Smartie900 said:
It isn't high art... but the original Star Wars movies had heart and charm to them that made them feel special. The story was always about a normal farmer boy trying to adapt to a situation that placed massive responsibility on to him. It was interesting to see him traverse around this unique and well realized world that Lucas created. There was character development for Luke that saw him progressively mature and become more used to the situation he was plunged into. I liken the original Star Wars trilogy to the original Spider-Man trilogy. While both had their moments of camp, they had personality and character that aren't present in most Hollywood movies. Jurassic World, while somewhat enjoyable... had absolutely no soul. That feeling of genuine warmth you get when watching certain movies is nowhere to be found in the new series. Force Awakens was decent.. but that was only because it followed the formula for A New Hope to an absolute T. Rogue One was just below average. Given Trevorrow's attempts on Jurrasic World, he was not the right choice to make these films seem less manufactured then they are. |
I think people should just accept the original trilogy will never be beaten. Too many things went right for the OT, it was too groundbreaking, etc. etc. You can't top Darth Vader or Yoda or Han Solo or Emperor the "I'm your father" twist.
The current movies will be "safe" solidly made films mostly like the Marvel movies are. Solid entertainment that don't have some of the more egregiously embarrassing moments the prequels did. There is like maybe 1 or 2 scenes total in the three prequels that actually work as scenes without having to be a lightsaber battle or space sequence.
