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Old 06-21-2012, 03:41 PM   #1
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Y'know what, while I'm thinking about it? Fuck Darth Maul.

The only thing Maul did that was actually worth noting was that he finally surpassed Boba Fett for the coveted title of "Most Pointlessly Idolized Character For No Other Reason Than Because He Looks Cool." At least Boba Fett following Han Solo actually moved the plot forward. All Darth Maul did was say two or three lines and show up twice to waste the Jedi's time. Even at the end, when he breaks the Jedi off to keep them from helping Amidala capture Gunray, the good guys end up taking the throne room anyway even without the Jedi's help, which renders his being there totally pointless.

Okay, yeah, so he kills Qui Gon, but at that point, so what? The Council ends up agreeing to train Anakin like he wanted, which was pretty much Qui Gon's whole reason for being there. The only difference is that now he's trained by Obi-Wan instead, which we never see anyway because they jump ahead to when Anakin's old enough to sleep with Natalie Portman without it being overtly creepy.

And as for bringing him back for multiple movies, seriously? Have you seen Ray Park try to act? I mean, he's a great martial artist and a hell of a nice guy from everything I've seen, but if there's one thing he's not it's a master thespian, sure as hell not enough to carry several movies. Lucas couldn't even get good performances out of Ewan McGregor, Liam Neeson, and Natalie Portman, let alone a stunt-man who isn't even an actual actor.

I'm sure the character is more interesting in the books, but a movie should be able to stand on its own without the audience having to do homework first. And going by the movie, Darth Maul is just a nothing character, who says nothing worth quoting and does nothing but chew up several minutes with mindless lightsaber kung fu. Looks cool, but that's all he's got going for him.

So?

No one ever said they liked him because he's a deep meaningful character. Nothing wrong with liking a character because he's cool looking.
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Old 06-22-2012, 08:46 AM   #2
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No one ever said they liked him because he's a deep meaningful character. Nothing wrong with liking a character because he's cool looking.
The Child Custody case of Maul vs Maul really developed the character.
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Old 06-22-2012, 06:51 PM   #3
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So?

No one ever said they liked him because he's a deep meaningful character. Nothing wrong with liking a character because he's cool looking.
And based on that, I am going to declare Episode 1 the greatest movie I've ever seen in my life!

And, as such, this picture is mandatory.
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