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Thread: umm, hello?
Nifty wrote:
Since we've totally hijacked the thread...
Lucas is a good general storyteller. He's just an average screenwriter, and I don't care for his directing and editing. Several scenes that built the love story were left on the cutting room floor.
The sand dialogue aside (cuz, yeah, that was just horrid), just what do you expect from a 19 yr old kid trying to woo the only girl he's ever thought of?
Lucas' editing is fine, its his inability to wring any good genuine performances that make the movies suffer. If he'd gotten better material, he wouldn't have been able to justify cutting the romance.
A New Hope and The empire Strikes back are good examples. ANH had the saving graces of sticking tight to formula and having a lot of good seat of your pants plot development, as well as the fact that Hamel/Ford/Fisher DO make a good ensemble, despite what you may think of each individually. However, overall, the performances were pretty wooden in that George directed one (thank god there was no extended personal dialogues). Empire was given to a director specifically known to be able to direct actors, and it shows, even through the breakneck pace.
When we get back to the next George directed movie, ep1, the performances are back to wooden. I wish at some point I could see or read George's thoughts on why he was the best choice to direct the movies. *kickself yet again for missing the 60minutes interview*
As for what I expect from a kid in love the first time, I expect almost anything except the jaded and cynical "why" line. Thats someone who's loved and lost would say, for a kid even frustrated as he had been, hope would have instantly sprung anew. since it had only been a few days, and they had never actually failed at a relationship, simply aborted starting one.
psikobunny wrote:
Lucas' editing is fine, its his inability to wring any good genuine performances that make the movies suffer. If he'd gotten better material, he wouldn't have been able to justify cutting the romance.
Hehe - if you watch the documentary on the DVD version of the Special Edition, it's fascinating to watch how all three of the main actors are trying their best to avoidhitting Lucas toodirectly when asked about his directing style. Hamill and Fisher are almost squirming in their seats while trying to stay as diplomatic as possible.
Only Harrison Ford shows something like open criticism, saying something along the lines of "I really would have expected and needed more actual directing" (paraphrased)
But then, he's the one of those three who became a super-star, so he can afford it I guess 