12-15-2014, 04:33 PM
That's basically what I was going after too.
Is Star Wars "good", in the sense of a really awesome story to span the ages? No.
Is Star Wars "good", in the sense of being a huge improvement over other epic sci-fi movies of the same era? Yes.
I also suggest this is why people liked 4-6 more than 1-3. 4-6 were epic within their time frame relative to other sci-fi tales of the day. 1-3 had a lot more to compete with and didn't grab us the way 4-6 did.
Kinda like every time I remember a really great series from my childhood and then I go to re-watch it. My reaction is almost always "Why the fuck did I like this?"
Oh, right, because when it's 1983 and you're 10 years old and the competition consists of "The A-Team" and "CHiPS", lots of things seemed more awesome than they really were.
Is Star Wars "good", in the sense of a really awesome story to span the ages? No.
Is Star Wars "good", in the sense of being a huge improvement over other epic sci-fi movies of the same era? Yes.
I also suggest this is why people liked 4-6 more than 1-3. 4-6 were epic within their time frame relative to other sci-fi tales of the day. 1-3 had a lot more to compete with and didn't grab us the way 4-6 did.
Kinda like every time I remember a really great series from my childhood and then I go to re-watch it. My reaction is almost always "Why the fuck did I like this?"
Oh, right, because when it's 1983 and you're 10 years old and the competition consists of "The A-Team" and "CHiPS", lots of things seemed more awesome than they really were.