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To George Lucas, A Petition To Re-Cut, and, or Re-film Star Wars Prequels to fit original vision
Final supporters
Dear Mr. Lucas,
I, like many Star Wars fans owe you an apology. Upon hearing the recent revelations regarding the Prequel Trilogy, and intentions for the character of Jar Jar Binks, I have to say I am sorry. I am sorry for ever doubting your storytelling ability, and for ever thinking that there was a character in a Star Wars movie that served no real purpose other than providing comic relief and entertainment for children. I have seen the error of my ways. My deepest regrets go out to you because your true vision was never realized on film. We as fans, in our haste and ignorance were too quick to judge the film, and the Jar Jar character and ruined what would've been one of the greatest plot twists of all time. I still wish you would've carried through with the plot twist, because all of us as fans, would've eaten our criticism in one big helping heap, and episode 1 would've went from being criticized to the best film to ever showcase a master manipulator, and villain at work without being spotted by the end of the film. If anything, you did too good of a job with making Jar Jar believable as a clumsy goofball, because NOBODY suspected him, even when he became a leader in various forms, none of us saw it coming. I think I speak for all true Star Wars fans when I say the legacy of the prequels should not be what it is now. They should not be left unfinished, and they will always be unfinished until your true vision exists for everyone who loves Star Wars the way I do.
What happened with the Prequel trilogy was something that should've never happened, because now that we can all see the role Jar Jar was meant to play, The Phantom Menace has become a spectacular film. The film now plays 10x better knowing the role Jar Jar was to play, and the plot twist involved with the character. I now view The Phantom Menace as the best film in the trilogy because it was the only one that was made completely with your original vision in place. Abandoning the Jar Jar plot only went on to convolute the plot with Attack of the Clones and the obvious tacked on addition of Count Dooku. This shouldn't be. Many of us know now that elements of Count Dooku's storyline should've been Jar Jar, and Jar Jar should've been fighting Yoda in an epic battle, not Dooku. Let us see this vision, let us see what should've been one of the greatest plot twists, and villains of all time.
I humbly request on behalf of Star Wars fans everywhere, to show us the original vision you had for Attack of The Clones, and Revenge of The Sith. If there is a way to re-cut these films, re-film them, and show us the original vision you had for these films, I know the whole Star Wars community would be 100% behind you. We would even fund anything that would be required to see this version, I know the millions and millions of us would pony up in a donation campaign to see your original vision should it be necessary. It's time to right a major wrong in Star Wars universe, it's time to redeem the prequels, and it's time for us fans to redeem ourselves. Your vision should not go unrealized, and the legacy of the prequels should not stand as they are.
Once again, we are sorry for being late to the party, and to the phenomenal storytelling that was actually at play in The Phantom Menace. Please consider our plea for your true vision to be realized, we all love Star Wars, and we want to see what Star Wars was truly meant to be, and the story it was meant to tell.
Thank you.
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December 2, 2015
The messages coming in from other fans have completely changed my perspective on what we missed out on. I am spending my evenings rewatching the films to look at that character through this new lens and it feels like watching a different movie entirely. We are going to keep pushing until the real story gets the screen time it deserves.
December 2, 2015
Seeing this conversation grow so quickly feels surreal. I truly believe that if we keep focused on this potential for a different legacy, we might finally see the master manipulator as he was meant to be seen.
11 Comments
PLZ GEORGE FIX IT. The prequels could have been so much better if you just stuck to the original plan.
Learning Jar Jar Binks was to be a Sith, turns a character that I felt nothing more than contempt for into my favorite character of all time in any movie franchise. Now knowing he duped not only all of the Jedi and the Empire at large, but was complete in duping all of the movie goers as well is nothing short of a miracle. Please make him the best most powerful Sith Lord of all time!
Mr. Lucas please come back and complete Star Wars Episodes 8&9
I personally never hated the prequels, always thought there was something enchanting about them, never thought they were amazing though. Even though some of the dialogue wasnt all that great, i still think very movie had more awesome parts than bad by far. Then, when i first saw the title for this theory, i was very sceptic, as any star wars fan would be. But the deeper i dug into it, the more i came to realize that this almost scientific explanation of jar jar's true character, was so detailed that it was hard not to believe it. My mind was blown. And then when the guy playing Jar Jar basically confirmed the theory on his twitter, i was blown out of the water. My head was spinning for like 2 days as i tried to look into the proof and disproof of the theory. While some counter arguments can be made for many of the points in the theory, there were just so many, and the fact that the actor behind Jar Jar confirmed it sold me on it. TPM rose from being an, in my book, alright movie in the coolest movie universe, to one of the smartest movies of all time, and one of my favorite movies of all time. I literally can't believe that I'm saying this, but Jar Jar is an ingenious character. And it took 15 years for the plot twist to sink in. Amazing.
Let's do this for Jar Jar
We realize what a huge task we are asking you to do, but it is possible.
So glad that this is a thing!
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To George Lucas, A Petition To Re-Cut, and, or Re-film Star Wars Prequels to fit original vision
Final supporters
Dear Mr. Lucas,
I, like many Star Wars fans owe you an apology. Upon hearing the recent revelations regarding the Prequel Trilogy, and intentions for the character of Jar Jar Binks, I have to say I am sorry. I am sorry for ever doubting your storytelling ability, and for ever thinking that there was a character in a Star Wars movie that served no real purpose other than providing comic relief and entertainment for children. I have seen the error of my ways. My deepest regrets go out to you because your true vision was never realized on film. We as fans, in our haste and ignorance were too quick to judge the film, and the Jar Jar character and ruined what would've been one of the greatest plot twists of all time. I still wish you would've carried through with the plot twist, because all of us as fans, would've eaten our criticism in one big helping heap, and episode 1 would've went from being criticized to the best film to ever showcase a master manipulator, and villain at work without being spotted by the end of the film. If anything, you did too good of a job with making Jar Jar believable as a clumsy goofball, because NOBODY suspected him, even when he became a leader in various forms, none of us saw it coming. I think I speak for all true Star Wars fans when I say the legacy of the prequels should not be what it is now. They should not be left unfinished, and they will always be unfinished until your true vision exists for everyone who loves Star Wars the way I do.
What happened with the Prequel trilogy was something that should've never happened, because now that we can all see the role Jar Jar was meant to play, The Phantom Menace has become a spectacular film. The film now plays 10x better knowing the role Jar Jar was to play, and the plot twist involved with the character. I now view The Phantom Menace as the best film in the trilogy because it was the only one that was made completely with your original vision in place. Abandoning the Jar Jar plot only went on to convolute the plot with Attack of the Clones and the obvious tacked on addition of Count Dooku. This shouldn't be. Many of us know now that elements of Count Dooku's storyline should've been Jar Jar, and Jar Jar should've been fighting Yoda in an epic battle, not Dooku. Let us see this vision, let us see what should've been one of the greatest plot twists, and villains of all time.
I humbly request on behalf of Star Wars fans everywhere, to show us the original vision you had for Attack of The Clones, and Revenge of The Sith. If there is a way to re-cut these films, re-film them, and show us the original vision you had for these films, I know the whole Star Wars community would be 100% behind you. We would even fund anything that would be required to see this version, I know the millions and millions of us would pony up in a donation campaign to see your original vision should it be necessary. It's time to right a major wrong in Star Wars universe, it's time to redeem the prequels, and it's time for us fans to redeem ourselves. Your vision should not go unrealized, and the legacy of the prequels should not stand as they are.
Once again, we are sorry for being late to the party, and to the phenomenal storytelling that was actually at play in The Phantom Menace. Please consider our plea for your true vision to be realized, we all love Star Wars, and we want to see what Star Wars was truly meant to be, and the story it was meant to tell.
Thank you.
Updates
December 2, 2015
The messages coming in from other fans have completely changed my perspective on what we missed out on. I am spending my evenings rewatching the films to look at that character through this new lens and it feels like watching a different movie entirely. We are going to keep pushing until the real story gets the screen time it deserves.
December 2, 2015
Seeing this conversation grow so quickly feels surreal. I truly believe that if we keep focused on this potential for a different legacy, we might finally see the master manipulator as he was meant to be seen.
11 Comments
The darth jar jar theory makes so much sense now. Rewatching the movies it is so obvious he was pulling the strings. We need the real version!
PLZ GEORGE FIX IT. The prequels could have been so much better if you just stuck to the original plan.
Learning Jar Jar Binks was to be a Sith, turns a character that I felt nothing more than contempt for into my favorite character of all time in any movie franchise. Now knowing he duped not only all of the Jedi and the Empire at large, but was complete in duping all of the movie goers as well is nothing short of a miracle. Please make him the best most powerful Sith Lord of all time!
Mr. Lucas please come back and complete Star Wars Episodes 8&9
I personally never hated the prequels, always thought there was something enchanting about them, never thought they were amazing though. Even though some of the dialogue wasnt all that great, i still think very movie had more awesome parts than bad by far. Then, when i first saw the title for this theory, i was very sceptic, as any star wars fan would be. But the deeper i dug into it, the more i came to realize that this almost scientific explanation of jar jar's true character, was so detailed that it was hard not to believe it. My mind was blown. And then when the guy playing Jar Jar basically confirmed the theory on his twitter, i was blown out of the water. My head was spinning for like 2 days as i tried to look into the proof and disproof of the theory. While some counter arguments can be made for many of the points in the theory, there were just so many, and the fact that the actor behind Jar Jar confirmed it sold me on it. TPM rose from being an, in my book, alright movie in the coolest movie universe, to one of the smartest movies of all time, and one of my favorite movies of all time. I literally can't believe that I'm saying this, but Jar Jar is an ingenious character. And it took 15 years for the plot twist to sink in. Amazing.
Let's do this for Jar Jar
We realize what a huge task we are asking you to do, but it is possible.
So glad that this is a thing!
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The darth jar jar theory makes so much sense now. Rewatching the movies it is so obvious he was pulling the strings. We need the real version!