Random Revenge of the Sith musings
Do you suppose Revenge of the Sith is so problematic because no one had the balls to tell George Lucas when his ideas were bad?
I mean, yeah, the lava planet is visually cool, but why the heck would you want to mine lava?
Padme? Don't get me started. Just don't.
Anakin's dialogue? Good lord. "From my point of view the Jedi are evil!" Said in the heat of battle, on a floating thingummy, on a river of lava. It's just not... natural dialogue, yaknow?
And as we're watching all the deleted scenes it's dawning on me that they cut out a lot of really good parts. I mean, all we get is wussy, teary Padme in impractical nightgowns and full makeup. They cut out all of the bits where she actually gets to DO stuff.
Anakin's fall is too rushed. He's not sympathetic enough. The urge to bitch-slap the Dark Side out of him is strong. There's no... pull. He's too fucking gullible by half. TOO gullible.
I also hate the word "younglings." HATE it.
It's a visually stunning film. But there needs to be more than just aesthetic brilliance.
Finally, a snippet of conversation between Bunneh and Tora-kun during our RotS viewing:
Bunneh: "So, apparently the Dark Side does not believe in shampoo."
Tora-kun: "Oh, they have shampoo. But they only have low-flow showerheads. The Empire won't spring for the high-flow ones."
Bunneh: "Low-flow showerheads and red light-sabers. True evil."
Ah well. At least John Williams didn't let me down. Or Ewan. Oh, Ewan. *happysigh* Ewan, Ewan, Ewan. Best part of the movie, right there. (And Yoda. Teh bunneh has much love for teh Yoda.)
I mean, yeah, the lava planet is visually cool, but why the heck would you want to mine lava?
Padme? Don't get me started. Just don't.
Anakin's dialogue? Good lord. "From my point of view the Jedi are evil!" Said in the heat of battle, on a floating thingummy, on a river of lava. It's just not... natural dialogue, yaknow?
And as we're watching all the deleted scenes it's dawning on me that they cut out a lot of really good parts. I mean, all we get is wussy, teary Padme in impractical nightgowns and full makeup. They cut out all of the bits where she actually gets to DO stuff.
Anakin's fall is too rushed. He's not sympathetic enough. The urge to bitch-slap the Dark Side out of him is strong. There's no... pull. He's too fucking gullible by half. TOO gullible.
I also hate the word "younglings." HATE it.
It's a visually stunning film. But there needs to be more than just aesthetic brilliance.
Finally, a snippet of conversation between Bunneh and Tora-kun during our RotS viewing:
Bunneh: "So, apparently the Dark Side does not believe in shampoo."
Tora-kun: "Oh, they have shampoo. But they only have low-flow showerheads. The Empire won't spring for the high-flow ones."
Bunneh: "Low-flow showerheads and red light-sabers. True evil."
Ah well. At least John Williams didn't let me down. Or Ewan. Oh, Ewan. *happysigh* Ewan, Ewan, Ewan. Best part of the movie, right there. (And Yoda. Teh bunneh has much love for teh Yoda.)