cayman shen
Master Member
I know, I know, another PT debate. But I'm curious.
There are many, many objections that people have to the PT: the script, the acting, the editing...but with the new sequels promising to attempt to recapture some of the old school aesthetic, I've been trying to imagine the PT with simplified, practical effects. Would Jar Jar be less annoying as a dude in a mask? Would the battles feel less sterile with clones in real costumes in real locations? Would reducing the number of CG "cutesy" robots and aliens tip the PT's kiddie scale back into acceptable territory?
You know, I kind of believe that one change, radically reducing CG, would have altered the "tone" to the point where the script might have been tolerable. So many lame, cringe-worthy moments (Jar Jar's flip. Palpy's flip. Dooku's flip. Sigh.) would have disappeared. You HAVE to believe the actors would have given better performances with more location work, full size sets, and generally less green screen. Yoda would still be a wise old sage and not Animal from the Muppets, because he couldn't jump around. The Jedi would have had to battle guys in costumes and not termites hurling green spitballs in AOTC.
Sure, "I hate sand" and "NOOOOOOOOO!" and all the awful dialogue would have made it in still, and the pacing/editing would still be horrific on TPM. But had the PT generally looked and felt more 80s, I think I'd be far more inclined to be generous toward them, because they would have at least had a human touch and not felt so top to bottom hollow...like the product of a computer.
What do you think, would radically reducing CG have been enough to balance out the PT's other flaws?
There are many, many objections that people have to the PT: the script, the acting, the editing...but with the new sequels promising to attempt to recapture some of the old school aesthetic, I've been trying to imagine the PT with simplified, practical effects. Would Jar Jar be less annoying as a dude in a mask? Would the battles feel less sterile with clones in real costumes in real locations? Would reducing the number of CG "cutesy" robots and aliens tip the PT's kiddie scale back into acceptable territory?
You know, I kind of believe that one change, radically reducing CG, would have altered the "tone" to the point where the script might have been tolerable. So many lame, cringe-worthy moments (Jar Jar's flip. Palpy's flip. Dooku's flip. Sigh.) would have disappeared. You HAVE to believe the actors would have given better performances with more location work, full size sets, and generally less green screen. Yoda would still be a wise old sage and not Animal from the Muppets, because he couldn't jump around. The Jedi would have had to battle guys in costumes and not termites hurling green spitballs in AOTC.
Sure, "I hate sand" and "NOOOOOOOOO!" and all the awful dialogue would have made it in still, and the pacing/editing would still be horrific on TPM. But had the PT generally looked and felt more 80s, I think I'd be far more inclined to be generous toward them, because they would have at least had a human touch and not felt so top to bottom hollow...like the product of a computer.
What do you think, would radically reducing CG have been enough to balance out the PT's other flaws?