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scans_dailyIn an apparent leaked detail of the Star Wars: Underworld tv show (yes, it's getting a live action tv show now too), a thing has been suggested that could probably annoy the fans of the original movies.
http://www.slashfilm.com/tv-time-tr
Namely that: Seemingly taking a page from the recent Star Trek movie, the show will involve a bunch of Rebels using time travel to go back to try and stop Darth Vader from ever existing. Whether this means trying to murder Anakin as a child or just stop him from turning to the Dark Side, I don't know. Could potentially erase the original movies and form an alternate timeline like the JJ Abrams movies... but I personally think that it's more likely that it's going to revolve around the Rebels trying and failing to change the future, or through their actions causing Vader to be created purely by their attempts to stop it from occuring. Or something.
Personally I think that this could be interesting, as although I've seen the original films I'm not exactly invested in the franchise to the extent I am in, say, Doctor Who. Or any given Gerry Anderson series.
For legality, here's this,
I want to know more about this woman.
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Date: 2012-02-03 07:16 pm (UTC)As much as I mock Luke for being whiny, he's my absolute favorite character in the trilogy, because of his development. He feels like a full character because he's got believable flaws and an actual personality in addition to being a really good, noble person. Rather than the tragedies of his life breaking him, like they did Anakin, he instead shines. That's awesome.
The prequel could have been a juxtaposition of Anakin's fall to Luke's redemption of Vader. Instead it just went through the motions of showing Anakin's fall from grace, rather than actually making it weighty and meaningful. To me, that's the real tragedy of the prequels. They had all the elements they needed to be something fantastic, but they just weren't.
So basically I wouldn't have a problem with Anakin being emo and whiny if there were more to him. Pettiness is a really interesting trait, especially in an otherwise sympathetic character, and I'd have loved to see the prequel as a study of a good-hearted person getting broken down by the cruelty and sorrow around him.
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Date: 2012-02-03 07:37 pm (UTC)Yeah, you're right, that could have worked too. Watching a good actor play a flawed character can be even more enjoyable.
I wish Lucas had taken some of his CGI budget to hire writers, particularly for the dialogue. He managed to snare some talented actors and gave them absolutely nothing to work with.
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Date: 2012-02-25 10:26 pm (UTC)