of his merchandise or something -
In Topic: Make Your Own Special Edition
Posted 4 Dec 2007
Pointless and obviously sexaul dialogue between all the character is a mustAfter all these films were made for children;)...drunken, perverted children...
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