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30.04.12 # News # 2 Comments
What’s up good movie lovers? After a long hiatus from Movie-Moron I am back to present this edit of select scenes from Star Wars. Our Movie World has changed since 1977. Why can’t Transformers or John Carter capture the magic of the Blockbusters of the 1970s? Because today character and theme are missing. Only genre set pieces matter. So, what would Star Wars look like if it was edited according to our current movie standards? Something like this.
Let’s learn some movie lessons from the past, recognize today’s movie problems and make a change. Long live good movies.
There’s a lot of truth to this. Comparing the Luke at home scenes is quite striking – a modern day blockbuster wouldn’t take time out for a moment of ‘poetry’ (looking at the twin suns) and in the interest of ‘pace’ the scene would never have run that long. Almost every scene in modern day blockbusters (that isn’t an action, comedy or suspense sequence) is incredibly short and to the point.
Love, love, LOVE this article.
That’s how I felt ALL through John Carter. Every non action scene was completely utilitarian. All emotion was conveyed through TALKING about emotion. It needed to slow down and take its time. Proper pacing, even with slower parts to allow for character development, actually ends up making the movie feel faster. Jamming quick-paced scenes back to back actually makes it seem tedious, ala Transformers 1, 2, and 3.
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