2/22/2013

My Rant About Star Wars

I apologize to you, the reader, in advance for this. I have tried and tried and tried holding myself from going off on a rant about Star Wars Episode VII and Disney and all that other stuff that makes me feel angrier than a Wookiee when he looses at Dejaarik. But I cannot restrain myself anymore. This is my rant on Star Wars Episode VII.

First and foremost, I will discuss Disney. Don't they own enough already? ESPN, ABC, A&E, the History Channel, the Military Channel, NBA.com, NFL.com, Pixar, Miramax, Buena Vista Studios and just recently Marvel. And that is not everything they own. That is just the tip of a very large iceberg. Google what they own, you be very much surprised as the list is very long. So this is my question: Why, why, why do they need to own LucasFilm? Don't they own enough already? There is no reason to aside from making more money. The one enjoyable part about them buying LucasFilm is how we Star Wars fans can mock the Disney purists that they Leia and Padme are now Disney Princesses. Be careful saying it though, those fights are more violent and bloody than the Star Wars vs. Star Trek ones.

Second of all, the director J.J. Abrams... *sigh* J.J. Abrams... WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND DECIDED TO PUT THE PERSON WHO DIRECTED THE TWO RECENT STAR TREK FILMS AND COMPLETELY RUINED THAT SAGA TO DIRECT EPISODE VII OF STAR WARS???!!! IS THIS A SICK JOKE??? Was the contractor at Disney drunk when he showed Abrams the contract? Come one! Abrams sure has gone where no one has gone before this time, he has crossed the line that no one crosses. Handling both Star Wars and Star Trek. Especially after he ruined the Star Trek movies by being lazy and creating an alternate timeline and making a Star Trek version of the Death Star... It is alright though, if he does the same thing to Star Wars what he did to Star Trek, Star Wars fans worldwide will make sure that the rest of his film career is for Miramax and only having stars like Ben Affleck or Zac Efron. And that is if he is lucky. I will admit this though, I was originally afraid that Stephen Spielberg was going to direct it. And after what he did to Indiana Jones 4 and then apologizing for it? *shudders*

And finally, why do we need a Star Wars Episode VII? Leave something for our imaginations to imagine. Let Star Wars become a legend. In the words of Obi-Wan "If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine!" And he let himself be struck down by Vader. Why can't you do that Star Wars? Let yourself become a legend among films, even though you already are, but let yourself become a greater one. Don't let yourself be lowered by making movies just to get every speck of money you can. Although it is exciting of the prospect of the writer for Episode V be the writer for Episode VIII and the original cast return. Harrison Ford is already on board and Mark Hamill will if they get everyone else back. Even the contract between George Lucas and Disney states that if they cannot get an actor from the original movies back, that they will write out that character. That made me happy hearing that. Even John Williams might be doing the soundtrack(please Dear God, let him do the soundtrack).

Now I am not a Star Wars hater or a George Lucas hater. I respect George Lucas and I am probably one of the few that actually likes the prequel trilogy as well as the original trilogy. Although I admit the original trilogy is better but then again I am an old school sci fi nut. I am also probably the biggest geek for Star Wars. But that is why I am worried, I grew up with Star Wars. It is a part of me as much as I am a part of it. Star Wars isn't just a movie, it's a mythology. It isn't just a franchise, it's a legend. It's what every moviemaker wishes their movie would be as good as. I just don't want anything to happen to Star Wars, as they are too good of movies to be ruined by modern day filmmakers.

(But so help me if Disney turns Star Wars into a musical cartoon, I will personally evacuate all the innocent people from DisneyWorld and DisneyLand and destroy the entire place with the Death Star that Britain or America or Germany or whoever the hell is building the Death Star now).