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Post by Clint Johnston on Jan 19, 2012 6:43:12 GMT 1
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Post by Cali on Jan 19, 2012 7:08:06 GMT 1
What he said is such TVTropes-esque bullshit. Only jackasses blame the fans.
I'm not gonna say I hate Lucas, I pretty much owe him for creating one of my most beloved series (The Original Trilogy), but it really is overly-sensitive rubbish that he would tag the critics for his own black marks.
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Post by Mister Buch on Jan 19, 2012 15:12:59 GMT 1
That's very interesting - thanks for posting that Clint.
---- This is strange. I've never heard the man actually address the criticism against the prequels. It was as if no-one had told him.
Here he seems hurt by it, which is unexpected.
Honestly, I'm very glad he's retiring, at least from Star Wars. I don't like the prequels: I think they're mediocre and they weaken his (magnificent) originals a great deal. And whilst I do like some of the novels and videogames a lot.... they weaken the originals too. Every time I learn about some great adventure Obi-Wan went on in his early twenties alongside a female Yoda with long brown hair and another guy with no nose and a long elastic neck, it makes A New Hope a little less special to me - makes me care a little less about old Ben. Every time I see Anakin and his hitherto-unheard-of-and-never-mentioned-again semi-naked teenage apprentice 'Snips' saving the galaxy, it makes me feel a little more distant from the Anakin I love in Jedi.
Of course since he made the films and his 'name is on the box' he should have complete creative control over the films and the franchise. I think we all respect that - no matter how abusive we've been, and we have often been shameful - but that doesn't change our opinion that the prequels and spin-offs are bad. Mostly the ones with Lucas' name on them, incidentally. And why should it stop us wanting to voice our opinion?
Perhaps if he had acknowledged the complaints like this, say, in 1999 instead of 2012, we might have been more polite. Not that this excuses a lot of hateful responses from fans, but... you know? Give us a break, George. You made a Star Wars sequel where a cartoon character steps in poo after a llama farts in his face. You can't just pretend we have no basis to be upset.
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Post by Warhammer Gorvar on Jan 19, 2012 19:11:36 GMT 1
Again, the only thing the Prequels were good for were the Darkhorse Clone Wars comic books and the macroseries.
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