The Light vs The Dark
Star Wars Episode III vs V
Star Wars is an immensely popular franchise with an estimated worth of over 30 billion dollars. The universe that George Lucas created back in 1977 was and still is a magical and groundbreaking experience for all who watch; with fans spanning across multiple generations. When it was announced that The Phantom Menace was to come out in 1999, fans were ecstatic. It was the first Star Wars film in 16 years and people were more than ready. However, after seeing the movie, fans became very disappointed. The poor writing, annoying characters, quickly dated CGI, and a confusing plot all added up to one of the biggest disappointments in film history. The following film Attack of the Clones only added …show more content…
The movie starts out with a sequence that is much more exciting than both its predecessors combined. It’s immediately apparent that the CGI, although overused, has greatly improved. The cinematography also appeared to be better. Previously, most scenes would simply be basic pans and static shots between two characters talking. They were always just talking, with dialogue that was never very interesting. The characters appeared to be missing… character. Then fans saw, in the opening sequence of Revenge of the Sith, there was banter. There were jokes, and even, to the surprise of many fans, feelings exchanged between Anakin Skywalker and Obi Wan Kenobi. You saw that these two, who’d we had been told were great friends, actually were. Unfortunately, once the opening sequence comes to a close, the movie returns to more poorly written dialogue between characters who people really don’t care about. Revenge of the Sith did include more action and adventure than the other prequels, which was a great way to get away from these stale conversations of films …show more content…
Why is it easy to cover the entirety of Revenge of the Sith in around the same amount of space as the first twenty minutes of Empire Strikes Back? It all comes down to substance. The prequel trilogy didn’t have nearly enough substance to keep viewers engaged the same way the original trilogy did. When watching any movie from the original trilogy, every scene is jammed full of character, lore, action, or all of the above. It feels like sitting in on the adventures of and gang of lucky people, fighting for good. From more of a filmmaking perspective, it’s a movie made with passion and a love for film. If one has the misfortune of watching the prequels, they are met with bland conversations about the Galactic Senate, or some whiny young jedi that is apparently going to grow up and become of the most menacing villains ever in all of film. Such a considerable amount of the prequels were filmed on a blue screen, it’s hard to ever become immersed in the world. The characters are so dry that it’s hard to ever become invested in them. The plot is so jumbled and confusing that it’s hard to follow throughout the three films. The pain of these issues is felt the worst in Revenge of the Sith, not because it’s the worst Star Wars, in fact it’s easily the best of the prequels, but because it was the film that was to connect the two trilogies. Revenge of the Sith had two awful films before it, whose plot it had to work off of. It’s because The Phantom
Star Wars Episode III vs V
Star Wars is an immensely popular franchise with an estimated worth of over 30 billion dollars. The universe that George Lucas created back in 1977 was and still is a magical and groundbreaking experience for all who watch; with fans spanning across multiple generations. When it was announced that The Phantom Menace was to come out in 1999, fans were ecstatic. It was the first Star Wars film in 16 years and people were more than ready. However, after seeing the movie, fans became very disappointed. The poor writing, annoying characters, quickly dated CGI, and a confusing plot all added up to one of the biggest disappointments in film history. The following film Attack of the Clones only added …show more content…
The movie starts out with a sequence that is much more exciting than both its predecessors combined. It’s immediately apparent that the CGI, although overused, has greatly improved. The cinematography also appeared to be better. Previously, most scenes would simply be basic pans and static shots between two characters talking. They were always just talking, with dialogue that was never very interesting. The characters appeared to be missing… character. Then fans saw, in the opening sequence of Revenge of the Sith, there was banter. There were jokes, and even, to the surprise of many fans, feelings exchanged between Anakin Skywalker and Obi Wan Kenobi. You saw that these two, who’d we had been told were great friends, actually were. Unfortunately, once the opening sequence comes to a close, the movie returns to more poorly written dialogue between characters who people really don’t care about. Revenge of the Sith did include more action and adventure than the other prequels, which was a great way to get away from these stale conversations of films …show more content…
Why is it easy to cover the entirety of Revenge of the Sith in around the same amount of space as the first twenty minutes of Empire Strikes Back? It all comes down to substance. The prequel trilogy didn’t have nearly enough substance to keep viewers engaged the same way the original trilogy did. When watching any movie from the original trilogy, every scene is jammed full of character, lore, action, or all of the above. It feels like sitting in on the adventures of and gang of lucky people, fighting for good. From more of a filmmaking perspective, it’s a movie made with passion and a love for film. If one has the misfortune of watching the prequels, they are met with bland conversations about the Galactic Senate, or some whiny young jedi that is apparently going to grow up and become of the most menacing villains ever in all of film. Such a considerable amount of the prequels were filmed on a blue screen, it’s hard to ever become immersed in the world. The characters are so dry that it’s hard to ever become invested in them. The plot is so jumbled and confusing that it’s hard to follow throughout the three films. The pain of these issues is felt the worst in Revenge of the Sith, not because it’s the worst Star Wars, in fact it’s easily the best of the prequels, but because it was the film that was to connect the two trilogies. Revenge of the Sith had two awful films before it, whose plot it had to work off of. It’s because The Phantom