/starwars/ - Star Wars

It's like poetry, it rhymes.

It's autistic enough that George Lucas might have actually been trying this, particularly with TPM.

Though I don't agree with the idea that because he was trying this it makes them good movies.

>>5476

he most certainly tried it

poetry.webm

anyways, my ring theory would be more like this

phantom/new hope

empire/sith

clones/jedi

in fact i can't see why it wouldn't be that

in 1/4 we are introduced to a skywalker, kenobi, droids, an evil force and a fighting resistance. they also end with good guy celebrations.

in 3/5 the bad guys end with having the upper hand but the good guys look to stars for hope in the future

in 2/6 the good guys win but at a cost

>>5467

I like it. Shows that Lucas put more effort into it than people give him credit for. Prequels are still hard to watch though.

And I always thought the "poetry" was charming even if it was corny. It felt different from what a lot of EU tried to do, which is basically only "le reference, did you get it?". And I have a feeling that this is what a lot of VII-XI will be as well, just "le references".

>>5481

JJ seems to be avoiding references. He was originally going to have Jar Jar's skeleton appear, but realized it was just stupid.

>>5488

avoid gratuitous references, yes. one of my primary concerns about these new movies is that they'll feel disjointed from the other six. When I show my kids all these movies in 15 years I'd like for them to see something that's one coherent story.

I've come to the conclusion that SW fan do not like Star Wars. Some of the comments in this very thread are proof of that.

Star Wars is a coherent all, ring theory or not.

About this theory I think it's somewhat far fetched but it does make a bit of sense.

Anyway it's clear that Lucas TRIED to make something clever out of his gigantic saga, but SW fans are such assholes, and they try not to recognize it and just say "Oh but Lucas is just stupid amd he killed his saga!"

While the truth is, he not only made Star Wars, he never gave up on it

can 8chan embed videos from sites that arent jewtube? because i found the actual poetry video

https://vimeo.com/137711830

>>5559

Well now I feel like kind of an asshole for making fun of him for that poetry thing.

>>5521

Nah, you're going to see USA racial politics instead.

>>5627

Seeing this I'm more thinking creatively bankruptcy rather than "poetry".

>>5726

I disagree, he set out to do this from the start of the prequels. That poetry comment was from the development of Phantom. He also called it "visual jazz", where you see familiar things in new situations.

Creative bankruptcy is stuff like the faggot CGI cartoons just copying exactly what happened in one of the movies. "Oh no, we're in a pirate cargo vessel, being chased by tie fighters. Experienced man and new blood, use the turrets on top and bottom of our ship and shoot the tie fighters down while saying 'don't get cocky' when new blood gets a hit".

That isn't "rhyming". The conversation on the Death Star council in ANH and Anakin's test with the jedi council is "rhyming". You have a circle of powerful people questioning Anakin in both, but one is where he's powerless and is rejected while the other is when he's powerful and recognized as an authority.

>>5758

>>5726

creative bankruptcy sounds like TFA, where it's just tons of other shit thrown together, with lens flare.

https://vimeo.com/137711830

Poetry or hackery?

>>5800

Most interesting implied poetry I didn't pick up on before seeing that is the Death Star conference and Anakin at Jedi Council scene.

>>5627

>>5758

He might just have caught up in his "poetry" idea that in his tunnel vision he forgot about other aspects of the movies which also needed attention.

>>5909

Poetry = Laziness

He doesn't have to set up new shots, just use old ones and he can bank on the nostalgia factor.

>>5910

this is lucas we're talking about

i guarantee before he said those words, half of the shots were coincidence, others were based around plot

hey guys, have some more poetry.

http://www.geek.com/news/r2-d2-is-the-biggest-scumbag-in-star-wars-1638938/

further proof episode 7 will be ass, jj missed on the biggest thing by seemingly not having the droids present for every important moment.

although it appears c3po was with leia the whole time, where the fuck will r2-d2 be?