Originally posted by: CO
I have never hated the man personally, I think anyone who does takes it way too far. But he is disingenious on everything he does, and that kinda annoys me, and will always leave a bad taste in my mouth.
I'm glad to see someone put it so succinctly.
Since the Trilogy did figure into my life so much as a kid, and into adulthood, the dashed expectations and the revoked history (both filmic and of the SW universe itself) that resulted from the SEs and the prequels felt like betrayal.
The quote that this site is based on almost says it all. The OT gave viewers around the world a shared view for a universe, a fictional one but a shared view none-the-less. One of the big reasons Lucas wrote Star Wars was to provide a shared vision for our world, since, according to him, "the [19]60's shot the hell out of any shared vision we had for this place". He wanted to introduce a basic morality to kids of the 1970's, and he succeeded.
SW was a tale of good versus evil, of choice and consequence, and of redemption for the seemingly hopelessly lost. Lucas chose to marr the world that housed that vision 20 years after it had been indelibly imprinted on the conciousness of our planet. It was rewriting history. It was a betrayal of his audience. An audience which had even continued to pay him to enjoy the fantasy realm which he had created. Seems like Star Wars grew beyond Lucas, and he couldn't deal with that. 'Nuff said.
Originally posted by: CO
I can go back to thinking the duel between ObiWan/Anakin on this volcano planet was great, Leia and her mom went into exile, Anakin was cooler than Han Solo as a padawan, and midiclorians? Isn't that a seafood?
I have never hated the man personally, I think anyone who does takes it way too far. But he is disingenious on everything he does, and that kinda annoys me, and will always leave a bad taste in my mouth.
I'm glad to see someone put it so succinctly.
Since the Trilogy did figure into my life so much as a kid, and into adulthood, the dashed expectations and the revoked history (both filmic and of the SW universe itself) that resulted from the SEs and the prequels felt like betrayal.
The quote that this site is based on almost says it all. The OT gave viewers around the world a shared view for a universe, a fictional one but a shared view none-the-less. One of the big reasons Lucas wrote Star Wars was to provide a shared vision for our world, since, according to him, "the [19]60's shot the hell out of any shared vision we had for this place". He wanted to introduce a basic morality to kids of the 1970's, and he succeeded.
SW was a tale of good versus evil, of choice and consequence, and of redemption for the seemingly hopelessly lost. Lucas chose to marr the world that housed that vision 20 years after it had been indelibly imprinted on the conciousness of our planet. It was rewriting history. It was a betrayal of his audience. An audience which had even continued to pay him to enjoy the fantasy realm which he had created. Seems like Star Wars grew beyond Lucas, and he couldn't deal with that. 'Nuff said.
Originally posted by: CO
I can go back to thinking the duel between ObiWan/Anakin on this volcano planet was great, Leia and her mom went into exile, Anakin was cooler than Han Solo as a padawan, and midiclorians? Isn't that a seafood?
Amen. May the Force be with you.