In other similar videos from the past month it is clear that George is bitter about what’s happened with Star Wars, not just with Disney but with the backlash he got for the prequels and the Special Editions. I hope he does go and make those experimental films he wanted to make for so long! Maybe now he can move on and make the films he’s passionate about.
I have to admit I’ve been feeling bad for George Lucas ever since TFA came out. Every review I’ve read has pretty much said JJ has saved Star Wars from George’s mistakes.
I’m not personally a fan of the prequels, or the Special Editions, but for all their faults, the PT and the SE pioneered many advancements in filmmaking technology (just like the OT before them) and George does deserves recognition for that. He’s a brave filmmaker who tries what others aren’t yet ready to try.
Plus, without him we wouldn’t have Star Wars at all.
So I do hope he’s able to move on and make some new non-star wars films that he’s happy with, and that allow him to flex his considerable creative muscles once again. He shouldn’t feel bad about Star Wars - he should feel proud about creating it and happy to now watch it grow and develop in the hands of a new generation of filmmakers and fans (who themselves would not exist without him).