Originally posted by: Mike O
I just don't undestand it, that's all. Why does he hate his own creations so much? It would be one thing if the studio had edited them like the infamous "Love conquers all" version of Brazil (which, although Gilliam despises it with every fiber of his being, is still available), but he made them...well, some of them. I keep wondering if there is some deep-seated reason for it.
I just don't undestand it, that's all. Why does he hate his own creations so much? It would be one thing if the studio had edited them like the infamous "Love conquers all" version of Brazil (which, although Gilliam despises it with every fiber of his being, is still available), but he made them...well, some of them. I keep wondering if there is some deep-seated reason for it.
I don't want to sound all wacko here and pin Lucas's aversion to the O-OT on just one thing, but has anybody considered it may be related to his divorce in 1983? His wife left him and remarried, and anybody who's been through a divorce can tell you that even the most agreeable ones can be absolute hell to go through. And since his film-editor wife's thumbprints are all over the O-OT, I am only speculating that perhaps Lucas has been unconsciously attempting to bury that whole association. Look at his complete unwillingness to give us anamorphic widescreen of the O-OT; he doesn't want to spend another dime on it because it's wrapped up with a lot of pain already. Deep-seated is dead on, brother.