The Star Wars Myth busted...

Rating: 1/10 (2 March 2008)

by George Lucas himself.
That has been said often enough by 'older' star wars fans like me, that the 25 year old trilogy is by far better than the new one.
I disliked that movie a lot. Watching the 'original' 25 year old trilogy it feels like you really dive into the story line. Every character was developed over the three parts so that the viewer was able to identify with the each character in a certain situation. I remember when we kids where talking about star wars at the schoolyard. Every one wanted to be certain character like the evil Darth Vader, the good and brave Luke or the handsome daredevil Han Solo.
In the 'new' trilogy you do not identify with the Characters, you just watch them acting, from an emotional distance, surrounded by a world you do not understand: The Council, the Senat, the guild, the clone army, the droid army, the republic,even the scrolling intro text at the beginning makes you press a pause button and thinking WTF do they want to tell ?? Who does what, when and why ?? The story line is very weak and only the action scenes may catch your attention for what is going on or who is fighting against each other. The whole story seems to be something like "Darth Vader- the early years" Obi Wan or Yoda are not developed at all, there seem to be not present. Go and asked the kids who do they want to be: Obi Wan ?, Padme ?, Master What was his name? No. The only Character with identity is Anakin Skywalker aka Darth Vader. And even this is poorly developed. Can the viewer comprehend the Characters mood or emotions? NO, Lucas has to 'explain' the emotions to the viewer: Look here, tears running over his face so he is sad, you see ?! His voice is going deep down and grumbling, so he is angry, you see !? This is soap opera level, but the lowest one! It seems like Lucas is trying some shoes which are out of his league. He tries to give his story more weight by making it somehow complex with connective plot lines: Yoda is a friend of Chewbacca,R2 is the droid of Anakin, Senator Organa is the stepfather of Leia, Jabba is the aunt of Han Solo, Chewbacca is the father of ... this is so wonderful surprising and involved, isn't it?
NO,IT IS NOT! There is no tension at all! Whereas in the old trilogy, it was unexpected and exciting to realize how the things turn out. Here is just plain boring. Who didn't know from the very first beginning that Ian McDiarmid is the Emperor? Ah,... yes Yody is a friend of Chewbacca, you didn't know that, right ? Lucas ruined his legend as a story writer or tale-teller. Lucas ruined the Star Wars myth by degrading it to a soap opera. The old Star Wars was gold, the final trilogy turned it into plastic. You consume it and throw it away. If the old trilogy would have exist, the new trilogy would have been a major box office flop. R.I.P Star Wars