Episode 25: Star Wars — The Prequel Trilogy

Beyond the Screenplay

Michael Tucker

Tv & Film

4.7 • 626 Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2019

⏱️ 104 minutes

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Summary

In this second of three episodes on the Star Wars Saga, the LFTS team discusses the good, the bad, and the valuable filmmaking lessons found The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, and Revenge of the Sith.

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LFTS video on Rogue One vs. The Force Awakens: https://youtu.be/gsIQa7sH5_Y

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Michael and welcome to Beyond the Screenplay.
0:09.0	Today we are talking about the Star Wars Prequel trilogy, which of course includes The Phantom Menace, released in 1999, written directed by George Lucas,
0:18.0	Attack of the Clones, released in 2002 screenplay by George Lucas and Jonathan Hales, directed by George Lucas, Attack of the Clones, released in 2002, screenplay by George Lucas
0:22.0	and Jonathan Hales, directed by George Lucas, and Revenge of the Sith, released in 2005,
0:27.5	written and directed by George Lucas. I'm joined by the lessons from the screenplay team,
0:32.0	writer Tricia Iran. Hello, everybody. Writer Brian Bittner. Hello. And editor Alex Coyeros.
0:37.5	Hi.
0:38.6	So the Star Wars prequels are things that people have talked about a lot.
0:43.1	And so I think what I want to try to do with this episode is to not simply have it be an hour long beating up the prequels session.
0:53.9	Kind of like what we try to do with
0:55.4	the Game of Thrones episode.
0:58.1	I feel like aim for constructive analysis as much as possible and then see what happens.
1:04.3	We still got to have some catharsis, but also construction.
1:07.6	One of the things I do want to talk about also, because I think this is important, is what age
1:11.7	we were when the prequels came out.
1:14.2	And so I was 13 when the Phantom Menace came out.
1:18.6	And then, so what is that then?
1:20.0	15 for Attack the Clones and 18 for Revenge of the Sith.
1:26.5	And that's pretty much you also. yeah, yeah, because you're more than
1:29.3	86, right? Yeah, me too. So basically the same age and very formative years they are. Indeed.
1:35.9	Indeed. And Alex, you're younger than you guys, so basically the same age. Okay. Brian. Well,
1:43.5	gather around kids. Yeah, we're talking about it. Yeah, gather around, kids.
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