I don’t think it’s comparable to marvel and whatnot. There were only 3 real Star Wars films as content for like 20 years. It happened under a way different system than the system we have now. Far more corporate.
Also, the originals contain anti Vietnam war allegory. The prequels get bogged down in politics because they really are about politics. They’re more political than you give them credit for. Doesn’t make the prequels good films, but they are different to marvel slop even if it’s for no other reason that times have simply changed.
The sequels on the other hand have much in common with Marvel.
On the vehicles - it’s a story made for kids. No one’s thinking about actual futuristic weaponry. Yeah, walkers are pretty dumb, but they’re new and pretty menacing in terms of sheer scale and the way they seem almost animal/monster like. They’re the vehicles of the big baddies. They’ve got legs because we’ve all seen plenty of tanks before.
If you’re going to claim that it’s a space western fantasy so and so, then analyse it as such. It is space western fantasy, it is essentially just a moral tale with lasers, it is just a space themed version of Seven Samurai. The importance is the story and the striking visuals that sell it as a bombastic space fantasy.
You're really shortselling Seven Samurai there. It had some silly plot elements, but I generally think it was much more thoughtful than Star Wars of all things.
I don’t think it’s comparable to marvel and whatnot. There were only 3 real Star Wars films as content for like 20 years. It happened under a way different system than the system we have now. Far more corporate.
Also, the originals contain anti Vietnam war allegory. The prequels get bogged down in politics because they really are about politics. They’re more political than you give them credit for. Doesn’t make the prequels good films, but they are different to marvel slop even if it’s for no other reason that times have simply changed.
The sequels on the other hand have much in common with Marvel.
On the vehicles - it’s a story made for kids. No one’s thinking about actual futuristic weaponry. Yeah, walkers are pretty dumb, but they’re new and pretty menacing in terms of sheer scale and the way they seem almost animal/monster like. They’re the vehicles of the big baddies. They’ve got legs because we’ve all seen plenty of tanks before.
If you’re going to claim that it’s a space western fantasy so and so, then analyse it as such. It is space western fantasy, it is essentially just a moral tale with lasers, it is just a space themed version of Seven Samurai. The importance is the story and the striking visuals that sell it as a bombastic space fantasy.
You're really shortselling Seven Samurai there. It had some silly plot elements, but I generally think it was much more thoughtful than Star Wars of all things.
Yeah, it’s a great film, but Lucas did basically rip its entire plot.