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PredeconInferno · 09-16-2003, 04:03 PM

I think you guys are missing the point.

LOTR was written by TOLKIEN so HE created the depth, the darkness etc. But he did NOT direct the movies. Jackson had nothing to do with "creating darkness" nor "depth of the characters"

Lucas as director is shit, I'll grant you that (not THE shit, but like shit from a butt). Star Wars was INVENTED by him, though. He's the guy that started the idea of a trilogy. He's the guy that came up with the idea of making the second movie seem like there is NO hope, but make us still feel thankful they're still alive. Yeah, that was invented by Lucas.

Lucas was the first director to make an epic adventure movie on this scale. Granted, the prequels are not for the sake of the storyline (in my opinion they are, too a marketing tool. I still love them, though). However, with all the technology and whatnot that he has at his disposal, wouldn't you? Personally, I would have stuck with models of Slave I rather than this CGI crap lucas is so fond of.

In addition those that voted for "tolkien created... blah blah" you're missing the point that Lucas ALSO created an entirely different universe. The depth of Star Wars spans just as much as that of Lord of the Rings, only there is no explanation of how everything came to be.

Excluding the First three movies of Star Wars, I'd say that Lord of the Rings is only on par with STAR WARS, since it came first.

09-16-2003, 04:03 PM	#50 (permalink)
PredeconInferno Reclusiarch Location: Unfortunately Houston, TX	I think you guys are missing the point. LOTR was written by TOLKIEN so HE created the depth, the darkness etc. But he did NOT direct the movies. Jackson had nothing to do with "creating darkness" nor "depth of the characters" Lucas as director is shit, I'll grant you that (not THE shit, but like shit from a butt). Star Wars was INVENTED by him, though. He's the guy that started the idea of a trilogy. He's the guy that came up with the idea of making the second movie seem like there is NO hope, but make us still feel thankful they're still alive. Yeah, that was invented by Lucas. Lucas was the first director to make an epic adventure movie on this scale. Granted, the prequels are not for the sake of the storyline (in my opinion they are, too a marketing tool. I still love them, though). However, with all the technology and whatnot that he has at his disposal, wouldn't you? Personally, I would have stuck with models of Slave I rather than this CGI crap lucas is so fond of. In addition those that voted for "tolkien created... blah blah" you're missing the point that Lucas ALSO created an entirely different universe. The depth of Star Wars spans just as much as that of Lord of the Rings, only there is no explanation of how everything came to be. Excluding the First three movies of Star Wars, I'd say that Lord of the Rings is only on par with STAR WARS, since it came first. __________________ Samurai in Training Knowledge is power. Guard it well. Last edited by PredeconInferno; 09-16-2003 at 04:08 PM..