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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WizarDru" data-source="post: 1937365" data-attributes="member: 151">As far as new trilogy hype is concerened, let's be honest: the trailer for episode I was AWESOME.  Don't deny it.  People watched it over and over again, dissecting it for subtle nuance, minute images and every nook and cranny.  It knew it's target audience, and it catered to it with a laser-sharp talent.  The original Star Wars is a good film, and a good homage.  Empire is easily the best of all them, to me, with its excellent character drama, and ewok or no ewoks, Jedi has what is quite likely the most spectacular visuals for a space battle ever commited to film.    The new trilogy lacks the same power...but it isn't without punch.  The problem seems to be the lack of a commonality with the original trilogy, and the understanding that he owes the community nothing in regards to story expectations.  My problem, such as it is, is that the ending of the first three episodes is something of a foregone conclusion, and the presentation of that conflict, up until this point, has been somewhat...lacking.  The new trilogy lacks the emotional cohesiveness of the old...and I think that npiccini nails it right on the head...there is NO clear villain.  Douku is a good one, and the emperorer would be...if we actually saw him BEING a villain.  So far, we've seen him manipulate slightly from behind the scenes...but that's not the same thing as Vader's in-your-face opposition.  You FEARED Vader.  He had Power.  He intimidated men, killed them with HIS FREAKING MIND.  Darth Maul was just a violent monster.  Count Douku seemed more like a political rival to Yoda than an actual villain.  He was just too darned charismatic.  I love his portrayl in the Clone Wars TV show, though.  In short, I love Star Wars...but I'm not always thrilled with how Lucas seems to have forgotten WHAT I love about it.  Ah well.  The third trilogy will be over soon enough, and then life goes on.</blockquote>

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