Why the Star Wars Prequels Suck: A Pickup Artist's Perspective
I regularly read a newsletter put out by David DeAngelo, one of North America's leading experts on dating and seduction. One of the things I like about him is that he speaks my language. This passage in particular caught my eye:
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Once upon a time, there was a scene in a movie that illustrated this concept PERFECTLY.
In fact, it might be the all-time greatest example of this principle that has ever been recorded on film.
Remember the end of "The Empire Strikes Back", when they were about to put Han Solo into the deep freeze?
Remember when Leia said, "I love you"...?
Remember what Han said?
Right, he said... "I know".
Perfect.
All of the sexual tension that built up in Star Wars and Empire culminated in Leia confessing her love.
And Han says, "I know".
Awesome!
Imagine being Leia. What could be going through her mind at this point?
An answer like this isn't easy to understand. It has all kinds of implications.
It's confusing.
It says, "I know you love me, because it's been obvious for a long time...." But, it doesn't let HER know how he feels exactly. It requires consideration. It dials up the tension. It's amazing.
By the way, I read that when they were filming that scene, Han was supposed to answer, "I love you too", but the director didn't like it. They tried all kinds of things, and in the end Harrison Ford made up that line on the spot in one of the takes... and they kept it. Nice.
By the way, one of the BIG reasons why the newer movies in the Star Wars series suck is because there is no character like Han... think about it. It's all boring, predictable stuff. There's no sexy, arrogant, funny, wildcard personality messing things up.
Like I pointed out after I saw "Attack Of The Clones", Anakin had to kill an ENTIRE VILLAGE of Sand People just to convince Princess A. that he wasn't a complete and total Wuss. Would have been so much easier and more entertaining if he would have just had a PERSONALITY.
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Once upon a time, there was a scene in a movie that illustrated this concept PERFECTLY.
In fact, it might be the all-time greatest example of this principle that has ever been recorded on film.
Remember the end of "The Empire Strikes Back", when they were about to put Han Solo into the deep freeze?
Remember when Leia said, "I love you"...?
Remember what Han said?
Right, he said... "I know".
Perfect.
All of the sexual tension that built up in Star Wars and Empire culminated in Leia confessing her love.
And Han says, "I know".
Awesome!
Imagine being Leia. What could be going through her mind at this point?
An answer like this isn't easy to understand. It has all kinds of implications.
It's confusing.
It says, "I know you love me, because it's been obvious for a long time...." But, it doesn't let HER know how he feels exactly. It requires consideration. It dials up the tension. It's amazing.
By the way, I read that when they were filming that scene, Han was supposed to answer, "I love you too", but the director didn't like it. They tried all kinds of things, and in the end Harrison Ford made up that line on the spot in one of the takes... and they kept it. Nice.
By the way, one of the BIG reasons why the newer movies in the Star Wars series suck is because there is no character like Han... think about it. It's all boring, predictable stuff. There's no sexy, arrogant, funny, wildcard personality messing things up.
Like I pointed out after I saw "Attack Of The Clones", Anakin had to kill an ENTIRE VILLAGE of Sand People just to convince Princess A. that he wasn't a complete and total Wuss. Would have been so much easier and more entertaining if he would have just had a PERSONALITY.