m_s0 said:

RicOlie_2 said:

I don't hate him though. The man was a genius (the operative word sadly being "was")

Lucas is no genius (not as a filmmaker, at least), but he did provide that initial spark, and that in itself is a pretty big deal.

Looking at his early films (THX, American Graffiti and OT), I can easily say he was a great filmmaker back then.

His best skill is (was) definitely mentally making stuff up (stories, characters, scenes, worlds, concepts etc.). However, you could say he isn't good at realising it by himself.