Right now everyone is discussing Star Wars for obvious reasons, and although Backwards Vomparability isn't necessarily about comparing old-school items to new-age stylings, (it is intended to take older stylings,maned compare them to the modern world, like a far-greater intellectual annoyance of how things were supposedly better back-in-the-day) I feel this one makes sense to discuss with the current rendition about to be released Christmas. I believe the topic will be quite exhausted by the time it reaches December, but for now, I will only touch on the original trilogy, as the films have been out long enough to get everyone caught up, and as this isn't an overview, I will not be discussing even the most obvious of spoilers.
Star Wars is life, literally, Jedis use a mystical,natural energy called The Force to generate natural occurrences, and will them to their power. The Force has untapped potential, and liens greatly to ancient Pagsn rituals, and Eastern philosophy. I'd not like to make this religious,mbut there is a great deal of Left-Hand Path acknowledgement within the mythology which makes up the Star Wars universe. I respect the films, and I think they teach a great deal of life lessons, even if it's backed up by Science Fiction, which really is a guideline; never a rule. At least the best follows that sentiment. Star Wars is aptly named, but it's so generic to the diversity that the film truly is,and sadly,mmost people don't quite get that, because they see the title as generic Science Fiction, when there are worlds, histories, and really tough questions to be asked, then abruptly answered with no remorse....all within the confines of three great films.
Most people don't even realize it was very taboo for it's time, some may not realize it's the quintessential bad-boy film. Han Solo was always my favorite character, because he's relatable to both adults, and children. Hang doesn't go along with all the nonsense,meh just wants to see the world narrowly,and sometimes in a desolate age of tyranny, that's the best hope one can obtain. Yes, despite all it's futuristic glamour,and colorful ensemble, Star Wars does take place in a dystopian society, where the beginning starts ons desolate rock called Tatooie, and ends on a luscious flora of a moon called Endor. Sorry that may be a hint of a spoiler for some, but the point is that it's a transgressive film series,and really should be seen as more than just half-witted punch lines, and laserbeams. The films are beautiful, and they do resonate today,and have a very pagan, progressive outlook, but an adherent to faith itself,and a respect for orthodoxies. The whole nature is religion,and ancient sects are bound by honor, and that there are two sides to every conflict makes Star Wars applicable to most people, and why it's so daman successful.
Disney will be releasing episode 7, yes, shoot me for not using Roman Numerals, but the point is when it's called The Force Awakens, and the trailer makes you explode with joy, this is truly like a special, if-not monumental event for many Sci-Fi fans, but also lovers of vast worlds and stories beyond what only can be limited by the human imagination. This is the film even you meet your wife at, in a very socially awkward silence, of course. Still, that is the future, let us delve further I to the past. Again, I'm not the guy to give away plot points, and analyze the hell out of thirty year old movies, I'm here to discuss the films as a trilogy,many why they matter in our modern world. So-far, I've discussed why they are vital pieces of film history, and why with even some of the most campy dialogue ever written, it still resonates on a grand scale, without the abhorrent slang of the day. Say what you want, but even I still cringe when Chraleston Heston turns and says "Don't Trust Anyone Over Thirty" in Planet of The Apes. Yes, it's a timeless scene, but it also aggravates me that a coloquial term lime thwt could ever be seen as timeless.
I think Star Wars excels by not using such drab language, and actually abides by a rule of "less is more", and makes for some hilarious one-liners that simply wouldn't work in any other film. Like: "Aren't you a little short to be a Stormtrooper?" And of course, we can all love Yoda, even if he is phonetically annoying,he's still one of the best characters ever invented. Of course Darth Vader's line of "I find your lack of faith disturbing." Is another great line that just makes the movie that much more relatable, especially that scene overall.
Despite the cruddy trilogy that stemmed from the early 2000s, I was very much a fan of the entire mythos, and the Star Wars Universe is far better enjoyed with a bunch if like-minded fans, who simply enjoy the series without becoming religious zealous about the whole fiasco. I believe the series itself will gain a host of new fans,me spite the positives or negatives, of the next trilogy. I do believe thwt we should all go into it without any preconceived notions, and if these three films are wretched, they will be written of as obscure fan fiction done to the highest quality.
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