Was George Lucas a trickster the whole time?

I have a question that has been going around in my mind: Did GL create SW just to destroy it over the course of 20+ years, tricking millions into loving a franchise, and them pushing them into misery with the SE and the prequels?

I think that Lucas always wanted to destroy the originals, but decided to wait over the course of 20 years in order to bring people into the SW tent, then withdraw the originals and replace them with PTSE as we know it today. Something this sinister could have come from Lucas. And with the certainty of losing the OOT in all but fan preservations, I think that Lucas was a fraud the whole time, probably cheated his way through USC, made people believe he was a genius when he was not, and then make others miserable and getting away with it because he is a billionaire (and probably the least deserving one in history). I am firmly convinced he has no soul and probably showed sociopathic behavior as a child.

Did he tell you that? Can you honestly say to me that the man behind the prequel trilogy, the man who considers filmmaking just shooting in front of a blue screen with two cameras, as a sincere filmmaker? I want you to watch thx and American grafitti, then the prequels, and tell me the difference. The short answer is that there is none.

He wants to destroy the theatrical cuts of star wars, empire, and Jedi. That's why we're here.

Ridiculous Thread, was Ridiculous.

Idiotic troll post.

Actually, he did exactly that. You see at all dates back to the 1960s when JF Kennedy was killed, when this idea occured to George Lucas. He was so inspired by the nationwide despair that he wanted his opus magnum to be at least equally disapointing. While you all are made to see the original trilogy and his earlier movies as George's idea of art, his artistical crusade is still going on with this slow and painful process of destroying what everybody loved which would inevitably lead to a New World Order (similarily named SW book series are a clue supporting this). That is where the big pharmaceutical companies come to the picture. They are using the Prequel Trilogy to brainwash us. It is no big secret that most of the PT CGI was funded by the guy who invented aspirin. If you want to prevent jihaad and save all that you hold dear, you will listen to generalfrievous, because he got it right. 

Gotta go, I think they are after me.

*sigh*

Jesus.

We just need to figure out how do free masons fit into it all...

Leonardo said:

Wexter said:

Actually, he did exactly that. You see at all dates back to the 1960s when JF Kennedy was killed, when this idea occured to George Lucas. He was so inspired by the nationwide despair that he wanted his opus magnum to be at least equally disapointing. While you all are made to see the original trilogy and his earlier movies as George's idea of art, his artistical crusade is still going on with this slow and painful process of destroying what everybody loved which would inevitably lead to a New World Order (similarily named SW book series are a clue supporting this). That is where the big pharmaceutical companies come to the picture. They are using the Prequel Trilogy to brainwash us. It is no big secret that most of the PT CGI was funded by the guy who invented aspirin. If you want to prevent jihaad and save all that you hold dear, you will listen to generalfrievous, because he got it right. 

Gotta go, I think they are after me.

You're wrong wrong wrong! It's all a genious scheme orchestrated by the reverse vampires. You'll see!

generalfrevious said:

I have a question that has been going around in my mind: Did GL create SW just to destroy it over the course of 20+ years, tricking millions into loving a franchise, and them pushing them into misery with the SE and the prequels?

I think that Lucas always wanted to destroy the originals, but decided to wait over the course of 20 years in order to bring people into the SW tent, then withdraw the originals and replace them with PTSE as we know it today. Something this sinister could have come from Lucas. And with the certainty of losing the OOT in all but fan preservations, I think that Lucas was a fraud the whole time, probably cheated his way through USC, made people believe he was a genius when he was not, and then make others miserable and getting away with it because he is a billionaire (and probably the least deserving one in history). I am firmly convinced he has no soul and probably showed sociopathic behavior as a child.

Disturbing... I think the only one showing signs of sociopathic behavoir here is unfortunately yourself. I don't post here as often as I'd like like due to health issues, but I read the forums when I can. It's evident from what I've read that you're absolutely obsessed with George Lucas as someone who's evil. Who on earth would create a grand plan to create a film then destroy it BY DESIGN, just to piss people off because Lucas 'has no soul' and wanted to push 'fans into misery'?!!! Listen to yourself! Absolute clap-trap and it's getting kind of annoying reading it to be honest! Sorry but posts like these DO give fans a bad name. Geez I actually feel sorry for Lucas right now after reading this nonsense!!!

I think George was clueless to the possibilities of home cinema.

He was very slow and pained to release the Star Wars films on video and DVD.

For a guy who is meant to be a pioneer of digital cinema he showed a huge lack of foresight when he filmed the PT with such low resolution (which now means that AOTC and ROTS blu-rays are probably on par with any future theatrical release, especially if it's going to be 3D).

He showed an interest in the 3D conversion process from day one but only put an example a few days ago and then after putting out the blu-ray discs not realising that that would undermine any chance that theatrical run had.

If he was in any way savvy when it came to the home cinema market he would have maximised his profits by putting out pristine set of all cuts of the films AFTER the 3D theatrical run.

That way the theatrical release could have been used as a giant advert for the home cinema release instead of the home cinema release rendering the theatrical release redundant to a large share of his target audience.

I don't think he even cuts the mustard as a man of business anymore let alone as a film maker.

7FN said:

generalfrevious said:

I have a question that has been going around in my mind: Did GL create SW just to destroy it over the course of 20+ years, tricking millions into loving a franchise, and them pushing them into misery with the SE and the prequels?

I think that Lucas always wanted to destroy the originals, but decided to wait over the course of 20 years in order to bring people into the SW tent, then withdraw the originals and replace them with PTSE as we know it today. Something this sinister could have come from Lucas. And with the certainty of losing the OOT in all but fan preservations, I think that Lucas was a fraud the whole time, probably cheated his way through USC, made people believe he was a genius when he was not, and then make others miserable and getting away with it because he is a billionaire (and probably the least deserving one in history). I am firmly convinced he has no soul and probably showed sociopathic behavior as a child.

Disturbing... I think the only one showing signs of sociopathic behavoir here is unfortunately yourself. I don't post here as often as I'd like like due to health issues, but I read the forums when I can. It's evident from what I've read that you're absolutely obsessed with George Lucas as someone who's evil. Who on earth would create a grand plan to create a film then destroy it BY DESIGN, just to piss people off because Lucas 'has no soul' and wanted to push 'fans into misery'?!!! Listen to yourself! Absolute clap-trap and it's getting kind of annoying reading it to be honest! Sorry but posts like these DO give fans a bad name. Geez I actually feel sorry for Lucas right now after reading this nonsense!!!

George Lucas is not a rational person; irrational people can do something as nonsensical as destroy a film by design because I think the GL has a vendetta against other people. I cannot understand why GL refuses to release/restore the OOT time and time again, has contempt for the very same people that have made him a billionaire many times over, or why he keeps changing the films every couple of years with nonsensical additions. There isn't even a print of the original films in the library of congress anymore, despite ANH and ESB being listed in the national film registry. It seems he wants to let the originals rot.

^THIS

Or he is in fact an alien agent.

generalfrevious said:

 Can you honestly say to me that the man behind the prequel trilogy, the man who considers filmmaking just shooting in front of a blue screen with two cameras, as a sincere filmmaker?

 There's nothing wrong with shooting in front of a green screen with two cameras. I've seen lots of great stuff shot both ways.