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Examples of how George Lucas deliberately made the prequels so they mirrored the the cinematography of the original Star Wars trilogy
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iBoughtThisUsernameOnEbay
i memba
contractorguy
Too bad the prequels sucked ass
nfseskimo
the way is see it, theyre true to the series, although not as creative or good as the originals
Achilles69
Oh I member
TheSherriffofRottingham
But... but why? Doesn't that mean we're watching basically the same movie twice or is this some kind of movie making trickery?
askAblackGuy
May you also give us examples of how water is wet, and the sky is blue?
MsAlderaan
My problem with the prequels had entirely to do with the onscreen chemistry of the actors... or lack thereof
GilligansIslandWasAnInsideJob
thewhitewoIf
Lucas is a creative genius but a terrible director
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nymmlbfan
Saw*
benziegler
Great cinematographer, horrible writer. Plus the less experienced cast means the lines were read verbatim from the shitty Lucas scripts
Kowalski154
So...he's a one trick pony then?
ArtOfKarolMichalec
I've never looked at it like that but that's pretty awesome !
DougForcett
But where do the miticlorians fit in?
alteriron
ir you know. It worked before so why change it. Lazy
nymmlbfan
So I just saw 10 hours of movies in like 2 minutes.
neil137
there are no prequels
Wolfeman87
And the award for worlds longest gif. goes to...
LetMeEsplainNoThereIsTooMuchLetMeSumUp
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5919C8DE6F720A2D
WiqidBritt
The Star Wars Ring Theory is interesting. It doesn't mke the prequels good, but it does provide some context I think.
flavinbagel
What was up with that craze of people talking up the prequels all of a sudden? I tried rewatching em and couldn't even get past Ep II.
kittypoopappledrink
Looks like lazily copied was autocorrected to deliberately.
pontypool
Too bad they sucked ass
HeThrustsHisFistsAgainstthePostsandStillInsistsHeSeesYourMom
eyyy pontypool was good
CanadianOneDollarCoin
I'd actually be ok if Disney remade the prequels. I'd pay to go to the theatre to see them in support
HemperorPalpathc
Same. They need to be revisited
PeggingandTransFanboyExPlusMachina
I'd also be happy with them editing the prequels to be less cringey.
HeThrustsHisFistsAgainstthePostsandStillInsistsHeSeesYourMom
It's like poetry it's sort of... they rhyme
ArtOfKarolMichalec
Yes they do and that's because history repeats itself
Christx30
Jar Jar's the key to all of this. If we can get Jar Jar working. Cause he's the funnier character than we've ever had.
SonOfAnder989
It's so dense, there's so much happening in every shot.
GammySquirms
"Hopefully it'll work"
NapoleonDynOmite
Except what really happened is that he just copied scenes from the originals that were big hits
Mustymuffins
If I grew up on a farm, and was retarded, the prequels might impress me, but I didn't, so they don't.
HeThrustsHisFistsAgainstthePostsandStillInsistsHeSeesYourMom
fuckin midgets
Mustymuffins
Most midgets commit suicide, not the R2 midget, no he's still going.
jimjamjimmerjimmyjames
No, Kenny Baker died a few months ago
Mustymuffins
Ohhh man, I really am sorry to hear that though.
HeThrustsHisFistsAgainstthePostsandStillInsistsHeSeesYourMom
(quoting a movie, friend)
TSwit
Yeah, but there's still a lot of stuff that doesn't really fit into the theory that has to be given excuses for.
baconsmellsreallygood
Also they pick in chose scenes out of chronological order from some of the movies just to make it fit w its prequel/trilogy counterpart
HydraNine
Yeah. I don't remember much podracing in A New Hope. Or C3PO's clumsy hijinks blowing away stormtroopers by the dozen. Or spinkick Yoda.
IKnowAllTheLyricsToTheSimpsonsThemeSong
Shhhhhh we like spinkiick yoda
foxfire1112
wait you discredit this because it's not 100% copied? You realize how dumb that is right?
HydraNine
Yep. That's exactly my argument. Being miffed at ridiculously bad stuff in the prequels = wanting a carbon copy of the originals. Duh.
foxfire1112
you're saying they don't have a point with the gif, which they clearly do..
TSwit
No, because the ring theory argument doesn't hold up without eliminating characters, scenes, and events, despite being the whole basis of it
foxfire1112
Oh I didn't know we were talking about some theory
perfecteye18
Why would this be a negative thing? A franchise drawing upon its own aesthetic is a bad thing? Or do we just hate Lucas?
Omega156
It's just hating on the prequels. Back to the Future did this same thing, and no one hates on Zemeckis for it.
Comradesjeltonarmy
The prequels ruined all the great reveals in the originals. So if you watch it in the episodic order it's crap. Also the lack of practicalfx
Raknorak
Machete order, yo.
Comradesjeltonarmy
But it shouldn't need to be that way is my point. Use the universe you created but don't over use things.
HeThrustsHisFistsAgainstthePostsandStillInsistsHeSeesYourMom
I dont OP is saying it's a good or bad thing, just pointing it out. that said, there's nothing wrong with the "poetry" thing lucas tried to
HeThrustsHisFistsAgainstthePostsandStillInsistsHeSeesYourMom
do. it was just executed so poorly in nearly every way-- script, acting, direction, cinematography, plot, everything
mrdoctore
Didn't you hear? Nobody can enjoy the prequals, i do and therefore (despite growing up with the original triolgy) i am not a "true" fan
ArtOfKarolMichalec
I love anything Star Wars even seeing a silly lunch box in a supermarket I jump like a child
mrdoctore
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ArtOfKarolMichalec
HemperorPalpathc
I hate Lucas and have no problem with the similarities. I think they're good. Keep it feeling familiar.
perfecteye18
I feel like that was passive aggressive as well though..
HemperorPalpathc
... what? I am? I think you're just going in with a defensive mindset bc of this website being full of assholes.
perfecteye18
I meant the keep it familiar part. You know it's tough to read inflection via typing. Just sounded salty, like "keep it easy to digest"
HemperorPalpathc
Well I wasn't being sarcastic.
ArtOfKarolMichalec
"I hate Lucas" for what exactly? For coming up with the whole thing to start with ?
Eastcoastthoughtprocess
He had a decent idea, unfortunately he just wanted to use it to sell toys ever since, story has always come second.
HemperorPalpathc
It's a pretty basic innovation. Medival wizards in space.
ArtOfKarolMichalec
Yet he was the one who came up with it in the first place as jj Abrams said "the man is a genius" and he deserves respect
HemperorPalpathc
It was a good idea that he executed very poorly.