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Post #160255

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JennyS1138
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Found this quote from Lucas about changing the Original SW
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Date created
3-Dec-2005, 10:48 AM
So how did a film that was 25% complete get Oscar nominations for Best Picture, director and screenplay? If George really believes that then he should have refused all the nominations and pulled the movie from theatres!!!

What annoys me is that so-called unfinished version of his film made him the billionaire he is today. Not to mention that while he deserves all the credit in the world for creating the characters and worlds we love, he couldn't have done it without the hundreds of people who colaborated on that film and the fans that paid money to see the film. Had the movie flopped, Star Wars would have been OVER. The fact that George is able to keep tweeking with his films is because of all the money the films and merchandize brought in.

Here's the ironic thing. George is always saying how everything related to Star Wars is HIS vision, even though the original was a disaster until his ex-wife, Richard Chew and Paul Hirsch gave some life to his film. It was THEIR vision that turned Star Wars from an average film to a great film. It was John William's music that put emotions into scenes that weren't there, the "crappy" special effects that blew audiences away and the creative sound effects that made audiences believe in this film. George may be the creator, but it was a collaborative effort that made the film work.

The fact that he claims that this version was only 25% complete is a slap in the face of the very people who saved the film's arse. Had it not been for them the film would have flopped badly. Sorry George, it's true.