But he's a person, and that's remarkable for the supposedly straightforward war, noble Rebels against evil Empire, white hats and black hats and very few shades of grey, that George Lucas has set up onscreen.
That was nice. In his commentary for Brazil, Terry Gilliam mentioned having a conversation with Lucas about the soulless, drone-like quality of the stormtroopers, and how it sort of atrophied the emotional impact of the action sequences. The more human black-helmeted troops in Brazil were something of a reaction to that, apparently.
The prequels actually do a slightly better job at creating moral ambiguity with imperfect, arrogant Jedi and actually logical rationalisations for the formation of the Empire.
But the subtle characterisations hinted at in The Empire Strikes Back did create a nice sort of open-ended mystique. It's one of the reasons TIE Fighter (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_TIE_Fighter) is my all time favourite video game.
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That was nice. In his commentary for Brazil, Terry Gilliam mentioned having a conversation with Lucas about the soulless, drone-like quality of the stormtroopers, and how it sort of atrophied the emotional impact of the action sequences. The more human black-helmeted troops in Brazil were something of a reaction to that, apparently.
The prequels actually do a slightly better job at creating moral ambiguity with imperfect, arrogant Jedi and actually logical rationalisations for the formation of the Empire.
But the subtle characterisations hinted at in The Empire Strikes Back did create a nice sort of open-ended mystique. It's one of the reasons TIE Fighter (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_TIE_Fighter) is my all time favourite video game.