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Usually people bring up "The Hidden Fortress" and Flash Gordon serials when assessing the originality of "Star Wars." So. . .
... if STAR7 is an episode in a serial, where the first film had clear precedents, it seems a litle unfair to me to say one is original and the other is derivative. Somewhere amidst GLUCA's comments over the last week he made a criticism of STAR7 for returning to a desert planet for its setting, vaunting that he had always sought to do something new. If this is the impulse which led him to set the ludicrous light-saber battle in "Revenge of the Sith" in a landscape of lava flows, then it's nothing to be proud of.
A little bit of perspective amidst all the 'Star Wars' hysteria... Jan 02, 02:22
You are the one displaying your ignorance if you believe that inflation isn't relevant... {nm} Jan 02, 07:04
The point is that people are still watching 'Gone With The Wind'. Do you think that will be true of STAR7 in 75 years? {nm} Jan 02, 07:06
They're still watching STAR4 42 years later, so probably :) {nm} Jan 02, 07:08
er... 38 years. {nm} Jan 02, 07:09
The thing GWTW & STAR4 have in common is that they are both genuine cultural phenomena. STAR7: Over-hyped retread. {nm} Jan 02, 07:12
Usually people bring up "The Hidden Fortress" and Flash Gordon serials when assessing the originality of "Star Wars." So. . . Jan 02, 07:33
Who cares? BO success is not determined by movie quality. People wanted Star Wars content, they got it. {nm} Jan 02, 07:42
Tell me then what does it matter to Disney what Gone With the Wind was able to make over 70 years? {nm} Jan 02, 07:07
Your argument contains a logical fallacy. {nm} Jan 02, 07:13
Relevant quote from the article inside (emphasis added). Jan 02, 09:48
We get it, you hate SW, move on. The next decade is going to really suck for you. {nm} Jan 02, 09:57
+1. {nm} Jan 02, 10:17
Wow! A +1 from the troll...you're really in exalted company. {nm} Jan 02, 10:23
Please Stop TROLLING. {nm} Jan 02, 10:37
I see what you did there...very clever /s {nm} Jan 02, 12:07
Sorry to disappoint you but 'Star Wars' doesn't exist in my universe so it's hardly likely to impact on my decade... {nm} Jan 02, 10:20
Come back and tell me how much fun you're having after you've been force-fed another half dozen helpings :p {nm} Jan 02, 10:22
What universe is that? Star Wars is the undisputed Alpha and Omega of modern American cinema. {nm} Jan 02, 10:31
I think you need to get out more :D {nm} Jan 02, 12:09
Sorry to hear that. If you dont appreciate Star Wars it could be said you really dont appreciate films.nm Jan 02, 10:35
+1. {nm} Jan 02, 10:41
Yes my point being films like Star Wars and Indiana Jones are the heart of the business. Jan 02, 11:37
"Business" being the operative word. {nm} Jan 02, 12:01
Of course we all have to make a living Jan 02, 14:09
I've probably appreciated more films than you've had hot dinners. {nm} Jan 02, 12:20
if it doesn't exist in your universe, then why are you posting about it? {nm} Jan 02, 11:41
Because this is (supposedly) a movie forum on a website devoted to movies that currently seems obsessed with one film? {nm} Jan 02, 12:03
Just like the real stock market. :D {nm} Jan 02, 18:33
Then why don't you point those out instead of trying to post misplaced and inaccurate "perspective" {nm} Jan 02, 20:37