Re: Star Wars: Episode VII (12/18/15) Discussion Thread
Exactly!
Exactly!
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VintijDroidGutzz
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Re: Star Wars: Episode VII (12/18/15) Discussion Thread
..& you call yourself a SW fan.
THE GUY PLAYING PALPATINE???
..& you call yourself a SW fan.
jye4ever
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Re: Star Wars: Episode VII (12/18/15) Discussion Thread
Sheesh fellas give me a break. I never pretended to be a Star Wars Superfan. Looking at his IMDB listing, I don't think I've seen anything else this "legend" was involved with. Most of them TV movies/series I've never heard of
Sheesh fellas give me a break. I never pretended to be a Star Wars Superfan. Looking at his IMDB listing, I don't think I've seen anything else this "legend" was involved with. Most of them TV movies/series I've never heard of
jye4ever
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Re: Star Wars: Episode VII (12/18/15) Discussion Thread
David Fincher Sees STAR WARS As The Story Of Two Slaves | Badass Digest
How would you describe the Star Wars saga? Odds are you'd talk about it being a family epic, telling the story of the Skywalkers. Not David Fincher. The Gone Girl director revealed that he had been approached to direct Episode VII (they went after everybody, by the way, so expect more stories like this. Nobody wanted to be the person to pick up the pieces after Lucas, though), and he told Total Film that maybe his vision of Star Wars wasn't in line with Lucasfilm's:
"I always thought of Star Wars as the story of two slaves [C-3PO and R2-D2] who go from owner to owner, witnessing their masters' folly, the ultimate folly of man... I thought it was an interesting idea in the first two, but it's kind of gone by Return Of The Jedi."
Lucas always saw the droids as the essential center of the series, so it does seem like Fincher's vision lines up with Young Lucas'. But as the filmmaker (who worked on Return of the Jedi, by the way) mentions, all of that was gone by the last film in the original trilogy. And who knows what was up with the Prequels. What if Lucas had kept them as the centralized aspect of the series? Sure, they're in the Prequels, but they feel constantly sidelined, rarely interacting in a meaningful way. Think of the banter 3P0 had in the OT, or the relationship between Luke and R2. Even having Anakin build C3P0 (blech) doesn't centralize the droid properly. Hell, the two probably should have just walked into The Phantom Menace as an already existing pair, coming in from another series of untold adventures.
Still, what an awesome view of the series! I'm happy that Fincher didn't take the gig - in a better world I'd like to see him do a standalone movie without the usual Disney restrictions - but I am curious what his Episode VII would have been like. He says he would have wanted to make something more Empire Strikes Back, and I think that's actually closer to the vibe that JJ is gunning for with Episode VII. So maybe Fincher wouldn't have been so far off the mark.
David Fincher Sees STAR WARS As The Story Of Two Slaves | Badass Digest
How would you describe the Star Wars saga? Odds are you'd talk about it being a family epic, telling the story of the Skywalkers. Not David Fincher. The Gone Girl director revealed that he had been approached to direct Episode VII (they went after everybody, by the way, so expect more stories like this. Nobody wanted to be the person to pick up the pieces after Lucas, though), and he told Total Film that maybe his vision of Star Wars wasn't in line with Lucasfilm's:
"I always thought of Star Wars as the story of two slaves [C-3PO and R2-D2] who go from owner to owner, witnessing their masters' folly, the ultimate folly of man... I thought it was an interesting idea in the first two, but it's kind of gone by Return Of The Jedi."
Lucas always saw the droids as the essential center of the series, so it does seem like Fincher's vision lines up with Young Lucas'. But as the filmmaker (who worked on Return of the Jedi, by the way) mentions, all of that was gone by the last film in the original trilogy. And who knows what was up with the Prequels. What if Lucas had kept them as the centralized aspect of the series? Sure, they're in the Prequels, but they feel constantly sidelined, rarely interacting in a meaningful way. Think of the banter 3P0 had in the OT, or the relationship between Luke and R2. Even having Anakin build C3P0 (blech) doesn't centralize the droid properly. Hell, the two probably should have just walked into The Phantom Menace as an already existing pair, coming in from another series of untold adventures.
Still, what an awesome view of the series! I'm happy that Fincher didn't take the gig - in a better world I'd like to see him do a standalone movie without the usual Disney restrictions - but I am curious what his Episode VII would have been like. He says he would have wanted to make something more Empire Strikes Back, and I think that's actually closer to the vibe that JJ is gunning for with Episode VII. So maybe Fincher wouldn't have been so far off the mark.
thenammagazine
Super Freak
Re: Star Wars: Episode VII (12/18/15) Discussion Thread
Saw that. ****ing dodged a bullet there. We would've gotten a bleached out film written like a Shamalamadingdong story but with a predictable twist.
Saw that. ****ing dodged a bullet there. We would've gotten a bleached out film written like a Shamalamadingdong story but with a predictable twist.
RJMacReady16
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I see the Fincher Saga as an overrated love affair with Trent Reznor....but I'm an ******* american.
I see the Fincher Saga as an overrated love affair with Trent Reznor....but I'm an ******* american.
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Fincher's a superior filmmaker to JJ, but too subversive for as franchise that demands pleasing large crowds, including children. Seems very odd that Disney would have sought him out.
Fincher's a superior filmmaker to JJ, but too subversive for as franchise that demands pleasing large crowds, including children. Seems very odd that Disney would have sought him out.
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I like the idea of the droids, that sounds like a good take. That's how Star Wars started. In fact, Lucas was inspired by The Hidden Fortress for 3PO and R2 with their unique perspective. The droids brought is into the story.
Oh well.
I like the idea of the droids, that sounds like a good take. That's how Star Wars started. In fact, Lucas was inspired by The Hidden Fortress for 3PO and R2 with their unique perspective. The droids brought is into the story.
Oh well.
jye4ever
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Re: Star Wars: Episode VII (12/18/15) Discussion Thread
When Fincher says closer to ESB he really means a decapitated head in a box.
Saw that. ****ing dodged a bullet there. We would've gotten a bleached out film written like a Shamalamadingdong story but with a predictable twist.
When Fincher says closer to ESB he really means a decapitated head in a box.
thenammagazine
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Re: Star Wars: Episode VII (12/18/15) Discussion Thread
The bright side, Carrie would've been released from her new contract after the first film.
When Fincher says closer to ESB he really means a decapitated head in a box.
The bright side, Carrie would've been released from her new contract after the first film.
jye4ever
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Hey, what's that box for?
Hey, what's that box for?
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When Fincher says closer to ESB he really means a decapitated head in a box.
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jye4ever
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Who would've ever thunk that 7 was inspired by ESB.
Who would've ever thunk that 7 was inspired by ESB.
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Episode Se7en?
*clutching at straws*
Who would've ever thunk that 7 was inspired by ESB.
Episode Se7en?
*clutching at straws*
