Lucas made a lot of mistakes in the making of the PT. The reason is that he did not have a basic story. The PT story that he wrote back in the 70's was basically Episode III. He did not have a strong ideas on his stories for Episode 1 and 2. THat is why they are week. Also, I found Lucas wanting complete control on the new Star Wars projects. In the OT, Lucas had Lawerence Kasdan write the screenplays and two different directors who presented Lucas's ideas well. Lucas had to much power on these new projects.
I disagree. The plot of TPM is strong: Naboo is being invaded, the rise of the Sith, discovering Anakin, etc. There are multiple plot points, but they all mesh together well. The finale battles, with the multiple cuts between each of the theaters, were fantastic.
Similarly I found AOTC plot to be well constructed, the love story is the main plot, with the rise of the clone wars as another plot point. Sure Anakin acts like a kid who doesn't know his way around women. Wonder why, he's spent his teen years in a monastic-like existence, grew up as a slave, grew up without a father. No wonder he acts clunky around women! Meanwhile, Padme doesn't want to give up her career, especially fall in love with someone who is not supposed to love her.
I can't agree that Lucas had too much power, the movies belong to him.
Originally posted by chinabingThe STORY makes sense, excpet for the kid blowing up a starship, that was just bull.
I disagree. The plot of TPM is strong: Naboo is being invaded, the rise of the Sith, discovering Anakin, etc. There are multiple plot points, but they all mesh together well. The finale battles, with the multiple cuts between each of the theaters, were fantastic.Similarly I found AOTC plot to be well constructed, the love story is the main plot, with the rise of the clone wars as another plot point. Sure Anakin acts like a kid who doesn't know his way around women. Wonder why, he's spent his teen years in a monastic-like existence, grew up as a slave, grew up without a father. No wonder he acts clunky around women! Meanwhile, Padme doesn't want to give up her career, especially fall in love with someone who is not supposed to love her.
I can't agree that Lucas had too much power, the movies belong to him.
It's the actors and dialogue that bug us. Sorry to say, but bad acting combined with modern scripts, in movies originated from the 70's, will have adverse effects on the film.
Add the advanced special effects, and people will realize there's a big negative difference from the original trilogy.
As is always said, you can't beat the original.
Originally posted by chinabing
I disagree. The plot of TPM is strong: Naboo is being invaded, the rise of the Sith, discovering Anakin, etc. There are multiple plot points, but they all mesh together well. The finale battles, with the multiple cuts between each of the theaters, were fantastic.Similarly I found AOTC plot to be well constructed, the love story is the main plot, with the rise of the clone wars as another plot point. Sure Anakin acts like a kid who doesn't know his way around women. Wonder why, he's spent his teen years in a monastic-like existence, grew up as a slave, grew up without a father. No wonder he acts clunky around women! Meanwhile, Padme doesn't want to give up her career, especially fall in love with someone who is not supposed to love her.
I can't agree that Lucas had too much power, the movies belong to him.
Your reasons are very weak my friend. Saying that Anakin's acting is clunky because of the story does not make sense. It all falls down with Lucas and his writing. It was bland and poorly put together. Let's face it, the acting talent that Lucas had for the PT was ten times better than the talent he had for the OT. Then how come the PT failed? How come the actors seemed wooden? It all comes down to Lucas and his inability to be flexible as a director. I am not taking anything away from George Lucas as business man or a story teller, he a done amazing things in the film industry. But that is all he is, an idea man who knows how to sell ideas.