Yeah, and I get that perspective, because it's the only one that makes any sense, but it's also kind of...my huge problem with it?
It really hit me when I rewatched the original trilogy and heard the flat-out awe in Yoda's voice, "Mmmm, powerful Jedi was he, powerful Jedi." When I heard Obi Wan's sorrow at failing him.
I...didn't want the prequels to be about Anakin Skywalker, psychopath. That, in itself, undercuts a lot of the majesty and wonder and terror and redemption of the character in the original trilogy?
It's a consistent, plausible reading of what the prequels gave us, but also a fundamentally disappointing one. Especially since the movies don't acknowledge his psychosis which makes watching him as the main character a very disjointed experience. In addition to wondering why such wise people as the Jedi are presented as didn't know that Anakin needed a lot of help.
So idk, I do share your old trilogy nostalgia; we want so badly to feel that epicness. Ep III almost got me too - Duel of the Fates is one of the few times the new Williams' score hits it out of the park. But ultimately, I guess I just couldn't sustain the suspension of disbelief. :(
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Date: 2010-04-04 11:18 pm (UTC)It really hit me when I rewatched the original trilogy and heard the flat-out awe in Yoda's voice, "Mmmm, powerful Jedi was he, powerful Jedi." When I heard Obi Wan's sorrow at failing him.
I...didn't want the prequels to be about Anakin Skywalker, psychopath. That, in itself, undercuts a lot of the majesty and wonder and terror and redemption of the character in the original trilogy?
It's a consistent, plausible reading of what the prequels gave us, but also a fundamentally disappointing one. Especially since the movies don't acknowledge his psychosis which makes watching him as the main character a very disjointed experience. In addition to wondering why such wise people as the Jedi are presented as didn't know that Anakin needed a lot of help.
So idk, I do share your old trilogy nostalgia; we want so badly to feel that epicness. Ep III almost got me too - Duel of the Fates is one of the few times the new Williams' score hits it out of the park. But ultimately, I guess I just couldn't sustain the suspension of disbelief. :(