Originally posted by: zombie84
Few artists have the consistent longevity of say Scorsese or Speilberg.

I am of the opinion that neither of these filmmakers are the creative forces they used to be. But that rather adds to that side of the argument, doesn't it? Few artists consistently make work that is proclaimed as their best. In fact, I'd be hard pushed to think of any. I think Luca$h should be credited with coming up with the initial concepts of SW and working his ass off to make sure that ANH got made. I would be unwilling to give him much more than that, though.

How about this: Luca$h fought hard to become independent from the Hollywood system but, in so doing, Luca$hFilm became just like the studios he wanted to leave behind.