Star Wars *OT* (Off-Topic)

by Avateur , Sunday, July 12, 2015, 19:43 (3508 days ago) @ Kermit

Heh, I haven't watched them since they were the in the theaters. The special effects were state of the art then, but yes, you're right. Lucas doesn't know when enough is enough. Frankly, I thought things started getting too busy in Return of the Jedi. (And too cutesy--another Lucas indulgence.)

I know what you mean. At the same time, I really enjoy Return of the Jedi even though I know it's not the strongest or even the best one. It's totally ridiculous on a lot of levels, but at the same time it's also enjoyable. The space battle is awesome, and even the Endor battle has its moments. Great character interactions all around. I get wanting to appeal to children, and I think Jedi does a pretty good job of it without completely forsaking the rest of the writing and themes of the movie and series.

I can't tell if the prequels were all about targeting kids, mostly because the writing and plot involved so much politics and forced love scenes that rarely made sense or showed any excitement. I don't know who the target audience was supposed to be with the prequels, or if they were literally designed to make money because they knew people would still go and see the things. Or Lucas was deluded. I have no idea. I try not to think about it too much because it's frustrating beyond belief.

I'm really looking forward to these new movies.

I never meant to imply that the acting was good. It's a testament to how bad the script and direction was that those talented actors couldn't pull it off.

Which is really unfortunate.