Strike 2, Mr. Lucas, Strike 2

Rating: 3/10 (16 March 2005)

***WARNING***: This post MAY contain spoilers, and MAY ruin the plots and scenes of the movie/film under interrogation to those who have yet to see the movie/film that is in question.
I wanted to comment on this movie for the longest time, but words have failed me. Lately I've been on a Starwars kick, and felt like it was my time to post my thoughts. After seeing many comments and replies, mine would be no different, so I decided to pick 'ian2050's' comments and make comments upon those. You can find
"It seems like most people here have the same thoughts that I do: There is too much focus on special effects, the dialog is awful and the plot is boring Â… but the characters in this film have all the depth of paper." -ian2050
The first Starwars was a genius of films. When it first came out the visual effect were THE thing, but over the test of time, these visual effects are now grade B and not very special. But what made the movie live on? Bluntly, the gripping story line/plot. It has many levels, and works well. The characters that we know are built along the way, but the characters that we don't know, we want to know more and more. Thus we study the movie/film to understand the "why"; the choices that these characters make may be from the last hour of the story, or they may have been made in the characters rich history. In Attack of the Clones (AotC), the characters are what you see. There is nothing very special about them. They are crude and rough around the edges. Like said above, 'they have the depth of paper'.
"What is with the plot here? Why should we be concerned? Sadly, Lucas seems to think that special effects alone are enough to tell a story." -ian2050
Mr. Lucas in fact did not go in depth with many aspects of this film and the last, Phantom Menace. There was no feeling in it, why should we have cared many of the planets wanted to break away from the Republic. Did the Republic over tax? Did the Republic finally hit the soft spot and hindering the growth of its branches with over sufficient rules and regulations? Nothing was explained to the viewers.
"Lucas could have given "Attack of the Clones" a great start and set a new tone with the death of Jar Jar." -ian2050\
Jar Jar Binks was the comic relief in the movie, though it seemed they didn't need him. Not to mention his name was probably made-up in several seconds of think-time. The original Starwars movies, were for adults. I hoped and prayed that Lucas would keep that up for the upcoming "new" Starwars films. I was wrong, and my prayers were not answered. Although, I will waste the money, I am optimistic for the 'Revenge of the Sith'.
I hope Lucas will some day relinquish his Rights to the movies, and some Independent director from Europe (because they can get the job done without political correctness and equal rights for homosexuals represented by Jar Jar Binks) will remake the movies, and make them worthy of the StarWars Galaxy.