It would break my heart, I love ROTS, and am not near as hostile towards TPM and AOTC as most of the internet supposedly is.
Do you think they should/will reboot the Star Wars prequels?
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Well, which one is it? Death or superpowers? That's kind of an important questionWell, A) the sound barrier isn't an actual barrier, is it; and B) don't you think that if crossing it tended to confer death and/or superpowers, you might?
As a crude sexual innuendo, I think I'll pass.An offhand, jokey reference in one of the cartoons is one thing. But I don't think we'll be seeing Qui-Gon's mobile midichlorian counter, or any similar such overt usage of the concept, in any upcoming movie. At least, I hope not.
Neither is the Internet.
The Midichlorian concept as been around since the original movies, George just never used it until Episode 1.
"It is said that certain creatures are born with a higher awareness of the Force than humans. Their brains are different; they have more midi-chlorians in their cells."
―George Lucas, establishing guidelines for the Expanded Universe in 1977
Also apparently it is canonically spelled with a '-' but screw that.
"It is said that certain creatures are born with a higher awareness of the Force than humans. Their brains are different; they have more midi-chlorians in their cells."
―George Lucas, establishing guidelines for the Expanded Universe in 1977
Also apparently it is canonically spelled with a '-' but screw that.
Which really does make sense since a)they're not as popular as the OT and b) the new trilogy is more connected to the OT so it makes that they would emphasis the stuff with a more direct connection to what's currently coming out.
The original trilogy is one of the most famous, iconic movie series ever, so when it comes to making merchandise it makes sense that they would go for that over the PT which, while it made a ton of money, is nowhere near as instantly recognizable as the OT.
When the majority of people think Star Wars, the think Luke, Leia, Han, Darth Vader, and stormtroopers, not Anakin, Padme, young Obi-Wan, Dooku, and battle droids.
It's the same reason why the majority of Star Trek merch is based around TOS and TNG, rather than DS9, Voy, and Ent.
The original trilogy is one of the most famous, iconic movie series ever, so when it comes to making merchandise it makes sense that they would go for that over the PT which, while it made a ton of money, is nowhere near as instantly recognizable as the OT.
When the majority of people think Star Wars, the think Luke, Leia, Han, Darth Vader, and stormtroopers, not Anakin, Padme, young Obi-Wan, Dooku, and battle droids.
It's the same reason why the majority of Star Trek merch is based around TOS and TNG, rather than DS9, Voy, and Ent.
They always have Darth Maul.
I will not be happy if and when they do remake the PT. I loved the PT and it would be heartbreaking to see them pander to the idiots who said "TPM raped my childhood or some such nonsense."
Believe it or not interment consensus is not the same thing as reality as to what people like.
Believe it or not interment consensus is not the same thing as reality as to what people like.
Does anyone honestly believe they will remake just the PT? I highly doubt it.
If they do a remake, it will be of the whole saga, maybe based on older scripts or something. Alternate reality Star Wars or something to fit in to the reboot culture.
If they do a remake, it will be of the whole saga, maybe based on older scripts or something. Alternate reality Star Wars or something to fit in to the reboot culture.
They will do that yeah-I expect an OT remake by 2040-2050 at the latest.
By the time that happens though I will have probably abandoned Star Wars. It's just too depressing a fate to behold.
By the time that happens though I will have probably abandoned Star Wars. It's just too depressing a fate to behold.
That'll be after the great Hollywood crash of 2032, which is then followed by the devastating earthquake that sinks much of the Los Angeles Metropolitan area under the sea.
When the 2040's reboots come, they will be made in Bollywood, and we'll have to watch with subtitles.
I don't understand this point of view. A reboot doesn't erase the original, any more than the Special Editions erased the original cuts, etc, etc. If they reboot it, oh well. I'll still have my VHS and Laser discs copies.
Unlike Star Trek, Star Wars, doesn't generally need a reboot. They can just go tell a tale in another era. Quite easily given how much material they have to work with even now. Thousands of years in the past, hundreds of years in the future...It is almost all the same, really, give how relatively stagnate the technology it and just how same the political struggle is between the Jedi and the Sith....or the Republic and the Empire.
That was how Star Trek was soft-rebooted into TMP, TNG, and ENT, all three.
I mean, the special editions effectively have replaced the original cuts though. Lucas even refused to give unaltered copies to the film registry for archival purposes. In another decade, when 16kHDRX3D++ TVs are becoming standard and the latest decent official release of the original cuts of the OT will have been decades (and several formats) earlier, they'll have effectively erased it the same way tens of thousands of "failed" films that never made it to home media or were discontinued through the decades have been.
Sure, but I can still watch the original cuts is my point. They still exist.
A reboot won't erase them either.
I would actually be very curious to see a Star Wars reboot, just to see how different it would be and what they would and wouldn't change. There've been enough good reboots/reimaginings at this point I really have no problem with them. I find it kind of fun to compare them to the originals.
At this point the OT is 40 years old, and if we can get 3 different versions of Spider-Man, then I don't see why we couldn't get a new version of Star Wars.
At this point the OT is 40 years old, and if we can get 3 different versions of Spider-Man, then I don't see why we couldn't get a new version of Star Wars.
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