Blog Controversy Entry posted by Xaeraz August 16, 2013 822 views Share More sharing options... Followers 1 I'm not a big fan of Star Wars, and I enjoyed the prequels.
Phyoohrii Posted August 16, 2013 Seriously though, I watched all of Star Wars again a while ago, and honestly the only one I enjoyed was Ill. Something terrible has happened to me. geez i hope everyone has the same font as me Quote Link to comment
believe victims Posted August 16, 2013 Star Wars is great.... if you don't mind how they completely shrugged off any need to have positive representation of amputees by making all amputees either evil or given perfect replica prosthetics. Quote Link to comment
Xaeraz Posted August 16, 2013 Star Wars is great.... if you don't mind how they completely shrugged off any need to have positive representation of amputees by making all amputees either evil or given perfect replica prosthetics.I have seen so much on Tumblr I can no longer tell what's comedy and what's genuine concerns about ableism Quote Link to comment
believe victims Posted August 16, 2013 Star Wars is great.... if you don't mind how they completely shrugged off any need to have positive representation of amputees by making all amputees either evil or given perfect replica prosthetics.I have seen so much on Tumblr I can no longer tell what's comedy and what's genuine concerns about ableism well, as an amputee, i can actually guarantee my sincerity here that i am very peeved that they did such a copout with luke skywalker by giving him a "prosthetic" that looked exactly like his original hand. Quote Link to comment
Xaeraz Posted August 16, 2013 Ah. AHHH. Jeez, I didn't realize who you were at first. Sorry for making light of that, yo. Quote Link to comment
believe victims Posted August 16, 2013 That's fine! I understand a lot of people don't think about the ways amputees are shown in the media. I just try to spread awareness of it where i can. For instance, say no to amputation jokes. Quote Link to comment
xccj Posted August 16, 2013 YOUR OPINION IS WRONG AS SO ARE YOU! IMO I dunno why the prequels get so much hate; they're not that bad. The lightsaber battles, at the very least, improved with CGI. Quote Link to comment
Catra Posted August 16, 2013 i liked the prequels a lot tbh, but that might just be because theyre what i personally grew up with i once read about a method of watching them in 4-5-2-3-6 order and even reading about it makes the entire series sound better when viewed like that Quote Link to comment
Jean Valjean Posted August 16, 2013 I wrote a blog entry praising the prequels and satirizing the OT, and it turned into a genuine controversy. I got a lot of people mad at me. But seriously, there was nothing wrong with the prequels. John Williams on his own made the whole experience worth it. The worldbuilding, cool quotes, Qui-Gonn Jinn, the complexity of Palpatine's plan, and a bunch of other factors were icing on the cake. I also truly believe that, so long as they stick with the premise that Sith are permanently gone (because that was the whole point of the original saga), the new trilogy will be awesome! (and hopefully John Williams lives to be the oldest man in the world and continues to compose for the next 20 years as an old - but entirely healthy - man) 24601 Quote Link to comment
Vorahk1Panrahk2 Posted August 16, 2013 I'm in that group that likes the prequels. Episode I came out when I was nine, and Episode III when I was fourteen. And my 9-14 year old self found them absolutely thrilling. Star Wars, to me, is about lots of cool planets, cool spaceships, heroes, and villains. The prequels had these and thus I felt satisfied. You can argue that the original trilogy was better written, and that's cool, but I don't watch Star Wars because I want a well written screenplay. I watch it for planets, spaceships, heroes and villains. And, unpopular opinion time, I liked the political elements of the prequels. Also John Williams. 'Nuff said. Quote Link to comment
Bundalings Posted August 16, 2013 I also truly believe that, so long as they stick with the premise that Sith are permanently gone (because that was the whole point of the original saga), the new trilogy will be awesome!The Sith continued on in the expanded universe and there's a rumor they're getting the same man to play Palpatine again (though possibly as a ghost), so I doubt they will be. I thought the directing in the prequel trilogy was ghastly. Not only is the camera work uninspired and static (except when it was an action sequence, those were ok), the performances were largely wooden and unlikable. There were some questionable decisions in the writing, but a good director could have still made the material at least inoffensive. Quote Link to comment
Sumiki Posted August 17, 2013 Overall, the prequels don't compare to the originals, but I don't think they deserve the hate they seem to accrue. They're not really bad movies - not great, I'll grant you, but not sucky either. Quote Link to comment
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