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Post by thisguy4000 on Aug 29, 2020 1:33:34 GMT
The more I look back on it, does anyone else feel that the dialogue and humor of the ST feels a little too modern/Marvelish? When you look at the OT and especially the PT, there’s a very particular way that the characters speak. I don’t entirely know how to describe it, but the characters talk like they really do belong in a storybook fantasy for children. They don’t talk like real people, but for many, that’s one of the things that makes it charming.
In comparison, the sequels have characters using dialogue that vaguely sounds like modern slang (“Droid, please”), yo mama jokes and a general emphasis on snarky one-liners that sound closer to something you’d see in a PG-13 superhero franchise.
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Post by President Ackbar™ on Aug 30, 2020 17:58:37 GMT
That's why the Disney films are trash.
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Post by hobowar on Aug 30, 2020 19:09:44 GMT
Honestly the dialogue in the original trilogy sounds like it was written by Borat. The further they get away from that the better in my opinion.
"I don't like sand" - probably the written and best delivered line in any of the George Lucas abominations.
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Post by senan90 on Aug 30, 2020 22:12:07 GMT
Where the dialogue in the original films failed were the scenes of characterisation and development. Star Wars gets away with it due to the lighthearted trivialness of the film. Then comes the mystical bullshit in Empire Strikes Back -- that's where I draw the line. BTW, the dialogue may not be perfect in Sequel Trilogy but at least the characters actually feel and talk like fucking human beings.
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Post by mstreepsucks on Aug 30, 2020 22:31:26 GMT
i noticed this, yea.
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Post by shinnickneth on Aug 30, 2020 23:19:09 GMT
The more I look back on it, does anyone else feel that the dialogue and humor of the ST feels a little too modern/Marvelish? When you look at the OT and especially the PT, there’s a very particular way that the characters speak. I don’t entirely know how to describe it, but the characters talk like they really do belong in a storybook fantasy for children. They don’t talk like real people, but for many, that’s one of the things that makes it charming. In comparison, the sequels have characters using dialogue that vaguely sounds like modern slang (“Droid, please”), yo mama jokes and a general emphasis on snarky one-liners that sound closer to something you’d see in a PG-13 superhero franchise. There's a few memorable lines in Episode 7, in my opinion...and a bunch of cheesy ones. However, even the cheesy ones in 7 look sophisticated in comparison to the "comedic" lines in Episode 8. Rian Johnson has the comedic sensibility of about a 7 year old. I didn't even bother watching 9.
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Post by senan90 on Aug 31, 2020 1:11:07 GMT
The more I look back on it, does anyone else feel that the dialogue and humor of the ST feels a little too modern/Marvelish? When you look at the OT and especially the PT, there’s a very particular way that the characters speak. I don’t entirely know how to describe it, but the characters talk like they really do belong in a storybook fantasy for children. They don’t talk like real people, but for many, that’s one of the things that makes it charming. In comparison, the sequels have characters using dialogue that vaguely sounds like modern slang (“Droid, please”), yo mama jokes and a general emphasis on snarky one-liners that sound closer to something you’d see in a PG-13 superhero franchise. There's a few memorable lines in Episode 7, in my opinion...and a bunch of cheesy ones. However, even the cheesy ones in 7 look sophisticated in comparison to the "comedic" lines in Episode 8. Rian Johnson has the comedic sensibility of about a 7 year old. I didn't even bother watching 9. These are children's films tbh.
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