Lucas: ROTS will be "Titanic in Space"

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2005-03-18 06:05pm

Oh FUCK

Of all the movies to emulate for the final Star Wars movie...

Praxis · Post by **Praxis** » 2005-03-18 06:21pm

Wait (I skipped Titanic), didn't one of the two lovers die in that movie?

If so, could that mean Padme will die onscreen and not off?

Whoohoo!

Psycho Smiley · Post by **Psycho Smiley** » 2005-03-18 06:22pm

No. No, no, NO. We do not need another competitor for 'Most overhyped movie in the history of film'. He'd better not have crammed in more crappy pseudo-romantic bullshit.

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2005-03-18 06:25pm

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Though seriously... "I'm swimming Jack, I'm swimming!"

At least there was death among the annoying main characters in that movie, but not enough to redeem it.

Trogdor · Post by **Trogdor** » 2005-03-18 06:43pm

The trailer got my hopes up and now this shows up. Lovely. Anybody think there's a chance he's just trying to draw in more people? "If you liked Titanic, you'll love this!"

Kurgan · Post by **Kurgan** » 2005-03-18 06:44pm

So ROTS will be told from the point of view of an elderly Padme recalling the story of her brief ill-fated romance with Anakin (whom she thinks dies) in a massive flashback, with a crappy ineffectual snob she's engaged to who of course turns out to be an evil jerk to justify her fooling around with the poor pretty boy character, to a bunch of scientists investigating some ruins?

And she's wearing the Kyber Crystal around her neck while he sketches her nude?

No wonder this is going to be PG-13. Good luck George!

Firefox · Post by **Firefox** » 2005-03-18 07:08pm

Well he's convinced me, and I was one of the few people who still like Titanic.

Petrosjko · Post by **Petrosjko** » 2005-03-18 07:11pm

No.

Nonononononononono.

Make it stop. For the love of god, make it stop...

Grand Admiral Thrawn · Post by **Grand Admiral Thrawn** » 2005-03-18 07:19pm

Jesus people, calm down. He said it was going to be like Titanic not identical. A more emotional film is the exact thing he's said about ESB. I doubt it will be a "tearjerker" but its not going to be a happy film with the fall of Anakin Skywalker, the Republic and the Jedi, and the rise of the Sith and the Empire.

CJvR · Post by **CJvR** » 2005-03-18 08:35pm

The RMS Republic strikes the Sith-berg and goes down...

Imperial Overlord · Post by **Imperial Overlord** » 2005-03-18 08:47pm

And people wonder why I am pessimistic. Of course, I am going to see it. And I really want to be astounded by how good it is. I much prefer a pleasant surprise to a dissapointment.

Laird · Post by **Laird** » 2005-03-18 08:51pm

Joe wrote:Oh FUCK

Of all the movies to emulate for the final Star Wars movie...

BBBBAAAHHHHAAAA!!!!!

Stofsk · Post by **Stofsk** » 2005-03-18 09:05pm

I fail to see what the big fucking deal is.

Firefox · Post by **Firefox** » 2005-03-18 09:07pm

No shit. Even though it wasn't the greatest movie, I'm failing to see why people are wound up by an analogy such as this.

The Original Nex · Post by **The Original Nex** » 2005-03-18 09:21pm

Same here, calm the fuck down.

McC · Post by **McC** » 2005-03-19 01:49am

Holy cow, you people need to relax. Lucas drew the comparison for emotional evocation purposes: Titanic drew strong crowd emotional reaction, and he expects ROTS to be similarly tear-jerking. That's what he's talking about.

OMFGtehmediafrenzyWTFbbqletsscreamlikebabies!

Pint0 Xtreme · Post by **Pint0 Xtreme** » 2005-03-19 04:01am

LOL. Leo DiCaprio was hot.

Crown · Post by **Crown** » 2005-03-19 04:48am

Actually that scene in the trailer where the ship breaks in half was Titanicish ...

FTeik · Post by **FTeik** » 2005-03-19 05:15am

As long as Celine Dion isn't singing to the end-credits.

Crown · Post by **Crown** » 2005-03-19 05:16am

FTeik wrote:As long as Celine Dion isn't singing to the end-credits.

No! She has to! Think about; it aint over till the fat lady sings! If it's Dion, there's still hope for Episodes VII-IX

Old Plympto · Post by **Old Plympto** » 2005-03-19 05:18am

FTeik wrote:As long as Celine Dion isn't singing to the end-credits.

Ha! I remember creating this rumor with my buds around here for AOTC for kicks, just after the rumors of NSync being cast as Jedi. My buds went apeshit.

Robert Walper · Post by **Robert Walper** » 2005-03-19 06:17am

Titanic, honestly, is one of my favorite movies. So it's a win-win situation for me.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2005-03-19 07:16am

Eh...so he wants to have more kissy face and tear jerking. Honestly I figure he's using an analogy.

While his last two have failed to impress or endure upon me...I doubt he's going to go;

"Anakin!!"

"...Rose!...I mean Padme!"

on us.

Freeman's Trigger-Finger · Post by **Freeman's Trigger-Finger** » 2005-03-19 08:24am

It still bewilders me why alll of you are taking this to be a serious issue. He's just using it as a metaphor, in the same sense that Avi Arad claimed that the Sub-Mariner movie would be 'Star Wars under water'. He's just using the sense of scale which that movie had in terms of visual effect to make a point. A bad likening to, yes, but come on...

Crazedwraith · Post by **Crazedwraith** » 2005-03-19 08:42am

Bleh.

I hoped it was going to a titanic sinking/Anakin turning comparasion. As in you all know whats going ot happen but it still dman cool to see. (or not in titanic's case)

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