Dark Lords: Anakin, Affleck

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(Minor spoiler alert regarding Star Wars: Episode III. I don't think it ruins anything.)

You know you're career is in the crapper when the producer of the horrible Star Wars prequels compares you with Anakin killing a bunch of wee Jedis. Here is the Chicago Tribune's Mark Caro interviewing Lucas syncophant Rick McCallum:

Q. Do you think some audiences are going to have a problem with Anakin mowing down a bunch of kids?

A He has to kill those kids because that's the only way he can get that power to be able to eventually work with Palpatine [the dark lord] to figure out a way to save his wife. He does it for kind of the right reasons, but if you put it in perspective, I always think of it as like watching Ben Affleck and Matt [Damon]. They wrote this thing ["Good Will Hunting"], they have this background together, they grew up together, they're best friends, and they're two totally different human beings right now. One is laid back, cool, does his work, works as best as he can, tries to be a good actor. The other one has taken the Dark Side, the dark route. It's just amazing.

Q. Because Ben Affleck has embraced the whole celebrity aspect?

A Yeah, the power thing.

Q. He hasn't killed little kids, though.

A No, but, can we take this out of [real] Ben? Take the hypothetical Ben in three or four years . . . career down the slide . . . and he's given a choice to be able to resurrect his career, which is probably the most important thing to him, the fame aspect of it. Would he do anything? Who knows?

Does this just feel like he's piling on, or what? Sure, Affleck has made his share of stinkers, but at least he has a sense of humor about it. And besides, Good Will Hunting is ten times better than any of the prequels. I bet if you go after McCallum about Jar Jar, he would run away from you and hide behind Uncle George like a scared puppy. What a loser.