Came across a column today suggesting that George get some help with directing Episode III. I have to say that I agree. From what I've been able to gather from interviews, Biography Channel shows, and watching the bonus material on the Ep. I & I DVDs, Lucas just doesn't like working with actors. This seems to lead directly to crappy performances. The funny thing is, though, he seems to enjoy working with animators-- judging from the clips on the Ep. II DVD, he spent a lot of time getting Yoda's performance just so. If he'd spent half that time with Natalie & Hayden, maybe I would have believed it when Padme suddenly declared she loved Anakin instead of thinking, "Whaa-aa?" (Yes, I knew all along they'd get together, but that doesn't mean I found the performance believable.)
Anyway, I'd love to see George get someone to work with on this last episode...maybe his buddy Steve or something. I hear he's pretty good. Let him handle the actors & George can go play with the digital folks.
Posted by Jason at June 17, 2003 09:31 AM