George Lucas agrees some Star Wars prequel dialogue is pretty corny
December 16, 2020 by:
Star Wars is known for many things and is one of the most lucrative franchises in the entire world. Its fandom is massive and it continues to be a brand that expands upon its insanely vast universe. This doesn t mean that the franchise is void of criticism and likely the most criticized of the bunch is George Lucas prequel trilogy. One particular problem has been an issue with the dialogue in the films and that has led to some questioning Lucas s ability as a writer. In an interview with Paul Duncan, the director admits that some of the dialogue is pretty corny but, particularly with
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Francis Ford Coppola wishes George Lucas made films beyond Star Wars
December 15, 2020 by:
George Lucas is viewed as a prolific filmmaker because he is the brainchild behind one of the biggest franchises of all-time:
STAR WARS. Beyond this franchise, Lucas doesn t really have another set of iconic films that can put him in the same league as someone like Steven Spielberg but another highly-praised director, Francis Ford Coppola, says he wishes that Lucas had more of an opportunity to make films outside of the Star Wars universe.
During an interview with Vulture , Coppola, who produced Lucas first movie
American Graffiti, expressed his sadness over the fact that Lucas never made any other films after
As first and foremost a space opera,
Star Wars has never been (despite what some believe) about delivering thought provoking dialogue or, for that matter, a narrative meant to be scrutinized and subjected to film theory in order to discern a deeper meaning. The entire franchise can, in fact, be summed up in its entirety as unapologetically unambiguous and for better or worse, that’s exactly what creator George Lucas had always intended.
It’s perhaps not even remotely surprising, then, that Lucas, speaking with author Paul Duncan in
The Star Wars Archives. 1999-2005, believes that many fans simply don’t understand much of the Prequel Trilogy’s dialogue
STAR WARS Creator George Lucas Defends The Pretty Corny Dialogue In The Prequel Trilogy
Among other things, the highly divisive
Star Wars prequel trilogy is known for some pretty damn horrendous dialogue, and creator George Lucas has now defended some of those howlers during a new interview.
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12/15/2020
Even the most staunch defenders of the
Star Wars prequels would have to admit that the trilogy is rife with eye-rollingly awful dialogue, with Anakin (Hayden Christensen) and Padme (Natalie Portman) the primary perpetrators.
Now, the man who created the galaxy far, far away has defended the pretty corny exchanges while being interviewed for Paul Duncan s newly-released book