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Originally Posted by Geoff D
That's a very simplistic way of looking at it. Sometimes it's not about the outcome, it's about the journey. I know that sounds like hippy-dippy bullshit but it's true. As Dotpattern said, why do people go and see movies based on books or based on real-life events when they already know what's gonna happen? Because it's about seeing how and why they got to that ultimate fate.
Apollo 13 is one of my favourite movies, I get goosebumps watching the launch scene and have a tear in my eye every time they come out of re-entry unscathed, it's just a brilliant bit of storytelling. And I love rewatching Sixth Sense or The Game, because it's fascinating to see how the movies are constructed around their respective twists. The twists are a means to an end, and the intricacies of the storytelling remain undiminished.
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But there's a difference between a film about a historical event and a trilogy of fantasy movies. There's also a difference between rewatching an old favorite and getting people excited to see something new at the theater. Even if remakes of the PT were exceptionally well made, it's keeping the story stuck in the same rut for almost another decade. The Phantom Menace was one of the highest grossing movies of all time. Episode I: Take 2 would be difficult to hype. "This summer, see what Darth Vader was like before the mask...again - it's better this time, promise!" "Get ready for an experience that will leave you content with the way things were done this time around."
Amazing Spiderman is a decent comparison. I enjoyed it, and it was generally well-received, but it was so similar to Raimi's film (which was so recently made) that it was kind of boring upon first viewing. I was waiting for them to get the origin story out of the way so we could get to something new.
Still, the prequel project was unique in that so much of the story had been decided by the OT, and meeting point B had to be a priority. In this case, there is only so much you can do because so much has been firmly established If they do remakes the prequels, they should just reboot the entire saga. It would give the artists a lot more freedom in telling the Skywalker story linearly and allow the fans to relax instead of looking for inconsistencies with original trilogy (which will be inevitable)
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Originally Posted by Geoff D
I've always thought the same thing. I don't wanna hear any "but it's a gas giant!" shit either, because they don't say that in the film, so anything else is fan-wank (which also applies to the EU now  ) designed to dig the movie out of a plot hole. It's not just the prequels which do that, then? Imagine that. 
And why, when the Rebels attack, don't they just turn the tractor beam back on and pull in all the Rebel fighters? I mean, Ben didn't destroy the tractor beam, he twiddled a few switches. There are only seven locations where the reactor is coupled to the beam so it wouldn't have taken a genius to figure out what/where the problem was. Hell, the same thing applies to Jedi too, unless their tractor beam wasn't being installed until Tuesday... |
Heh, I've wondered that too. I'm gonna go with: Destroying a planet creates a lot of debris, and they need a clear shot for the Death Star to work properly. Also, destroying the planet would throw the moon out of orbit, and force of the explosion might send the rebel base flying out of range.....Although that would probably still kill them all....
As for the tractor beam, that would have been a hilariously unfortunate ending. I think we can chalk it up to Imperial arrogance, or maybe the tractor beam's warranty had just passed the "free phone service" period, and Tarkin was feeling cheap.