Had the day off on Thursday to take little Lucy to the zoo-which was quite fun, then to our first ever parent-teacher "conference" with her Montessori instructor (also fun), and then went out with Sharon for a "Revenge of the Sith" viewing.
I have spoken about the movie a bit with Aaron & at great length with Mixdorf. I welcome more bloggin' discussing, but I will simply point out a few notables:
- What a downer!
- With the exception of Yoda, non-human Jedi not worth a damn!
- Throwing around of objects with the force not used by Jedi nearly enough.
- Yoda seems to have a bit of trouble finishing people off.
I will also say that I enjoyed this movie quite a bit. I think it was the best of the "first" three, both in terms of plot/character development, action, and writing. The Palpatine/Anakin scene during that straaange performance was the best written scene of episodes I-III, I think.
I think I liked it more than Mixdorf, but not quite as much as Cory. Will probably take the opporunity to have a sinfully late-night viewing (12:00 am showing or some shit).
Also interested in finding out about the "lost Jedi years" TV series (that would presumably fill in the blanks between episodes III and IV) that is rumoured in the works. Would potentially answer my burning question: Any Jedi beyond Obi-Wan & Yoda survive?
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While I'm not sure I'm 'up to the challenge' I think I mentioned before that it may be true that the whole may be better than the sum of the parts. If you were to watch from Episodes I through IV in as continuous a manner as possible (which Cory is attempting) you may find that GL is more savvy than we realize.
This is not to say that there won't be a sharp slap in the face relative to production values and that GL had really thought the plot all the way through 3 decades ago. I'm sure he did not, no matter what he may say. It's also not to say that GL should feel great about his script writing or his abilities to get the most from his actors.
What we're left with is a plot that is more true to the realities of a modern world, politically speaking, than any normal movie could indulge itself to try to convey. Trade Federation? Separatists? Galactic Beauracracy? Blech. Without the benefit of 3 movies to even try to get across the smallest part of the possibilities of the plot you would be doomed. Even as it is there are more questions than answers.
As far as a tv show goes, I dread it more than I look forward to it. Like ST, without the constant guiding influence of the creator, it's likely to devolve into pulp crap, ignoring most of the truly interesting possibilities of the galaxy far far away, in favor of plots the appeal to those with only a 1 hr attention span.
I do remember reading an article which likened Phantom Menace to The Hobbit, in that it was a little, seemingly self-contained story in which certain events are set in motion which will have immense consequences as subsequent stories unfold. That may be a bit of the "savvy" of GL to which you are referring.
With respect to the possibility of the series, I'm not so sure there isn't room for some optimism. I think we can all think of a fantasy tale brought successfully to the screen without the constant guiding influence of its original creator.
Certainly, it could go both ways-I think the Star Trek universe suffered immeasurably after the death of Gene Roddenbury; but it's not like Lucas is dead. I think he WOULD be involved. And his influence, combined with the built-in safeguards of 10,000,000 loyal and critical fans, may give it a fighting shot to be really good. I'd rather it happen than not happen. There's a lot of time in between III and IV which really need some god damned explaining. Like when did all the British guys with the fancy little black caps show up?
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