Originally posted by: Mielr
If he REALLY wanted to please us, he'd do what Spielberg, Cameron, and so many other directors have done- he'd give us BOTH versions of the OT in beautiful, anamorphic DVD transfers, and let US choose which ones we want to watch. I think his pathological desire to relegate the OOT to second-class-citizen status, outweighs even his desire for $$$. (IMO)
Hmm, yes I agree, but based upon his own statements, Lucas believes that we are an insignifigant minority. He truly and actually wonders if the OT on DVD would even make a profit. Just think about that for two seconds! Those are not the words of a healthy mind who simply acts out his disdain for OT fans. He's insane.
Originally posted by: Darth-Adroit
I just don’t see anyway it could be taken as anything but a dig at the President. I also think that Lucas figured it would slide past the casual viewer, appeal to his buddies like Spielberg and he figured those “astute” enough to catch the jab would either agree with him or not be in the theatre to begin with.
Let me stress what I said the last time I brought up this subject just so I can be clear on my motives. I’m a moderate and an Independent I’m not a big fan of the President, but I don’t think he’s Hitler either. I don’t have a horse in this race politically speaking. I can assure you that Lucas thinks little of the President or those that support him. That being the case I think he “misunderestimated” (to use a Bushism) both those with differing political views and the general audience.
I don’t think he alienated a portion of his audience on purpose. I think he alienated a portion of his audience because he’s out of touch with the rest of the universe. You know the same way he alienated a potion of his audience with Jar Jar. George figured people would love Jar Jar. Just look at the interviews he had leading up to the release of TPM. He spoke about Jar Jar and how he was a marvel of modern CG and great character. Then TPM comes out and no person on Earth that had completed puberty enjoyed Jar Jar. Perhaps Jar Jar was a modern CG masterpiece, but I never noticed because I was still trying to recover from the fact that he was an insult to the audience.
I would like to give Lucas the benefit of a doubt, but after Greedo I can’t. If Lucas was willing to change a piece of Film History because his feelings on violence have changed I’m not going to put it past him to make a dig at a less than popular President.
If he REALLY wanted to please us, he'd do what Spielberg, Cameron, and so many other directors have done- he'd give us BOTH versions of the OT in beautiful, anamorphic DVD transfers, and let US choose which ones we want to watch. I think his pathological desire to relegate the OOT to second-class-citizen status, outweighs even his desire for $$$. (IMO)
Hmm, yes I agree, but based upon his own statements, Lucas believes that we are an insignifigant minority. He truly and actually wonders if the OT on DVD would even make a profit. Just think about that for two seconds! Those are not the words of a healthy mind who simply acts out his disdain for OT fans. He's insane.
Originally posted by: Darth-Adroit
I just don’t see anyway it could be taken as anything but a dig at the President. I also think that Lucas figured it would slide past the casual viewer, appeal to his buddies like Spielberg and he figured those “astute” enough to catch the jab would either agree with him or not be in the theatre to begin with.
Let me stress what I said the last time I brought up this subject just so I can be clear on my motives. I’m a moderate and an Independent I’m not a big fan of the President, but I don’t think he’s Hitler either. I don’t have a horse in this race politically speaking. I can assure you that Lucas thinks little of the President or those that support him. That being the case I think he “misunderestimated” (to use a Bushism) both those with differing political views and the general audience.
I don’t think he alienated a portion of his audience on purpose. I think he alienated a portion of his audience because he’s out of touch with the rest of the universe. You know the same way he alienated a potion of his audience with Jar Jar. George figured people would love Jar Jar. Just look at the interviews he had leading up to the release of TPM. He spoke about Jar Jar and how he was a marvel of modern CG and great character. Then TPM comes out and no person on Earth that had completed puberty enjoyed Jar Jar. Perhaps Jar Jar was a modern CG masterpiece, but I never noticed because I was still trying to recover from the fact that he was an insult to the audience.
I would like to give Lucas the benefit of a doubt, but after Greedo I can’t. If Lucas was willing to change a piece of Film History because his feelings on violence have changed I’m not going to put it past him to make a dig at a less than popular President.
Well, I personally am a supporter of the president and I do not believe that line can be seen as a valid criticism for George Bush unless you're someone who is very stupid and/or crazy. Though you do make a good point that GL could have been coming from on of those two points of view when writing that line. But, either way, I'm not worried about it. It's a bit futile to spend any time reading politics into an obviously illogical and ridiculous movie.