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The Yucky Truth
Aug. 2nd, 2011 07:49 pmFirst of all, go to this new blog:
http://acertainpointofview.net/
If you like what I'm selling here, you'll love what this guy/gal has to say about Star Wars. The post "Collateral Damage" sorta ties in with my Twitter ketchup explosion yesterday and an observation I made on TFN's message board recently about how other blockbuster tentpoles are covered by the press.
I've mentioned it here before that the reason why there is inequity in how the SW movies are handled is that the powers-that-be in fandom really don't think there are enough people who are connected with the prequels, while it's a given to them that everybody has a deep emotional connection with the first set of movies. Eps IV-IV, especially the first two, are almost always treated with reverence and respect. The prequels? Not so much. This is why there's a cavalcade of articles, blog posts, and other bits of internet conventional wisdom that goes along the lines of "Why (Fill In The Blank) Is Better Than The Prequels."
I'd posted on a thread about blockbuster double standards that I noticed the near-universal gushing by the press over the last Harry Potter flick, with glowing reviews from the same critics/publications that were utterly merciless to the prequels. Even ROTS. Or, take the Twilight flicks. There's a big anti-Twilight meme on the internet yet the mainstream media covering the films takes care not to bash them. Entertainment Weekly gave every single Twilight film thus far at least a "B," good if not rave reviews. But the best EW could do with the prequels was a "C" for ROTS.
Now why would that be? It's because Harry Potter fans and Twi-hards would never buy another EW mag or any other publication again if it trashed their beloved fandom. And the editors/publishers know it. The mainstream media took a different tack with the prequels because they believed they were doing so with God and Star Wars fans on their side. The fans were angry. They were hurt. They were disappointed. And by golly, that out-of-touch fat cat Lucas is going to pay for foisting his trash on those poor people who believed in him so much. Too many people fed into that and they still keep feeding into it. Even people who liked the prequels kept buying those mags because they were "collectible." Way to send a message, peeps.
"Collateral Damage" makes the point that all of this stuff doesn't hurt Lucas so much but it hurts the fans. To take that point further, it goes beyond hurt feelings and being annoyed. If you really, really, really love all of the saga, you're the gum on the bottom of fandom's shoe: taken for granted and not given an inch of respect.
http://acertainpointofview.net/
If you like what I'm selling here, you'll love what this guy/gal has to say about Star Wars. The post "Collateral Damage" sorta ties in with my Twitter ketchup explosion yesterday and an observation I made on TFN's message board recently about how other blockbuster tentpoles are covered by the press.
I've mentioned it here before that the reason why there is inequity in how the SW movies are handled is that the powers-that-be in fandom really don't think there are enough people who are connected with the prequels, while it's a given to them that everybody has a deep emotional connection with the first set of movies. Eps IV-IV, especially the first two, are almost always treated with reverence and respect. The prequels? Not so much. This is why there's a cavalcade of articles, blog posts, and other bits of internet conventional wisdom that goes along the lines of "Why (Fill In The Blank) Is Better Than The Prequels."
I'd posted on a thread about blockbuster double standards that I noticed the near-universal gushing by the press over the last Harry Potter flick, with glowing reviews from the same critics/publications that were utterly merciless to the prequels. Even ROTS. Or, take the Twilight flicks. There's a big anti-Twilight meme on the internet yet the mainstream media covering the films takes care not to bash them. Entertainment Weekly gave every single Twilight film thus far at least a "B," good if not rave reviews. But the best EW could do with the prequels was a "C" for ROTS.
Now why would that be? It's because Harry Potter fans and Twi-hards would never buy another EW mag or any other publication again if it trashed their beloved fandom. And the editors/publishers know it. The mainstream media took a different tack with the prequels because they believed they were doing so with God and Star Wars fans on their side. The fans were angry. They were hurt. They were disappointed. And by golly, that out-of-touch fat cat Lucas is going to pay for foisting his trash on those poor people who believed in him so much. Too many people fed into that and they still keep feeding into it. Even people who liked the prequels kept buying those mags because they were "collectible." Way to send a message, peeps.
"Collateral Damage" makes the point that all of this stuff doesn't hurt Lucas so much but it hurts the fans. To take that point further, it goes beyond hurt feelings and being annoyed. If you really, really, really love all of the saga, you're the gum on the bottom of fandom's shoe: taken for granted and not given an inch of respect.
