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Ryan - I love this take on Lucas and the personal influence on his films! Definitely some things I hadn't considered before but certainly make sense. I wonder how much of that was intentional in his storytelling versus what kinda seeped in from his subconscious? Well done, sir! If you'd like to take a deeper dive into Lucas's contributions to the technology of filmmaking, check out Michael Rubin's book, "Droidmaker: George Lucas And the Digital Revolution" It chronicles the the history of Lucas's vision to streamline the film production process complete with the early back and forth between Lucas and Coppola up through the emergence of digital production. Highly recommend!
I wonder what would have happened had George not neglected his first marriage. If he’d leaned more towards family earlier on perhaps he could have still created ILM but with Marsha at his side later on.
It may be the last time we see a major blockbuster series about one mans life in the metaphor of film until Mr. Arey makes the "Calling...." series. Calling In is about taking sick days to make you tube videos on a phone to express complex interests against a blank backgorund. Calling Out is the amplification and validity of gaining interested viewers and feedback to create a commentary empire. Calling Up is about rising above the algorithm and rasing other platforms with collaborations and getting the attention of the highest form of intelligent life in the universe..... your mom.
I've been saying this FOR YEARS! The prequels were always a personal story about George and his feelings about his divorce and where his brain was during the Bush years. Also the relationship Luke (also george) had with Darth vader (his father).
Great analysis Ryan! This really shows that Star Wars is George Lucas and that every step that Disney takes to move away from that just further alienates the fans that love George's Star Wars movies.
I don't get expectations these days, we're beyond spoiled. This show is PITCH PERFECT, as is Andor, for example, both examples of absolute top notch Star Wars writing and execution that's leaps and bounds above some of the actual movies. What a ride indeed, this series hit all the feels, some pretty tough gut punches and a tear or two, especially this finale - from a god damned cartoon, of all things. Brilliant. Bravo. Absolutely incredible that this piece of art exists.
Did nobody else see that one of Hemlock’s assassin clones had the goggles on their helmet like Tech?! They emphasized that for a full 2 seconds of screen time! Watch when echo & wrecker are on the floor that Hemlock gassed.
I mentioned this last time but once again we see a character getting a hand cut off in the Star Wars universe :) I couldn't help but think about either the Imperial Guard in The Last Jedi or the Knights of Ren seeing the Clone X Squad that Hemlock unleashed on the Bad Batch. Each with their own individual weapons and fighting styles.
Of course. All of this is true. Artists create based on their own experience and what they know. But, you missed one thing. Anakin's mother, Shmi, dying is an expression of how he felt when his own mother died, since she was the one who supported and believed in his creative side. Once she was gone, all that was left was his all-business/no time for fun or frivolity father. So, when presented with the fear of losing Padme, Marcia, he becomes obsessed with protecting her by becoming the all business/ no time for fun or frivolity father and, in a way, died creatively... as Francis said; he never made all those movies that he'd planned on making and the world (and art and filmmaking) suffered for it. He's still my hero and I have spent a lifetime learning from him, and his mistakes. Lastly, I don't think that we will "never see another Lucas/auteur filmmaker again". Hollywood is dying, FAST, and, like all endings, it will usher in a new beginning and that is where the new Hollywood, like what emerged in the late 60's and early 70's, will come from again... because it's like poetry... it rhymes.
I just thought of one additional parallel between Anakin and George seen in the Phantom Menace. Anakin pilots a YELLOW Naboo fighter. Same color as his youth car.
A nice touch in the last episode title. That first words spoken by the Bad Batch group was Wrecker saying "The Calvary Has Arrived". Who's cutting onions 😅
When Magneto sent out that electromagnetic pulse, it more closely resembled what he did way back in X-Men 25 during the Fatal Attractions storyline. What followed that in the same issue is some of the greatest and most iconic moments from all X-Men history. I suspect those will also be shown before the season is over! Hold onto your butts, true believers!
I'm not sure if anyone else caught this, but after Scott, Jean, and Cable eject from the Blackbird, one of the Prime Sentinels remains standing on top of the plane in a nod to the scene from Dr. Strangelove when the one guy rides like a cowboy while sitting on a nuclear bomb after it drops from a plane.
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Just like anything, an argument can be made here for both for and against. The main problem is that George in on record as having described his initial plan for Star Wars to be 3 series of 3 films each. He specifically said that he had the idea of explaining where Darth Vader came from. The problem is, he didn't specify much so your theory is as good as any.
If any of this is true, it shows a remarkable capacity for self-reflection, because he's basically saying he's the evil one, driven to it by circumstances and decisions that seemed good to him at the time.
