TheBoost said:skyjedi2005 said:I would have had Kasden write the screenplay, had gary kurtz produce and Kershner direct.
Lucas only as a story consultant and executive producer to make sure the film does not go over budget.
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The French New wave of autuer theory of filmaking, and USC taught him to be proficient in making films that were uniquely his films. Thus Lucasfilm. The plots stories and direction of the films were not determined by the hollywood banker types and shysters lucas found it distateful to work with.
Pardon me if I misunderstand, but on one hand you seem to be praising Lucas for his autuer-ness, and on the other saying he should step back and just be a businessman and let other people make 'his' films.
It was Lucas himself who said making star wars almost killed him, and that he hated directing. Maybe i'm the only one who believes this, but Lucas at the height of his powers in the 1980's could have directed Empire and Jedi imho. He could have directed all 9 episodes as he had originally planned or at least all six as we have them now.
The toll star wars had on his personal life was enormous it reportedly cost him his marriage.
Being a diabetic and working around the clock without proper rest, nutrition etc was dangerous to his health. His doctor told him to slow down. Otherwise a dude that hates to relinquish any control would have been on the empire set every day and directing it himself.
I think lucas back then was a brilliant editor and new what shots to scrap and what to keep. The editing and pacings all wrong on the prequels, i bet george would have edited them himself if he could.
If i was hollywood i would never hire ben burtt as an editor, as a sound designer yes, editor no.
David tatterstall was not up to par either.
A better cinematographer and editor despite the weak script and weak direction would have lifted the films considerably.
Lucas has a great broad scope in visuals that much can be admitted by the cgi vistas the prequels show. He has a lot of good ideas, and sometimes some not so good ones. Meaning he is a fallible human being and not a god, even so he is the most successful film maker in the history of the medium. He not only changed cinema forever and brought the technologies forward that are still advancing, but wrote the rules of the blockbuster,and dare i say it he made films fun again a long time ago in 1977.