Episode III too focused on Anakin's story

Although it's an EU source, Knights of the old Republic and its sequel all carry a sequence where a Jedi or force sensitive will talk about how most people in the galaxy have not even seen a jedi, and cannot even make a distinction between a jedi and a Sith.

Although there is no specific proof that this was still true in the PT era, we can at least make a good assumption that it is.

Originally posted by Alliance
"Anakin has turned to the dark side of the force"

Translation: He converted to another religion.

Well, I see it more as changing his vision!

Like in many religions there are more views of that particular
religion>Christians have Baptists, Lutherians, Reformed, CATHOLICS
etc....
Same goes for Jewism, Islam, Boeddhists, Hindu(last two are not really
religions, but views on life in itself).

And like I said, I was raised with religion, but I see it different than my neighbour with the same religion.
I am spiritual, but not attached to any religion!!!
That's what I mean with making God how one thinks about him....and the
Force to add!!!!!

But there were thousands of JEdi in the universe and only TWO Sith at a time. No wonder no one makes the disticntion. It's like having the whole world Catholic calling themselves Christians and then two protestants show up and calling themselves Christians. No wonder people may view them as the same. It's just the believers that make the distinction.

Yeah lol

Originally posted by Cybervader
I watched Star Wars all over again and realise that Episode III's focus on Anakin's story (as admitted by George Lucas himself) is actually not doing justice to the other elements of the saga, and on the contrary does not contribute to its holistic continuity.

[B]The Invisible Seeds of Rebellion
The original trilogy has an essential backdrop of the Rebel Alliance fighting against the Empire, with the story of Luke finding his destiny in redeeming his father and becoming a Jedi. The decision to remove Padme and the Rebel Alliance series from Episode III gives a loophole in the continuity of the saga, as it would be important to actually at least established that there were significant opposition to Palpatine's rule, they who would later rebel against the Empire. Episode IV would then makes more sense with its beginning reflecting this situation.

Yoda's Exile
Even the last shot of Yoda landing on Dagobah was removed for it would disrupt the focus on the thread of the children, as said by Lucas.

Backdrop Established even with Anakin's Story in EP I, II
Even if the prequel trilogy was to be the story of Anakin and the original trilogy that of Luke's, there is no reason to compromise other essentials of the saga in favour of Anakin's turn.

For one, Episode I does elaborate on the backdrop of the trade federation's aggression but still essentially include the re-emergence of the Sith and the founding of the alleged Chosen One. Episode II too details the inner workings of the Sith on the Republic's fate thru the separatist movement and still include Anakin's love and lost of his mother.

Padme and the Droids Compromised for Vader
Episode III while it explains the fall of the Republic and including Anakin's turn, becomes too exclusive in the latter, not only compromises the continuity of the saga as a whole by excluding the seeds of rebellion, it also does not do justice to Padme's character by cutting off her continuity. In the previous Episodes we see her as a respectable diplomat of influence in the Republic, but Episode III only focuses her as a wife and childbearer of the children. The supposed dark theme also virtually removed C3PO and R2D2 from the film, they who were so significantly portrayed in the OT.

Thus even if Episode III is supposed to focus on Anakin's turn to become the infamous Vader, the virtue of the original trilogy itself proves that the character of Vader was but one of the many essentials of the entire saga. [/B]

So what are you saying?

You would rather have it called Star Wars Episode III The Revenge of Binks

Because he could have added an extra 10 minutes on that guy if he wanted to.

Let it go, its over, move on

make your own 6 part saga if it makes you feel better and you can focus on whover you want to.

Originally posted by OB1-adobe

You would rather have it called Star Wars Episode III The Revenge of Binks

There was no mention of Jar Jar Binks at all when i started the thread.

Your shallow interpretation inspires me to start another one saying "Star Wars Fans too focused on Anti-Binks Sentiments ". 😉

Yeah, where is binks??? More Binks more Binks!!!

j/k 😛

Originally posted by Cybervader
There was no mention of Jar Jar Binks at all when i started the thread.

Your shallow interpretation inspires me to start another one saying "[B]Star Wars Fans too focused on Anti-Binks Sentiments ". 😉 [/B]

Then I'l start a thread called:

'Star Wars fans that are too focused on stupid crap because they have nothing better to do'

That's funny. That is what this whole forum is about... ;-)

The reasion GL made the PT is to tell what happend to Anakin/darth vader before EP 4 . Thats why its too focused

No, I feel he made it make money. There literally is no reason to tell us the story, we know what happens.

Originally posted by coolmovies
The reasion GL made the PT is to tell what happend to Anakin/darth vader before EP 4 . Thats why its too focused

Not only that, the PT should serve to illustrate the nature of the Republic before it falls. That would give more weight (and sense) for the struggles of the Rebellion in the OT. That's why i feel the total omiting of the seeds of rebellion in the PT does not do justice to the saga's overall effect.

That is nonsense... The nature of the Republic is already illustrated in the OT ('a more civilised age, before the dark times, before the Empire' - that says it all IMHO).

The main reasion is GL wanted to make more money FACT .

No no... I don't believe that. he just wanted to tell the Anakin story. plus he made a lot of money... 😉

Hmm, as contraditcs my earlier post, I don't think he made it for the sole reason of making money, but that he was misguided in the way he made it, and his want of showing this story was marred by the limitations of a prequel.

But ultimately, SW is the story of Anakin/Vader...if anything i think Ep3 was too "rushed" and should have focused more on the actual turning of Anakin..to me it seemed he turned to easy...*cuts off an arm* "what have i done?"..."i will do whatever you ask." Too easy for me....either that or made it a 3 hour movie like LOTR style, i dont think too many SW fans would mind a 3 hour movie. But nonetheless, it should have shown the turning more so than what they did.

The PT brought new people like jaja binks and darth maul which also sold as TOYS when EP 1 came out .

That means more money for GL !

Star Wars was never the story of Vader, it was a simple space western with all the archetypal characters from mythology and literature you would expect, and that was all it ever needed to be.

Lucas saying that Star Wars is all about vader now, is a complete unjustice to the finer elements of the franchise, and no, he thought it all up while he went along.

yep i blame Lucas for milking the fans lolz