George Lucas has something to say to all the haters out there who are bashing his writing.
What’s going on?
For years, the “Star Wars” prequel trilogy has been the subject of scrutiny — particularly for its “corny” dialogue, IndieWire reports.
Lucas addresses the criticisms in the new book “The Star Wars Archives 1999-2005,” a 600-page tome written by Paul Duncan that offers a deep dive into the prequel trilogy’s production process. Within the book’s many pages, Lucas defends his dialogue writing.
Key Quote
The writer/director stated (via IndieWire):
“It is presented very honestly, it isn’t tongue-in-cheek at all, and it’s played to the hilt. But it is consistent, not only with the rest of the movie, but with the overall ‘Star Wars’ style. Most people don’t understand the style of ‘Star Wars.’ They don’t get that there’s an underlying motif that is very much like a 1930s Western or Saturday matinee serial. It’s in the more romantic period of making movies and adventure films. And this film is even more of a melodrama than the others. There’s a bit more soap opera in this one than there has been in the past.”
Why this matters now
Hayden Christensen’s portrayal as Anakin Skywalker in the prequel trilogy received a significant amount of critical scorn, IndieWire reports. Detractors often cite Christensen’s romantic scenes with Natalie Portman’s Padmé Amidala in “Attack of the Clones” as proof of the actor’s ineptitude, while others suggest that he didn’t have the best dialogue to work with.
Fortunately for Christensen, he’s getting another shot at the “Star Wars” franchise as Disney announced on Thursday that the actor will be reprising his role as Anakin/Darth Vader in the upcoming “Obi-Wan Kenobi” series for Dinsey+.