point 4 of the "bad things about the original movies" is kind of weak
LadyLorraine Send a noteboard - 24/08/2011 01:07:01 AM
Luke is no more a hypocrite than any large number of movie heroes. And I think you can set him apart from prequel-Anakin based on intent/goal. Anakin went on a murder spree in the name of senseless killing. Luke went on a murder spree to fight the Empire. We can, of course, get into the details on how ethical that is and whether that's any more or less "evil", but Anakin's behavior is a great deal less grey.
And Luke's sudden growth in the Force is somewhat accounted for by the fact that, supposedly, there was a great deal of time and untold "plot" that happened between Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, that we don't get to hear about until after the movies came out. Of course, that could have totally been made up by Lucas after the fact. but it may not of. I also don't think this is any more unusual than any other similar situations in most fantasy/sci-fi heroes.
As another side note, about Anakin as Darth Vader and him bowing to people like Tarkin and constantly being told what to do...I think that, partially because of always being told what to do, Anakin/Vader NEEDS that kind of "strong guidance". I get the impression that if he didn't have it, he'd sit like a lump and not really do much of anything, except whatever impulses he had at that exact point in time.
And Luke's sudden growth in the Force is somewhat accounted for by the fact that, supposedly, there was a great deal of time and untold "plot" that happened between Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, that we don't get to hear about until after the movies came out. Of course, that could have totally been made up by Lucas after the fact. but it may not of. I also don't think this is any more unusual than any other similar situations in most fantasy/sci-fi heroes.
As another side note, about Anakin as Darth Vader and him bowing to people like Tarkin and constantly being told what to do...I think that, partially because of always being told what to do, Anakin/Vader NEEDS that kind of "strong guidance". I get the impression that if he didn't have it, he'd sit like a lump and not really do much of anything, except whatever impulses he had at that exact point in time.
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23/08/2011 05:22:54 PM
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point 4 of the "bad things about the original movies" is kind of weak
24/08/2011 01:07:01 AM
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They'll have to refer to these notes when they remake all of them in 10 years
24/08/2011 04:31:39 AM
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Re: Vader and Tarkin
24/08/2011 04:20:43 PM
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Also, it makes the military guys feel better if they see the chain of command at work.
25/08/2011 01:53:02 AM
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Good stuff. And there are many more. I like the PT better than the OT.
24/08/2011 07:48:19 PM
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I don't want to alarm you, but you might be a monster.
24/08/2011 07:54:17 PM
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Most people I know under age 22 or so prefer the PT. *NM*
24/08/2011 09:07:10 PM
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So the real question is ...
24/08/2011 09:19:51 PM
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I'm 26, but it's pretty close.
24/08/2011 11:46:39 PM
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No offense
25/08/2011 12:10:17 AM
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LOL I don't like Whedon either, and hate Firefly. My nerd friends do not love me. *NM*
25/08/2011 01:37:51 AM
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I'm 38, and I do love the PT
25/08/2011 12:45:11 AM
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Traviss's Mandalorian fan-fiction makes Kevin J Anderson almost tolerable by comparison
25/08/2011 02:11:41 AM
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Ugh Zahn was so boring. *NM*
25/08/2011 04:00:28 AM
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Thankyouverymuchindeed.
24/08/2011 09:04:54 PM
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I tend to consider the prequels to be inferior
26/08/2011 08:41:46 AM
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I still think that James Franco would have been awesome as Anakin
26/08/2011 09:05:48 AM
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I've said that before. And they look almost exactly the same. *NM*
28/08/2011 12:26:29 AM
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It's the Force, stupid.
25/08/2011 02:46:38 AM
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Woah, woah.
25/08/2011 03:26:02 AM
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Yeah Cannoli has trouble letting petty things like reading get in the way of his nerdrage. *NM*
25/08/2011 04:03:56 AM
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You realize if I'd actually sucumbed to nerdrage, he wouldn't have complained?
25/08/2011 07:41:50 PM
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I still remember how much I adored Episode I
25/08/2011 08:05:02 PM
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Probably because the bad guys were analogues of the OTHER Axis powers.
26/08/2011 06:11:07 PM
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