G E Predator said:I'm not convinced. Not in the slightest. I stick with my beliefs about GL because I too am a creator. I too have visions, and though they may not be agreeable to some people does not mean that I would have to give in to those peers. Same thing with GL.
So while I can't force you to appreciate Lucas or his recent works, I will not give in and become a basher and a hater. I am a SW fan for the enjoyment of the films, for the fun of playing with the action figures and pretending to be the hero or the villain, and for the inspiration to write me own creative masterpieces.
Star Wars is not merely GL's story. It's a classic held in tust for humanity. And GL screwed it up. And yes the reality is that "creators" can be wrong about their work. It sounds to me less like you're "not convinced" and more like you're determined not to be convinced. If you want to see yourself as a creator as being infallible, that's your business, but don't expect that everybody's going to accept your view that Lucas is.
So while I can't force you to appreciate Lucas or his recent works, I will not give in and become a basher and a hater. I am a SW fan for the enjoyment of the films, for the fun of playing with the action figures and pretending to be the hero or the villain, and for the inspiration to write me own creative masterpieces.
Oh god, the nonsense about bashing and hating, as if disliking what Lucas has done with Star Wars is some sort of evil practice. You're just parroting the stigmatizing attitude of Lucas-worshipping sheep who've no tolerance for those who don't worship, Lucas-worshippers who use terms like "basher" and "hater" as slurs against the people who disagree with them. Listen well. Lucas screwed up Star Wars. Horribly. Therefore it is natural for people who genuinely care about Star Wars to be upset about that. To, out of love for Star Wars, become what you so charmingly call a basher or a hater. Being a "basher" or a "hater" is a sign of loving Star Wars.
We too are Star Wars fans for enjoyment of the films, so we don't appreciate our enjoyment being fucked up by the films being screwed up and the characters and setting and backstory being detrimentally reinvented. Nor do we appreciate the fact that we may not be able to enjoy those movies in the future because they may not be on future formats and only the fucked up versions will be available.
And how the hell is it giving in to reject the mess Lucas made out of Star Wars? It might be giving in to sign up for the Officially Approved viewpoint about those films, but there's nothing "giving in" about being true to Star Wars and rejecting the horrible false mess that's been made of it.