foldedspace.org: Why Star Wars Sucks. The Role of Our Heroes. Focus Shift. Scale. Prettification. De-Mystification. Bad Acting. Marketing. Nonsensical Political Struggles. Loss of Wonder. "The first two films amazed because they imparted a sense of wonder. Our heroes were small, but they're actions took place on a vast an awesome stage... Compare this to the eye-sore that is the climax of Attack of the Clones. Can you follow what's happening? Of course not. Nobody can. It's an orgasm of gratuitous digital effects. There are hundreds, or thousands, or hundreds of thousands, of objects on screen at once. There's nothing to latch onto.

My heart broke for every dead X-Wing pilot in the first film. When Porkins flamed out, I cared. I cared because the battle was kept on a small scale, an identifiable scale. There's no wonder involved in an all-out fight between a gajillion clone troopers and whoever it is they're fighting. (I can't even remember, which is a bad, bad sign.)" I think I can say the same for the Kingdom of Heaven I saw last night. Sigh.