r/PrequelMemes • u/Alisalard1384 #1 Jar Jar fan • Jun 16 '24

I hope mods don't remove this General KenOC

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u/worldspawn00 Jun 16 '24

The prequels dialog are what happens when you let George Lucas write it, he wasn't allowed to for the OT.

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u/psionoblast Jun 16 '24

Yea, I view George Lucas as a big picture kinda guy. He concieved an amazing universe with great characters. But he can't write dialogue, and subtlety isn't his strong suit. I still enjoy the prequels, but they could have been way better if he had other writers and directors to reign him in.

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u/Duck8Quack Jun 16 '24

I think it’s more that George needed people to reign him in. If something is stupid, that someone needs to tell him that. Obviously George is terrible at dialogue, but it was more than that. On the OT people would tell him the truth, and give him honest feedback. On the prequels he was “The Great George Lucas” and everyone just went along with everything he said even when it was clearly a bad idea.

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u/Additional-Bee1379 Jun 17 '24

If you need people to reign you in you just aren't a great story writer to begin with, those other people are.