I am beginning to look forward to the movie start. After the NYTF news I am kind of optimistic. Moderately, though, but still.
I dunno, just when I think their SW movies can't get any worse...
In my book you can't possibly be worse than Attack of the Clones. Not only the worst SW movie ever made, but one of the worst movies ever made period.
In my book you can't possibly be worse than Attack of the Clones. Not only the worst SW movie ever made, but one of the worst movies ever made period.
You cannot compare an Ewok to a Porg.
Of course you can. ILM'ers Joe Johnston, McQuarrie, Nilo Rodis-Jamero and Craig Barron are all on record about the development of the Ewok design. All correctly thought the Ewoks were veering too close to "teddy bears" and would be hard for the audience to accept as a serious threat to stormtroopers. Johnston and McQuarrie wanted to make them more savage looking in appearance but George insisted on a cuter and silly kid-friendly design — gosh, I wonder why?!
Ewoks and Porgs, both partially forged in the fires of crass commercialization.
That Ewoks appeared cute and cuddly and silly, and not as a threat to Imperial forces, was the entire point.
What purpose did the Porgs serve to the overall story?
Absolutely nothing is the answer, except to make Chewbacca look foolish and sell toys. The Ewoks at least were good fighters and kicked much Imperial butt. You just proved what I posted, Lucas if he did it for toy sales, was way smarter and better at it. And it looks like they have been brought back for Solo.
Porgs were silly and redundant but they were designed to function as window dressing and nothing more
What purpose did the Porgs serve to the overall story?
They exist so the production team didn't need to worry about erasing puffins that stray into the shots. If it's close enough to see that it's a puffin they can superimpose a porg over it, and if it's far enough away that it's just a flying animal they can leave it alone.
Exactly. You cannot compare the two. The Ewoks were not silly or redundant and served a major role in the story. "Judge them by their size do you"