It was definitely not a bullshit answer. Style is one of the most important aspects of films. Your mileage may vary.

The OT straddled a very fine line between that which is and that which is not but could possibly be. It never veered into fantasy make-believe stuff. Even the presentation of The Force was carefully crafted and cultivated by people much more talented than George Lucas.

It was actually when those voices were no longer involved in the making of the movies, that you got George’s ideas for what Star Wars was really about: midichlorians, video game battles between fighters, etc.