This DVD Commentary answers the question that everyone is asking:
Did George Lucas lose his mind?
The answer is Yes...and No.
First of all, make no bones about it, this commentary is atrocious.
It has long sections of silence which always shocks me because isn't
the point of a commentary to talk about the film and not watch it,
but anyway they also recorded three seperate commentary tracks and
mixed them together for a Frankenstein like conversation. Ultimately,
at it's worst the commentary is humorless and boring and at it's
best it's just plain dull. However, you get a few really great moments
from Lucas that will help you personally decide whether or not Lucas
has totally lost it.
First of all he loves Jar Jar. Loves him! He actually giggles at
him, and mentions that he wanted to do more with him, What?! No matter
what you think about this movie we can all agree Jar Jar Blows! Lucas
is also proud of the fact that he finally explained that "The
Force" is based on Midicholrians in the blood stream. He felt
that fans really enjoyed the force and he wanted to "explain" it
better. I might be wrong about this (I doubt it) but isn't the cool
think about the force that it's Mystical and Unexplained, like religion,
rather than weird blood disease? Yeah, I think so.
But on the other hand he talks in depth about creating a fighting
style for the Jedi that is zen like and sophisticated, I agree with
that! That's the George I like. He also talks about the complexities
of creating Obi Wan Kenobi as a flawed hero and how he soley leads
Anakin into the dark side. Yes! More of that. But moments after that
he laughs at the part where Jar Jar gets electrocuted. Hmph!
Throughout the entire commentary he really goes back and forth from
being the guy who created a complex mythological story and the guy
who thought putting a planet of Ewoks in Return of the Jedi was way
better than a planet of Wookies.
Ultimately if you're a Star Wars Fan you should listen to the Commentary
-But if you didn't like the movie and you don't like Star Wars then
this is not the commentary you are looking for.
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