The Episode III spoiler-filled reviews and impressions thread

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It helps. He's more of a storyteller than Lucas could ever hope to be.

A better writer yes, but a better storyteller? I dunno, time has been awfully favorable to Lucas' stories.

1. I fail to see why you think there are either only long, convoluted backstories, or none whatsoever. It doesn't have to be long or complex. But it does need to exist. Some effort has to be made.

Some of the best characters in fiction over the centuries have had no backstories at all. You're saying that exposition is needed in every single instance, which is idiotic. SW literally drops you into the middle of a story. It was a very conscious decision not to have tons of exposition.

You obviously don't have a wide spectrum of knowledge on this topic if you think that only this one way is good. Perhaps you need to start reading more than just Steven King.

2. You are so wrong about that second point it's not even funny. That you think so proves just how little experience you have in characterization. Beleive it or not, sometimes things can be driven by purely personal motives too.

Sure they can, but then nobody remembers the characters, just the motives. Or they simply become plot devices.

Han Solo isn't deep either. He has some basic motivation, moreso than Palpatine, but he's nowhere near Shakespearean either. Defining characteristics are trite. How many characters out there share the same character as Han Solo? He's a walking cliche himself, a badass space cowboy who ogles chicks and yells YAHOO a lot. He doesn't develop much throught the series. In fact, pretty much every Star Wars character except Vader begins and ends in a mostly-cliched role. These characters endure because expectations among the fanbase are suitably-low, and they sell a lot of licensed merchandise. None of the characters are great, or even that good. They are merely suitable for the roles they play.

Yet you seem to remember them so well and can explain just how poor they are with such conviction.

Yes, truly these are unmemorable characters that nobody cares about.

Here, let me help you take your foot out of your mouth..