Originally posted by: Jumpman
CO,

How is it his ultimate undoing....just because they say the Prequels are inferior to the Originals? That's not factually correct. That's subjective.

For the life of me, I don't understand how this guy, George Lucas, gets the hate that he does. All he basically did was say that these are the versions I prefer...this is what I want.... That's all he's basically done to receive the hatred he gets. And, that's pretty freakin' sad, if you ask me....

...and his legacy is tarnished in the eyes of SOME fans...not all.

Jumpman, putting aside what you and I think of the PT movies, can you honestly say to me that Lucas reputation as a filmaker is better or worse then it was before 1999? Please answer Yes or No.

I am not saying he is a hack, and if anyone does then I disagree, but I am just saying that you have to look at the PT movies objectively an notice what flaws Lucas has as a filmaker. The man has great ideas, and he tells great story, and has a vision that few possess in Hollywood, that is what makes SW great. He is not a great writer, he even said it at the AFI Tribute to himself, "I am the king of wooden dialogue!!!" He is not a great director for the type of movies he was making in the PT.

If you look at his successes in the 1970's, they were Star Wars & American Graffitti, two movies that don't require hugely dramatic scenes to carry the movie. The characters in both movies are very typical, and don't have too much depth to them, at that is both movies greatest strengths, they have just enough of all the little things to make the movie great.

In the PT, Lucas tried to have these hugely dramatic scenes that contrasted the OT movies of fun, wild ride, and they failed because the dialogue was terrible and the acting was just as bad. Lucas did not direct ESB & ROTJ, so his only claim to fame as a director in the OT as a director was SW, and that movie is the epitome of a serial-type movie, just like Indiana Jones, where you get to know the characters, but not too much, and that is where Lucas shines.

When i say his legacy is tarnished, there is no denying that George Lucas was looked upon as a god by many fans and colleagues before 1999, and that was the point of my original thread, there is NO WAY Darabount would have done this pre-1999, Lucas was untouchable then. Now maybe Lucas got TOO much credit for the OT from fans like me giving him God status, but perception is reality sometimes in life, and Lucas will always be regarded as the creator of SW, and that puts him on a pedestial for greatness, but he is also the creator of the PT, which knocks him down a peg.