but about the new trend in movie making...
This is what i think the problem is, and im hearing some of it in this thread. New is NOT necessarily better. Just because digital cameras are new does that mean they are better than traditional film? Im at a loss for specifics but i know there are older versions of software for example that i prefer over the new version just because of the layout and how it operates, or sometimes because they remove features (or just hide them) that I liked/used. Just thought of one...Winamp...I hated winamp 3, I went back and installed my old winamp 2.8 version cause i liked it better. 5 is better then three, but sometimes i prefer the simplicity of 2.
Also, as far as Lucas being responsible for this and his filmmaking pioneering being good or bad based on when he did it for the OT and him doing it now, I think where the problem lies with that is now he is TRYING to be a filmmaking pioneer. Sure he knew he was pushing the limits in the 70's/80's but he didnt do it for the sole purpose of pushing the new technology, he did it to tell a story.
Now, the 90's come around and Lucas decides to release the PT, but he basically goes about it and says, im gonna make these movies and use them to experiment with new technology, to push the limits and change filmmaking just like i did with the OT. He's more concerned about having fully digital characters, and fully digital sets, and even filming it completely digital because digital is one of the new buzz words, we have digital cable, and digital tvs.
In my opinion, Lucas become so wrapped up in the fact that he revolutionized filmmaking, and he's trying to repeat it...unfortunatly since he's forcing the issue and not just letting it happen like it did with the OT, the results are not coming off in the best light they could because all his passion is in the special effects and newness rather than the story he is telling which is what movies should really be about.
-Darth Simon