Okay, I think I understand. While raising the stakes like this in a vacuum is justifiable or even desired, taken in context it feels forced because it’s unsupported by what came before. So while the stakes are higher, it jars the audience out of the narrative flow thus lowering their engagement.
Okay, I think I understand. While raising the stakes like this in a vacuum is justifiable or even desired, taken in context it feels forced because it’s unsupported by what came before. So while the stakes are higher, it jars the audience out of the narrative flow thus lowering their engagement.
I would argue, yes. But that said, I still think REVENGE OF THE SITH is the best of the Prequels and one of the best of all three trilogies. So, while I can academically wonder at these decisions and muse about what might've been, it is, again, an academic exercise. The art is what it is now, and I enjoy it based on the artist's intentions. I'm not going to tell anyone what George Lucas should've done.
For sure, as I get further along in my writing and storytelling (only a few years in now) analyzing things like this is quite helpful, but in no way would I want to question or judge the decisions the creators like Lucas made along the way. Seeing other possibilities and having some understanding of their impacts on the story is an educational exercise for me, so no judgements here either.
Okay, I think I understand. While raising the stakes like this in a vacuum is justifiable or even desired, taken in context it feels forced because it’s unsupported by what came before. So while the stakes are higher, it jars the audience out of the narrative flow thus lowering their engagement.
I would argue, yes. But that said, I still think REVENGE OF THE SITH is the best of the Prequels and one of the best of all three trilogies. So, while I can academically wonder at these decisions and muse about what might've been, it is, again, an academic exercise. The art is what it is now, and I enjoy it based on the artist's intentions. I'm not going to tell anyone what George Lucas should've done.
For sure, as I get further along in my writing and storytelling (only a few years in now) analyzing things like this is quite helpful, but in no way would I want to question or judge the decisions the creators like Lucas made along the way. Seeing other possibilities and having some understanding of their impacts on the story is an educational exercise for me, so no judgements here either.