Comments on: Star Wars – Why it’s popular

By: Matthew T Gouge

Matthew T Gouge — Tue, 06 Dec 2016 05:59:07 +0000

Darth Vader was a wordplay on Ralph Nader, a well known political rights activist. Also, both liked to wear capes in public.

By: Smokingspoon

Smokingspoon — Mon, 05 Dec 2016 06:22:22 +0000

In reply to bud. I thought Crystal Skull was nice. I was just disappointed with the ugly cg aliens.

By: gow75

gow75 — Sun, 04 Dec 2016 19:02:55 +0000

i found myself bored last night watching Force awakens….. seen already but watched it again for the 3rd time.

By: Will Kamberg

Will Kamberg — Sun, 04 Dec 2016 00:27:26 +0000

In reply to bud. "Part time!"

By: Sophie

Sophie — Sat, 03 Dec 2016 16:41:20 +0000

Also check out the french comic valerian and Laureline. There is a new movie based on it coming out called valerian. the director also made the 5th element and he points out that both star wars and the 5th element borrowed heavily from the comic. you can google “valerian star wars” and see everything from the canitna scene, cloud cities, the millennium falcon, to a dude being frozen in carbonite!

By: hyper

hyper — Sat, 03 Dec 2016 08:56:00 +0000

For me, Empire makes me think of the swamp more than ice.

By: Ben_from_G-town

Ben_from_G-town — Sat, 03 Dec 2016 08:45:36 +0000

“Every epic story rolled into one.” Right on the money. Couldn’t have said it better myself, James. Great video.

By: Ryan Parisen

Ryan Parisen — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 16:15:23 +0000

I think James literally just copied the script from his old Star Wars review from several years ago and recited it in this video. The two videos are too similar in structure to be a coincidence, even if James still holds the opinions he expressed in that old video.

By: bud

bud — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 15:39:12 +0000

In reply to bud. Oh yeah, and Lucas is also responsible for the genesis of Indiana Jones (also based on great serials from yesteryear). I don't know why he isn't revered more. Kingdom of the Crystal Skull wasn't that bad.

By: bud

bud — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 15:36:27 +0000

This was a really great video. I loved running through all the references and influences to old timey film and mythology. I knew about a lot of them but there was a lot here I never realized, such as Peter Cushing and David Prowse from Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell. That can’t be a coincidence.
Really makes you realize the genius of Lucas, even though no one ever gives him that credit anymore. They treat him like a one-trick pony just because the prequels weren’t as well-received. I really hate that. I might be alone on this, but I still prefer the prequels to The Force Awakens. At least it was trying to do something different.