Thanks for the guardian article.
This is what was written by one of the commenters (GW74) on the guardian website in response to the article:
The Original Trilogy are George Lucas's children, but if they could speak they would have legally emancipated themselves from him long ago. The technoligical constraints are what made the films so exceptional. The broad infinite canvas that technological progress has brought out the worst in lucas. Alas I fear he is too powerful for this message to ever get through to him.
The part in bold had me cracking up. But the whole reply was particualry well written and apt.