George Lucas defends the prequels, says Star Wars was always meant for kids

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refmon
05/24/2024
08:43 PM
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https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/george-lucas-cannes-honor-star-wars-films-1235907998/
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wackyteen
05/24/2024
08:45 PM
#3
I mean, yeah.

It's not exactly the deepest storytelling or mature world building.

It's meant to be fun, above all
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StealThisSheen
05/24/2024
08:45 PM
#4
Yeah, that sounds accurate.
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Seaman_Prime
05/24/2024
08:45 PM
#5
Fair enough
Zikten
05/24/2024
08:45 PM
#6
Then why make the prequels a story about politics? Kids don't like politics
boomgetchopped3
05/24/2024
08:45 PM
#7
Thing is, Lucas wasnt the only voice in the OT. And many talented people made sure the OT was compelling for all ages.
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FurryPhilosifer
05/24/2024
08:47 PM
#8
Yeah kids love trade disputes.

The prequels being for kids doesn't excuse their poor writing.
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GeminiDeus
05/24/2024
08:48 PM
#9
Children love politics!...

I'd post the clip from RLM Episode 1 review but it'd take too long to find and I can't find it on its own.
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05/24/2024
06:02 PM
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Kami_no_Kami
05/24/2024
08:49 PM
#11
I mean, the stories are super simple and all of the bad guys have names like Saturday morning cartoon villains, so I can definitely see that.
JoeDangIt
05/24/2024
08:49 PM
#12
Kids deserve better.
PballDepot
05/24/2024
08:50 PM
#13
The movies weren't bad because they were geared towards kids lol, such a lame excuse
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LeoRavus
05/24/2024
08:52 PM
#14
Yeah I can't see many kids really following what's happening in the prequels. I remember watching TPM in a theater and the only person who laughed at Jar Jar was some old man. Some kids fell asleep.
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Seaman_Prime
05/24/2024
08:52 PM
#15
I really liked those movies as a kid lol. I didn't give a shit about the politics or trade disputes as long as there was a reason for them fighting <_<
-Crissaegrim-
05/24/2024
08:52 PM
#16
Yeah. Kids love nothing more than a story kicking off over a taxation dispute.
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divot1338
05/24/2024
08:52 PM
#17
Was it also written and directed by kids? Because that shit was bad.
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StealThisSheen
05/24/2024
08:53 PM
#18
PballDepot posted...
The movies weren't bad because they were geared towards kids lol, such a lame excuse

I feel like both can be true.

Star Wars is definitely aimed toward kids.

But also, yeah, the movies weren't bad only because they were aimed at kids.

EDIT: That said, since I saw Episode 1 as a kid... Yeah, I enjoyed the hell out of it. I glossed over the politics crap, since it was just background noise that basically told me "This is why they're fighting. Okay now here they are fighting" and I was like "Fuck yeah" at the action scenes. And even the politics crap was simple enough that I atleast sorta understood it, even if I didn't care about it. I think the main point is that Star Wars has never been deep.
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ellis123
05/24/2024
08:55 PM
#19
I'm always annoyed when people conflate "for kids" with "insultingly dumb writing/plot."
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StealThisSheen
05/24/2024
08:57 PM
#20
Also, not to defend George Lucas, but I think I get his point a bit more since, as somebody born in '87, the first Star Wars movie I actually saw was Episode 1. And, yes, it has politics and junk, but... The story was simple enough and I enjoyed the action so much that it made me want to see not just episode 2 and 3, but 4/5/6, as well.

As an adult, I now see how bad Episode 1 actually is. But as a kid, whose first Star Wars experience WAS Episode 1... It actually did make me buy into Star Wars as a whole. I didn't see the bad writing, as a kid. I just saw cool space scenes and lightsaber fights and pod racing which, at the time, seemed so fucking cool, and so on. And it made me watch everything else Star Wars.
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viewmaster_pi
05/24/2024
08:57 PM
#21
great idea picking your kid-friendly iconic laser sword weapon that can slice through anything and kill anyone in one swing, lop off limbs effortlessly, like the scene in the cantina, blood and all. and then Han shoots and kills Greedo like 5 minutes later. you know, for kids!
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wackyteen
05/24/2024
08:59 PM
#22
StealThisSheen posted...
Also, not to defend George Lucas, but I think I get his point a bit more since, as somebody born in '87, the first Star Wars movie I actually saw was Episode 1. And, yes, it has politics and junk, but... The story was simple enough and I enjoyed the action so much that it made me want to see not just episode 2 and 3, but 4/5/6, as well.

As an adult, I now see how bad Episode 1 actually is. But as a kid, whose first Star Wars experience WAS Episode 1... It actually did make me buy into Star Wars as a whole. I didn't see the bad writing, as a kid. I just saw cool space scenes and lightsaber fights and pod racing which, at the time, seemed so fucking cool, and so on. And it made me watch everything else Star Wars.
Yeah, this really.

Except I was 6 and Pod Racing was the fucking shit.
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StealThisSheen
05/24/2024
08:59 PM
#23
viewmaster_pi posted...
great idea picking your kid-friendly iconic laser sword weapon that can slice through anything and kill anyone in one swing, lop off limbs effortlessly, like the scene in the cantina, blood and all. and then Han shoots and kills Greedo like 5 minutes later. you know, for kids!

To be fair, death happens all the time in kids movies. Whether a movie is "for kids" or not depends entirely on how graphic something is. Even dismemberment can and has happened in kids movies, as long as it's not especially bloody or gory.

There should be no debate Star Wars was always meant for kids. The problem with his statement is that being for kids doesn't excuse overall poor writing.
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