Originally posted by: C3PX
Well as shocking as it seems, the first movie George directed since Star Wars in 1977 was a film that came out in 1999 called The Phantom Menace. So, you're saying that he was out of practice, and that's why he sucks as a director now? It's a valid argument, but in my opinion it seems that his talent was more limited than he or any of us originally thought, and his revived desire to direct simply surpassed the limits of his directing ability.
Using Spielberg as an example- it's impossible to know what would happen if he stopped directing for 20 years and then decided to make another movie, but somehow I doubt whatever film he'd make would be his own 'Phantom Menace'. But, we'll never know that because at Spielberg's age, he can't really take a 20 year hiatus from directing.I don't think Grafitti and Star Wars were flukes. 20 years can have a big impact on somebody. My take is that he went from a young ambitious director who wasn't afraid to go against the grain a little and do things that people told him he couldn't do.
Well as shocking as it seems, the first movie George directed since Star Wars in 1977 was a film that came out in 1999 called The Phantom Menace. So, you're saying that he was out of practice, and that's why he sucks as a director now? It's a valid argument, but in my opinion it seems that his talent was more limited than he or any of us originally thought, and his revived desire to direct simply surpassed the limits of his directing ability.
Using Spielberg as an example- it's impossible to know what would happen if he stopped directing for 20 years and then decided to make another movie, but somehow I doubt whatever film he'd make would be his own 'Phantom Menace'. But, we'll never know that because at Spielberg's age, he can't really take a 20 year hiatus from directing.I don't think Grafitti and Star Wars were flukes. 20 years can have a big impact on somebody. My take is that he went from a young ambitious director who wasn't afraid to go against the grain a little and do things that people told him he couldn't do.
My take on it is the exact opposite- in the early days, he was a young, ambitious director who had less control over his films than he would have liked. As a result, the influences of others were allowed to come into play. Today, he has TOTAL control of his films, and we can see the results of that.