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Titolo: Un bel commento

Curiosavo nel IMD e mi sono messo a leggere un po' di commenti su E1. A
parte una lista immensa di commenti negativi (nulla di nuovo), ne ho trovato
uno veramente bello e che condivido appieno:
IMDb user comments for
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Comments index for Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Vito Jr.
Woodridge, IL
Date: 11 October 1999
Summary: When does the hurting stop?
This movie is a perfect example of when what could have been one of the most
brilliant movies ever is made, through the incompetence of only one man,
into one of the worst. I cannot list in detail the number of ways this movie
could have been made better, and they are all mind-bogglingly simple and all
George Lucas's fault. Even so, I will try to condense them into a short
list.
1. Actors/Casting - I have to give all of the actors credit for this because
I know they tried their best, even Jake Lloyd. The movie did not give me a
single reason why I should have cared for any of the characters and I can't
explain why I did anyway.
I can't count how many times people have told me how much better Haley Joel
Osment would have been in the role, and I am almost inclined to agree with
them. Supposedly there's something dark and ominous about the Anakin
character that all of the Jedi council can see, after all, he's gonna be
Darth Vader, right? Osment projects that fear which leads to anger which
leads to etc., and Lloyd just looks like your run-of-the-mill blond
California Cabbage Patch kid. I'd call Jake Lloyd a terrible actor if it
weren't for what the great sci-fi writer Orson Scott Card, who personally
knows Lloyd, observed: "Jake Lloyd's a good actor, and it's a pity you
didn't get to see that on-screen, since he had no direction or screenplay.
In the same way, Liam Neeson is a great actor, but you didn't see that
onscreen because he had no direction or screenplay."
Which brings me to my second fault:
2. Direction - Let's face it, George Lucas has lost it. He has gone from the
great actors' director he was when he made American Graffiti to a special
effects artist gone wildly out of control. I do give him some credit: It
takes a lot of deliberate effort to sap all of the energy and life out of
Ewan McGregor.
3. Screenplay/Plot - This is the section that really makes me wince, and
proves that there is nobody left in Hollywood with the courage to tell
George Lucas that he can't write. I mean, logical inconsistencies aside,
this dialogue is simply ridiculous. If a first-grader were called in as a
script consultant, he could most likely have improved this movie.
There are a thousand instances of questionable logic in this movie like, why
did Queen Amidala reveal herself when she did? Why did she want to go back
to Naboo so badly if it would do no good whatsoever and she would probably
just get killed? Are we supposed to believe that a ten year old is going to
have twins with her eventually? Why is she called a Queen anyway, if Naboo
is supposed to be a democracy? Do the natives of Naboo share one collective
brain cell to elect a teenager to run their planet? And what kind of name is
Naboo anyway?
Beyond that, it doesn't even make sense in terms of the rest of the
established Star Wars universe. For example, the shields that repelled
blaster fire, obviously added so the death count would be lower and they
could appeal to the 'family' market. Why do we not see them in the later
episodes, when they seem to be of immeasurable tactical value?
As for the so-called 'Phantom Menace' conspiracy, does the initiation into
the Jedi knighthood include an IQ curtailment? Why didn't those clods figure
out at once that Palpatine was behind it all along? In the end, I found
myself rooting for Palpatine/Sidious, simply because he was geometrically
more intelligent than any of the other characters and would probably do a
pretty good job of ruling the universe. At least he would be a better
emperor than George Lucas is a screenwriter.
Well, it seems that I didn't do a very good job at condensing, but oh well.
I am ashamed to say that I saw this movie three times and hated it more each
time. That it has grossed over $400 million makes me wonder that the entire
American society doesn't grind to a halt as soon as someone sees a bright
shiny object. Did I mention that the special effects were too amazing for
their own good?
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gegi
Budapest, Hungary
Date: 10 October 1999
Summary: Not that bad, but could have been better
I saw this movie about 3 weeks ago. At first I was amazed by the special
effects. They are really incredible. But the movie simply didn't have a
plot. This is the most important thing. And there weren't any strong
characters like in Episodes IV-VI.
Ewan McGregor is a big big mistake. He acts good in movies like Shallow
Grave and Trainspotting, but he isn't qualified for a Star Wars movie. Liam
Neeson is also forgettable. The only "luck" is that the character he played,
died so he won't act in Episode II or III. Natalie Portman is ridicule and
can't grow up to Princess Leia though she struggles a lot. If I were her I
would have played my own character (which in Natalie's case is a good one
and she is a good actress). However the most annoying "actor" in the movie
is Jake Lloyd. I don't know what George Lucas thought when he put him there.
How can a 6-7 years old child say things like 60-70 years old people say?
And last but not least Jar Jar Binks. He is fantastic. The only good idea of
this movie was Jar Jar. He isn't a bit like Chewbacca and that's why lots of
people hated him, but he has "style" and he is charming. The Dark Side was
OK, and they had a little part as in this Episode everything should be yet
in order.
And after all, I gave 8 points to Episode I. And the cause: it is still a
Star Wars movie, and one doesn't go everyday to the cinema to watch a Star
Wars Episode. I hope George Lucas will make a plot for Episode II, so we may
enjoy the story, not just the special effects. And then I will give 10
points.
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Douglas Didier (
douglor...@hotmail.com
)
Wisconsin
Date: 10 October 1999
Summary: Don't Listen to me listen to them
I've seen the phantom menace 4 times now and being a die hard star wars fan
I really do think it is just as good as any of the other films. But I didn't
really look at myself as being unbiased I took 2 of my nephews to see the
movie. They actually have never seen the trilogy (well not until after they
saw this move) and being 5 and 6 I knew that if the movie was really as
mediocre as everyone else wants to think it is they would tell me. Well low
and behold I was wrong. They sat enchanted for all 2 1/2 hours of the
phantom menace. I guess to sum up my point here is you can debate the
quality, the accuracy, the acting all you want. My belief is that some
people were going to believe that this movie was going to be a boom and some
thought a bust and really the movie could have been the greatest thing ever
and the people who thought it was going to be a bust were going to say that
it was sub-par anyway and likewise the movie could have been horrible and
the people who thought it was going to be a boom would have made it a cult
movie. So I listend to my objective observers and blocked out everyone who
wanted to see the movie fail or succeed and now I have 2 nephews to talk
star wars with.
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