Originally posted by: Gaffer Tape He did say it was generous. He was just simultaneously expressing his views about the movies as well.

Thanks Gaffer Tape; that was precisely my intent.

Sorry if it was a little ambiguous Darth Evil. I’m glad your cousins are enjoying the 2004 DVDs I just don’t like them myself. That’s not meant as an indictment of you or your cousins. I have a nephew that enjoys the 2004 DVDs and I don’t think any less of him for that. I do think you were generous because many would’ve put the movies on eBay to try and comp their expenses for the OOT DVDs

Originally posted by: Tiptup
Otherwise, the dig on George Bush was probably unintentional somewhat. GL woudn't purposely alienate a large part of his audience.

You might be correct, but I don’t see any other reason for the statement. George has had issues with the Hollywood establishment in the past and I think the line was an olive branch towards them. I really think George was trying to remind them that while he might be a “maverick” his overall ideology is still left of center just like them. The people he was appealing to are casual viewers of his films. They are politically astute, but GFFA ignorant.

Fanboys know Obi-Wan’s statement is a lie. If any real message can be drawn from the PT regarding the Jedi Order it is that they were too dogmatic. EVERYTHING was Black and White with the Jedi and that contributed to their downfall. The Sith were the group that embraced a larger view of the force; they were the order that saw shades of grey. The one PT Jedi (Qui-Gon) that tried to direct the order to a more open interpretation of the force was kept off the council for his efforts. The Jedi had their dogma, it worked for generations and it was based on their ideal that the force was black and white. Didn’t Obi-Wan lecture Qui-Gon to be more Orthodox throughout TPM? To someone familiar with the GFFA Ben’s statement is total bull shit.