I have been thinking about a blog post for the past few days. I have started it and the deleted it about 20 times. I guess I dunno how to get it started and go. So I will just dive in.
This blog was started with the purpose of talking about my geeky self. I have used it for many things, rants and raves, silly fluff, whatever. But there has been something on my mind for a while now. STAR WARS. My son shares my love for the franchise, but is a fan of the prequel movies. That is where we differ. I really couldn't succinctly express why until recently. With the help on an online reviewer calling himself redlettermedia. He said in one hour what 10 years of me talking about them couldn't say. George Lucas got it WRONG. And what a disappointment. Seriously! The Force is an organism? I am supposed to identify with a cold and stoic Jedi order? WHY do I care about Naboo and WHY should I hate the Trade Federation? WHY can't the audience be in on who the villain is? Tooo complicated, toooo impersonal, toooooooooo cgi.
This is obviously just the tip of the ice burg. But I have little time right now, so I will call this the intro and continue my rant on a different day. Just know it is coming. Bring in the geek!
GGC
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ReplyDeleteIt's funny, I wanted to blog about this after watching all 3 (yes 3) of Plinkett's reviews on the prequels...but after the 2nd one, I was so mad, that I couldn't see straight. By the end of the third, I no longer cared enough about life to bother. It's sad, but I can't be entirely mad at George...he had a lot of stupid ideas for the original Star Wars trilogy, too....ideas that people around him challenged him on and got him to change into something great. That obviously didn't happen with the prequels...no one challenged him, they just quaked in fear and awe of the man who sat on his ass drinking coffee with 2 cameras and a greenscreen the whole....fucking.........time.
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