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Originally posted by: SerVente
he invented Star Wars for god sake
sure its part of pop culture now that he shared it with the world... but ultimatly its his stuff... he doesnt have an obligation to make fans happy...
he doesnt owe you nothing...
I'm sorry, but no. There is a lot more to this than just "pop culture."
The problem with "they're his movies, so he can do what he wants" is that it implies that WE are under an obligation to accept his product. I'm sorry, but no... I'm tried for cash at practically every period of my life. Saying that I should fork over fifty bucks for a version of Star Wars I don't want, is like telling a vegetarian that they have to either eat meat or starve.
The farmer is the one that grows the tomatoes. Does that mean he's perfectly within his right to sell rotten tomatoes? Does that mean that we should fork over the asking price for his tomatoes even though we KNOW they're rotten?
It's his movies, yea... but it's MY cash, so I can do what I want with it. Call me a selfish prick if you want, but when you have to bust your ass off every day just trying to make a meager $500 a month (or so), you're entitled to a little bit of pickyness. I'm also not inclined to let other people think they can control me, and particularly think they can control what I am and am not allowed to purchase with my hard-earned money.
Wow, so Lucas only wants to put out his own personal version of Star Wars on DVD. So I have to fork over the fifty, right?
Hell with it, there are better things than Star Wars.