Star Wars creator George Lucas has defended some “pretty corny dialogue” from the prequel trilogy.In Paul Duncan’s new book The Star Wars Archives 1999-2005, Lucas elaborated on the style of the script which many read as embarrassing.“It is presented very honestly, it isn’t tongue-in-cheek at all, and it’s played to the hilt,” he said of one key moment between Anakin and Padmé, via Digital Spy. “But it is consistent, not only with the rest of the movie, but with the overall Star Wars style.”He added: “Most people don’t understand the style of Star Wars.
They don’t get that there’s an underlying motif that is very much like a 1930s Western or Saturday matinee serial.“It’s in the more romantic period of making movies and adventure films.
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