Ben Christensen
10-08-2002, 09:18 AM
First off, hello. I was once called ShatterScreen. I took a break sometime ago to get serious about my art, and have since come back. And with a new name. For those that remember me, and my insane discussions about this and that, this topic is no different. :)
Anyway,...
I have loved Star Wars my entire life (seriously, I was born in '78 and my parents were getting me the toys months before my birth) so after Episode I came out on DVD something hit me.
Lucas has a very finite system in place for the creation of these movies. All of the elements of the story and design fall into a theory that explains it all.
Examples of this are everywhere if you compare each episode with it's other trilogy partner.
Episode I - Episode IV
Episode II - Episode V
Now the first one is easy, except for a shifting of the locations (i.e. Earth Based which is Tan in color, Plant Based which is Green in color, and Technology Based which is Gray in color) these two episodes are almost perfect twins of each other.
So it got me thinking (which doesn't take much) and I came to the conclusion that a master theory could be created. A system of events, locations, designs, and character types could be formed that would make it possible to not only create a sequel trilogy if one wished, but a countless number of trilogies that could span from before the Old Republic to thousands of years after New Jedi Order.
So I've dubbed this the SUPER SITH THEORY after the other all unifying Super String Theory.
So I thought that if anyone wanted to help with the creation of theory, I would open it to a general discussion.
Since we have a good amount of info on both, we're going to start from the beginning...
ACT 1
This is the movie that starts everything, it lays down the foundation for the other two.
The first movie always starts with a ship (probably alternating from coming towards the camera and going away from it.)
On this ship are The Duo. There is always two of something (E1 - Jedi, E4 - Droids) and pretty quick into it they begin to help The Monarch.
Other character types are:
The Instigator (this is the person that starts things into motion, they are also the one that dies by the end.)
The Caregiver (this is the person who has raised The Hero. It could be any character type, or it's own.)
The Hero (this is our main character and is always special, even if he doesn't know it.)
NOTE: If this is not the first movie in a sequence of Trilogies, then The Hero MUST be related to the previous Trilogy's Hero.
See how that works. I've just described both Episode I and IV without limiting myself in the creation of an Episode VII or -III.
So at this point, I'll open it up to you guys. Let's stick to ACT 1 unless other Acts need to be mentioned.
Anyway,...
I have loved Star Wars my entire life (seriously, I was born in '78 and my parents were getting me the toys months before my birth) so after Episode I came out on DVD something hit me.
Lucas has a very finite system in place for the creation of these movies. All of the elements of the story and design fall into a theory that explains it all.
Examples of this are everywhere if you compare each episode with it's other trilogy partner.
Episode I - Episode IV
Episode II - Episode V
Now the first one is easy, except for a shifting of the locations (i.e. Earth Based which is Tan in color, Plant Based which is Green in color, and Technology Based which is Gray in color) these two episodes are almost perfect twins of each other.
So it got me thinking (which doesn't take much) and I came to the conclusion that a master theory could be created. A system of events, locations, designs, and character types could be formed that would make it possible to not only create a sequel trilogy if one wished, but a countless number of trilogies that could span from before the Old Republic to thousands of years after New Jedi Order.
So I've dubbed this the SUPER SITH THEORY after the other all unifying Super String Theory.
So I thought that if anyone wanted to help with the creation of theory, I would open it to a general discussion.
Since we have a good amount of info on both, we're going to start from the beginning...
ACT 1
This is the movie that starts everything, it lays down the foundation for the other two.
The first movie always starts with a ship (probably alternating from coming towards the camera and going away from it.)
On this ship are The Duo. There is always two of something (E1 - Jedi, E4 - Droids) and pretty quick into it they begin to help The Monarch.
Other character types are:
The Instigator (this is the person that starts things into motion, they are also the one that dies by the end.)
The Caregiver (this is the person who has raised The Hero. It could be any character type, or it's own.)
The Hero (this is our main character and is always special, even if he doesn't know it.)
NOTE: If this is not the first movie in a sequence of Trilogies, then The Hero MUST be related to the previous Trilogy's Hero.
See how that works. I've just described both Episode I and IV without limiting myself in the creation of an Episode VII or -III.
So at this point, I'll open it up to you guys. Let's stick to ACT 1 unless other Acts need to be mentioned.