Debunking anti-PT articles/videos

Now the goalposts are being shifted slightly. The original spark to this conversation is that because Vader did not actually give the command to destroy Alderraan, his level of culpability in the destruction of an entire planet is less than Tarkin, who gave the command. The subsequent comments/remarks suggested that Vader sat in silent defiance of the Death Star and the destruction of Alderran, which made him a coward. Every single one of Vader’s actions in ANH suggest the complete opposite of this. Hell he even holds Leia in place to make her watch. He’s not holding her to comfort her.

Vader does not run into the conference room and yells his technological terror remark and than runs out. Again, there is context to what and why he says what he says. His dialogue does not exist in a vacuum. He is listening to a conversation about how the Death Star is to be used to terrorize the galaxy. It is a technological terror. Vader does not speak up until Motti calls the Death Star the “ultimate power”. This is when Vader is offended, Not because they are talking about destroying planets, or debating some philosophy on the use of technology. He is offended because someone dared called the Death Star the “ultimate power”. This is when Vader literally, not metaphorically, says that the power to destroy planets is nothing, it is meaningless. Because he has a power to do far worse than that. He doesn’t care if they destroy planets, go destroy all the planets you want, just don’t call the Death Star the ultimate power in the universe.

That is not Vader saying he hates technology, or the power technology gives others. That isn’t Vader saying that he dislikes the Death Star, or its purpose, or what it does. That is Vader literally saying that they can destroy all the planets they want to terrorize people using the Death Star, but, he can terrorize people with a simple hand gesture. Which he demonstrates, and every person at that table was terrorized by Vader’s demonstration. He did not need a spaceship, or a sword, or to physically touch anyone, he merely made a hand gesture and he terrorized everyone in that room! That does not mean, I repeat, does not mean, Vader disliked the Death Star, disliked technology, thought destroying planets was wrong, etc etc. That was merely Vader showing he did not need the Death Star to do what they were talking about doing, and because of that the Death Star was not the ultimate power in the universe.

Darth Vader is the embodiment of the Empire. He is the technology that replaces humanity! That is what he represents in the OT. No more humanity, just cold technology, cold machinery. He doesn’t care about destroying planets, he’s not sitting in silent defiance. He’s protecting it. When he’s not in the Death Star, he’s riding around in another piece of technology terrorizing people, his Tie Fighter. If he’s not in that he’s in his shuttle, if he’s not in that he’s in his Star Destroyer, if he’s not in that he’s in his Super Star Destroyer. Vader, with his mobile iron lung, mechanical breathing, is the embodiment of technology overtaking humanity. He doesn’t hate the Death Star or its purpose, he’s merely showing off.

Edit: Just to make an analogy. If you said to me that you have an car that can go 200 mph, and called it the fastest thing in the universe, and I stepped in and said, “don’t be too proud of your automobile” because it’s speed is no match for my jet plane” does that mean I hate your car, or the purpose of your car? No, I’m merely telling you that I have something better so you don’t have the fastest thing in the universe.

I know this is not an article,but I seen these comments on a discord channel


, they not say nothing already heard,and I already adressed the praise of EU & TCW to shit on the prequels in the TCW thread,but when I see people commenting this and they still talk sh*t about them no matter how many arguments you provide, I only think:


When I see this comments I think:What people think a well executed movie is?Is recetnly accepted the idea that the themes presented in the prequels are good but bad executed,A well acted,scripted,and paced movie that follows the steps of  guides about making script tells is enoght to make a movie good? these comments are frustrating specially because they praise a part of the prequels to then sh*tting on another,for example the phrase "Hayden Christensen did a good job considering the material he have to work with".

Has anyone else noticed that absolutely none of these prequel-bashing cowards have ever dared to even think of mustering the courage to repeat their criticisms directly to the faces of any of the artists involved in creating the movies?

With regard to the highlighted part:

Yes. Stemming from insecurity and a subconscious need to fit in (as you outlined). And laziness is probably playing a part, too. They've barely bothered to read the supplementary material that really counts: fan analysis and Lucas' own interviews and accounts regarding his thought processes, including his fascinations and themes. Instead, they're simply parroting (as you said) the accepted/received wisdom, and then congratulating themselves for how profoundly cowardly, clone-like, and desperately unoriginal they are. Humans are such an interesting disease.

Along similar lines, a classic quote from Francis Bacon:

www.constitution.org/bacon/nov_org.htm

www.rogerebert.com/rogers-journal/eberts-best-10-movies-of-2005

King Kong (2005):

"Of course, this will be the most popular film of the year, and nothing wrong with that: If movies like "King Kong" didn't delight us with the magic of the cinema, we'd never start going in the first place." - Roger Ebert

Moonshield
and now cinemabland put out antoher prequel bashing article
www.cinemablend.com/news/2495358/what-the-hunger-games-prequel-can-learn-from-star-wars?pv=related_list

I decided to publish it on the film's 21st anniversary. A bit pretentious, maybe, but the date is fast approaching.

That means I've literally got two weeks to put those finishing touches on it. 

Thanks for your continued interest. I swear it's going to come out this time!

I can send you a taster. But it still needs formatting correctly.

I am actually trying to avoid revisions. I left some gaps after Christmas, and I'm still trying to fill them in. That's about all, aside from some small nips and tucks, and then making sure all the formatting is complete and that it looks presentable.

You'll be relieved to hear, for the purposes of my rebuttal, I have almost zero inclination to refer to Disney or recent drama. Now, there are some Disney references, but you'll see why those references are there when you read the rebuttal. This one is free of recontextualisation! Deliberately so.