This might be my least favorite assignment. I don't like going to see movies. I hate being stuck in the theater with the overwhelming sound of the dolby surround. Plus, I haven't really left the house since March, so there is that. I have taken the liberty to write about past movies I have seen and their director, George Lucas.
My parents are huge Star Wars fans so I have seen and watched these movies from the time I could see movies. I am comparing "A New Hope" to "The Phantom Menace."
I think that Lucas build A New Hope as a formulaic heroes journey. It centered around the supporting cast and gives every character a chance for hero and self-awareness. Ultimately, it shows the growth they each go through. The CGI in the original was the first of its kind. They made the effort and was somewhat revolutionary.
The Phantom Menace had many issues. It tried to follow the same formula focusing on characters and action, but added unlikeable characters (especially Jar Jar Binks). The represented CGI wasn't as high quality. It was trying to capitalize on the market and ended up looking cheap.
At the end of the day, I think that George Lucas sold out on the second trilogy believing that throwing so much technology into it made it cheap. The cheesy but true stories introduced in the original outweigh the dazzle of technology.
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