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martyb
on Saturday August 15 2015, @09:58PM
from the does-it-go-'round-in-circles?-♩♫♫♪ dept.
from the does-it-go-'round-in-circles?-♩♫♫♪ dept.
This article provides an interesting take on Star Wars as a ring composition. It claims that all the movies, including the prequels, interact in a way to weave a complex pattern. This pattern is marked by repetition across a border, like an image against a mirror. It compares the composition of the movies to that of of a song, with lyrics which repeat themselves, similar but different. The article is long and full of references and well worth a read, even if you didn't like the prequel trilogy.
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(Score: 3, Interesting) by Popeidol on Sunday August 16 2015, @03:44AM
I like David Malki's point of view [wondermark.com] (It's worth reading the whole thing):
What makes more sense to me is that, faced with the prospect of making prequel movies, and not wanting to screw it up, Lucas looked back at the original trilogy, and mined it.
...It’s kind of like a Rorchach test: it’s just a blob of ink, until you fold the paper in half. Once you mirror the pattern and start repeating things, every detail starts to look meaningful.
Most of the examples are pretty hard to dispute - but it assumes George Lucas wanted to take three existing movies, and around them create a 6-movie epic in an ancient poetry style...while not bothering to make them good movies.
While it's an interesting theory, I'm not sold on it.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by bugamn on Monday August 17 2015, @04:09AM
That's actually where I found this article. I thought it better to reference the article directly, so people could draw their own conclusions instead of being influenced by his opinion.