By not focusing I mean being indifferent. Just trying to overlook it. Because if you think about it, it really doesn’t work on any level. I guess it might be hard to overlook it though after you think about it.
It’s pretty funny though. And honestly I think most of Star Wars is childish silliness. All of the movies are for kids, that’s why even the PT doesn’t really bother me much (and I think III is probably the best movie of the series anyway, the only other one that might be better is V, even VI had those ridiculous childish ewoks).
I will watch VII for fun, not go crazy about it. As long as there isn’t something like Jar-Jar in it, it’ll probably be fine. If you take Jar-Jar out of I it’s also a lot better. But whatever, it’s still something a lot of people like and talk about, and pretty harmless fare over all. I still don’t know why grown adults in their 30s and 40s and above obsess over the OT so much and act like Star Wars in general is some sort of super high level writing or cinema. Waaaaaay better books and movies out there if you’re looking for something “smart.” Most of it isn’t popular though because the average person is pretty fucking stupid, so something like Star Wars is better because they can actually follow along. And plus most people don’t want to think for entertainment anyway, because you can think when studying different fields instead, or while at work or school.
Word. It’s really something how everything is such serious business with the die-hards. I love Star Wars, but it’s just a great franchise to me. The fanatics damn its creator and I always think, “If I was Lucas, I don’t think I’d bother catering to people that make it their business to be displeased at every turn.”
Especially if I could make ungodly amounts of money no matter what I did.
I really enjoy those The Old Republic movies. They look like a perfect blend of OT and PT.
Unlike some other people, I do prefer the prequels in the light saber department. I enjoy the choreography but I can see why some people may think its a bit too fake. A mix of both would be great. Put some emotion into the fights. I think that what JJ will be going with the new sith. Rumors are that his light saber is powered by an older sith crystal or some shit so I wouldn’t be surprised if his style of combat is a bit more crude and focusing more on raw power then finesse. I’m sure the Jedi’s will fill out the finesse part. I hope it plays out like that so everyone can be happy.
If I read, one more motherfucker’s youtube comment calling the sword fights in the prequels more “realistic” looking than in the originals…I think I’m gonna go batshit nuts.
Like…how da f…like wtf is…are people holding their cell phones too close to their head for much too long???
Is that the explanation?
why…would anyone think…that Darth Maul doing a behind-the-back no-look sword block…would be more realistic to an actual swordfight than what was choreographed in Luke vs Darth’s fight?
These knucklehea…I mean people, state that Luke vs Darth was just two guys “bashing” swords together.
And I’m like "well, yeah. Thank God! Cuz that’s what a real sword fight looks like. Because real fights aren’t pretty. They aren’t elegant or graceful. they’re clumsy, where people trip, fall, whiff, and screw up and just try to make a hit. Any hit. That’s why the original trilogy swordfights look so real…and because they look so real, is why they are so emotionally charged, exciting, and dramatic"
I even told them, “Hey look, look at Benny the Jet Urquidez vs Jackie Chan in one of those overly choreographed Kung Fu Hong Kong flicks…then look at an actual Benny the Jet kickboxing match. See the difference between an overly choreographed fight scene that looks nothing realistic versus a real true actual fight?”
But nope. In one ear, out the other with these retards man. I…cant deal with this level of stupidity anymore.
Dude, you are fucking arguing about the realism of a world where people have force powers and wave around glowy sticks. Why wouldn’t you just be able to shoot them with a gun while they twirled their hands around? Why, because they’re just faster than bullets and lasers? But somehow being faster than bullets and lasers means you can barely move around and swing something? How the fuck can you deflect lasers but not be able to do one handed blocks for a sword swing?
Also have you ever actually watched any sword fights? Rapiers and fencing are very fast paced. Katanas can’t block at all and are a chopping motion. In fact almost nobody blocked with actual swords because it was a waste of too much energy, the swords would probably break, and you’d want to dodge anyway. Swords were also barely used in war and had very few fatalities, because most of the time someone got shot with an arrow while trying to charge with their swords. Then if they got in range, they got poked with spears. Very few people had the time to learn swordsmanship and it was more a class feature than anything else.
You are precisely what I was referring to before. A total nerd that has absolutely no idea how stupid he sounds because he’s obsessing over children’s shit as a grown man in his 30s or 40s. You’re probably the same type of person that insists special moves in HnI are realistic and use manga and anime to teach yourself about the world.
Is your user name a reference to yourself? Did some mod change your name because of what a joke you are?
THEY HAVE FUCKING TELEKINESIS AND PSYCHIC ABILITIES! WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU THINK THE FORCE IS?
Sword fights in NT shit all over the OT. Vader vs Luke round one was terrible, except the conclusion. RotJ sword fight was better, but not much better.
Yeah the PT saber fights were fucking pointless, except for RotS. Not the flipping twirling pep rally choreography, but how long the fights lasted and why they turned on their flashlights in the first place.
Lightsaber use has just gotten outta hand though, somebody farts and it triggers a rave now.
When Old Kenobi fights Darth Vader, it was cool almost poignant cause it was the last time it was done right. Vader waiting with his at the ready, Kenobi walks up and takes in the situation before engaging his, they talk and then they duel, like some real jedi shit happening.
Now somebodies phone goes off and niggas be turning into amputees all over the place. Scale it back Lucas scale it back…
I recall that in early drafts of A New Hope, the lightsaber was going to be a commonplace weapon. After he refined what the Jedi were, he limited it to them exclusively. Going from the OT to the prequels, you went from seeing only 2 in one movie and get it bumped up to 50 or 60. Another issue is that there was not a real “threat” to the Jedi as shown in the past. The threat was a formidable foe with either just as much or greater skill, with a cause as a part of the conflict. In a lot of the prequel trilogy, especially AOTC, it’s watching Jedi mow enemies down.
Well of course Light sabers got out of hand.
The Jedi Order had tens of thousands of members.
Time of the OT was when the jedi’s were at a few (Anakin did bring balance to the force), so only seeing some lightsabers was the way to go.
How often they just ignited them because of sounds did get silly, but its mostly because 90% of the Jedi’s blow absolute dick in Force powers and lightsaber prowess so they have to be at the ready constantly.
The problem with the lightsaber fights in the prequels isn’t that they’re unrealistic. It’s that they’re so over the top they lose their emotional impact, and it’s just too many of them.
I would’ve liked to have seen some Jedi’s who used some sort of alternative fighting methods.
