Posted on 08/31/2016 6:56:03 AM PDT by C19fan
A new documentary is challenging Star Wars fans to unlearn what they have learned about the awful prequels that ruined our childhoods and stole our innocence about future Star Wars films.
Not that I’m bitter.
Anyway, a handful of prequels fans decided a few years ago to crowdfund The Prequels Strike Back, a documentary that is supposed to give people a fresh new perspective on The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, based on scholarly commentary from no less than arts expert Camille Paglia and Jonathan Young, a Joseph Campbell scholar.
(Excerpt) Read more at heatst.com ...
Not fortunate enough to have seen that.
Sounds triffic!
I have a Nephew who told me that if he ever gets to be emperor of some country, he will make the theme to “Star Wars”, his national anthem.
Quite true. Williams’ score for Star Wars was stunning, even if based mostly on Wagner, with a cribbing from Holst’s “Mars” for Darth Vader’s march.
Yeah, he definitely came across as being somewhat realistic regarding his political maneuverings. However, I’d probably say if he took the government by force, he’d be a bit more realistic, like how Lenin got into power (and believe me, he was definitely as totalitarian as Stalin was).
I’d probably say Scar rivals Palpatine in that regard, though.
Not to say Palpatine’s not a well-written character, he was.
Harry S Plinkett talked about this years before this lady did.
I saw the first one (IV) on opening night (skipped my last day in high school to be in line). When the lights came up, someone said "Thank God, I was so tired of meaningful movies."
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