Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by croft (A) on July 09, 2003 at 09:18:18

In Reply to: Yes and no....... posted by danj on July 08, 2003 at 21:16:45:

Hi,
Thanks for the post Danj.
A very good dscription.

I also think that Lucas held a different perspective on movie making in the early days and "LESS IS MORE" is absolutely true.

I think a lot of the first films success was that they left you yo use your own imagination,much like reading a book-your own perspective was used.Whearas in the recent films this has been filled in with special effects and computer graphics.

The new films i think are enjoyable but i dont seem to get engrosed with them like the first ones.Also people say that its beacuse times have changed and so has the audience---This i totally disagree with.

I think the latest film did have some key majik moments including the aliens on the water planet and fight in the desert pit.Then again the use of cji was evident almost everywhere.With cji dijital animation i think it looks unatural and moves smoother than in real life.

Also the humour element in the phantom menace was a bad move.
The title "phantom menace"--what does it relate to?There was hardly a menace at all untill the films climax,Shurely Darth maul could have been shown displaying his fighting abiltys in the mos eisley canteen or something.All we were treated to was a quick battle on the desert untill the end?

I think that"the less is more" perspective should have been used and a more intimate explanation of how the force came about in the first place.The p menace looks like it ocured after Jedi,Instead of before it.?

The martial arts aspect was one area that i did think was good,It could have been pushed further still.
I think Lucas has changed his movie making perspective and has let the marketplace dictate the outcome instead of "simple craetivity".

"THE FORCE WILL BE WITH YOU"(almost)ALWAYS.
IAN.