'night

[ksmith]

Tried to watch Revenge of the Sith. Gave up.

Couldn't Hayden Christiansen have bothered to, well, try? You know, make an effort?

Comments

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

That's telling.

I'm familiar with the old story that Lucas consulted a lot with Joseph Campbell as he developed the first three films. Those were solid stories, even with Ewoks.

Personally, I would have preferred Wookies, but I had heard that the Ewoks also served to accentuate the David vs Goliath aspect of the rebellion. At least, that was one reason I heard for their existence. If they cynically put forth what I think was a decent argument to cover a pure marketing decision, well, that's kinda sucky.

[scbutler.livejournal.com]

I have to confess the Ewoks drove me insane. Koalas defeating an advanced tech with logs and tripwires? Uh-uh. You could at least have made a case if it was Grizzlies (Wookies). And after the great set-piece with Jabba that opens that movie, too.

And there is such a thing as hewing too close to the archetype.