George Lucas's love of Minions aligns with his Star Wars slapstick style
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William Hughes
Summary
A humorous opinion piece connecting George Lucas's known appreciation for the Minions franchise to the slapstick, sidekick-heavy comedic elements present throughout his Star Wars films, particularly the prequels. The author argues that Lucas's love for Minions-style humor is consistent with his filmmaking style, which frequently interrupts dramatic space opera with extended comedic sidekick antics.
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The A.V. ClubGeorge Lucas's love of Minions aligns with his Star Wars slapstick styleavclub.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledIt is not, in hindsight, entirely surprising that George Lucas would be a Minions guy.
There's a heavy vein of Gru-loving energy running all through Lucas' Star Wars movies, a deep belief that what dramatic, action-heavy space opera really needs is a quick detour into a solid five minutes of funny sidekick slapstick about once every single film.
Quick, imagine the pratfalling Battle Droids from Phantom Menace muttering 'banana' to each other while ineffectually representing fascism; fits like a glove, doesn't it?
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