Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2020. "That's a failing for Anakin," Filoni points out. Palpatine discerns the emotional hole in Anakin's life, his need for a father-figure, and in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, he uses that against him, turning the Chosen One into his pawn. The first two installments of the multi-part series are available, which gives Mandalorian executive producer and writer Jon Favreau and his fellow creatives an opportunity to take a deep-ish dive into how Disney and Lucasfilm brought the fan-favorite series to life using new digital production techniques mixed with ol' fashioned analog puppets and craftsmanship. A forthcoming documentary about the dark days of 'Star Wars' might change some angry minds. I'm gonna let that go, and be selfless.'" Almost everything Star Wars related that was released during my childhood was made with emphasis on the prequels. That was followed up the final season of The Clone Wars, both popular and critically acclaimed. Over the years, Tom has built a strong relationship with aspects of the various fan communities, and is a Moderator on some of Facebook's largest MCU and X-Men groups. Together with the original trilogy, Lucas has collectively referred to the first six episodic films of the franchise as "the tragedy of Darth Vader". 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[35][36], In 2011, box sets of the original and prequel trilogy were released on Blu-ray, all including alterations. The Star Wars prequel trilogy is a series of epic space-opera films written and directed by George Lucas. [51] Additionally, the animated The Clone Wars series, which Lucas made with animation artist Dave Filoni, has been noted to have retroactively improved the perception of the prequel trilogy among fans. It, like The Director and the Jedi, tells a story with an emotional center wrapped around the execution of a movie largely built of ones and zeroes. Original trilogy Star Wars fans were delivered Jar Jar Binks, Darth Maul, podracing, trade federations, and midichlorians. I'm not gonna do that. I expected an in-depth analysis of the prequels breaking apart the stories or at least sections of the stories and why certain things happened in the prequels that seemed to break the Star Wars universe that might be explained in a new light - midichlorian bacteria instead of an unseen force, etc. It also wisely puts front and center the toyline's four-decade effect on people of all ages, from the designers to the collectors. Star Wars: A New Hope changed more than just the lives of the people that watched it in May 1977. [7], "Get Involved, Internet: Help fund a 'fresh look' at the Star Wars prequels", "New Documentary Defending the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy Needs Your Help! Filled with commentary from passionate fans and scholars of cinema, "The Prequels Strike Back" follows the travels of a bewildered fan as he attempts to unlock the method behind cinema's most controversial trilogy. George Lucas Has the Correct Order to Do That In", "The Mandalorian Will Premiere on Disney+ November 12", "Why The Politics Of The 'Star Wars' Universe Makes No Sense", "Ahmed Best: That Moment I Opened Up About Suicide", https://ew.com/movies/2019/11/26/jj-abrams-favorite-star-wars-prequels-scene/, "Reevaluating the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy", "Defending the Star Wars Prequels: Were They Really That Bad? Lucas originally told concept artists that the film would open with a montage of the Clone Wars,[21] and included a scene of Palpatine revealing to Anakin that he had willed his conception through the Force. During this investigation into the Star Wars prequel films we discover that we may need to unlearn what we have learned and look at the prequel saga with new eyes. Lucasfilm's Dave Filoni is key to this success. Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2017. Since fandom has conflated Star Wars' creator with his creation, Philippe puts fans' inability to see George Lucas in any other light — due to the heavy shadow his crowning achievement casts — front and center. It's the first doc of its kind to profile the politics and production of how toys became the literal tools of our imagination. [46], Conversely, some argue for the prequel trilogy's positive elements, including its handling of political issues, especially involving the rise of fascism. [10] Geeks of Doom's review noted: "You might be surprised at what you learn, and what you may have missed this entire time. In doing so, he shines a fascinating light upon the entire prequel trilogy. And he's saying, 'This is a waste of our time, why are we doing this? It's a perfect inversion of the prequel trilogy; there was no father to sacrifice himself for Anakin Skywalker, but Anakin can sacrifice himself for his son. "[Qui-Gon] is fighting for Anakin," Filoni explains. This 1980 making-of TV special is a deep cut. The story may be spectacular and explosive, but it is the character journey that makes it timeless. [52], The central trio of the prequel trilogy was played by, Adjusting for inflation is complicated by the fact that the first four films have had multiple releases in different years, so their earnings cannot be simply adjusted by the initial year of release. [12], The prequels were originally planned to fill in history tangential to the original trilogy, but Lucas realized that they could form the first half of one long story focusing on Anakin. [41] In 2020, Screen Rant compared the way the prequel trilogy ended the saga compared to Disney's sequel trilogy, writing, "Amidst the bad execution of the story, the fact of the matter is, the prequel movies tell one coherent narrative, with a clear through-line between movies – this is something sorely lacking in the sequel trilogy. http://prequelsstrikeback.com/film/, For more information visit: http://prequelsstrikeback.com/. This documentary is about those militaristic fans, the less vocal minority opinion, as well as a few other theories surrounding the Star Wars prequels. In my opinion, the weakest of all of the Star Wars films was not a prequel but Return of the Jedi (which I still love, but come on those Ewoks made me cringe more than Jar Jar 15 years later). [41], Many expressed their disappointment with the trilogy's portrayal of Anakin Skywalker, particularly calling the writing weak and the dialogue wooden, although Hayden Christensen's performance in the third film was more well-received. The story jumps ahead 10 years and finds Anakin—now a Jedi apprentice of Obi-Wan Kenobi—pursuing a forbidden romance, as well as the outbreak of the Clone Wars. The other is on IndieGoGo and about the Prequel trilogy. A theatrical rerelease of the original trilogy in 1997 'updated' the 20-year-old films with the style of CGI envisioned for the new episodes. However, unlike Jesus, Anakin falls from grace and seemingly fails to fulfill his destiny (until the prophecy comes true in Return of the Jedi). It's true a real relationship did develop between the two, and a strong bond formed; but it was the bond of brothers, not the father-son relationship Anakin most desperately needed. Believing him to be the prophesied "Chosen One", Qui-Gon takes Anakin to be trained as a Jedi. "We soul-fully react," he explains. Quickly browse titles in our catalog based on the ones you have picked. Previously, he's written entertainment news and articles for Movie Pilot. One of the best making-of documentaries ever, director Anthony Wonke's feature-length chronicle of how Rian Johnson and company made The Last Jedi feels like the type of generous bonus feature fans would get on discs in the early 2000s. And the idea, when I was watching that movie, of some evil person possessing my father, making him do things or making him be evil, was terrifying. There are no corporate overlords to appease or protect here as the documentary takes a fly-on-the-wall approach to the production's struggles and triumphs in telling the first Star Wars story with computer graphics visual effects mixed with old-school practical filmmaking. Chris Agar of Screen Rant noted the film "is a great watch for Star Wars fans and serves as a refreshing discussion on the prequels,"[9] while Richard Whittaker of The Austin Chronicle praised the film's deconstruction of George Lucas. Think of it as a Star Wars doc by way of Michael Apted's 7 Up documentary film series. The go-to source for comic book and superhero movie fans. According to Filoni, Lucas had constantly impressed one point upon him. "That's gotten him to the table. If you fall into absolutes, you miss a lot of cool ideas involving the entire saga.”. He's heavily involved with his local church, and anyone who checks him out on Twitter will quickly learn that he's interested in British politics as well.

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