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Re: A couple stupid SW questions...
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Fri, 16 Jun 2000 16:08:33 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Bryan Hodges writes:
> I was merely stating that it's pointless to complain about things you can't
> change. Even in the very unlikely event that your opinion would get to
> Lucas, he's not gonna change the SW movies to suit you.
Aaron (and we, in general) aren't complaining in the hope that George will
re-do anything; we're complaining because George didn't do it as well as he
might have, given certain differences of aesthetic sensibility.
> > Tell me, is every SW fan happy that George filmed Luke and Biggs in their
> > defining moments of friendship, but chose to leave 'em on the cutting room
> > floor both times he released the film?
> Agreed... I would have loved to see that scene.
I've heard lots of people say this (as well as lots of people who swear up
and down that they saw the scene "when it first came out." It's amazing how
one can unknowingly edit one's own memory!) My view is that Biggs just doesn't
seem interesting to me, nor does his possible friendship with Luke. This is
one of those cases when I applaud George for identifying an irrelevant subplot
and uncharacteristically eliminating it from the final screening.
Luke's lukewarm mourning about his Aunt, Uncle, and Obi-Wan, as well as his
imperceptible reaction to the death of Biggs, his supposed lifelong friend,
could be argued to paint Luke as an extremely disaffected personality!
> The criticism isn't really constructive if it doesn't lead to a change of
> something. Since the Star Wars movies will not be changed, it's not
> constructive. It's pointless complaining.
That is absolutely false. Every year new critiques and criticisms are put
forth concerning Shakespeare, Joyce, and countless other works which are
unlikely to be changed to suit modern tastes. The point of criticism isn't to
make a retroactive change in a work; the point is to explore the strengths and
shortcomings of a piece and to discuss the implications, both in terms of
story and quality, of those strengths and shortcomings.
Dave!
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| (...) I think the only thing this group is debating comes up to us "qualified experts (snicker)" grading a body of work which we have studied. We are a bunch of know-it-alls on Star Wars (my name is Aaron, and I'm a Star Wars addict). I just like to (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| (...) Uh... I ain't huffy... :) My mood remains as it has been. I'm fairly relaxed actually. (...) I didn't say that... again you're putting words in my mouth. I was merely stating that it's pointless to complain about things you can't change. Even (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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