Rian Johnson, the director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, has explained why George Lucas’ Prequel Trilogy is great.
Upon release, George Lucas’ Star Wars prequel films were not looked upon with the same love and praise as the original trilogy. However, in recent years, fans have found a new love for these films, viewing the likes of Star Wars – Episode III: Revenge of the Sith as cherished entries in the saga.
The prequels have recently gotten a lot of love from Rian Johnson, who directed the middle chapter of the new Sequel Trilogy. Responding to a call for positive words about the prequels on Twitter, he said:
“Lucas made a gorgeous 7 hour long movie for children about how entitlement and fear of loss turns good people into fascists, and did it while spearheading nearly every technical sea change in modern filmmaking of the past 30 years.”
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Lucas made a gorgeous 7 hour long movie for children about how entitlement and fear of loss turns good people into fascists, and did it while spearheading nearly every technical sea change in modern filmmaking of the past 30 years.
— Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) June 29, 2020
The sequels have had a similar reception in some ways to the prequels at first so it will be interesting to see how these latest films are looked at in the decades to come.
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