- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: Who should have played Anakin?
Posted on 2/27/14 at 10:01 am to Ace Midnight
Posted on 2/27/14 at 10:01 am to Ace Midnight
I don't know Ace. I thought McGregor nailed Obi Wan and provided an excellent transition into Guinness' performance in Episode IV. Neeson wasn't terrible either, theres a great example of shitty dialogue.
But outside of that, I'm with you. Portman wasn't good. Christiansen was awwwful. There are scenes between he and Portman that are painful to watch.
So frustrating because I thought the fight between Obi Wan and Anakin in Revenge of the Sith was epic, only to be ruined everytime Anakin opened his mouth.
But outside of that, I'm with you. Portman wasn't good. Christiansen was awwwful. There are scenes between he and Portman that are painful to watch.
So frustrating because I thought the fight between Obi Wan and Anakin in Revenge of the Sith was epic, only to be ruined everytime Anakin opened his mouth.
Posted on 2/27/14 at 10:27 am to elprez00
quote:
I thought McGregor nailed Obi Wan
I excluded him, explicitly. He appeared to be the only one plugged in. The problem is we saw less and less of him, and more of the kid - not that it mattered.
My revised outline:
Film 1 - Anakin as a teenager, applies for Jedi training. Is accepted, but is a discipline problem - kind of gets it together at the end, though. Crisis with the emergence of Palpatine and a large Sith army (it never had to specify there were only 2 Sith, that was a self-inflicted wound.) Protagonist: Anakin. Antagonist: (sort of) - Yoda and the Jedi council.
Film 2 - The clone war starts - people are dying left and right. Palpatine begins introducing the Dark Side to various Jedi apprentices - a couple rat him out, but Skywalker is tempted - he is ambitious and impatient, but a great pilot. At the end, there is a turning point - Palpatine working on the inside and the large Sith army pressing in - there is, finally, an invasion. Protagonist: Yoda. Antagonist: The purported leader of the Sith army (but, actually, Palpatine's apprentice).
Film 3 - After a significant war of attrition, the actual "force wielders" numbers dwindle rapidly - until a handful on each side - Palpatine has not revealed himself. In the final battle, Palpatine comes in as Obi-Wan, Yoda and Anakin finish off the last of the Sith "Lords" - Palpatine turns Anakin with promises of greatness - Yoda keeps Palpatine occupied while Obi Wan f*cks up Skywalker. However, this battle buys enough time for Palpatine's conventional reinforcements to arrive. Protagonist: Obi Wan. Antagonists: Palpatine and Vader.
Seeing the writing on the wall, Yoda and Obi-Wan escape with the mother of Skywalker's children (and it never had to be a Queen - Leia could have just been raised by a King/Queen), as these children represent "the last hope".
No midi-clorians, no Jar-Jar and no "trade federation". The war should have been Sith and Jedi, (and their conventional auxiliaries), exclusively. No, "NOOOOOOO!!!!!!". None of that crap.
Would it have been perfect? No. Would it have been better than the crap we saw? Certainly.
This post was edited on 2/27/14 at 10:29 am
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News