Saturday, August 25, 2018

So I rewatched prequels for the first time!!!!! (TLDR)


Now let me explain my stupidity, I'm more of a new fan, at least I wasn't an SW fan until 2013. I really didn't like prequels when I first watched them. I'm still not fan of dialogues and overuse of CGI, but I came to love these movies in their own way.It's just incredible how much of prequels I have misinterpreted and how many details I have missed. Some of the examples:The biggest thing I misinterpreted, was the fact that movies were clearly showing flaws of the Jedi and the fact that those flaws were what lead to their downfall. I thought that trilogy was actually trying to show Jedi as super duper good guys, while Siths were super duper bad.I found myself surprisingly rooting for Anakin in many cases, while on my first watch I was getting angry at him. Like on how council treats him, even though he was serving for them for years now. How terrible some of their teachings and advices wereI also loved the little detail that Jedi think Anakin is too old. I interpreted as a showcase of how Jedi want to indoctrinate children rather than truly explaining them their ideologies and such.The fact that Obi Wan says that if Qui Gon was more obedient, he would've been part of a council. Another scene that shows how Jedi are afraid of different opinions. Also, Qui Gon was probably the wisest character in prequels.The terrible "lack of attachment" rule, which I hated at first thinking of how dumb it is that "good guys" have this rule, but now I realize that it is another way of showing how much flawed Jedi were and how insecure they were about their ideology. One of my especially favorite scenes is where Anakin in desperation comes to Yoda for advice on how to save Padme, yet he can't reveal anything because of this rule. Yoda on the other hand gives him horrendous advice, tells him to let it go, how tf is he going to let his pregnant wife go?Obi Wan pulling his lightsaber first instead of trying to talk to Anakin and leaving him there to burn. At first I thought it was inconsistent with the originals, because Jedi were usually the last to pull it out, but now I see that it was intentional, showing how Obi Wan let his anger take over.I still don't like Yoda bouncing off ridiculously, but I love how him having a lightsaber in prequels and not having them in originals subtly shows his development and how he changed.There are so much more, it will take ages to write. Just wanted to share the fact that I came to appreciate these movies. It's really sad what happened to Jake Lloyd.Hayden Christensen also got lots of undeserved hatred, even though I thought he was pretty good, especially in ROTS (the scene in council room where he looks at Padme through a window was especially very well acted). YES, there were scenes where he was cringey, but I don't think you could act out those lines better lol. It's really sad that he doesn't get much roles anymore, before SW came out, he even got an Golden Globes and Screen Guild Awards nominations for his role in Life as a House. Guy was getting somewhere, but role that was supposed to give him a boost, instead took everything. via /r/StarWars https://ift.tt/2NoTX5q

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