Those are costumes, not models - I'm talking about the ships. I remember watching the opening of RotS and thinking it looked incredibly fake because the ships didn't seem to be following the laws of physics. Models follow the laws of physics. I was only willing to suffer through the last prequel once though, so it's hard for me to give specifics.
Although I do think the ewoks looked more lifelike than any CG aliens I can remember from the prequels because they *were* actual living people wearing costumes. But the only CG aliens I really remember were the Gungans from episode 1.
The models follow the laws of physics in a gigantic gravity well. These are not the laws of physics in space. It makes them look ridiculous.
Not that the "we have to bank in space and there's this atmosphere to scrape off droids on" crap was any better, mind you, but don't talk to me about the physics. Lucas hurt me in my physics.
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Date: 2011-01-25 12:07 am (UTC)Although I do think the ewoks looked more lifelike than any CG aliens I can remember from the prequels because they *were* actual living people wearing costumes. But the only CG aliens I really remember were the Gungans from episode 1.
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Date: 2011-01-25 12:21 am (UTC)Not that the "we have to bank in space and there's this atmosphere to scrape off droids on" crap was any better, mind you, but don't talk to me about the physics. Lucas hurt me in my physics.