Star Wars EP1 trailer aimed at little kids. It hurts, it really does.

[xPixelatedx]

If you're not that much into Star Wars, why does it hurt you?

Because we live in a society, and when something surpasses the regular scope of stupidity, it can start to get outright insulting to the rest of us. It doesn't really matter what the subject matter is. If it is something aimed at the general public and has the marketing and draw to leave a wide enough footprint to make a mark in history, then some standards are expected. The sad fact of the matter is these movies are now a part of our history, and people will look back in shock and awe at how utterly pathetic we were to allow these movies to exist and be called "entertainment". I can't imagine what people from 2112 will think of us, aside from the possibility that we were completely uncultured, comatose, drooling morons.

 

[The]

....You guys do know the Star Wars movies were always primarily aimed at kids, right?

Those kids then grew up and thought that the prequels would have been aimed at them.

 

[iRevanchist]

I'm pretty sure that sums it up for me. And i'm no nostalgia freak either, I was four (a viable age to see it) when this crap came out.

 

[Riff Moonraker]

....You guys do know the Star Wars movies were always primarily aimed at kids, right?

Exactly. On top of that, why does it matter? Kids are allowed to like Star Wars. Lucasfilm is allowed to market a trailer towards kids. Why should it be any different? If you like Phantom Menace, is a "kiddy" trailer going to turn you away from seeing it? If so, don't you think you should re-asses your priorities a bit? It's a silly thing to get worked up over.

That said, that was a pretty bad trailer, but I got some laughs. They should have replaced the announcer with this girl:

This has to be my favorite post.

 

[Lieju]

I don't have any problem with aiming a Star Wars trailer at kids. Why shouldn't they market it to children?

But that trailer is just dumb. It doesn't seem cool or epic, shouldn't they try to sell it to kids that way? Maybe have some slapstick in it, some battlescenes.
It just kinda fails as a trailer, aimed at kids or not.

 

[Something Amyss]

I'm sorry I can't stop laughing.

Me either. that was pretty funny.

And George still wonder why people still hate him? This is one of the reasons that sum it up.

I'm sure he wrote the copy for that ad himself.

there's a reason its always 40-somethings who are most in love with the originals

Woooow. Horribly untrue.

 

[Woodsey]

I'm sorry I can't stop laughing.

Me either. that was pretty funny.

And George still wonder why people still hate him? This is one of the reasons that sum it up.

I'm sure he wrote the copy for that ad himself.

there's a reason its always 40-somethings who are most in love with the originals

Woooow. Horribly untrue.

No its not. They love it because they were kids when they came out, and they are typically the most adamant at a) ignoring the pretty wide demographic for the Star Wars films (of which children are heavily involved) and b) damning the prequels. I love Star Wars (and, quelle surprise, my Dad's a 40-something who watched it when he was a kid), but the original trilogy is not a flawless bastion of film-making, nor is it a particularly adult affair.

 

[Something Amyss]

No its not. They love it because they were kids when they came out, and they are typically the most adamant at a) ignoring the pretty wide demographic for the Star Wars films (of which children are heavily involved) and b) damning the prequels. I love Star Wars (and, quelle surprise, my Dad's a 40-something who watched it when he was a kid), but the original trilogy is not a flawless bastion of film-making, nor is it a particularly adult affair.

They don't "most" love it, and none of the above goes to that. So the only thing I called untrue remains unaddressed. Funny that.

There are fanatics in my age range, amidst my peers, and even younger. Assuming the 40-something crowd is somehow the group most in love is ridiculous. Star Wars is a multi-generational cultural deal. Telling me it was hardly an adult affair means little.

Nobody's pretending that IV-VI are flawless, to my knowledge. That doesn't make the two series equal. Nor does claiming there is inequity alone mean someone thinks the "superior" series is flawless. Please don't pretend otherwise.

 

[Something Amyss]

But that trailer is just dumb. It doesn't seem cool or epic, shouldn't they try to sell it to kids that way? Maybe have some slapstick in it, some battlescenes.

Seems kinda standard for a kid's advert.

Well, unless something has changed in the three years since I've had cable TV.

I could be wrong, but I don't think kids are looking for "epic."

 

[Woodsey]

No its not. They love it because they were kids when they came out, and they are typically the most adamant at a) ignoring the pretty wide demographic for the Star Wars films (of which children are heavily involved) and b) damning the prequels. I love Star Wars (and, quelle surprise, my Dad's a 40-something who watched it when he was a kid), but the original trilogy is not a flawless bastion of film-making, nor is it a particularly adult affair.

They don't "most" love it, and none of the above goes to that. So the only thing I called untrue remains unaddressed. Funny that.

There are fanatics in my age range, amidst my peers, and even younger. Assuming the 40-something crowd is somehow the group most in love is ridiculous. Star Wars is a multi-generational cultural deal. Telling me it was hardly an adult affair means little.

Nobody's pretending that IV-VI are flawless, to my knowledge. That doesn't make the two series equal. Nor does claiming there is inequity alone mean someone thinks the "superior" series is flawless. Please don't pretend otherwise.

"Assuming the 40-something crowd is somehow the group most in love is ridiculous."

Right, it is totally ridiculous to assume the age group whose childhood coincides with the release of the original trilogy is, on the whole, the most attached to the originals. That is such a ludicrous proposition.

Total and utter insanity.

This wasn't even my main point: the point was that people like it because they watched it as kids. How many people who watch Star Wars for the first time in their 20s do you hear of liking it? (How many of those do you even hear of full stop?)

 

[3 legged goat]

Why isn't Jar-Jar in there? I would think that the kids would love him or maybe the children hate him too. Everybody hates Jar-Jar!

 

[Product Placement]

If this is a real trailer (I have my doubts) then it probably aired on Cartoon Network or Disney Channel or some other child oriented network.

This is real. I saw that fucking thing in a normal "meant for everyone" type of a channel. This is the official "Phantom Menace - IN 3D!" trailer.

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

That was actually pretty funny, lighten up guys, as Smash said the whole series is pretty much aimed at children anyway and Ep1 is probably the most kid-friendly of the lot.

Certainly more kid friendly than III.

OT: Yup, not in the target audience anymore. Gah, I just hate 3D. If I ever make it big, I promise you I'll never shoot in 3D.

The Star Wars "George Lucas is ruining everything" thing? I'm just indifferent now.

 

[KingofMadCows]

Just because it's aimed at kids doesn't mean they should talk down to the audience.

Batman: TAS was made for kids but it didn't treat its audience like a bunch of little babies.

Also, if TPM was made for kids, then what's with the boring stuff about taxes and politics (that ended up making no sense)?

 

[Awexsome]

C'mon guys. There are still 5 year old kids who've never heard of Star Wars before. A shocking revelation to some on the internet, I know.

 

[Neverhoodian]

Honestly, I find the trailer enjoyable in a "so bad it's good" kind of way. Also, the Youtube comments are hilarious.

If it makes people feel better, I saw a different trailer for the film when I went to see Red Tails. It was definitely aimed more towards a general audience, with no "broski" narrator.

(on a related note, I thought Red Tails was pretty good. It took some major liberties concerning historical accuracy, but I was pretty much expecting that.)

 

[Soviet Steve]

They ought to have made a trailer for people like me consisting of nothing but the tax regulations and parlimentary sessions.

 

[AstylahAthrys]

People seen to forget that nerds don't own Star Wars. It's a family movie, especially Episode I. Children are the ones who are going to benefit most from this rerelease. The movies may very well still be new to them. I dunno, I've always enjoyed both trilogies and thought people took it way too seriously. Watching Episode I 3D was a fun experience (I went yesterday) and I'm looking forward to the rest. I feel like people just need to kick back and have some fun. Star Wars isn't serious business.

 

[Lieju]

But that trailer is just dumb. It doesn't seem cool or epic, shouldn't they try to sell it to kids that way? Maybe have some slapstick in it, some battlescenes.

I could be wrong, but I don't think kids are looking for "epic."

Well, when I think back to my childhood and why other kids told me Star Wars was awesome, it was because there was this whole huge conflict going on, and an epic quest with huge stakes, and that's why I liked Lord of the Rings.

But kids generally want a very personal connection to it (like it has with the Jedi the movie mostly follows) and funny stuff in battle scenes, like with Jarjar fumbling in the battle.

But something very important in the plot, with clear-cut good vs evil, is something kids, in my experience, like.

 

[Skin]

Generic good guys prevail over evil story... What else is the series aimed at? Oh thats right, greasy teenagers and nostalgia nerds so butthurt over the prequels.

Episode 1 was the best in the series. Come@me.