Post by Jason143 on Jan 6, 2020 18:26:28 GMT
- highly original, relevant and thought-trough storytelling using mirroring techniques rhyming & variation methods - essentially a 3-act play: Act 1 Daylight (exposition, colorful heyday of republic), Act 2 Twilight (beginning of the end, the shroud has fallen), Act 3 Darkness (fall of liberty and values)
- The only saga that shows the systematic corruption and final downfall of liberty, democracy and of the heroes, and the rise of demagogues (whereas 99% of genre films are play-it-save, happy ending stories about nothing by corporate committee)
This is exactly why I was hooked to the story because its so believable. The terrific payoff of world building brought through by political discourse reinforced with the impressive diverse visuals of citizens, planets and architecture. You could make this type of story based on earth with humans and it would be pretty boring but using Star Wars as a backdrop to this creates a whole new level of wonder. Its strange because I've seen Lucas say that this franchise was meant to be for kids. Either he was lying or his expectation of what children can digest from movie storytelling was greater than it is nowaday.