Originally posted by: 20th Century Mark
You have NO IDEA what a true artist is. That much is obvious. When the movies were release to the public, they became partly ours. We bought them, we paid for them. We made Lucas what he is today. Without the fans, and I am talking about life-long 30 year fans, he would be nothing. It is all about respect. For culture, history, the fans and the industry.
An artists work is NEVER complete. If a painter sold a painting, then 20 years later decided he wanted to 'fix it', can he go to the house or gallery and do what he wants to it? All we are asking for is a nice high quality version of the 3 original films. Is that too much to ask for? Considering we have paid for them again and again.
You have NO IDEA what a true artist is. That much is obvious. When the movies were release to the public, they became partly ours. We bought them, we paid for them. We made Lucas what he is today. Without the fans, and I am talking about life-long 30 year fans, he would be nothing. It is all about respect. For culture, history, the fans and the industry.
An artists work is NEVER complete. If a painter sold a painting, then 20 years later decided he wanted to 'fix it', can he go to the house or gallery and do what he wants to it? All we are asking for is a nice high quality version of the 3 original films. Is that too much to ask for? Considering we have paid for them again and again.
You're so far off it's amazing.
They do not become partially yours. You're buying a ticket to look at someone else's work. When you go to the Louvre to look at the Mona Lisa, is it yours?
No? Why not? You bought a ticket and a mug with the Mona Lisa on it? I guess according to you, you're now the proud owner of the most famous painting in history. And so cheap. How frugal of you.
Where do people get this from? Honestly.
Without the fans, there would still be Star Wars. What did fans do to get the movie made? Did help the movie get made? Did you help with the screenplay, the SFX, the editing, the lighting? Nope. You did nothing. You bought a ticket and watched it. That's it.
And then you drop this one: "An artists work is NEVER complete." I guess you believe that unless it's the SE, right? Star Wars is the one piece of art that phrase doesn't apply to?
And if a painter sold a painting it's not longer the artist's work. He sold it. It's gone. The painter hung it in a gallery with the intention of selling to someone. Once you show your work at a gallery, you're agreeing to part ways with it. You're willing to let the work become someone else's. If the artist hangs it in a museum he's not agreeing to sell it. He's letting people look at it for money. Hmmmm. Kinda sounds like a movie theater.
A movie theater isn't a gallery. GL didn't sell you Star Wars. A movie ticket and some action figures doesn't grant you ownership. That goes for paying again and again and again. Stop buying if you get so pissed. And when you stop buying its still his movie.
This logic that SW is somehow partially yours is bogus and dead wrong. But people don't seem to understand that.