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Originally posted by: theredbaron
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Originally posted by: CO
But you could definitely see that Lucas was satisfied with a product that was very good, rather than great.

In the PT, I think he felt the same way. I will make something good, but I am not going the extra mile to make it great, because in the end Star Wars is going to make a boat load of money.

Now this is my opinion, but definitely Lucas hasn't had the hunger to make a great Star Wars film in 25 years, oh well.

Along with all the other stuff I contend with regards to the PT, I honestly believe that if GL had a LOT less money to play with, then it would likely have been awesome. When someone is given parameters and limitations and they strive to create something great, they squander all the creative possibilities within those limitations.

Yeah, that theory has been proposed a lot of times, and it's one I hold strongly to. Limitations encourage creativity, which is obvious from at least the first two movies. They were inventing stuff, having to circumvent stuff, and trying desperately to stay in budget, and it all worked out great.

And like Bungle, I like the overall story of the prequels about the political problems and coups and wars. It's all very interesting. I actually prefer to simply sumarize the prequels in my mind. Because when you add in the details, like specific things about characters and delivery, that's when everything goes to hell. It's all about the details.