"there is no depth to star wars. you will think that after 40 years youl get a detailed explanation on why the rebels are the good guys and why the empire are the bad ones. they just fight in space over and over in every movie. there is no depth. no movie has actually shown the sith order. no movie has actually gone in depth about what this war all about."
Originally it was meant to emulate the old adventure serial films which featured cartoon strip heroes and villains but with a deeper message evoking allegories about the human condition and experience in this world. The original films were never completely serious though the perils faced by the characters in the narrative were. The idea was to entertain and that is what they do I think. That said, a proper treatment of the story's background would be interesting, but not like the Prequels which I feel served to diminish the ideas to some degree. We want to know why the characters and planetary systems of the current moment have become opposed to the Empire - what are their individual circumstances/scenarios, etc. We know it is a struggle between freedom and tyranny but why them?
"also. the acting in all star wars movies included the new ones are horrendus. this is a cartoonish and sily franchise that no one should ever take seariously. but unfortanetly you bunch of american nerds think its the best thing ever. how delusional can you be? this franchise is garbage. how can such outdated and sily clothes and uniforms and suits can be still used for today's times. have you looked at the stormtroopers lately? you cant look at them without laughing. have you look at the clothes of both the rebels and the empire officers? its a frikin joke. how can you stay blind to this cheese fest."
That is pretty far from the truth. What about the performances of the likes of Alec Guinness, Peter Cushing, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford or "Yoda"? Also, the series can't be outdated because it occurs in era that never existed - it's
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keithmovies (627)
7 years ago
fantasy. Yes, for sure it was invented in a certain era with certain opinions and tastes reflecting the 1970s, but those ideas and inventions of the film were very distinctive and detailed as far as visuals are concerned. An updated "look" would not improve Star Wars unless the ideas behind them were also commensurate with creativity and insight. There are plenty of films nowadays which look like cheap or redundant knockoffs of each other - minimal originality and with a view to profiteering.
That all said, there is a tendency for some fans to go overboard and worship movies that were really only special effects spectacles designed to entertain. They couldn't be more than that as entertainments. However, as narrative texts they can be regarded quite seriously for their literary and philosophical underpinnings and their role as modern versions of ancient fables and archetype stories.
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