My recipe for making Star Wars a relevant series again: 1. go back to what inspired Lucas in creating the original trilogy, and by extension the whole Skywalker story. The topos of the myth, the fairy-tale archetypes, the samurai films and westerns, the science fiction of the 50s, the passion for racing; 2. keep in mind what has been done in the 6 films of the saga in terms of general design, both for what concerns the characters and for what concerns places, buildings, ships, etc. A mix of retro-futurism, fantastic-oriental elements and a pinch of German dystopia from the Second World War; 3. definitely aim for a cinematic trilogy (not a TV series, but a trilogy for the cinema) without any connection with the original saga: we are always stuck either in the imperial era, or in that of the clone wars. So, you need to structure a trilogy that talks about the wars between Jedi and Sith in the Old Republic, it follows... 4. write characters with depth and connections that the audience can make their own. The sequel trilogy lacks any trace of humanity, for better or for worse, they all seem like robots or humans with a broom up where the sun don't shine. You can take inspiration from Kotor and the novels that explore Darth Bane, or you can adapt other stories, like Legacy, but setting them within that chronological panorama; 5. aim for a familiar narrative plot, but different: no more Death Stars 3.0, no more super weapons or inept republics, or Jedi orders that are wiped out off screen. Write a long-lasting conflict, with twists and turns and a relationship of mutual defiance and hatred between the Jedi and Sith protagonists. Above all, expand on what Lucas wrote, but remaining faithful to the type of work done by him and the team that supported him.
Firstly love the comment; i like each point you have made about star wars from all angles; the hero's journey, myths and meaning etc. Well said in all ways. It has left me speechless as I don't know what and how to reply to it lol.
I said this elsewhere, but again, for me this is all too much and overcomplicated. For me the only canon are: Classic Trilogy, and then whatever ties directly into them; so those would be the Prequel Trilogy so we see how the Empire and Darth Vader come to existence, and then whatever else takes place in-between, Clone Wars, Rouge One, maybe Solo, and that is it. The rest is just chasing money on the back of the originals but not really reacing the same level.
Agreed. I am going to expand on this video as with the comments I have been recieving. It is so nice to see constructive comments from star wars fans or audiences out there, that care for the franchise. Thank you for the comment/view.
It's basically a poorly written script for the character progress in their journey. Plus the timeline jump an era instead of focusing on the New Republic.
My recipe for making Star Wars a relevant series again:
1. go back to what inspired Lucas in creating the original trilogy, and by extension the whole Skywalker story. The topos of the myth, the fairy-tale archetypes, the samurai films and westerns, the science fiction of the 50s, the passion for racing;
2. keep in mind what has been done in the 6 films of the saga in terms of general design, both for what concerns the characters and for what concerns places, buildings, ships, etc. A mix of retro-futurism, fantastic-oriental elements and a pinch of German dystopia from the Second World War;
3. definitely aim for a cinematic trilogy (not a TV series, but a trilogy for the cinema) without any connection with the original saga: we are always stuck either in the imperial era, or in that of the clone wars. So, you need to structure a trilogy that talks about the wars between Jedi and Sith in the Old Republic, it follows...
4. write characters with depth and connections that the audience can make their own. The sequel trilogy lacks any trace of humanity, for better or for worse, they all seem like robots or humans with a broom up where the sun don't shine. You can take inspiration from Kotor and the novels that explore Darth Bane, or you can adapt other stories, like Legacy, but setting them within that chronological panorama;
5. aim for a familiar narrative plot, but different: no more Death Stars 3.0, no more super weapons or inept republics, or Jedi orders that are wiped out off screen. Write a long-lasting conflict, with twists and turns and a relationship of mutual defiance and hatred between the Jedi and Sith protagonists. Above all, expand on what Lucas wrote, but remaining faithful to the type of work done by him and the team that supported him.
Firstly love the comment; i like each point you have made about star wars from all angles; the hero's journey, myths and meaning etc. Well said in all ways. It has left me speechless as I don't know what and how to reply to it lol.
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I said this elsewhere, but again, for me this is all too much and overcomplicated.
For me the only canon are:
Classic Trilogy, and then whatever ties directly into them; so those would be the Prequel Trilogy so we see how the Empire and Darth Vader come to existence, and then whatever else takes place in-between, Clone Wars, Rouge One, maybe Solo, and that is it.
The rest is just chasing money on the back of the originals but not really reacing the same level.
Agreed. I am going to expand on this video as with the comments I have been recieving. It is so nice to see constructive comments from star wars fans or audiences out there, that care for the franchise. Thank you for the comment/view.
Kylo Ren couldn’t even kill Finn in a lightsaber battle 😂 sums it up nicely
Tell me about it.
She's a lame charecter
It's basically a poorly written script for the character progress in their journey. Plus the timeline jump an era instead of focusing on the New Republic.