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Re: Another one of those 'what's wrong with TPM' posts
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Wed, 31 May 2000 21:02:11 GMT
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> I've been meaning to post this for some time.
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> I think one of the major problems with The Phantom Menace is that it is • not
> a 'buddy movie.' In the original trilogy, you have several strong • friendships/partnerships that
> aren't present in TPM. Examples would be
> R2/C3P-O, Luke/Han, Han/Chewie, Han/Lando, Chewie/Lando, Luke/R2, • Leia/Han,
> etc. In TPM, all you basically have is Qui-Gon and Obi-wan and that • relationship is more of a
> mentor/apprentice, rather than best-buds type.
> I guess a case could be made for Artoo and Threepio meeting and getting to
> know one another.
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> This isn't the whole reason behind why TPM disappointed many of us, but it • could explain why parts
> of it were lacking. Anyone have any opinions?
That is a good point about the friendship aspect of the TPM.
I read the book version of the movie, and it made a whole lot of sense,
about Anakin and Padme, etc. It is a good read, because it fills in a lot of
holes that the movie seemed to miss. I think the movie would have been 1000%
clearer if some really important details from the book would have been in
the movie. I was quite surprsied. Even Jar Jar seemed better, if there is
such a thing.
Scott S.
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| Scott: (...) The problem with this, of course, is that the movie isn't the book, nor vice versa. As a work unto itself, we can't view the movie's quality based on the quality of the book, because they're two distinct entities. This happens a lot; (...) (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| I've been meaning to post this for some time. I think one of the major problems with The Phantom Menace is that it is not a 'buddy movie.' In the original trilogy, you have several strong friendships/partnerships that aren't present in TPM. Examples (...) (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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