Dang there's already a concept figure out for Han Solo's new outfit:
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And that, in my opinion, is the biggest "problem" with the Prequel Trilogy. In Star Wars Obi-Wan/Ben describes Anakin as a "cunning warrior" and a "good friend", but we see little or no evidence of either in the PT. He appears to be capable with a lightsaber, but otherwise he's just whiny, impulsive, and immature. It's a shame we have to watch The Clone Wars to get the information that should have been in the Prequel Trilogy.You guys really need to watch the Clone Wars. That is informing the opinion of Anakin for an entire new generation if fans and in the series he is truly a hero...Shame, I think it's terrific. And it's pretty much G-level canon so it does matter, less then the films but more then the EU. Anakin is portrayed as a true hero of the Republic as well as someone with compassion and love for his friends but conflicted by the larger impact and ramifications of the Clone War. He becomes a fully realized character with a lot of depth, something the prequels never showed.
I hadn't put much thought into it but, after reading this, I have to agree. By Revenge of the Sith Palpatine/Sideous clearly had more influence over Anakin than the Jedi, who in many ways left Anakin feeling unwelcome.Where they DID do well though is cultivating the relationship (at least compared to the OT). Anakin was befriended by Palpatine whereas the Jedi order (with the exception of Obi-Wan) was very distant and judgemental of him.
Don't get me wrong, he's still a whiney brat, but there was definitely more lead up to it than the one trick. There was even the moment of "who's the real bad guy" when Mace wanted to kill Palpatine right there and Anakin insisted on a due process.
Not a huge fan but you can tell there was at least some thought there.
K, not sure where the end of that was going, but if their primary exposure to Anakin is CW (which it is, if for no other reason than there's a hell of a lot more Anakin than in the PT) he's not. He's cunning, given to brilliant insights, a bit of a rogue, powerful, cares deeply about his friends (which worls for him and against him as a tragic flaw), and is a superb warrior. He's everything he SHOULD have been in the movies. Oh, and thanks for the :darnkidstrying to paint all those "darn kids today on your lawn" as whining spoiled brats, totally not like in your day.
Actually, those facts came straight out of an international study that was released earlier this year. I know that facts are another phenomenon in many places, certainly in the U.S., that are readily ignored and discarded in deference to "belief". But, as they say, the facts are the facts. They do all the "painting". They don't need any help from me.
And you're right. Every generation has said the same of the younger generations because it was true. Little by little there has been a steady degredation, kind of like the spread of cancer, of the quality of people we produce. It has conintually worsened from one generation to the next. But, there has been a rocket-propelled acceleration of the downward spiral, at least in the U.S., over the past 40 years or so. People can and do
argue with that. But it's always in denial of a fact-based reality. They can also argue that the world is flat. Doesn't make it so. It is what it is.
Once you slaughter a school full of Jedi younglings, I don't think you can come back from that. Sure, maybe you can reach a point where you understand just how horrible a thing you have done, and experience true regret and sorrow, but I don't think there is anything you could do to ever be considered "good" again.
That part of the prequels really ruined Vader for me. That is not an evil villain, that is sick.
I don't doubt that Samuel L. Jackson is a huge fan of the series. It wasn't his fault the scripts were terrible. I don't care how amazing of an actor you are, NO ONE could make that dialog sound any better.
In this case the scripts had little to nothing to do with it; Sam Jackson simply was wrong for the part and George Lucas's reluctance to say "no" to his request to be in the movie created trouble. Sam Jackson is better at playing somebody from the 'hood, not a Jedi Knight. The dialog involved in that kind of character just sounded wayyyy too funny coming out of his mouth...
Anakin won't be given the rank of Master in ROTS, and yet they give him an apprentice only a few years before that during the Clone Wars? How does that make any sense at all? What does the rank of Master even mean then?
What does the rank of Master even mean then?
In this case the scripts had little to nothing to do with it; Sam Jackson simply was wrong for the part and George Lucas's reluctance to say "no" to his request to be in the movie created trouble. Sam Jackson is better at playing somebody from the 'hood, not a Jedi Knight. The dialog involved in that kind of character just sounded wayyyy too funny coming out of his mouth...
That's damn near racist.
Jackson would have been better as a Sith! :lol
See that's the thing though, if they had better defined what it meant to be a Jedi master, then sure, Anakin having an apprentice would have made sense. I guess it would have worked for the cartoon. I don't know.
No one could have made the Mace Windu character any good. He simply wasn't a well written character. That was my point. It had nothing to do with Samuel L. Jackson. ANYONE could have taken that role, and it still would have sucked. I think he's a talented actor, but even his screen presence couldn't make that part interesting.
I have more issue with the writing of the PT. There were no dynamic characters that really stood out. Sure the designs were great, and I loved the costumes and props, but the story just plain blew.
exactly... the characters were dull and lifeless. in New Hope Han and Leia were fire and spunky! Luke at least had a sense of wonder and amazement and Obi Wan was even sly and daring creeping around the cantina looking for a pirate and cutting an arm off. The PT characters needed a little more oomph.
The only character that remains truly intriguing is Palpatine.