Star Wars Episode 7 is happening. Its weird to
reflect on that statement and think that it is a fact. I had my suspicions that we would see a new trilogy by 2020
and I was beginning to worry that it wouldn’t be progressive in the sense that
it would not follow on from Return of The Jedi.
I was beginning to worry that another three films
would be at best a prequel prequel and at worst slotted in somewhere between Episodes 1 and 2 or just after episode 3.
I am glad that more Star Wars films are being made
and I am also glad that they have hired Academy Award winner Michael Arndt to wright the
screenplay.
Arndt co-wrote the adaptation of The Hunger Games, which up to press, has
been my favourite film of the year so far. He will also dabble a little further
in to Sci-Fi next year with Oblivion.
Arndt will have his work cut out.
We have been told that Episode 7 will be a whole new story and that it will not
link in any way to previously published literature which has expanded the Star
Wars universe substantially after Return of The Jedi.
Arndt will have to satisfy ardent
fans, expecting teenagers, children and me.
Star Wars needs to appeal to
children. The whole basic concept behind the stories is that it’s harder to be
good than bad but bad never wins.
Disney should be all over this.
Episodes 1, 2 and 3 have been
panned over recent years. I liked 1 and 2 but 3 was without doubt one of the
worst films I have ever seen.
It was brilliant to see a new Darth
in Episode 1. Darth Maul looked the part but played a kind of strong silent
type, every ounce a Sith though and every ounce skilled in the dark arts.
Episode 2 had the daddy of villains:
Christopher Lee played the powerful Darth Tyranus.
So there were some outstanding evil
sow and sow’s to keep me alert as immersed my self in contemporary Star Wars
for the first time as a grown up.
Tyranus’ demise in Episode 3 played
out what was really a poorly scripted computer game.
Episodes 1, 2 and 3 saw a Darth
Sidiuous that was still a bit too much behind the scenes to make much of an
impact as a really scary baddy. Not so when I was about 6 however, watching
Return of The Jedi for the first time. Holy Moses.. I didn’t sleep for weeks.
So now to the main premise of this
post: I am concerned that they [Disey] won’t get it right with however they
intend to portray the Sith.
I want to be scarred rigid but will
Disney let me?
Or will they truly scare me into
wanting to be a good guy…..by working hard and doing as I’m told…
