The star wars prequel trilogy is a series of epic spaceopera films written and directed by george lucas. Alex jones explains star wars episode 1 2 3 prequels youtube. Robert rodriguez shares baby yoda selfie from the mandalorian season 2 set while the prospect of robert zemeckis, steven spielberg or ron. Mark hamill is excited for boba fett in the mandalorian. When the original star wars a new hope premiered way back when, it represented a huge leap forward in special effects and blended that with good oldfashioned heros journey storytelling that set the stage for a saga that. That means i only ever saw star wars at home and not in the theater. And the reality is, star wars is, at heart, a childrens franchise. It isnt for me to say how you should feel about them. But the opening half hour with the space battlesaving palpatinecrash landing the ship stands as one of the best star wars sequences of all the movies. Why the star wars prequels are better than the originals.
The franchise has been expanded into various films and other media, including television series, video games, novels, comic books, theme park attractions, and themed areas, comprising an allencompassing fictional. To believe the conventional wisdom, the prequel trilogy of the star wars saga 1999s episode i. The phantom menace, the role of adult anakin, as seen in episode ii and episode iii, went to hayden christensen. While jake lloyd played a decidedly too young version of the character in episode i. The star wars prequels, it is generally accepted, are inferior films to the original space fantasies that changed the motion picture industry forever from 1977 to 1983. Alex is a much better storyteller than george lucas, says sargon, who asserts that it took a conspiracy theorist to make the politics of the prequels sound. The trilogy was released from 1999 to 2005 and is a prequel to the original star wars trilogy 197783. The mandalorian season 2 release date, cast, plot, trailer for star. Alex jones explains the star wars prequels youtube.
We all like to forget the fact that the original trilogy, with its hyperactive muppet yoda, cutesy ewoks and bumbling c3po. Star wars 8 completes the prequels story screen rant. The first two star wars trilogies are centered around the rise, fall, and redemption of anakin skywalker, aka darth vader. Senatecore palpatine but with the laugh of mr krabs. Mandalorian season 2 directors, we celebrate a birthday, and more. Ourprivacy notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. The best of star wars celebration orlando 2017 duration. But i can tell you as a fan that doesnt like the prequels, but rather as a fan that loves the prequels, i hate it when people give me hyperbolic, pre. The force awakens will be seen as a new chance for the series to shake off its status as a nostalgia object and reclaim its place as a producer of beloved, crowdpleasing movies. Rogue one has been called a lot of thingsa star wars story, an anthology film, a standalone adventuremany of which are synonyms for prequel. Alex jones explains prequels in 2 and a half minutes to. Prequels are an inherently bad idea, and they are generally executed in a manner that makes them even worse, retreading imagery from the movies ostensibly after them as selfimportant foreshadowing, and glibly trading in self. Darabont, who had previously written the young indiana jones chronicles and the shawshank redemption. Just as cookies fresh out of the oven may burn your mouth, electronic cookies can harm your computer.
On december 14, 2017, the walt disney company announced that it was acquiring. The franchise started with a film trilogy set in medias resbeginning in the middle of the storywhich was later expanded to a trilogy of trilogies, better known as the skywalker saga. The star wars prequel trilogy is a series of epic spaceopera films written and directed by. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. Alex jones explains the plot of the star wars prequals, complete with picture slideshow to help explain some stuff if you dont get subscribe for more dank videos. The best version of the star wars prequels is still the.
However, padme resists, explaining that it would be impossible for the two of them to be. Alex jones explains the star wars prequels video 2017. Beyond its status as the first star wars movie in more than a decade, beyond its promised revival of characters unseen in new filmed adventures for over three decades, this decembers star wars. I actually like the star wars prequels nerds on earth. The following contains spoilers for the last jedi the force awakens marked a big return for the star wars franchise after most general audiences had dismissed the galaxy far, far away following the derided prequels. The seventh installment of the star wars film series, the force awakens is due for release on the 18 th of december 2015. That also means i was still a child when episode 1 came out. Carl benjamin, aka sargon of akkad, is surprised and amused to find that alex joness interpretation of the star wars prequels. Alex jones hates on the last jedi, calls carrie fisher. The original trilogy was released between 1977 and 1983, the prequel trilogy between 1999 and 2005, and a sequel trilogy between. Episode i the phantom menace 1999, episode ii attack of the clones 2002, and.
Alex jones explains prequels in 2 and a half minutes to redlettermedia. Personally i wish there was a cut just like this, but kept that same star wars feel, original score and something of a crawl at the beginning but this, even with the huge creative decisions made, is probably my new definitive version of the prequels. Alex jones explains the star wars prequels visualized. Alex jones explains the star wars prequels video 2017 quotes on imdb. Star wars legend mark hamill is pretty excited to see how the mandalorian resurrects boba fett.
Lor san tekkas mention of balance in the force wasnt just a wink towards to. The main forward momentum of disneys star wars is the sequel trilogy the force awakens, the last jedi, and the untitled episode ix and if the prequels are going to be canonized in fans eyes then its here where the groundwork needs to be laid. What the seven star wars films reveal about george lucas. While all the merchandising and transmedia spinoffs clearly contributed. The other two also did very profitable business at the box office as well.
In fact, the entire third act of clones, from the arena fight to the first clone war battle to anakin and padmes secret wedding, is the greatest contribution the prequels make to the star wars. The star wars franchise has spawned multiple liveaction and animated films. The three star wars prequel movies are finding redemption in the most unlikely location. Alex jones explains the star wars prequels video 2017 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Alex jones explains star wars episode 1 2 3 prequels. It is the second film in the star wars prequel trilogy. It was reported last week that temuera morrison, who. Alex jones has since joined a nonconglomerate owned radio network called gcn. This is just one more reason for rian johnson to be defending the prequels. We all remember anakins virgin force birth, the midichlorians, the romance dialogue, the awful plotting. My top 10 changes to the star wars prequel trilogy mr. One of the major defenses of the prequels was that lucas was returning star wars to children not the children who grew up with the films in the 1980s, but the next generation and if this was true, eventually those 1990s kids would grow up with a strong appreciation of episodes iiii and that pretty much has happened. Ales jones did a better job with the prequels than lucas.
Carl benjamin, aka sargon of akkad, is surprised and amused to find that alex jones s interpretation of the star wars prequels makes them sound more interesting than they actually are. Alex jones explains the star wars prequels video 2017 on imdb. Episode ii attack of the clones wookieepedia fandom. August 11, 2017 palpatine but with the laugh of mr krabs agagagagaga. Star wars prequel trilogy was almost directed by these 3. How star wars fans are reclaiming the prequels with memes. Star wars and the history of transmedia storytelling oapen. Rarely have films been so roundly and rightly criticized. Only reason im fine with it is because star wars the clone wars that was the good parts of the prequels good story good everything there were some let downs mainly in season 1 but that was the start it became probably one of the best shows of all time. Dawsons casting is a star wars fans dream come true, quite literally, as the 25th hour actress herself stated her desire to play ahsoka way back in 2017 when responding to a user on twitter. Iconic star wars character set to return in the mandalorian season 2. Yes, some of the acting and dialogue is pretty bad. Hampered by two decades worth of expectations and hype, george lucass deep dive back into the star wars universe was destined to disappoint. The first film in that series, episode i, is actually listed in the top twenty box office successes of all time.
Why i love the star wars prequels and you should too. All the kings pedophiles and all the kings coverup artists couldnt put together their pedophile palace again. Time to pull out the dvds for one last star wars binge before the dec. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise created by george lucas, which began with the eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide popculture phenomenon. Alex jones explains the star wars prequels visualized mirror.
Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Five terrible defenses of the star wars prequels mythcreants. Even though opinions have softened over the years as many have begun to reevaluate george lucas most star wars trilogy, there was still apprehension after it was. Star wars fans are massively downvoting antiprequel. For years star wars fans could only dream about the events of the clone wars and anakin skywalkers fall from grace, as first introduced in the original star wars trilogy. The force awakens never explains c3pos obtrusive limb replacement. Carl benjamin, aka sargon of akkad, is surprised and amused to find that alex joness interpretation of the star wars prequels makes them sound more interesting than they actually are. Alex jones explains the star wars prequels video 2017 imdb. A relative unknown at the time, christensen was naturally launched. But on whole, star wars fans like the phantom menace, attack of the clones, and revenge of the sith. Star wars prequels almost got a totally different anakin. Its a sad reality that all star wars fans must face. Before you take up your torches and pitchforks hear me out. Mark hamill cant believe how intensely people bashed the star wars prequels duration.
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