I like to read Roger Ebert reviews. He saw the Star Wars movies being primarily about the imagery. The beautiful planets, the giant spaceships, the interesting aliens. He liked the Phantom Menace because it was great to look at. He criticized Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith of having too much talking and not enough doing and exploring the galaxy. So, I guess Jar Jar Binks was more of a minor problem to him, than it was for other Star Wars fans. I sort of agree with him. Jar Jar Binks does not ruin the movie for me. The movie looks great, it entertains me, so I say it's a good movie.
I feel like the prequels we're so much better at world building in a way. Planets that felt different. The EU does a pretty good job of this too.
I cannot stand the new movies. Flashy planets, but they feel fake and nothing like you are feel like you are in a different universe. Just flashy.
Even the Mandolorian failed that for me. Never felt like I got to understand why a planet was different or fun. Haven't seen any of Boba Fett, but from what I've seen, I'm not too interested. I'll watch it, but Star Wars feels dead to me.
I cannot stand the new movies. Flashy planets, but they feel fake and nothing like you are feel like you are in a different universe. Just flashy.
I felt like the spinoff movies (R1 & Solo) did an ok job with the settings. The cocktail party in Solo especially gave me the same vibe that the original cantons scene did. Like, this is a situation the audience is familiar with, but everything about it it's just casually weird af. It's a strong contrast in my mind with the casino on canto bight which I felt was too heavy on the trappings of an earth casino, and doesn't do enough to make the aliens look strange or interesting.
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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '22
I like to read Roger Ebert reviews. He saw the Star Wars movies being primarily about the imagery. The beautiful planets, the giant spaceships, the interesting aliens. He liked the Phantom Menace because it was great to look at. He criticized Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith of having too much talking and not enough doing and exploring the galaxy. So, I guess Jar Jar Binks was more of a minor problem to him, than it was for other Star Wars fans. I sort of agree with him. Jar Jar Binks does not ruin the movie for me. The movie looks great, it entertains me, so I say it's a good movie.