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Post #306002

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CO
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Is George Lucas a fan of Star Wars?
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10-Jan-2008, 3:12 PM
Ask Robert Plant if he enjoys singing Stairway to Heaven? Ask Bruce Springsteen if he enjoys singing Born to Run? Ask Billy Joel if he enjoys singing Piano Man? I think in someways they hate them, because they are sick of doing that song EVERY concert, and it doesn't help them grow as an artist, cause it looks like they are stuck in the past. Yet, they do love them cause it does show how special those songs are to people.

I think SW is the same way to Lucas, part of him is sick of it, part of him loves it, and I don't believe he ever sits down and pops it in his DVD playerrobably cause he doesn't want to see Greedo shooting first! But I guarantee if Lucas was ever flipping through the channels and caught it on TV, he would probably sit back and admire not how great the movie is, cause he already knows that, but more because it holds up just as good as it did in 1977.

One sidenote, did anyone see the AFI tribute to Lucas in 2005? Near the end C3PO/R2/Mark Hammil/Carrie Fisher/Harrison Ford all got on stage for a shot that was in the exact position they were at the end of SW in 1977 during the medal ceremony, and what happened right after that really struck me. As the 3 actors stood on stage with the 2 droids, the camera quickly panned to the audience, and I was suprised to see Lucas be the first person to stand up and give a standing ovation and the crowd followed suit. You could see a sense of satisfaction that Lucas knew it was a special moment to people, as I had goosebumps seeing those actors on stage again. Trust me guys, Lucas will always love his baby Star Wars from 1977, he just has to sell the 6 movies together now because he is running a business, and it is financially smarter to sell 6 movies to the public everytime instead of 3.