Originally posted by: JediRandy
If he didn’t “possess the mind” they why are people still talking about SW 30 years later? Was ANH a fluke? Did he get lucky?
He didn’t possess the mind to create the art that you wanted to see. That’s it. Disagree with his choices all you want, but he made the movie he wanted to make. Some folks didn’t like it, some did. But you not liking the SE or the prequels doesn’t make the artist inadequate.
If he didn’t “possess the mind” they why are people still talking about SW 30 years later? Was ANH a fluke? Did he get lucky?
He didn’t possess the mind to create the art that you wanted to see. That’s it. Disagree with his choices all you want, but he made the movie he wanted to make. Some folks didn’t like it, some did. But you not liking the SE or the prequels doesn’t make the artist inadequate.
Actually, I'd say he didn't make the movie he wanted to make, not originally. The movie he wanted to make still hasn't been made yet. He quite clearly doesn't "possess the mind" to think on a practical level, which is why he needed all those people before to tell him "No, it can't be done that way". He needed that in order to come up with different ways to get his vision across. Of course, no one tells him no now, and it shows.
Yeah, he wrote it and directed it, but it takes more than a writer and director to make a movie. Let's take away all the actors and crew and see what we're left with
Unlike like other directors that flat out say "I made the movie I wanted to make the first time out" he doesn't say that. At last check, I think he said he's still only 90% happy with it. That doesn't sound like someone telling us he's made the movie he wants to make. It sounds more like someone saying "well, it's not quite what I wanted, but it's getting close" as they continually go back and tinker.