ShadowDog Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 I mean let's face it, who among the original cast had the pinnacle of acting talent? Mark is a truly gifted VO actor but just mediocre on screen. We'll never know if Carrie was truly worth a shit because she bombed her brains out with drug. Harrison is a movie star, not an actor. None of them were ever in danger of breaking the all time record of 2 lead role Oscars. And yet they were good in the OT because the writing and directing didn't suck 1,000 asses. The overall level of talent in the PT was much better and yet they looked at home in a puppet show. That's writing, directing, and editing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest El Chalupacabra Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Just to add something about Christensen, here. He was far better in ROTS, than he was in AOTC. That's not to say he was stellar, but I think he was passable in that movie. That said, it's pretty sad to think that the best on screen Anakin Skywalker we will likely ever have for the foreseeable future is the CGI version from TCW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driver Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 I mean let's face it, who among the original cast had the pinnacle of acting talent? Mark is a truly gifted VO actor but just mediocre on screen. We'll never know if Carrie was truly worth a **** because she bombed her brains out with drug. Harrison is a movie star, not an actor. None of them were ever in danger of breaking the all time record of 2 lead role Oscars. And yet they were good in the OT because the writing and directing didn't suck 1,000 asses. The overall level of talent in the PT was much better and yet they looked at home in a puppet show. That's writing, directing, and editing. I hear you-- I really do. But even the simplest lines-- like "He's trying his best." or "I shouldn't have done that." come of stale as hell. Or even no lines, like when he was laughing in the speeder chase, or "mad" at Zam Wessell... those were terrible. I don't disagree the fault is on Lucas-- but that can't excuse everything. The only moments I saw some weight behind his performance were right after Shmi died in AOTC and the only scene in ROTS that felt like it almost worked-- when he's silently staring out the window knowing Mace is about to kill Palpatine across town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Wader Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Personally, it might be cool to see him revisit the role and redeem himself a little with the right writing and direction.That's the only reason I kinda hope he does show up somehow, if they can manage to make it work. Though I highly doubt they will bring him and even if they did, would Hayden even want to come back to do it? I know Ewan has gone on record and even had talks about reprising Obi Wan, but has Hayden said anything about wanting to possibly revisit Anakin anywhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANA-kin Skywalker Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 HC sucked in absolutely everything he's ever done with the exception of Life as a House. He was given crap dialogue, but if he had any acting chops at all, something good could have came out of it. Ewan was good, despite some bad lines, Ian was very good despite some bad lines, Liam was pretty good and his lines were okay. You can SEE talent and separate if from the finished product, just like you can "see" the writing, and you can "feel" the directing style. When you look for some kind of take-away with HC, you got nothing in AOTC and very, very little in ROTS. HC had poor delivery and couldn't emote anything but weird and creepy, and he did that by accident most of the time. He sucks. He says he quit acting, but he's full of crap. Nobody will cast him anymore. He literally has no range outside monotone, weird, and crybaby. Thats all he can do. He's had opportunity to redeem himself and screwed it up every time, so he's bad for business now. Nobody wants his face anywhere near their movies. I've heard time and time again how HC was directed to "hold back" by Lucas this ONE time, for some unknown take, and that's the defense for his entire career. Because when you really suck at what you do, defending mediocrity is supposed to make you look better by comparison. I've seen that clip, of course. It's a mere sound byte with no context. You don't even here the line that he delivered. Give me a break. Only the most dimwitted moviegoers would buy into that defense given his encyclopedia of garbage that came before, during, and after. Except Life As a House; Which I liked and thought he was fine in. But, even then, HC was...you guessed it! Monotone, crybaby and weird, which he was supposed to be, so it worked for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANA-kin Skywalker Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Just to add something about Christensen, here. He was far better in ROTS, than he was in AOTC. That's not to say he was stellar, but I think he was passable in that movie. That said, it's pretty sad to think that the best on screen Anakin Skywalker we will likely ever have for the foreseeable future is the CGI version from TCW. Yes, he was 42 times better in ROTS than AOTC. Its only possible to improve THAT much when you are terrible to begin with. It's like when the stupid kid in the class gets excited when he gets an D- and his average skyrockets as a result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poe Dameron Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 I don't think it fits with The Force mythos and rules at all-- especially when we've already seen Anakin as a force ghost. I don't think it breaks any rules. The Force Ghost bit does imply a form of immortal soul and it's not like Jedi Ghosts were common. Assuming that Anakin, Obi-Wan, and Yoda (plus Qui-Gon I suppose) all unanchored themselves from the physical world and passed on to be one with the Force or whatever, then I don't see why the Force couldn't call Anakin back. Like I said, if they did it, I'd be willing to give it a chance. As fan theories go, I've heard worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowDog Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 HC was good in Jumper and really good in Awake. He is still working too, by the looks of it. And he's won 9 awards out of 18 nominations. But don't let me stand in the way of some good hate. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mara Jade Skywalker Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 I thought Hayden was great in Shattered Glass. And I disagree he's the worst actor in the prequels (that's Natalie). And I have to stand up and defend Mark Hamill's acting for one reason out of many: Dagobah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowDog Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Mediocre isn't an insult, it's a data point of the bell curve between horrid and breathtaking. Mark isn't a bad actor by any means. But he's not spectacular either. And, like I said, a truly wonderful vo actor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mara Jade Skywalker Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Well I think he's spectacular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowDog Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Fair enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacen123 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 I thought Hayden was great in Shattered Glass. I was going to say the same thing. That may be the only other movie I have seen him in, and it has been a while since I saw that, but I remember thinking that he hardly seemed like the same actor there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 HC was good in Jumper and really good in Awake. He is still working too, by the looks of it. And he's won 9 awards out of 18 nominations. But don't let me stand in the way of some good hate. LOLHoly shit man. Don't read the Cliffs Notes. You realize half of those "awards" were for worst actor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3 & 6 years to go... Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 I want to see a force ghost. Be it Yoda, Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan, or Anakin. I want that. At least once. I feel that would be awesome. The force has awakened. Why would they stay away if they could help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mara Jade Skywalker Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Imagine if Ewan played Obi-Wan's Force ghost? Fandom would lose it. I'd love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavonis Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Do we really need Obi-wan back? Narratively, isn't Hermit Luke the Obi-wan of this new trilogy? What advice could Kenobi offer that Luke (or Rey) would need? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Imagine if Ewan played Obi-Wan's Force ghost? Fandom would lose it. I'd love it. The same fandom that that railed on Lucas using Hayden at the end of Rotj? Sounds about right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mara Jade Skywalker Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Han is the Obi-Wan. Luke is the Yoda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowDog Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 You're right! We totally should have had Luke pretending not to be Luke, stealing Rey's tasty snacks, and generally being a douche for the first 6 hours before finally admitting who he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavonis Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Han is the Obi-Wan. Luke is the Yoda. Good point, but it just reinforces how an appearance by McGregor as Kenobi wouldn't be anything but fan-pandering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mara Jade Skywalker Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 You're right! We totally should have had Luke pretending not to be Luke, stealing Rey's tasty snacks, and generally being a douche for the first 6 hours before finally admitting who he is. That's the plot of Episode VIII, duh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacen123 Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 You're right! We totally should have had Luke pretending not to be Luke, stealing Rey's tasty snacks, and generally being a douche for the first 6 hours before finally admitting who he is.So Luke is post-Tank early-return Driver? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANA-kin Skywalker Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Do we really need Obi-wan back? Narratively, isn't Hermit Luke the Obi-wan of this new trilogy? What advice could Kenobi offer that Luke (or Rey) would need? Force ghosts talking to Rey wouldn't make sense. She does not know Anakin, Yoda, or Obi-Wan. The only way that could be remotely plausible is if Rey is a descendant of one of them...but I don't embrace that idea at all. I feel like you have to had actually known the person before death for them to have any reason to talk to you. That being said, I'm on the fence about "the big three" talking to Luke still. There could be a need to inform Luke about something like the nature of the force, Rey being the new chosen one, the force chooses her as it's champion...something like that...but I'm not sure I embrace that either. Luke is an old, wise, and powerful Jedi know who should not need so much filling-in on the nature of the force now. School's out Luke, figure it out. Unless of course, like you said, fan-pandering. In which case...bah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest El Chalupacabra Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Do we really need Obi-wan back? Narratively, isn't Hermit Luke the Obi-wan of this new trilogy? What advice could Kenobi offer that Luke (or Rey) would need?Force ghosts talking to Rey wouldn't make sense. She does not know Anakin, Yoda, or Obi-Wan. The only way that could be remotely plausible is if Rey is a descendant of one of them...but I don't embrace that idea at all. I feel like you have to had actually known the person before death for them to have any reason to talk to you. That being said, I'm on the fence about "the big three" talking to Luke still. There could be a need to inform Luke about something like the nature of the force, Rey being the new chosen one, the force chooses her as it's champion...something like that...but I'm not sure I embrace that either. Luke is an old, wise, and powerful Jedi know who should not need so much filling-in on the nature of the force now. School's out Luke, figure it out. Unless of course, like you said, fan-pandering. In which case...bah. I think an Anakin force ghost is unlikely, and makes the least sense. Anakin literally learned from Luke that it was possible to go back to the light side, so what does he have to offer? Obi Wan would make sense, but if they are going to do an Obi Wan anthology movie, they may want to save Ewan McGregor for that, instead. So that would be a reason NOT to use Obi Wan. Plus I am not sure how fans would accept Alec Guiness being the original ghost, then switching to Ewan for this trilogy, unless there were CGI involved where they morph the ghost (sort of like that unused Anakin\Vader morphing ghost idea), and the ghost alternates from looking like AG to EM. Sounds expensive, and a little too fan-wanky to me. I don't know that I WANT or think we NEED Yoda, but they may have a Yoda cameo to tie the three trilogies together. But Yoda said Luke already knew what he needed to know in ROTJ. ALl Yoda can offer is what the Jedi used to do, and that obviously didn't work. If Rey's mother was a jedi, whomever she is, I could see her being a force ghost, and if they do have a force ghost, that might make the most sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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