tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543195171933661664.post3206155165133170322..comments2023-11-05T06:37:16.480-05:00Comments on Nilbog's Storybook Land: Top Ten Things I Love About Episodes I-IIIThe Nilboghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902509798047158212noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543195171933661664.post-46634973588247892842016-05-22T23:26:05.831-04:002016-05-22T23:26:05.831-04:00I am almost ashamed to admit it now, but I was jus...<i>I am almost ashamed to admit it now, but I was just as confused as many people by the story George Lucas was telling with Anakin when I first saw the films. But when it clicked for me, it clicked hard. It is one of the best and most complete character arcs I’ve ever seen in a fictional work.</i><br /><br /><br />I think Anakin Skywalker is one of the most complex fictional character I have ever come across and Lucas' masterpiece. It seems a pity that many people feel otherwise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543195171933661664.post-28771324305589926582016-05-20T18:52:33.990-04:002016-05-20T18:52:33.990-04:00From what I read, I think there were only two deat...From what I read, I think there were only two deaths (Ratts Tyrell and someone else, I forget), and Neva Kee (who aside from a quick shot of his pod was never seen in the film but was in the video games) got sent off-course during lap two and was never heard from again.<br /><br />Everyone else I believe survived.The Nilboghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902509798047158212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543195171933661664.post-10759175855439915402016-05-20T18:38:06.533-04:002016-05-20T18:38:06.533-04:00Agreed re: Phantom's visuals--I think it's...Agreed re: Phantom's visuals--I think it's by some margin the prettiest of the films along with Empire, and perhaps truest to the aesthetics of ye old Republic serials and such the films were inspired by. Just the amount of contrasting locations and environments in the first 30 minutes alone (the Federation ships, the swamps, Otah Gunga, and Theed) showcase that in spades.T. Hartwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13602995118108914316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543195171933661664.post-76246406553549468922016-05-20T18:13:23.971-04:002016-05-20T18:13:23.971-04:00Great list! I would watch Podracing as a sport too...Great list! I would watch Podracing as a sport too. The only thing I don't understand is how those pilots ever manage to enter another race. How many of those racers actually survived the Boonta Eve classic? Off the top of my head and not counting Anakin, maybe three of them? :)Michael O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02145595197678064211noreply@blogger.com