Just saw Rise of Skywalker and you can tell how rushed it felt. Even if you don't like the prequels, George Lucas tried his best to take care of his characters and the story - something the new trilogy failed to do.
@@InjusticeJosh Prequel Trilogy,it took a couple of years of hardly no sleep at all for everyone that was involved in production,as you can see.. The new movies,seem completely rushed,ya can tell there was no communication anywhere,to me Starwars ended after Revenge of the Sith
[Anakin Skywalker] Yeah I loved the prequels more than the sequels as well, but that doesn’t really matter rn. The sequels made money since they’re Star Wars and wether we like it or not even “disappointing” SW movies will make a ton of money. I’m honestly fine with this as it keeps the brand alive. And personally I don’t exactly hate the sequels. Sure I would’ve preferred George Lucas’ sequel trilogy, but we got what we got and there’s no way to revert that so it’s best to just find some good in it. Anyway, we got The Mandalorian and Clone Wars S7 and hopefully the Obi-Wan show doesn’t suffer from cancellation. From rumors we’re supposedly getting a Knights of the Old Republic remake game to basically get the KOTOR stuff in canon. Hopefully they’ll keep the same spirit from the og games. Also a rumored High Republic era series of movies which will be 400 years before the Skywalker Saga. When Yoda is a younger Jedi and Darth Bane is around and creates the “Rule of Two” I really hope we’re getting this stuff as it sounds like it could change the SW movies in an amazing way.
I'm not a complete prequel hater, but I can't stand the prequel fights. They carry no emotional weight or tension. That's more important than the fighting itself. The fights are also over choreographed and felt unnatural. They look cool, but they are lifeless. I absolutely hate the episode 3 battle, especially when they start climbing around. It's so over the top. Episode 1 had a decent fight, especially when Qui-Gon dies because it gains that sense of urgency, but the rest of the movie hurts it. The Empire Strikes Back and Return Of The Jedi are by far the best saber battles. IMO.
The Film Effect that's not true. The first one holds weight because it's a young Obi Wan and his master and the first of a Sith Lord in a 1000 years. Episode 2 is just a beginning to the clone wars and episode 3 is what predates the new hope fight. It may not be much, but it's what predates the fights before the 4th, 5th and 6th films. Also, ROTJ is the best. Luke using his rage and declaring himself a Jedi, was the just the beginning.
What I always loved about George is that he actually thought about "okay, what is the culture of this planet?" like, he thought about how the aliens in Kamino would travel from one place to another, he thought about what is the culture in Mustafar. His ideas and worldbuilding are amazing, his scripts not so much (and I love the prequels) but I just love how committed he is to making sense of the galaxy,
George Lucas is a story and world building guy, no doubt. His dialogue is his weakness and that is why his best idea was to bring on Larry Kasdan to cowrite.
@@TheLowBrassDude The prequels have better, more memorable dialogue than either The Force Awakens or Solo, so that theory's bunk. Maybe Kasdan is good at tightening up the dialogue a bit, but it's obvious Lucas is the one who knows how to come up with the quotable phrases.
ROTS was supposed to show their friendship ending, which is unfortunate because we only had a movie of the beginning of their friendship and how it ended, no middle. Luckily we have “the clone wars” which actually showed their friendship
This is a fascinating documentary. I also like how it gives all the credit due to the people behind the scenes, even people like assistants and caterers who usually don't get much focus ever.
This feature truly allows you to appreciate the dedication of everyone behind the project, unlike most filmmaking documentaries that only focus on the major actors, directors, writers and producers.
I must be one of the only Star Wars fans that loves the prequels...I don't understand all this hate... Edit: Thanks for all the likes guys, goes to show that all these idiots that drove George Lucas to sell SW to Disney are wrong ❤️
"Revenge of the Sith" is hands down the best Star Wars ever made, battles, score, actors, scenery, cinematography, politics, love... There was everything in it, that's what i call EPIC.
It's more spectacle than substance. It's visually fun and engaging. Call it what it is, a spectacle fest. Not surprising since the Prequels heavily relied on CGI more than the Original Trilogy. I appreciate the movie but more because of all the games that came out of it.
For me, the prequels were always the "true Star Wars films" cause those movies came out when I was at the age of starting to get interested in stuff like that and I was sooo fascinated when I first saw the prequels. It took noticeably long time when I even got to know there was an original trilogy. That's why I have grown to love these prequel movies so it feels weird when so many ppl dislike them :D ...And because of that, I ask anyone who hates them to tell why, what was bad in them coz I really cant tell what was bad since I have so deep emotional connection to them.
its exactly the same for me , I grew up watching the prequels and I love all 8 Star Wars films equally but it is a fact that in the prequels ....some of the dialogue and acting is kinda cheesy at some moments for example , the dude who played Darth maul may have been a great stunt artist but all his lines in the movie are terrible acted , almost childish another example jar jar banks is annoying , not funny and just dumb overall (if you think otherwise then thats great) there are other reasons why ppl hate the prequels but I'm not going into it too far i dont hate the prequels but I think that from an objective view , the original trilogy are generally better movies.
Insane to watch an hour long documentary for a scene that only lasts about a minute. Really awe inspiring. People complain so much about CGI, especially in the Star Wars prequels but if you see how much effort and love was put into this film you have to at least respect it.
Eh, it's good. Better than all the prequels/sequels for sure. And it might be as good as RotJ (kind of doubt it though). But no way is it better than Empire, and it doesn't beat the original. One thing it doesn't have is the sense of fun and adventure that the original trilogy had. It's all doom and gloom.
@@kdkseven That’s kinda.. the point. The prequels serve as the backstory to Darth Vader, its not going to be fun and adventurey, its supposed to be doom and gloom.
I think Star Wars fans are spoiled by how much more vast this universe of fiction has become that they expect so much more than one movie can stuff into two and a half hours. They forget how much effort is put into a production like Episode III. I can't believe George was so hands on with almost every aspect.
I think a lot of people watch these and end up hating George. I'm not the biggest fan of the prequels, they are fun and entertaining in their own ways, but you have to admire his commitment and passion he put into these movies. If anything, it's these documentaries that make me have more respect for him as a huge fan of film-making in general. Even if I disagree with the countless additions he has made to special editions.
+Pareidolia Personally, I feel a bit sad, thinking about the effort they spent, the huge number of people involved, the time used to think about it, to plan everything... and the disappointment of the final result.
+3sm1ro The people that made the film weren't disappointed. Heck, Revenge of the Sith received high praise when it was released, from both critics and the public.
No it's just it wasn't like how the pictured the movies to be, honestly both the prequel trilogy and Star Wars Episode VII will get hate just because it didn't deliver them what THEY wanted. Yeah and if you think about it, they're the same people who didn't like the prequel trilogy because it wasn't like the originals and now they're hating on it because it's like the originals. I'm so confuse.
That battle is still one of my all time Star Wars favorites. I watched episode 7 recently, and still nothing came close to the intensity that battle gave off. I have always loved how stars wars seems to save the best battles for last. Vader vs Luke/Palpatine- Anakin vs Obi wan.. It's just amazing at how well they pull this stuff off.
I personally believe revenge of the sith is one of the best big-budget films of the 2000s. Only things on the same level are The Dark Knight and The Lord of the Rings.
mranderson00001 Hey mranderson, from which Blu-rays are these documentaries? I mean there are different special editions, which one should I buy? I have the special DVDs but the original trilogy dont have documentaries :/
@@hermos3602 I think the biggest problem with the prequel was fans basically decided what they wanted to have happen and when George Lucas did what he wanted with HIS creation, the fans turned on it. Were they the greatest things ever, no, but they were still very good movies that filled in the gaps of the OG trilogy.
I'll never know if its childhood nostalgia, if I'm bad at judging movies, or if these movies are just unfairly criticized, but I still love the prequels. Maybe not executed as well as the original trilogy, but I thought the story telling was magnificent.
No movie is without flaws. You can throw all the criticisms at the prequels, fine, but they've always been so captivating to me. Especially Episode III. Honestly growing up, I watched this documentary on the special features disc probably about as many times as I watched the actual movie itself. Same with Empire of Dreams. Thank you George and the countless people that worked on these films for everything you did
They overused them. The technology wasn't advanced enough and/or they cut corners. The Clonetroopers should have been played by extras in costumes. Then when needed to, duplicated by computer.
This movie took a lot of work and effort and it really did live up to its name. People keep saying that they were lazy when making such a film, this movie took so much work and time that you should be very thankful. Episode III is a great movie, and tied 2nd with ESB.
@@generalgrievous3731 LMAO WHAT??? You think episode 3 is the best Star Wars movie? Let alone a good movie? Originality doesn’t make a good movie. Good writing and good acting does.
@@thatkidkawaii1965 What ROTS show us? The largest battle in the Clone Wars, deaths of Dooku and Grievous, Kashyyk battle, Anakin's conflict with Jedi and himself, his weakness (save who he loves), which perfectly works with saving Luke, Palpatine's manipulation and rise to power, Order 66, 2 amasing final battles and the creation of Darth Vader and Empire, birth of Luke and Leia, new hope. It is meaning for the whole Galaxy and is the most emotional.
Besides, filmmaking is hard enough in the controlled environment of a green-screen studio; filmmaking on-site makes everything that much more of a logistical and physical nightmare. It's why _Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark_ had Jones shoot the swordsman in that iconic scene, because Harrison Ford came down with sickness during production.
Prequels are masterpieces, I don't understand why people hate them.. The dialogues are good, it's just the fact that Hayden had to act childish / arrogant because Lucas wanted the exact example of 20yros
That intro sequence is maybe my favorite part of any documentary ever. The zoom out to the web of people involved in making a single scene work, so cool.
I've just finished watching the star wars prequels and for the first time ever could see how extraordinarily brilliant they are. George Lucas is a man of incomparable vision and there is an astonishingly extraordinary amount of beauty and depth, texture and nuance - a great visionary brilliance in the prequel trilogy. George's storytelling/mythmaking and worldbuiding is absolutely incredible. There is so much truth and profundity in those films, and he absolutely pushed the envelope and raised the bar from the original trilogy. He should have stayed the path, not sold his creation, and created something new again with the sequel trilogy. It is our great loss. If you don't see the beauty, vision and wisdom of the prequels, that's okay too. May the force be with you. 🎯
@@thatkidkawaii1965 TPM shows why Anakin is so important, his strong attachment to his mom, why Obi-Wan wasn't right teacher to him, why he hates Tatooine, Jedi rules, Palpatine becoming chancellor, world building, etc...And of course, podracing and Darth Maul. AOTC actually tells a story (Palpatine's rise to power by manipulation Republic and Separatists, Anakin's progression of falling to the Dark Side, start of the Clone Wars), develops characters, shows us real war, new planets, species, ships, droids, world, and has connection with 1 and 3. What ROTS show us? The largest battle in the Clone Wars, deaths of Dooku and Grievous, Kashyyk battle, Anakin's conflict with Jedi and himself, his weakness (save who he loves), which perfectly works with saving Luke, Palpatine's manipulation and rise to power, Order 66, 2 amasing final battles and the creation of Darth Vader and Empire, birth of Luke and Leia, new hope. It is meaning for the whole Galaxy and is the most emotional.
I just can't understand everybody who doesn't like the prequels especially, all these emotions and the epic. Sometimes I even think they are better than the original trilogy...
Just wait for the sequel fans a new generation of star wars fans. You grew to love it I grew to accept it and now the prequels are great, it's amazing how star wars brings us together.
I will always love the prequels. So many people hate them because of the dialogues, but I think the story is by far more interesting than the originals are. Of course I love the originals and I also know that some characters like jar jar are just shit, but something I really like about the prequels is the story about Anakin becoming a sith which is (in my opinion) by far more intersting than the story about Luke...
No you don't need to hate on Jar jar binks to be taken seriously. He's just a side character, a funny one who is clumsy. Not enought reason to hate on him.
I remember that wonderful May of 2005. There was a peculiar atmosphere of excitement because of the premiere, as at that time everyone knew this was the final episode of the Saga. One that would tie the era of the Republic with the era of the Empire, the 2000s with the 1980s. Despite - or perhaps because - I was a boy then, the film itself was an experience without equal in my life. And to this day, despite knowing of the weaker aspects of the movie, "Revenge of the Sith" is my favorite of the six episodes and actually the most favorite film of my life: the story, the characters, the music, the worldbuilding, the sound effects of everything from igniting of a lightsaber to the pressurizing of Vader's helmet - and just the mythical scale of events... Thank You, George Lucas.
Nothing you can do will ever convince the rabid anti prequel fans that these were better. Complete beautiful remakes by fans of the darth Vader fight scene to them arent better than the of a cording to them. Nothing is good enough for them
Episode III is probably my favorite out of the entire saga , maybe tied with the Empire Strikes Back … The way they slowly showed Anakin’s turn to the dark side and the collapse of the Jedi order and how it ends with Vader’s birth is just done magnificently . I kinda get why people disliked the Phantom Menace, it just felt like a comedy at times and didn’t really gave that feel the original movies had. There was just too much going on at some point… however in Revenge of the Sith it just all ties in very exactly and feels like a true missing part to the Saga and made it feel more complete .
When I watched Revenge of the Sith in theatres, for the first time,...thru the entire movie I was shocked. I was born watching the original trilogy..and here I was. Nothing like it
That is the difference between Star Wars and its lame Disney blockbuster version... George Lucas has passion, a vision, imagination. The Disney Star Wars is a parody.
+C Lewis there is no wrong or right in your opinion about a movie. I don't like Hollywood "no brain" blockbusters. I don't like reboots either. I am not going to like it just because they call it Star Wars.
+C Lewis I understand that some people enjoy "pop corn movies" though and I am happy for them. I font like avengers, most super hero movies, action movies, etc. In my country, it may sound harsh but we often call these "stupid Hollywood movies", eg where there is no proper plot and it's all about explosions, one liners and forced "badassness".That is why TFA is not made for me. I don't blame those who like it
***** The force awakens is a star wars movie. Watch the prequels again sometimes, and watch the OT afterwards. You're telling me that the prequels resembles anything even CLOSELY to the OT? If the force awakens would've been too different from the OT it would've been called "too different" and "nothing like star wars". As for the story of the force awakens, yes, it's similair in some aspects to a new hope. But, we call this type of story the "hero's adventure". You should look it up some time. Thousands of movies are like this. Are they all copies from a new hope? I think not. The point is that people are being WAY to critical of the force awakens. No, people are way more critical in this day and age in general.
+Nerd Stark you know if you try to troll dont make it so obvious ;). People wont get angry at your comment because they know you dont mean it :) everybody knows TFA is fucking awesome :)
God I love Star Wars... This was the best episode to ever come out. Love seeing how it was all made and the dedication George Lucas and all the production had
Episode III was actually an amazing film in it's own right, even when viewed as a stand-alone movie, on it's own, outside of the Star Wars saga... I actually feel that it was very under-appreciated. But just look at the story-line, the character development, the locations, the dialogue, the effects and the soundtrack... ALL top-notch! It's definately my favourite of the Star Wars "prequels" (as they've come to be known), but as I said, I find it an absolutely ASTOUNDING piece of cinema, even when viewed as a singular, stand-alone movie, but, having said that, another of it's AMAZING qualities is how it ties into the other Star Wars movies. It fits seamlessly into the universe created by Lucas, and one of the stongest instances of this in my opinion is the character development of established and much-loved characters from the franchise, particularly the story of the single most interesting character in the entire saga (in my opinion) Anakin Skywalker! Anyone who hasn't viewed "Revenge of the Sith" yet (for whatever strange and unbelievable reason) you are in for a SERIOUS treat! One of the most polished and well-constructed pieces of cinema of our generation. Much respect and love from Davey, a HUGE life-long Star Wars nut from the island of Éire/Ireland, (where filming for Episode VII "The Force Awakens" (The "Luke" scene) and the upcoming Episode VIII took place) :)
You shouldn't watch it on it's own. Of course the development is bad because it's the final movie in a trilogy. The development isn't at the end of the trilogy, it's at the beginning and middle.
Totally disagree. Rots had terrible writing. It did have a lot of good actors but none of them were able to make the awful script sound natural. Rots story isn’t even that good. Like people democratically vote for palpatine to be king of space? WTF??? Also the final battle went on for WAY too long it was basically just BvS final battle with overused cgi and bad dialogue.
xAn0THerxnUMberx1 yes but starwars is huge i like how we got so many more races and planets, the force awakens introduced us to 4 more planets, And they were all bland. The rebel base and takodana look the same, and jakku looks like tatooine with shipwrecks. (the prequel toys were awesome)
The opening shot of revenge of the sith is still timeless to me, that big swooping shot of the entire galaxy while obi wan and anakin battle through it is truly a thing of beauty
If people wonder why episode III is the best of all the star wars movies, it is because George had learned with the past 5 movies how to make a successful star wars movie. Basically, it was his last masterpiece.
Bradley Whitehead I don´t understand your question, I´m afraid. 30 years after ROTJ, and the galaxy still looks basically the same?? That is just so lazy and convenient, and doesnt make any sense. The prequels showed us the beauty of the galaxy that the rebels were fighting to restore, and any episode 7 should have given us at least some sense of prosperity and accomplishment. Even with the rise of the first order it is not that the rebels didn´t win, isn´t it?
fundhund62, Its like... HEY GUYS HEY GUYS!! I have a good idea, listen... what if we change the tie fighters colors instead of Gray/Black, to Black/Gray? JJ Abrams: OMG!!! You are in bro!! I havent finished! And change the X-Wings 4 engines to two splited? JJ Abrams: MAN YOU ARE ON FIRE give him the job!!!
"Yeah. And make Yoda orange instead of green, and this time he will be female and only know about the force, not use it. And let´s have another cute little droid, but this time it´ll have spherical shape. And fans definetely want a new mask wearing villain in black robes, who uses a voice synthesizer, betrayed the Jedi order and has Daddy issues. And another old, super-bad emperor dude with a scarred face! And let´s make Luke female! And most importantly, let´s give C-3PO a red arm!! That´s so original, fans will completely freak out!!"
I love the prequels wholeheartedly, especially Revenge of the Sith, which is one of my favourite films, even the parts in this film that are noticeably cheesy are extremely entertaining and funny to me. The prequels are either fantastic or just hilarious during scenes with some poorly written dialogue, I challenge you to name a film series that possesses more quoted lines 😂
This doc really is a major reason I'm a Prequel Defender™ and for Episode III in particular. They make it so clear how much effort went into it and how much every little thing meant to George Lucas. It's also just a really cool comprehensive look into the filmmaking process!
In 1997 Lucas came into see the movie 'Volcano' at my work - now I know why, but I sold him a ticket and the dude is hella short, so no one recognized him, but me and my friend, I could see him anticipating, begging me not to out him, and I could see his visible relief when instead of saying 'Enjoy the Film Mr. Lucas' I said 'Enjoy the Film' - I could see he appreciated it, *you owe me one George...* I was working at the Cinema theatre in Corte Madera. ILM used this theatre sometimes. I got to speak to the actual 2 people responsible for Jabba the Hutt in the Ep.IV 'Special Edition' - They looked so shocked when I told them I didn't think it looked good or real; I said that it looked like someone just pasted it on the screen, like a colorform. You could tell they hadn't heard the other side... Interesting to not they re-did it 3 times after...
I'm 49. Star wars came out when I was in kindergarten. When it came out a kid in fourth grade told me Darth Vader was burned by lava and that's why he's in the suit. How the hell did he know that?
While I think the prequels have there ups and downs, the documentaries, especially this one, are a fantastic step by step 101 on the art of film making and what it takes to make a movie. I gotta admit these docs helped me in making my projects.
If you notice, there's a clear difference in styles. Between Disney Star Wars and Lucas Star Wars. This is very detailed and a solid, functional documentary. We get offices, papers, logistics and so on. Down to the nitty gritty. They're not trying to convince you that they're good. It's not propaganda. You look at the behind the scenes for the new Star Wars films, it's all about "the magic" and the "feeling". No real insight into the production. I feel like this reflects the quality and end result in each film. Disney is trying to convince you. Lucas shows you.
What I hope for in Episode 9 is an awesome lightsaber fight between Rey vs Kylo Ren and then Luke Skywalker vs Snoke (or Darth Plagueis if the theory is true).
I've been working in show business for over 45 years (live performance) and learned so much in this hour and 17 minutes that it has inspired me to apply it to my current work. Thank you George Lucas for being an inspiration!
I didn't want this to end. It's amazing to see how this is made and where it all came from. ROTS is my favourite Star Wars movie of all time and this makes me appreciate it even more.
Really educational docu. So much goes into these things--there's a host of similar BTS vids from things like LOTR that show all the work, time, people invested. But, this one really has a cool approach that hits full force using the branching personnel maps to show everyone and their jobs. Fantastic! It's also amazing to note the old fashion computers, monitors, cameras, etc., really showing how George has always been at the forefront of tech development and used or created so much of the early gear that pushed the boundaries of everything we see today.
Incredible how much work and love was put into making these movies. I dislike the prequels, but as an artist I can relate to the passion those people had for their project. It's contagious.
i love this movie dearly, and this documentary is truly fascinating! & kind of overwhelming; i can barely, _barely_ comprehend the scale of it, how many people were involved! in my line of work it's 150 at most and you only ever work with maybe a third of them on any kind of daily basis. so this is both tremendous and mind-boggling
Episode III is The best prequel movie.
Bernardo RegSta the only one that matters
Luis Sanchez Yeah, I sorta feel EP 1 really didn't need to happen the way it did: but in the end that's that!
Bernardo RegSta best Star Wars movie
No doubt about that number 2 could’ve been better it was okay but number 3 was out of this world and number 1 just crap
@@TREVORVADER i agree
I love the prequels. There it is, I said it
most people do, it's just that the people who hate the prequels are the loudest and most annoying
could be that, yeah
personally, both the prequels and the old ones are part of my childhood. Love them, with their qualities and defaults
you must be young
22, I feel very young indeed :D
Just saw Rise of Skywalker and you can tell how rushed it felt. Even if you don't like the prequels, George Lucas tried his best to take care of his characters and the story - something the new trilogy failed to do.
It wasn’t even close to this movie
Brian Lopez and u decided to be a dumbass and support the new crap 🤦♂️ than u turn and complain about it yet ur part of the problem 🤦♂️
HS2019WuzGud , It’s gonna gain money no matter what bud...it’s Star Wars
@@InjusticeJosh Prequel Trilogy,it took a couple of years of hardly no sleep at all for everyone that was involved in production,as you can see..
The new movies,seem completely rushed,ya can tell there was no communication anywhere,to me Starwars ended after Revenge of the Sith
[Anakin Skywalker] Yeah I loved the prequels more than the sequels as well, but that doesn’t really matter rn. The sequels made money since they’re Star Wars and wether we like it or not even “disappointing” SW movies will make a ton of money. I’m honestly fine with this as it keeps the brand alive. And personally I don’t exactly hate the sequels. Sure I would’ve preferred George Lucas’ sequel trilogy, but we got what we got and there’s no way to revert that so it’s best to just find some good in it.
Anyway, we got The Mandalorian and Clone Wars S7 and hopefully the Obi-Wan show doesn’t suffer from cancellation. From rumors we’re supposedly getting a Knights of the Old Republic remake game to basically get the KOTOR stuff in canon. Hopefully they’ll keep the same spirit from the og games. Also a rumored High Republic era series of movies which will be 400 years before the Skywalker Saga. When Yoda is a younger Jedi and Darth Bane is around and creates the “Rule of Two” I really hope we’re getting this stuff as it sounds like it could change the SW movies in an amazing way.
Prequels have the best Lightsaber Fights.
No argument there
I'm not a complete prequel hater, but I can't stand the prequel fights. They carry no emotional weight or tension. That's more important than the fighting itself. The fights are also over choreographed and felt unnatural. They look cool, but they are lifeless. I absolutely hate the episode 3 battle, especially when they start climbing around. It's so over the top. Episode 1 had a decent fight, especially when Qui-Gon dies because it gains that sense of urgency, but the rest of the movie hurts it. The Empire Strikes Back and Return Of The Jedi are by far the best saber battles. IMO.
+The Film Effect
Well they thought it would be the last star wars movie. So they had to go out with a bang
The Film Effect that's not true. The first one holds weight because it's a young Obi Wan and his master and the first of a Sith Lord in a 1000 years. Episode 2 is just a beginning to the clone wars and episode 3 is what predates the new hope fight. It may not be much, but it's what predates the fights before the 4th, 5th and 6th films. Also, ROTJ is the best. Luke using his rage and declaring himself a Jedi, was the just the beginning.
Ro Iι I like how in the force awakens, the fights feel much heavier and grittier
What I always loved about George is that he actually thought about "okay, what is the culture of this planet?" like, he thought about how the aliens in Kamino would travel from one place to another, he thought about what is the culture in Mustafar. His ideas and worldbuilding are amazing, his scripts not so much (and I love the prequels) but I just love how committed he is to making sense of the galaxy,
George Lucas is a story and world building guy, no doubt. His dialogue is his weakness and that is why his best idea was to bring on Larry Kasdan to cowrite.
Reminds me of Mrbtongue when he asked "what do they eat" in Fallout.
@@TheLowBrassDude The prequels have better, more memorable dialogue than either The Force Awakens or Solo, so that theory's bunk. Maybe Kasdan is good at tightening up the dialogue a bit, but it's obvious Lucas is the one who knows how to come up with the quotable phrases.
@@nineleafclover To be fair, most of the dialogues in the prequels are memorable because of how dumb they are.
@@Ratchet2431 Wow, nice opinion from 2014. How old are you, like 50?
Hayden and Ewan seem like much better friends than their on screen Charectars.
No shit
Silo 101 no f*ckin shit lmao
ROTS was supposed to show their friendship ending, which is unfortunate because we only had a movie of the beginning of their friendship and how it ended, no middle. Luckily we have “the clone wars” which actually showed their friendship
Carlos agreed, in the battle of Coruscant they had quite the chemistry, but as we know this was short lived in the film
tbf that wouldnt be that hard since they tried to kill each other
This is a fascinating documentary. I also like how it gives all the credit due to the people behind the scenes, even people like assistants and caterers who usually don't get much focus ever.
Brilliantly said
@Clutch7 yeah shocked me when I found out lots of the prequels were filmed at fox studios here in australia!
This feature truly allows you to appreciate the dedication of everyone behind the project, unlike most filmmaking documentaries that only focus on the major actors, directors, writers and producers.
g f y
GFY
I feel bad for the guy who had to put in the lightsaber effects FRAME BY FRAME.
***** I know but still imagine having to do that for the whole day and only editing like a couple of seconds in all.
Sam Grossman Yeah, as someone who has done that it very tedious but the finished product looks amazing.
Is that part of rotoscoping? Or did they do it different this time?
I remember using Hit Film to edit a 25 second lightsaber sequence as a beginner it took me three whole days to animate the lightsaber frame by frame
Sam Grossman dude 😂 i did a 5 second lightsaber shot amd it took 4 hrs
I must be one of the only Star Wars fans that loves the prequels...I don't understand all this hate...
Edit: Thanks for all the likes guys, goes to show that all these idiots that drove George Lucas to sell SW to Disney are wrong ❤️
that's exactly how I feel!
+Hunter Hopkins I shore feel like dat the pamtommenic was the first Starwars film I
ever sore so the prequels will always have a place in my hart
CIS forever!
I love the prequels just as much as the the originals
+Lego Boy Studios I love the prequels more there's just something to it that makes it more complex
1:50 Producer
2:20 Script
3:04 Art Department
7:33 Pre-Visualization
10:58 Production Office
13:20 Catering
14:15 Production Design
15:42 Construction Department
17:02 Props
18:54 Hair & Make-Up
19:49 Costumes
21:36 Actors
23:24 Stunts
26:10 Director
29:56 Cinematography
33:48 Sound Recording
34:44 Editorial
43:10 ILM Production
45:58 VFX Supervisors
48:04 3D Matchmove/Layout
50:45 Animation
52:02 Digital Environments
53:25 Lighting & Rendering
56:50 Digital Modeling
57:45 Practival Models
59:43 Motion Control
1:01:19 Rotoscoping
1:02:38 Compositing
1:03:55 Sound Desing
1:09:31 Score
1:12:12 Sound Mix
1:15:06 Final Screening
Thanks sadly there was nothing that shows how anakin got his hair like that
Where is the Script Writing?
@@gordongecko1975 ye left it out gonna change it
@@gabor7873 Thanks! But ... wow, only 44 seconds are dedicated to the Script writing process? I wish it would be longer.
@@gordongecko1975 and its also just about the mustafar scenes. But there are plenty of interviews of that
"Revenge of the Sith" is hands down the best Star Wars ever made, battles, score, actors, scenery, cinematography, politics, love... There was everything in it, that's what i call EPIC.
Yesss
@@shags3071 you’re an idiot. You’re probably a troll sequel/Disney sympathizer. Fuck outta here
@@shags3071 it doesnt have any battles? no score, no actors, no nothing? really? thats the hill you wanna die on?
@@DillonFilmsLIVE😂
It's more spectacle than substance. It's visually fun and engaging. Call it what it is, a spectacle fest. Not surprising since the Prequels heavily relied on CGI more than the Original Trilogy. I appreciate the movie but more because of all the games that came out of it.
For me, the prequels were always the "true Star Wars films" cause those movies came out when I was at the age of starting to get interested in stuff like that and I was sooo fascinated when I first saw the prequels. It took noticeably long time when I even got to know there was an original trilogy. That's why I have grown to love these prequel movies so it feels weird when so many ppl dislike them :D
...And because of that, I ask anyone who hates them to tell why, what was bad in them coz I really cant tell what was bad since I have so deep emotional connection to them.
Arttu Siukonen same
Arttu Siukonen exactly the same here
Same here bru :)
its exactly the same for me , I grew up watching the prequels and I love all 8 Star Wars films equally
but it is a fact that in the prequels ....some of the dialogue and acting is kinda cheesy at some moments
for example , the dude who played Darth maul may have been a great stunt artist but all his lines in the movie are terrible acted , almost childish
another example
jar jar banks is annoying , not funny and just dumb overall
(if you think otherwise then thats great)
there are other reasons why ppl hate the prequels but I'm not going into it too far
i dont hate the prequels but I think that from an objective view , the original trilogy are generally better movies.
Haters gonna hate. SW Revenge of the Sith was the best sw film out there, Rogue one sharing the first place with it now
Insane to watch an hour long documentary for a scene that only lasts about a minute. Really awe inspiring. People complain so much about CGI, especially in the Star Wars prequels but if you see how much effort and love was put into this film you have to at least respect it.
revenge of the sith is my favourite star wars film
U need help
Execute Order 66
same
The Tiny Stop Motion'z you’re the one who needs help. Someone who judges other people’s liking for no reason
@@banos3999 You need help brah,just because you seem to have a problem,doesn't mean other people can't like..
This Is Outrageous!!!
Best Star Wars movie for me. And I don't give a fuck what people say.
Totally agree
100%
Eh, it's good. Better than all the prequels/sequels for sure. And it might be as good as RotJ (kind of doubt it though). But no way is it better than Empire, and it doesn't beat the original. One thing it doesn't have is the sense of fun and adventure that the original trilogy had. It's all doom and gloom.
@@kdkseven That’s kinda.. the point. The prequels serve as the backstory to Darth Vader, its not going to be fun and adventurey, its supposed to be doom and gloom.
@@prodkwop you can do both. Like Empire.
I think Star Wars fans are spoiled by how much more vast this universe of fiction has become that they expect so much more than one movie can stuff into two and a half hours. They forget how much effort is put into a production like Episode III. I can't believe George was so hands on with almost every aspect.
the ammount of work that went into this is incredible.
The man hour count speaks for itself.
That's cool they used actual footage of Mt Etna's eruption.
41:04
I mean, Etna is one of us italians' greatest natural beauties, Lucas really liked Italy judging by the look of Naboo
Mustafar's the key to all this.
ha ha
John Williams was the one true key
Because it’s a funnier planet than we’ve had before
Retrocade Podcast jar jar binks is the key
Lucas Blanchard
It’s Jar Jar! It’s Jar Jar Binks!
He’s the key!
Am I too soon?!
AHHHH!! I’m too soon!
I think a lot of people watch these and end up hating George. I'm not the biggest fan of the prequels, they are fun and entertaining in their own ways, but you have to admire his commitment and passion he put into these movies. If anything, it's these documentaries that make me have more respect for him as a huge fan of film-making in general. Even if I disagree with the countless additions he has made to special editions.
👌🏻
Ikr they arent bad movies they are entertaining to watch
+Pareidolia
Personally, I feel a bit sad, thinking about the effort they spent, the huge number of people involved, the time used to think about it, to plan everything... and the disappointment of the final result.
+3sm1ro The people that made the film weren't disappointed. Heck, Revenge of the Sith received high praise when it was released, from both critics and the public.
No it's just it wasn't like how the pictured the movies to be, honestly both the prequel trilogy and Star Wars Episode VII will get hate just because it didn't deliver them what THEY wanted.
Yeah and if you think about it, they're the same people who didn't like the prequel trilogy because it wasn't like the originals and now they're hating on it because it's like the originals.
I'm so confuse.
That battle is still one of my all time Star Wars favorites. I watched episode 7 recently, and still nothing came close to the intensity that battle gave off. I have always loved how stars wars seems to save the best battles for last. Vader vs Luke/Palpatine- Anakin vs Obi wan.. It's just amazing at how well they pull this stuff off.
Mason S true that
Mason S that’s bc it’s the only movie in history where the bad guys win
Dmmoneyy forget about thanos??
@@dmmoneyy7293 Obviously you never watched Empire Strikes Back...
TheAnalogueKid they need more movies like the empire strikes back..
The prequels were good, but Episode III was the best out of all of them!
My all time fave!!
Yeah dawg
Definitely! Love the prequels revenge of the Sith is awesome
I personally believe revenge of the sith is one of the best big-budget films of the 2000s. Only things on the same level are The Dark Knight and The Lord of the Rings.
Agreed
John Freakin Williams. Enough said.
hell yeah
My favorite composer
Thank you for making these Star Wars documentaries available. Some of them were dropped from the Blu-ray Complete Saga set.
Not a problem.
Im wondering about the behind the scenes where you saw the ending of the fight where Anakin burned, what video is that in?
I remember seeing it on the revenge of the sith behind the scenes dvd
Maybe this one?
th-cam.com/video/MR_yzsavFpU/w-d-xo.html
mranderson00001 Hey mranderson, from which Blu-rays are these documentaries? I mean there are different special editions, which one should I buy? I have the special DVDs but the original trilogy dont have documentaries :/
I loved this documentary because they acknowledge ALL the people who worked to make that shot possible.
If only the toxic fans did as well.
@@hermos3602 I think the biggest problem with the prequel was fans basically decided what they wanted to have happen and when George Lucas did what he wanted with HIS creation, the fans turned on it. Were they the greatest things ever, no, but they were still very good movies that filled in the gaps of the OG trilogy.
I'll never know if its childhood nostalgia, if I'm bad at judging movies, or if these movies are just unfairly criticized, but I still love the prequels. Maybe not executed as well as the original trilogy, but I thought the story telling was magnificent.
Huntley 1 and 2 were bad 3 was ok just not good by other movies in the saga's standard.
Ben Unnerstall that's like, your opinion man. In my opinion, your opinion sux sticky ballsacks.
Jason Rodriguez Well, there are some subjective things about the prequels that make them worse than the OG saga.
They are just as good and well executed as the original trilogy.
ahahahaha.
No movie is without flaws. You can throw all the criticisms at the prequels, fine, but they've always been so captivating to me. Especially Episode III. Honestly growing up, I watched this documentary on the special features disc probably about as many times as I watched the actual movie itself. Same with Empire of Dreams. Thank you George and the countless people that worked on these films for everything you did
i know i'm in the minority of this but i love how they made the prequels with all of the animations/CGI/digital effects
Not alone
Yes, I completely agree. The behind the scenes on the prequels are better than any BtS on any other film Ive seen.
Lord Of The Rings is the king of behind-the-scenes documentaries, in my opinion.
thatfilmgeekguy lord of the rings is boring as hell.
They overused them. The technology wasn't advanced enough and/or they cut corners. The Clonetroopers should have been played by extras in costumes.
Then when needed to, duplicated by computer.
This movie took a lot of work and effort and it really did live up to its name.
People keep saying that they were lazy when making such a film, this movie took so much work and time that you should be very thankful.
Episode III is a great movie, and tied 2nd with ESB.
Ep. III is the best Star Wars movie by far. Ain't even close.
@@generalgrievous3731 LMAO WHAT??? You think episode 3 is the best Star Wars movie? Let alone a good movie? Originality doesn’t make a good movie. Good writing and good acting does.
@@thatkidkawaii1965 What ROTS show us? The largest battle in the Clone Wars, deaths of Dooku and Grievous, Kashyyk battle, Anakin's conflict with Jedi and himself, his weakness (save who he loves), which perfectly works with saving Luke, Palpatine's manipulation and rise to power, Order 66, 2 amasing final battles and the creation of Darth Vader and Empire, birth of Luke and Leia, new hope. It is meaning for the whole Galaxy and is the most emotional.
@@thatkidkawaii1965 Bro imagine literally just commenting Revenge of the Sith sucks on everyone of these comments lol wtf are you doing.
Wow. ‘03 & 04…basically 20 years ago. Holy crap I am old. I cant believe I saw all three prequels in Theaters. Good memories. Thank you, George.
"it all starts with the screenplay.." It's a shame Kathleen Kennedy worked with Lucas for so long and yet somehow never learned this ..
"Lazy way out" my ankle, Digital imagery is freakin hard!
Besides, filmmaking is hard enough in the controlled environment of a green-screen studio; filmmaking on-site makes everything that much more of a logistical and physical nightmare. It's why _Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark_ had Jones shoot the swordsman in that iconic scene, because Harrison Ford came down with sickness during production.
Star Wars has always contained a blend of practical and digital effects. The OT used blue screens too.
Prequels are masterpieces, I don't understand why people hate them..
The dialogues are good, it's just the fact that Hayden had to act childish / arrogant because Lucas wanted the exact example of 20yros
13:59 "Food is so important" - The wisdom of Rick McCallum... no comment.
People think these movies are horrible, but in reality, so many people put in so much work to make these and that's often overlooked.
This documentary alone has more Star Wars heart and soul than any of the actual sequel movies.
I will grant you the sequels suck. But saying the prequels have heart and soul? Are you okay?
@@thatkidkawaii1965 they do.
@@thatkidkawaii1965 they 100% Do m8
That intro sequence is maybe my favorite part of any documentary ever. The zoom out to the web of people involved in making a single scene work, so cool.
I will never see this duel the same way! This documentary changed my perspective on how much time and effort goes into these insane scenes.
I love it I don't care what anyone else says
+Sarah Garrison (quentinqueenofsass) YES Finally someone who understands!
+Sarah Garrison (quentinqueenofsass)
good for you ;)
yay i 1
+Sarah Garrison (quentinqueenofsass) Me too. You've earned yourself a like.
lol
I had no idea they put this much work into this.
I have more respect for the producers now! ^^
I've just finished watching the star wars prequels and for the first time ever could see how extraordinarily brilliant they are. George Lucas is a man of incomparable vision and there is an astonishingly extraordinary amount of beauty and depth, texture and nuance - a great visionary brilliance in the prequel trilogy. George's storytelling/mythmaking and worldbuiding is absolutely incredible. There is so much truth and profundity in those films, and he absolutely pushed the envelope and raised the bar from the original trilogy. He should have stayed the path, not sold his creation, and created something new again with the sequel trilogy. It is our great loss. If you don't see the beauty, vision and wisdom of the prequels, that's okay too. May the force be with you. 🎯
The prequels are FOREVER AMAZING💜
Max Frank why use lot word when few word do trick
Originality does not make a movie good. Good writing and a good acting does.
@@thatkidkawaii1965 They have both.
@@thatkidkawaii1965 holy shit you are literally on everyone single comment thread what the actual fuck
One word... RESPECT
I love how they credit everyone working in their respective departments
Its a Documentary explaining why ILM should get the Oscar
I don't care, I love episode 3, to me it's the best of the prequels, and one of the best of the saga with Empire Strikes Back.
I will agree with you that it is the best of the prequels but one of the best movies in the saga? Hell no.
you need help
@@thatkidkawaii1965 TPM shows why Anakin is so important, his strong attachment to his mom, why Obi-Wan wasn't right teacher to him, why he hates Tatooine, Jedi rules, Palpatine becoming chancellor, world building, etc...And of course, podracing and Darth Maul.
AOTC actually tells a story (Palpatine's rise to power by manipulation Republic and Separatists, Anakin's progression of falling to the Dark Side, start of the Clone Wars), develops characters, shows us real war, new planets, species, ships, droids, world, and has connection with 1 and 3.
What ROTS show us? The largest battle in the Clone Wars, deaths of Dooku and Grievous, Kashyyk battle, Anakin's conflict with Jedi and himself, his weakness (save who he loves), which perfectly works with saving Luke, Palpatine's manipulation and rise to power, Order 66, 2 amasing final battles and the creation of Darth Vader and Empire, birth of Luke and Leia, new hope. It is meaning for the whole Galaxy and is the most emotional.
I just can't understand everybody who doesn't like the prequels especially, all these emotions and the epic. Sometimes I even think they are better than the original trilogy...
These prequels have aged incredibly well.
I love the prequels
Just wait for the sequel fans a new generation of star wars fans. You grew to love it I grew to accept it and now the prequels are great, it's amazing how star wars brings us together.
@@Linneom I will never consider the prequels or the sequels canon.
Sorry the movies you love aren't better.
As you should.
@@thatkidkawaii1965 how are the prequels not Canon
This movie is a masterpiece. Deepest gratitude for all involved in its creation.
I will always love the prequels. So many people hate them because of the dialogues, but I think the story is by far more interesting than the originals are. Of course I love the originals and I also know that some characters like jar jar are just shit, but something I really like about the prequels is the story about Anakin becoming a sith which is (in my opinion) by far more intersting than the story about Luke...
No you don't need to hate on Jar jar binks to be taken seriously. He's just a side character, a funny one who is clumsy. Not enought reason to hate on him.
@@emilytchuu9876 exactly my thoughts. I actually liked Jar Jar as comic relief in the clone wars.
Jar Jar was originally supposed to be an undercover Sith Lord and that would have made him super interesting
"Palpatine is evil!!" "No, the Jedi are evil!" "I have the high ground!" Give me a fucking break......
@@ejkalegal3145 how is that bad dialoge? what would you say in that situation??? 'palpatine, evil is!' give me a break....
I really like how they did this Documentary episode and how they broke down the specific task and how they highlighted the teams. Well done.
I remember that wonderful May of 2005.
There was a peculiar atmosphere of excitement because of the premiere, as at that time everyone knew this was the final episode of the Saga. One that would tie the era of the Republic with the era of the Empire, the 2000s with the 1980s.
Despite - or perhaps because - I was a boy then, the film itself was an experience without equal in my life. And to this day, despite knowing of the weaker aspects of the movie, "Revenge of the Sith" is my favorite of the six episodes and actually the most favorite film of my life:
the story, the characters, the music, the worldbuilding, the sound effects of everything from igniting of a lightsaber to the pressurizing of Vader's helmet - and just the mythical scale of events...
Thank You, George Lucas.
all this dedication to this movie fantastic people making this movie come to life shows why StarWars was so successful and such an amazing movie
It's a crime how underappreciated each and every one of these people are
Nothing you can do will ever convince the rabid anti prequel fans that these were better. Complete beautiful remakes by fans of the darth Vader fight scene to them arent better than the of a cording to them. Nothing is good enough for them
All of the technical stuff is insane to think about even now. I can’t imagine the amount of work and technicalities there are for present day films.
Episode III is probably my favorite out of the entire saga , maybe tied with the Empire Strikes Back … The way they slowly showed Anakin’s turn to the dark side and the collapse of the Jedi order and how it ends with Vader’s birth is just done magnificently . I kinda get why people disliked the Phantom Menace, it just felt like a comedy at times and didn’t really gave that feel the original movies had. There was just too much going on at some point… however in Revenge of the Sith it just all ties in very exactly and feels like a true missing part to the Saga and made it feel more complete .
Exactly
When I watched Revenge of the Sith in theatres, for the first time,...thru the entire movie I was shocked.
I was born watching the original trilogy..and here I was. Nothing like it
That is the difference between Star Wars and its lame Disney blockbuster version... George Lucas has passion, a vision, imagination. The Disney Star Wars is a parody.
+Derhek If you legitimately think the prequels, any of them, were better than TFA... you're just plain wrong and no one cares what you have to say.
+C Lewis there is no wrong or right in your opinion about a movie. I don't like Hollywood "no brain" blockbusters. I don't like reboots either. I am not going to like it just because they call it Star Wars.
+C Lewis I understand that some people enjoy "pop corn movies" though and I am happy for them. I font like avengers, most super hero movies, action movies, etc. In my country, it may sound harsh but we often call these "stupid Hollywood movies", eg where there is no proper plot and it's all about explosions, one liners and forced "badassness".That is why TFA is not made for me. I don't blame those who like it
+Derhek People don't like tfa because it has star wars in it's name. People love it because it's star wars. The prequels are not.
***** The force awakens is a star wars movie. Watch the prequels again sometimes, and watch the OT afterwards. You're telling me that the prequels resembles anything even CLOSELY to the OT? If the force awakens would've been too different from the OT it would've been called "too different" and "nothing like star wars". As for the story of the force awakens, yes, it's similair in some aspects to a new hope. But, we call this type of story the "hero's adventure". You should look it up some time. Thousands of movies are like this. Are they all copies from a new hope? I think not. The point is that people are being WAY to critical of the force awakens. No, people are way more critical in this day and age in general.
the best episode of the entire star wars episodes!
Peak humanity. What an honour and privilege to be a part of this high watermark in history.
TFA laks this kind of creativity.
+Nerd Stark you know if you try to troll dont make it so obvious ;). People wont get angry at your comment because they know you dont mean it :) everybody knows TFA is fucking awesome :)
The Force Awakens was awesome. I think it's right next to Episode 3, both are fun movies!
+delta38vader Practicall Effects >>>>>>> Green Screen.
+delta38vader BOth had BOTH!
Bailey -99 Real Sets, Practical Effects.
God I love Star Wars... This was the best episode to ever come out. Love seeing how it was all made and the dedication George Lucas and all the production had
Episode III was actually an amazing film in it's own right, even when viewed as a stand-alone movie, on it's own, outside of the Star Wars saga... I actually feel that it was very under-appreciated. But just look at the story-line, the character development, the locations, the dialogue, the effects and the soundtrack... ALL top-notch! It's definately my favourite of the Star Wars "prequels" (as they've come to be known), but as I said, I find it an absolutely ASTOUNDING piece of cinema, even when viewed as a singular, stand-alone movie, but, having said that, another of it's AMAZING qualities is how it ties into the other Star Wars movies. It fits seamlessly into the universe created by Lucas, and one of the stongest instances of this in my opinion is the character development of established and much-loved characters from the franchise, particularly the story of the single most interesting character in the entire saga (in my opinion) Anakin Skywalker! Anyone who hasn't viewed "Revenge of the Sith" yet (for whatever strange and unbelievable reason) you are in for a SERIOUS treat! One of the most polished and well-constructed pieces of cinema of our generation. Much respect and love from Davey, a HUGE life-long Star Wars nut from the island of Éire/Ireland, (where filming for Episode VII "The Force Awakens" (The "Luke" scene) and the upcoming Episode VIII took place) :)
David Hughes I prefer to watch the clone wars series then watch rots. The character development is actually pretty bad if you watch rots on its own
You shouldn't watch it on it's own. Of course the development is bad because it's the final movie in a trilogy. The development isn't at the end of the trilogy, it's at the beginning and middle.
Totally disagree. Rots had terrible writing. It did have a lot of good actors but none of them were able to make the awful script sound natural. Rots story isn’t even that good. Like people democratically vote for palpatine to be king of space? WTF??? Also the final battle went on for WAY too long it was basically just BvS final battle with overused cgi and bad dialogue.
amazing work on an amazing movie.
Amazing work on pointless cgi.
@@thatkidkawaii1965 Just stop.
@@thatkidkawaii1965 Your comment is pointless
@@thatkidkawaii1965 of course. Why didn't they film on an actual lava planet.
Greatest battle of the movie univers! Great movie!
Froakii Worst grammar in the YT universe! Terrible comment! (I still like the prequels better tho)
brickswithfun •STUDIO• gramman nazi, you are
Worst battle in Star Wars Universe! Terrible movie!
@@thatkidkawaii1965 Worst comment in the TH-cam! Terrible Kid!
This is the documentary that got me into filmmaking. Thank you, George.
Who's may not like prequel movies but gotta admit it did give us a shitload of planets, races, items, and guns
xAn0THerxnUMberx1 yes but starwars is huge i like how we got so many more races and planets, the force awakens introduced us to 4 more planets, And they were all bland. The rebel base and takodana look the same, and jakku looks like tatooine with shipwrecks. (the prequel toys were awesome)
+Tyler Crebs I acutely think reveng of the sith had best emotions out of all the saga
Also I think the prequels had a better story
Don't hate on me I'm not saying the prequels were better then the originals
the best thing about the prequels was the huge amounts of lore
The opening shot of revenge of the sith is still timeless to me, that big swooping shot of the entire galaxy while obi wan and anakin battle through it is truly a thing of beauty
If people wonder why episode III is the best of all the star wars movies, it is because George had learned with the past 5 movies how to make a successful star wars movie. Basically, it was his last masterpiece.
4:40 "trying to get the variety of design that we need."
Why didn´t someone tell that to JJ Abrams or Kathleen Kennedy??!
fundhund62 Genuinely asking where's the lack of design in force awakens?
+Bradley Whitehead it was pretty much a new hope repackaged
Bradley Whitehead I don´t understand your question, I´m afraid. 30 years after ROTJ, and the galaxy still looks basically the same?? That is just so lazy and convenient, and doesnt make any sense. The prequels showed us the beauty of the galaxy that the rebels were fighting to restore, and any episode 7 should have given us at least some sense of prosperity and accomplishment. Even with the rise of the first order it is not that the rebels didn´t win, isn´t it?
fundhund62, Its like...
HEY GUYS HEY GUYS!! I have a good idea, listen... what if we change the tie fighters colors instead of Gray/Black, to Black/Gray? JJ Abrams: OMG!!! You are in bro!!
I havent finished! And change the X-Wings 4 engines to two splited? JJ Abrams: MAN YOU ARE ON FIRE give him the job!!!
"Yeah. And make Yoda orange instead of green, and this time he will be female and only know about the force, not use it. And let´s have another cute little droid, but this time it´ll have spherical shape. And fans definetely want a new mask wearing villain in black robes, who uses a voice synthesizer, betrayed the Jedi order and has Daddy issues. And another old, super-bad emperor dude with a scarred face! And let´s make Luke female! And most importantly, let´s give C-3PO a red arm!! That´s so original, fans will completely freak out!!"
To say that everyone slants the prequels, you've got to give everyone credit that was involved
57:45
There. That proves it. Much as the prequels are filled to the brim with CG, there's plenty of practical FX and models to go around too.
Thank you!
shows how much hardwork was put in
Shows how much they cared about stupid cgi more than actul good writing and directing
This scene alone is better than all the Star Wars material made by Disney combined.
I love the prequels wholeheartedly, especially Revenge of the Sith, which is one of my favourite films, even the parts in this film that are noticeably cheesy are extremely entertaining and funny to me.
The prequels are either fantastic or just hilarious during scenes with some poorly written dialogue, I challenge you to name a film series that possesses more quoted lines 😂
Maybe the Spiderman trilogy... maybe.
Star Wars has the most quotes, but Marvel and Harry Potter are pretty close.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail comes close
This doc really is a major reason I'm a Prequel Defender™ and for Episode III in particular. They make it so clear how much effort went into it and how much every little thing meant to George Lucas. It's also just a really cool comprehensive look into the filmmaking process!
George, you are truly legendary.
In 1997 Lucas came into see the movie 'Volcano' at my work - now I know why, but I sold him a ticket and the dude is hella short, so no one recognized him, but me and my friend, I could see him anticipating, begging me not to out him, and I could see his visible relief when instead of saying 'Enjoy the Film Mr. Lucas' I said 'Enjoy the Film' - I could see he appreciated it, *you owe me one George...* I was working at the Cinema theatre in Corte Madera. ILM used this theatre sometimes. I got to speak to the actual 2 people responsible for Jabba the Hutt in the Ep.IV 'Special Edition' - They looked so shocked when I told them I didn't think it looked good or real; I said that it looked like someone just pasted it on the screen, like a colorform. You could tell they hadn't heard the other side... Interesting to not they re-did it 3 times after...
58:35 - That's by far one of the most satisfying things I've ever watched.
Thanks for the scene and all scenes together. Truly thankful to everyone of you contributing to such a masterpiece.
George “you have to be able to see a planet and know exactly where you are”
Rise of Skywalker “that’s Mustafar??”
More thought and planning went into this fight than the entire Disney trilogy
I'm 49. Star wars came out when I was in kindergarten. When it came out a kid in fourth grade told me Darth Vader was burned by lava and that's why he's in the suit. How the hell did he know that?
The single best documentary (making of) on high end movie making I've ever seen! Thank you so much for this insight!!!
ROTS is my favorite star wars movie, you'll have to pry that opinion from my cold, dead hands.
While I think the prequels have there ups and downs, the documentaries, especially this one, are a fantastic step by step 101 on the art of film making and what it takes to make a movie. I gotta admit these docs helped me in making my projects.
Man, behind the scenes stuff is so great. Passion and hard work to make something is so great to watch.
If you notice, there's a clear difference in styles. Between Disney Star Wars and Lucas Star Wars. This is very detailed and a solid, functional documentary. We get offices, papers, logistics and so on. Down to the nitty gritty. They're not trying to convince you that they're good. It's not propaganda.
You look at the behind the scenes for the new Star Wars films, it's all about "the magic" and the "feeling". No real insight into the production. I feel like this reflects the quality and end result in each film. Disney is trying to convince you. Lucas shows you.
Can we forward this to Disney. So they can take a few notes on how to produce a fucking great lightsaber scene.
What I hope for in Episode 9 is an awesome lightsaber fight between Rey vs Kylo Ren and then Luke Skywalker vs Snoke (or Darth Plagueis if the theory is true).
Or Darth Jar Jar if the theory is true!
George's team isn't present
No, you forget, "Jar Jar is the key to all of this."
for some reason, I feel Kylo Ren will kill Snoke in Ep VIII
lmao. luke fighting a fake looking 1999 era cgi cartoon?
I've been working in show business for over 45 years (live performance) and learned so much in this hour and 17 minutes that it has inspired me to apply it to my current work. Thank you George Lucas for being an inspiration!
I didn't want this to end. It's amazing to see how this is made and where it all came from.
ROTS is my favourite Star Wars movie of all time and this makes me appreciate it even more.
You can love or hate the prequels, but the Duel on Mustafar is the HIGHLIGHT of Star Wars.
Gotta love how they shot almost everything on blue or green screen and then complain about how difficult it is to shoot on blue or green screen.
Really educational docu. So much goes into these things--there's a host of similar BTS vids from things like LOTR that show all the work, time, people invested. But, this one really has a cool approach that hits full force using the branching personnel maps to show everyone and their jobs. Fantastic! It's also amazing to note the old fashion computers, monitors, cameras, etc., really showing how George has always been at the forefront of tech development and used or created so much of the early gear that pushed the boundaries of everything we see today.
Every single scene, every single frame has so much going on
Incredible how much work and love was put into making these movies. I dislike the prequels, but as an artist I can relate to the passion those people had for their project. It's contagious.
George had the best job. I’d love to go into an art department and have such a great team helping to craft my vision!
This very documentary is what got me into filmmaking in the first place. Thank you.
I love these making of movies. So much respect i have for al the people that work so hard on these movies 🙏🏾
i love this movie dearly, and this documentary is truly fascinating! & kind of overwhelming; i can barely, _barely_ comprehend the scale of it, how many people were involved! in my line of work it's 150 at most and you only ever work with maybe a third of them on any kind of daily basis. so this is both tremendous and mind-boggling