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Originally Posted by octothorp
Better done how? In the original star wars trilogy, you never even stopped to question whether Tatooine or Endor was realistic, because they never gave you any reason to doubt it. It didn't matter that the forests of Endor or deserts of Tatooine were essentially earth-like, because they were just the back-drop for the story; they were exactly what they needed to be.
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well i'm still a huge Star Wars fan, but personally i'm tired of seeing the same Earth-like planets in so many TV shows and movies. that's what drew me to Avatar, the planet was something new entirely. Star Wars does a lot better in this regard in the books and video games, with Kashyyk (wookie planet) and a few other places. i'm also a huge fan of that Discovery Channel special Alien Planet, showing what life could be like in an environment totally different from Earth
that's why i'm looking forward to Cameron's next project, as he's said he wants to do more movies on the other planets around Pandora. my main point with the Star Wars comparison is that the two movies are major benchmarks in movie special effects, they don't rely so much on Oscar worthy acting or script writing as much as just bringing you into a new universe