The AOTC characters UNRELATABLE?

Zilch chemistry to be found, not only between Anakin and Padme (the supposed vital characters of the PT), but no chemistry whatsoever between any other creature in this movie, warm or cold-blooded.

There's directing, and then there directing. George is doing a certain thing one might call directing, where he opens his mouth and people listen and do stuff, but it's not what I call directing.

 

Agreed. To this day, Valiant_Starlight is the only person I've seen criticize the performances of Portman and Christensen.

I didn't say alone, I just said in the minority. A very vocal minority, but a minority none the less.

(and I didn't say anything about Portman.)

 

I disagree that there is "zilch" chemistry between characters because there is plenty of it, especially between Anakin and Padme. It's just that this kind of chemisty is different from the one in the OT since they aren't forced to pair up due to extreme circumstances like Luke, Leia, Han, and the rest of the OT characters have.

I can relate to Anakin because though he desires to be a Jedi, he also wants to be loved and accepted but the Jedi aren't giving it to them since they frown on those emotions and Palpatine is only playing with Anakin's insecurities so that he can groom him as his next Sith apprentice.

The only people that can truly give it to him are his mother and Padme which forces Anakin to break every Jedi code to be around them again.

I can also relate to Padme not just because she falls in love with Anakin and gives birth to Luke and Leia, but she also desires to help people even though she's naive at times. Also, she feels that there are other solutions to solve problems besides using guns.

The Jedi are relatable because they've protected the galaxy for generations and that they are unaware of the fact that they are serving a Sith Lord disguised as a politician and it's a pity that they'll never realise that until it's too late.

Obi-wan is okay and I liked Jar Jar so it's only a matter of opinion why some feel that the AOTC characters are relatable and why some don't.

 

Did you mean minority on the boards or minority on the general movie-going public, Sophita.

I agree that many here on the JC seem to think Christensen and Portman gave good performances (I say they sleepwalked thru the movie, esp. Portman) but I haven't met a single person outside the SW fandom that thought they were even acceptable. I think the three Razzie noms they received (with a possible exception for Christensen) were well earned.

 

There is bad direction of all the characters in Star Wars. Lucas got lucky in finding the three people who had the most on-screen chemistry for the OT.

And I totally agree that Portman and Christiansen had absolutely no chemistry. The only scene in which they showed some is in the picnic scene where they seemed a lot more comfortable(not counting when he jumped and fell off of those cow-lizards).

 

AOTC characters are hard to relate to because the viewer doesnt spend any "time" with the characters - also, the cast doesnt interact as a group, like the heros did in the OT films

the new trilogy never grows beyond being backstory; it never steps forward to be single stories in their own right. the OT was edited in such a way that we gained three individual tales, spawned from the same lore.

 

Natalie Portman is by far the worst actor in the PT. The funny thing is that she has been so much better in other films. What happend?

 

It's just that the intimacy of the OT is sorely missing from these prequels. The actors bring NOTHING to the table, every performance is monotone and wooden.

I remember in an issue of Star Wars Insider, Hayden said he chose to play Anakin with a monotone demeanor, whether that is a wrong choice, well that will remain up in the air. I personally think it was a fine choice. I don't think he was consistently monotone, which was a good choice he made.

 

There was plenty of chemistry between Hayden and Natalie. I thought it was extremely obvious. But I guess not everyone can see it clearly.

 

There was plenty of chemistry between Hayden and Natalie.I thought extremely obvious.

Exactly.One important reason why I like the romance is the great chemistry between the two.

 

Did you mean minority on the boards or minority on the general movie-going public, Sophita.

I agree that many here on the JC seem to think Christensen and Portman gave good performances (I say they sleepwalked thru the movie, esp. Portman) but I haven't met a single person outside the SW fandom that thought they were even acceptable. I think the three Razzie noms they received (with a possible exception for Christensen) were well earned.

I think Sophita is right. Many friends and family, not part of fandom, find it riduculous to give a Razzie to either actors. It's utter nonsense. Of the 5 years I have spent quietly observing these boards, I can 100% be certain their is a small group of people who are EXTREMELY vocal about the same flaws over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again.