MotW: Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace
Jun 2, 2019 0:09:59 GMT
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Post by Balder on Jun 2, 2019 0:09:59 GMT
-Out of all the Star Wars films, it had the strongest environmentalist message. The Trade Federation's destruction of the rainforests of Naboo was something that always painted them as a clear villainous force (don't laugh at me please). I think the only other SW movie that rivals Phantom Menace in this regard was ROTJ, which also had a subplot involving saving the fauna of a planet (Endor) from an evil force.
-A lot of people may not agree with me on this, but I strongly admire Lucas's decision not to do focus group tests and instead make the film his way. The Star Wars prequels were unique in that they were one of the very few self-financed big budget epics in the history of cinema; since George Lucas was the chairman of his own production company, Lucasarts, he didn't have to worry about studio interference and therefore could make the films exactly how he envisioned them. This is always a very important aspect for an artist in any medium of art. I'm a strong advocate for artist's freedom of expression, so I approve of this decision.
I totally agree that it's better to give a director freedom instead of interference in every case. I admire that in the prequels because in so expensive movies it almost never happen. Therefore the prequels have this unique vision that is not seen in the Disney ones.
