Posted By
Mike Lata
February 20, 2012 at 9:47am
Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace has been sweeping theaters around the U.S. And it is no surprise it is making an impact as a 3D remake. After all, the films seem born for 3D due to their intensity and in-your-face style of cinematography. However, creator of the franchise George Lucas was a bit hesitant before committing himself to the project.
According to HollywoodReporter, the primary reason he choose to release the film again was for a new audience to be able to see it on the big scree (with all the latest technology to go along with that).
Lucas said, ““It makes a big difference to see it on the big screen with the overwhelming sound, the picture and now 3D. We’ve had two generations be able to see it on the big screen and it was great. Now kids who have never seen it on the big screen, who have no idea how powerful it was — because all they had was DVD — have that chance.”
The idea of missing out on a great film while it is playing on the big screen can ring home to many of us. We undervalue or underestimate the pleasure of seeing a film in full 3D glory in the theater and sometimes kick ourselves in the butt for it. By bringing the film out this way again, everyone who didn't get a chance to see it in the theaters before now can; and a new generation can take advantage of the latest tech that went into this remake.
HollywoodReporter reports that Lucas wants to bring a new Star Wars film each year in 3D and that he will be doing it in chronological order this time. That is why episode I and not IV came out first.
At first Lucas was skeptical of the format and thought it was more of a gimmick than anything else. However over time he realized the advantages converting films into digital 3D has for theater goers.
After seeing a 10 minute demo of Star Wars in 3D and overseeing some of the conversion process, he said to himself:
“Hey, this actually looks better. This is actually more interesting to me. The three-dimension is actually the better way of looking at things.”