Not your children's Star Wars
Star Wars Episode III - Revenge of the Sith [caution: the link contains spoilers] was screened for reporters last night and word continues to eek out that this film won't be rife with dancing Ewoks. It has earned a PG-13 rating and will be the darkest and most disturbing of all the Star Wars films.
While this sounds promising as an adult, I wonder if Lucas hasn't pulled a fast one with the kiddies. It doesn't seem fair to make 5 films that are marketed for children and the box office, which succeeded outrageously in both and made Lucas a zillionaire, only to pull the rug out from under the kids' feet in the last installment. I like Star Wars but I'm certainly not of the geek variety. It's been a fun, entertaining series of films and an imagination sensation for the youngsters. Why change it now? Why disturb children who frolic into the theatre with plastic light sabers at the ready? I think Lucas owes it to those kids to end this series in the spirit he began it -- at least for the big screen. Release the "adult" director's cut later on a special DVD edition and let the kids have fun and go to the theatre.
It seems to me that Lucas has been influenced by the success of Lord of the Rings and is now trying his hand at the deeper, darker themes that make up the human condition. I don't think that's his forte and it makes me wonder if this film will suffer because of it -- even in the minds of adults. I think Lucas would do better to just give us some lightsaber action, some R2-D2 antics, and some "fun" evil with the emergence of Vader and go out in the flash of his entertainment brilliance from the original Star Wars.
Don't give us watered-down Tolkien.
While this sounds promising as an adult, I wonder if Lucas hasn't pulled a fast one with the kiddies. It doesn't seem fair to make 5 films that are marketed for children and the box office, which succeeded outrageously in both and made Lucas a zillionaire, only to pull the rug out from under the kids' feet in the last installment. I like Star Wars but I'm certainly not of the geek variety. It's been a fun, entertaining series of films and an imagination sensation for the youngsters. Why change it now? Why disturb children who frolic into the theatre with plastic light sabers at the ready? I think Lucas owes it to those kids to end this series in the spirit he began it -- at least for the big screen. Release the "adult" director's cut later on a special DVD edition and let the kids have fun and go to the theatre.
It seems to me that Lucas has been influenced by the success of Lord of the Rings and is now trying his hand at the deeper, darker themes that make up the human condition. I don't think that's his forte and it makes me wonder if this film will suffer because of it -- even in the minds of adults. I think Lucas would do better to just give us some lightsaber action, some R2-D2 antics, and some "fun" evil with the emergence of Vader and go out in the flash of his entertainment brilliance from the original Star Wars.
Don't give us watered-down Tolkien.
posted by Wonderdog | 9:50 AM | Permalink
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Now you've peaked my interest in regards to the 'spoilers'. I'm wondering, Wonderdog, what these spoilers might be? Maybe that Darth is really Luke's father?? Oh no, that can't be it, I'm confusing it with Return of the Jedi. Could it be....wait no, we already KNOW that Anakin turns out to be Darth Vader, don't we? Uh...thinking, thinking... I've got it! They give away who the Sith is, don't they!! But don't we already know who that is? Well, if you don't you probably should. It's just that the idea that there might be 'spoilers' in an article about a movie where we've known the conclusion to for 12 years is kinda funny. Anyway...
If you're interested in finding out more, I found an pretty good page on the history of the Sith at TheSith.com.
Scotty out.
I'm with you, Wonderdog. Those kids (and their parents) have shelled out mega-millions to Lucas and the Star Wars franchise, and he repays them by excluding them from the grand finale (though this might be an act of mercy, depending on the quality of the movie).
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