Episode I Revisited Watching The Phantom Menace after seeing Revenge of the Sith
#1
Posted 18 November 2005 - 10:37 PM
After watching the movie I decided to watch some special features. I remembered a rather disturbing feature featuring George Lucas in 1994, sitting in his office to start writing the story for Episode I and proclaims, "All I need is an idea."
Watching this featurette again I noticed an interesting thing. As Lucas talks about the story, the camera pans around his office, pausing on his book shelf. I grabbed a screenshot for your enjoyment:
Note the fifth book from the left with the blue binding: "Telling Lies." Interesting. Especially since the later documentaries in the Episode III DVD seem to highlight Lucas's ability to tell lies. For example:
"Darth Vader became such an icon of evil in the first film, Episode IV, that that icon of evil sort of took over everything much more than I intended. If it had been one movie that wouldn't have happened, he would have been revealed to be this pathetic character at the end of the movie but now by adding Episodes one, two and three people begin to see the tragedy of Darth Vader as what it was originally intended to be. And I like the idea that the person you thought was the villain is really the victim and that the story is really about the villain trying to regain his humanity. It's really the story of Darth Vader's redemption."
C'mon, George. Just admit it. Admit that Darth Vader was not always supposed to be the hero. It's okay. We won't hate you any more for admitting it. It's okay to make up some things along the way. We promise. There's really no need to lie about it. There's no need to say that Darth Vader was not intended to be this icon of evil. C'mon! Look at him!
On another note, there is no tragedy of Darth Vader. There is no point in the prequels where one feels sympathy for Anakin and the choices he's made. There's nothing tragic about it. Darth Vader ceases to be an icon of evil and turns into an icon of stupidity. Selfish, reckless stupidity.
Lucas then goes on to watch an early silent film where some guys run on top of a train. He sits there in awe of this movie which is almost exactly like the droid factory scene from Attack of the clones.
That explains a lot.
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#2
Posted 18 November 2005 - 11:17 PM
#4
Posted 19 November 2005 - 01:01 AM
"And the Evil that was vanquished shall rise anew. Wrapped in the guise of man shall he walk amongst the innocent and Terror shall consume they that dwell upon the Earth. The skies will rain fire. The seas shall become as blood. The righteous shall fall before the wicked! And all creation shall tremble before the burning standards of Hell!" - Mephisto
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#5
Posted 19 November 2005 - 04:05 AM
#7
Posted 23 November 2005 - 11:18 PM
when did Lucas ever say that?
#9
Posted 27 November 2005 - 04:28 PM
.... I saw it.
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#11
Posted 20 December 2005 - 11:38 PM
At least we know where he got the WAR! from. He couldn't even come up with that on his own......
#12
Posted 27 December 2005 - 06:11 PM
Yeah, the poor "victim" chokes and kills his own men left and right. Not supposed to be an icon of evil? Please.
#13
Posted 27 December 2005 - 07:01 PM
I don't understand how Lucas saw Vader as "pathetic." Maybe he was to a degree in ROTJ because he didn't get to do too much, but I never once in my years of watching the OT thought, "Gawd, Vader is so pathetic."
He redeemed himself in ROTJ. How is that pathetic?
This post has been edited by CowboyCurtis: 27 December 2005 - 07:04 PM
Battle for the Galaxy--read the "other Star Wars"
All I know is I haven't seen the real prequels yet.