Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Star Wars: Loving the Pacing

 
George Lucas: The Horrific Inside Story


I can’t recall a time when I laughed as hard as I did today in class. George Lucas in Love was one of the most hysterical comedies I have ever seen thanks to one of the greatest final gags I’ve ever encountered and the gradual build-up in referential humor. Whoever wrote this film knew how to pace the crescendo of humor perfectly. The jokes, or references, rather, are classy and recognizable, and are never bogged down by commentary on Lucas’ controversial direction with the prequels or sheer raunchiness. Only in the final scene does the humor turn dark with the final joke, and it works so well because it goes against the relatively tame content of the rest of the film (minus the stoner roommate), making all the more potent when that sudden incest moment occurs. It’s shock value, and it is pulled off so well. Very few films can use shock to bring laughs to an audience; many just bog down their run time with crude humor that just gets repetitive and nauseating.

After doing some quick Wikipedia research, I was surprised to find that this film was released in the late 90’s. The film quality is superb for the time, especially from an independent group, and it was good enough that I mistook it for a very recent release with modern equipment. I was very, very impressed with the quality, and I greatly appreciate the money they must have invested to get the shots as great as they did.

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