tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post1375005267436598092..comments2024-03-27T02:17:48.873-07:00Comments on Episode Nothing: Star Wars in the 1970s: What came before Star Wars in 1970s science fiction?Darren Sladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10032557997444382751noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post-58372367929909424722016-08-02T15:19:35.265-07:002016-08-02T15:19:35.265-07:00Thanks very much both for commenting.
Morrisonmov...Thanks very much both for commenting.<br /><br />Morrisonmovies: I really appreciate you taking the trouble to contribute. You're absolutely right about Paper Moon, of course. And I can't believe I didn't think to mention Rocky, which as you say, owed a lot to another era. I think Rockys II & III seemed even more like black and white movies updated than the first one did. <br />A lot of 1970s entertainment was also full of nostalgia for the relative innocence of the 1950s and early 60s, of course: Happy Days, American Graffiti, Grease etc.<br /><br />John: Your knowledge of art history makes that argument so much more interesting than it is when I make it! Yes, Lucas and Spielberg have taken a lot of criticism which would be better directed at their imitators.<br />Slaughterhouse 5 and A Boy and His Dog are both films that I haven't seen for a long time. At the time, I liked the first a lot, and thought the latter was very clever but disturbing and misogynistic. But those are impressions from 30 years ago, so don't hold me to them!<br /><br />Darren Sladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10032557997444382751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post-18344104112020251832016-08-01T04:20:13.699-07:002016-08-01T04:20:13.699-07:00My, that was interesting. I haven't seen '...My, that was interesting. I haven't seen 'Slaughterhouse 5' or 'A Boy and His Dog'. Would you recommend them, Darren?<br /><br />I often think of that period as a really groundbreaking one—though after reading this article—I'm now seeing at as one which was heavily influenced by the filmmakers' personal old movie loves. I also see the period as one which later gave rise to lots of negatives.<br /><br />If you look at Michelangelo—who was deeply influenced by previous artists—he created a new, authentic, sincere style. It was then taken up by others who tried to ape the mere surface of it and its flashier aspects. They didn't originate the style, didn't share his influences, and didn't necessarily have his talent. What followed Michelangelo then, for a time, is now labeled as 'Mannerism'.<br /><br />Much of Mannerism is ridiculous. Michaelangelo in a sense, caused it. Similarly, Lucas in a sense blamelessly caused the likes of 'The Humanoid' and 'Starcrash', and Spielberg caused 'Pirahnha'. They also possibly brought about the kind of big budget, brainless, focus-grouped grabage which fills the cinemas today.<br /><br />Though I have to admit that I'm nearly as guilty as the next person of often going to the cinema for spectacle, rather than a moving or powerful story with no FX.John Whitehttp://starwarsage9.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post-76678658781366092272016-07-29T23:57:55.494-07:002016-07-29T23:57:55.494-07:00Great article! Many people assume that Close Encou...Great article! Many people assume that Close Encounters and Superman were made as a response to Star Wars.<br /><br />Paper Moon is another early 70s throwback to the 30s.<br /><br />And for movies that revived dormant genres, another is Rocky, which revived the boxing genre (The Harder They Fall with Humphrey Bogart, etc.)morrisonmovieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16700626855746843514noreply@blogger.com