tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post1438406408024590041..comments2024-03-13T06:02:45.251-05:00Comments on Cinema Romantico: Star Wars & NostalgiaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post-67044640441360476662015-04-22T09:12:49.078-05:002015-04-22T09:12:49.078-05:00You know, I wrote this before that "Rogue One...You know, I wrote this before that "Rogue One" teaser and plot line dropped but I have to say.....that one REALLY intrigues me. I really, really like that idea and I really, really like Gareth Edwards as the director for it. That idea sort of reminded me of the old NPR Star Wars radio dramas - which I loved - where they would just expand around the universe of the films already in place, honoring what existed while still finding their own niche. Nick Priggehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17895803287589438170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post-65727770917131093892015-04-22T09:01:55.704-05:002015-04-22T09:01:55.704-05:00I've been very resistant to any new Star Wars ...I've been very resistant to any new Star Wars properties ever since the reviled Special Editions were released in '97. Yet I find myself hoping that this new film will be good, because I remember how amazing the original trilogy seemed when I was a child, and I want that amazement again.<br /><br />There are a few other specific reasons for hope, as well. <br /><br />-Abrams is a talented director (if he can resist his horrible obsession with lens flares), and does his best work when NOT filming scripts by Orci/Kurtzman/Lindelof.<br /><br />-Lawrence "I wrote <i>The Empire Strikes Back</i>, <i>Return of the Jedi</i> AND <i>Raiders of the Lost Ark</i>, mofos!" Kasdan is on board as screenwriter (along with Abrams). George Lucas is relegated to only a "Characters created by" credit.<br /><br />-Due to having a young son, I have recently started watching the Clone Wars animated series. It's actually not bad (for a children's animated series), and shows that there is plenty of quality storytelling that can still be mined from this franchise's universe when someone other than George Lucas* is in charge.<br /><br />-I never thought there would come a day when I would defend Disney's creative strategy, but they have actually hit gold with the way they've handled the interconnected Marvel films. Films are given to auteurs and/or unlikely directors with a broad template of how to fit the film into the larger universe, while leaving the filmmaker ample space to include their own personality. They appear to be going the same route with Star Wars, bringing in directors with a distinct style, like Abrams and Rian Johnson(!), and emerging sci-fi talent like Gareth Edwards and Josh Trank. Hopefully it yields the same kind of quality results.<br /><br />*: Lucas is technically billed as the series' creator, but does not have a single directing or writing credit throughout the show's 120+ episodes, nor did he serve as the showrunner.Wretched Geniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691397733214664019noreply@blogger.com