Originally posted by: skyjedi2005

seriously had he not made american graffiti, star wars and raiders he would be a broke nobody who could not get a job in hollywood and if not for francis ford coppola would have been editing documentaries or be a grease monkey in an automobile garage.
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In fairness to Lucas, that is a pretty good resume, so you can call him out on his flops, but you have to give him his due for those movies.

I honestly think if Lucas only made SW in 1977 and moved on he would be a totally different director, and I believe he would have a stronger resume. I don't think he is the greatest director in the world, but Graffiti and Star Wars are both true classics of the 70's, and creating Indiana Jones too shows Lucas as a great storytelling.

Do you notice his great career stops after Raiders in 1981? That is when he started Skywalker Ranch, and became a businessman, and the great storyteller known as George cease to exist to a man who wanted to make $$$$$. Francis Ford Coppola even said, "Star Wars robbed us of one of the greatest directors of this generation."

I think too many fans just think of Lucas as Darth Lucas post-1983, of a guy who made movies for kids and got obsessed with special effects, instead of the George Lucas pre-1983, who made movies for adults that kids could enjoy too.