Isn’t this the same guy who said the expanded universe (one of the biggest sources of new fans and continued interest in star wars) was a joke and didn't exist in his lexicon...meanwhile he kept cashing in the massive cheques it brought him? so clone wars, rebels, battlefront, all those video games, comics etc, that would never have existed had lucas been in charge
@@anakinskywalker921 Once again Lucas was the executive producer of the clone wars series meaning he basically was the financier and oversaw production (if even that) he is not credited with story, directing, script writing and or anything else, other than franchise creator Also the battlefront games (the ones from 2004-2013) weren’t even made by Lucas film, they were made by Pandemic for Lucas film Lucas film was merely the publisher of the game from 2004-2013 before EA took over as such lucas has no credits on battlefront (2004) or its sequel at all...
@@anakinskywalker921 Once again he had little if any connection to the games, the prequels still suck ass no matter how many anti-sjw’s want to try and pretend otherwise and most of the EU, comics and games had nothing to do with Lucas at all other than he had his name automatically posted on everything. So the idea of them being better under him is bullshit from the get go, the only thing they have in connection is the fact that he had his name atomically put n top because he was the original franchise creator his actual work and or connection to most of those preterites was non existent and or limited. He also is the one responsible for the 4th and most hated Indiana jones movie and altered all copies of the original star wars to be his crappy special edition and edited versions and then destroyed the original prints so only these copies now exist. That’s a dick move.
See, George here speaks the truth. Although they had their flaws, and they were executed far from perfectly, the prequels are an INCREDIBLE example of taking chances, and not being afraid to try something new. I also think that most of us will agree that the prequels got better as they want, proving that they learned from their mistakes.
Funny that should be your avatar given that George had nothing to do with the Expanded Universe wherre Thrawn was conceived and featured, said the EU did not exist in his mind and that everything ended at episode six. " I also think that most of us will agree that the prequels got better as they want, proving that they learned from their mistakes." Allow me to proudly be the fist to say, no they didn't...
"For some crazy reason, I just read this comment with Thrawn's voice from Rebels in my head lol" Yes and rebels is disney and the only media outside of books where thrawn has ever been featured...but now back to Disney not using the franchise properly.
@@mckenzie.latham91 I still think the only in star wars is episodes 1-6, so I'm with George on thos one haha. The legends/Disney stuff was pretty silly. Minus the Darth Krayt stuff and Luke creating his own order that didn't vanish in a year or two...
The prequels literally took no chances and didn’t do anything new are you serious first of all they literally were sequels to one of the largest and most profitable movie franchises of all time so much so that not only was Lucas given a blank check he was allowed all executive and sole director power over the film to the point he didn't have to have any collaboration like he did in the original trilogy. that’s not taking a chances... and what “new” thing did they do...start the practice of making movies 90% behind a green screen? If you listen to the actors in the interviews and documentaries they talk about how difficult and strange it was to interact with thin air and or green/blue screen 90% of the time... yeah over reliance on cgi, that’s been great for the movie industry hasn’t it?
What a guy.. I see a philosopher..This guy takes film making so seriously..I agree with everything he said on this interview.. Truly, Respect for this man..
This aired on public broad cast stations on Christmas night of 2015. I really enjoyed watching the tail end of this program and glad i can see the entire thing here on YT. Very interesting interview.
It may seem simplistic to say but Star Wars was a western with spaceships. The elements that provoked the strong public reaction were a love story and friendship.
Yeah meanwhile with the prequels watch the cast in interviews where they talk bout how difficult and strange it was to spend 90% of the film talking to nothing but air in front of blue and or green screens since the majority of the film was cgi and computer generated.
Hearing George Lucas talking about cgi being abused without a story is incredible. There is like one of those superhero movies coming out every other week.
Not nearly as incredible as Lucas himself being a hypocrite as he says all this. No one abused CGI more than Lucas. The moment Lucas got hold of his new computer toys, he didn't hesitate to dominate his prequels with heavy, often pointless CGI.
The best line that describe my feelings about Star Wars Episode VII - " Wow we can make a lot of money. Only do something that is proven. " G. Lucas. Sad but true..
this the same george lucas who sold the franchise for 4 billion dollars and was tortious for exploiting the star wars merchandising which was more profitable than any of the films combined?
not only did he encapsulate the problem with movies but entertainment in general. The same thing is happening to the games industry. Everyone keeps reaching for the next heights in graphics fidelity or a smother faster frame rate and have completely forgotten that it is a medium for interactive story telling and creative expression.
Yeah the guy who wrote strange magic and based it off a midnight summer’s dream, is really a creative and unique genius who has the right to criticize other people for lack of creativity.
@@Lumosnight some elements of it were i liked the casting myself, great choices but the film is not that well written, the plot is lacking a bit, it’s cringe as hell and as stated it was a bomb and massively panned by critics and audiences a like. Also as stated lucas based the basis of the plot off a Shakespeare pay just like he based star wars off of Japanese samurai films and flash gordon he has no right to call out other people for lacking creativity.
@@mckenzie.latham91 there is no such thing as a purely original idea, everything created has been inspired or built on something else. What I really liked about Strange Magic was that the main villain and heroine fall in love. It is very loosely based on Shakespeare’s Midsummers Night Dream, but only because there are fairies involved and a love plot, and that’s it. This movie is quite original, you should actually read on Wikipedia about Shakespeare’s play. You’ll see it is quite different.
That last part about creativity is the exact reason why everything looks the same and that's in everything music movies TV books games everything. That's nothing new we've been rebooting shit since the dawn of time itself. You can reboot something and make your own or you can simply make it your own. You shouldn't always have a blue print for everything and I think this is why I personally chose to leave writing behind in my youth. I'm creative and care free but I'm terrified of what people will think. That's society though. Wow this got really grim and I didn't intend for that lol love you Lucas!
I agree with everything Lucas said...and he could've taken his own advice in The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones, two movies that look and feel like they are stories in the service of FX, being used to test out the new "gee whiz--look what I can do with CGI--make these incredible action sequences and design these huge environments" tools. There was a story there, albeit a slow, clunky, plodding one. Thankfully, in Revenge of the Sith, he finally got heated up and down to the nitty-gritty of telling the story, of how Anakin Skywalker turned to the Dark Side and became Darth Vader. I like ROTS a lot. It's a fine dramatic, tragic story, told with much heart and passion by George Lucas.
Do check out Rick Worley's documentaries on here about Star Wars. They'll give you a greater appreciation for what he was doing with the first two Prequels.
This is pretty much in every industry. look at gaming today. There aren't nearly as many new titles as they were in past eras. So much today is either a sequel or a remake/remaster of a proven formula. Lucas has a point. It extends to everything.
There was nothing wrong with Star Wars until the second half of JJ's failure. All those who hate the prequels were either too young and/or stupid for it when it came out, or weren't paying attention to everything that was going on. Both trilogies are very unique, but the originals were very straightforward, while the prequels were quite complex. There's a lot of plotting and scheming in the prequels, and honestly the lame parts are surprisingly minimal. There are also very few plot holes in either trilogy (albeit a few things could have been explained better with a few extra lines), as opposed to the brainlessness of JJ's movie. I was the biggest Lucas trasher until this past week. He is the genius we deserved, but were not ready for.
+Dialectical Monist What was so bad about the prequels? Child Anakin and Jar Jar are actually very minor characters who we don't see or hear too much of, and Jar Jar actually has one moment that is legitimately funny. Watch the movies as an unbiased adult and then get back to me. If you can't enjoy the politics and the scheming and tge duality and the foreshadowing, you're a peasant.
NYG5 "Child Anakin and Jar Jar are actually very minor characters who we don't see or hear too much of" Kid, you don't understand the concept of "minor characters" in film. A "minor character" is someone who says one or two lines, and then is gone.
They're very minor characters compared to the real main characters, Qui Gon and Obi Wan, idiot. Are you saying Anakin and Jar Jar are on par with the Jedi we see throughout the entire film? Do you think Jar Jar is on par with Palpatine or Amidala? Shut the hell up.Dialectical Monist
The prequels were WAY better than the piece of garbage called TFA but because of whiny fanboys this is the Disney Princess villian that we got and a Mary Sue protagonist.
The best part of the prequels is that they will be around forever as a warning for future moviemakers on how to take something good and make it very bland. Mr Plinkett is right.
If you want a "Star Wars" that is truly "EPIC" as in "EPIC" you need a great director like Francis Ford Coppola or Kenneth Branagh, with Paul Shrader or David Mamet doing the screen play. That's the only way to do it. If these people I have mentioned could have done the Prequels, things might have been different.
He seemed really wise in this. . . I wonder if he just blacked out in that period in his life when he made the prequels and now that he looks back on it he says, WOW what the fuck was I doing back then?
People are so disrespectful, if it wasn't for this man you wouldn't have a Star Wars to love. I also enjoy the prequels almost just as much as the OT. Phantom Menace was the weakest but still entertaining. AOTC and ROTS I have very little problems with. I just love Star Wars,
Star wars like the Beatles was very unique and head of its time because they are born of true creativity and talent, today the media industrial complex is so afraid of new idea's it keeps pumping out cookie cutter type music, movies and TV shows.. Theses "industrialist" are only afraid of one thing..! the next BIG thing! that changes their game..
This downsizing George mentions is not a revelation. We know the film industry change for good or bad(well it's up to you to think that). I mean with Spielberg and Lucas came the blockbuster, and these last years it became in Comic films, sequels, prequels films. It means no new films, no new ideas, no new imagination. And I don't know when will finish. These new records in the boxoffice(not only domestically but worldwide) only encourage to make more films. But eventually some day it will have to finish.
LOL have you seen the prequels...90% green screen and cgi also i don’t want to hear from the guy who edited his own films to add in crappy and unneeded cgi as well as altering scenes like having greedo shoot first instead of han, talk about abusing tools and or ruining films.
It's so sad that George has to explain this :( Being innovative and creatively focused should be central to Hollywood and all filmmakers. Reminds me of the Jodorowsky's Dune story... I'm hopeful Villeneuve will do the right thing.
George really hit the nail on the head at the end there. If a young George Lucas came to Hollywood TODAY and pitched his idea for a crazy, bizarre, ambitious, flash gordan tribute, with cowboys, samurais, and giant dogs that shoot lasers, he would be laughed out of town. Hollywood studios, and even a lot of filmmakers, don't want to see new things. Sequels, reboots, any established franchises are guaranteed money-makers. Why make anything new if it has a chance to fail? As a result, moviegoers today are paying to be appeased, but they will never be surprised. You can see this clear as day in the new Star Wars movie. Disney takes something they know is well-loved, and they do it again, sprinkling some of their own ideas on an established template. Say what you will about the prequels (I love them), but they weren't made to feed a hungry mob. They were made because Lucas loved his universe and wanted to explore it further, now that technology made it possible. He told a clear and concise story over 3 films and expanded on his universe. The world is better for having the Star Wars prequels. Bash the dialogue, bash the acting, bash the writing, but don't forget that we may never see a film series so ambitious, so entertaining, and so IMAGINATIVE. Thank you George Lucas!
you are exactly right,the big studios are far too conservative+rely on tried and tested formulas,to the detriment of cinema-only world+independent cinema seems to take risks-as for the prequels,all 3 have good parts but they all have serious flaws unrelated to the faults of modetn cinema-for all that we should be grateful to George for in creating this amazing universe IMO he overreached himself with the prequels and they suffered as a result
+Jared Pahl "Say what you will about the prequels (I love them), but they weren't made to feed a hungry mob."No, they were made to correct the mistakes of the prequels. Less be honest no matter how you feel about the prequels there is no denying that the Star Wars story had been undermined because of the existence of the prequels.
neosoontoretro No, there IS denying that, and I'll be the one to do it. The prequels introduced the world to an expanded Star Wars universe, and told a pretty compelling story about the downfall of Anakin Skywalker. Any "mistakes" were things like acting or dialogue; pretty minor quibbles in the grand scheme of things. On the whole, they were sprawling, epic, fun movies, packed to the brim with imagination and genuine passion.
+MonetaryReformForum I disagree because it doesn't take a lot of money to make good music. You can find good music anywhere ie. soundcloud. Movies are different because of the money invested in it, there will never be another good Star Wars movie
Dialectical Monist if its nominated, it really just proves how stupid the fanbase can be. Not all of them but most of them. The truth is, fans never wanted something new. They felt the prequels didn't feel like star wars because they weren't the old trilogy. Now with the force awakens, its exactly like episode 4 and people are saying that this is the best star wars since empire strikes back? please. Lucas's idea for 7,8,9 are the true chapter of the star wars. The true canon
+Rustin Cohle I like how when you ask people why they feel TFA was bad its usually one of two reasons: "it copied ANH" or "Rey is an overpowered character". These are good points, and though I love the movie, I understand these flaws. But this is the only thing they have against it. Using the same storyline from A New Hope doesn't make the film bad, it just means it lacked a lot of creativity it could've had. And the "unimaginative" part is garbage, there were tons of new and original things.
Every time he says the words "not taking chances, lack of imagination and lack of creativity", I really feel that he's directing those words towards The Force Awakens. lol
+Sky Young I think the Force Awakens' borrowing of a story arc was a necessity. It is a reintroduction yet a continuation. I think there will be more taking chances in the next ones.
+Studio2770 . There was no need for a reintroduction. It's Star Wars. People of all ages know the movies. The Force Awakens, even though it is a good movie, was unimaginative and unoriginal. Lucas pretty much was talking about Episode VII. You noticed he said fans will love it but he is not in love with the movie at all. There is really nothing new about this movie.
+Jeron Cradle No they didn't and as much as I LOVED the movie, it's like the sat down and modified the script of A New Hope, Luke is replaced by Finn and Rey, she's poor wants to escape her desert-planet. Death star is the starkiller, Kylo ren is Darth Vader, millenium falcon, still using TIE fighters all those decades later, cantina scene.. creepy/messed up sith supreme leader/emperor... it goes on and on but I don't want to spoil... I bet they're really scared for the next one...they can't keep copying the original trilogy, I mean this one was a nice homage but the next one needs to be more original like Lucas said.
George Lucas is great at treatments, I mean . . his ideas are excellent. That's why I'm kinda upset that Disney didn't adapt his treatments for episodes 7,8 & 9 and scrapped it. It's the execution and dialogue and pacing he messed up with the prequels, but the actual story about a slave child, who becomes a jedi, while the republic is manipulated by a sith lord posing as a senator was Shakespearean and could have been great if it was adapted properly.
+Jesse Hopkins I hope they really come to their senses and realize that for episode 8 and 9, they should create something new, and if you are a real starwars fan you would accept it, and if you don't you ate not a real fan, a lot of work are put into them, just like the prequels, George did something completely different, and I personally loved it.
+Jesse Hopkins Yes, because Rogue One, a Saving Private Ryan homage in the Star Wars universe, is NOT a huge risk?? lol. Disney went safe for the first movie because they wanted to bring back classic Star Wars nostalgia. I'll bet my bottom dollar the movies from here on out will be all risk. The new characters from Force Awakens are better than any "character" in all the prequels.
+Frank Tobin When you look at the characters themselves and forget about how they were acted, they were actually quite strong, and I noticed a LOT of things that other people didn't notice about Anakin, Obi-Wan, and Padme. And so far, I'm digging Palpatine more than what I've seen of Snoke. In any case, I don't mind how Anakin was acted, and IMO (which is subjective) Padme and Obi-Wan were better acted and more complex than Han and Leia, and also more original and unique than Poe and Finn. Again, I've gone off of what I've seen thus far, and I'm judging based _purely_ off of how the characters are written and what we understand of them. I think that the main factor here is that J.J. Abrams has a sense of humor with a broader sense of appeal (I also liked Lucas's sense of humor, for the record, but J.J. directed the funniest movie thus far out of _all_ of the _Star Wars_ movies). Otherwise, Rey so far has been a possible Mary Sue, depending on how you look at her. Fortunately, she was charmingly acted, but so far the most interesting discussion that people have about her afterword isn't about her as a character, but about _other_ characters that she might be related to. My assumption is that they wanted this first film in a (presumably) new saga to be incredibly simple, before diving into a more complex and risky story that takes the characters in places we've never seen them before. Because it seems like you and I think the same way: we know how to spot the signs of a studio that's playing things out intelligently and according to a game plan. So yes, it's a retread, and that's a bit understandable. I think that their vision for this one was to start off simple before getting complex (which is how most great stories work; in fact it's the _only_ reason that I might show my kids the films in order of release). Personally, though, I sort of wish that they had taken a _little_ more initiative to make this particular installment unique. Most of the parallels with _A New Hope_ I was okay with, because I wanted the same sort of timeless simplicity. But Death Star III? Yes, I know it's called Starkiller Base, but in my mind it's Death Star III. Weren't there complaints about Death Star II? I think it was at that point where it became _too_ much like Episode IV. If there was one thing that I could have changed about this movie, it's that. I mean, they had enough subtle throwbacks already, and I think people would have been pleased either way, and this would have made a ton of money (perhaps more?) _regardless_, so I basically just groaned at the whole Death Star III plot point.
+Alucard BloodyVampir To be fair, Marvel's President was behind a lot of bad decisions in the MCU, but now that Kevin Feige reports directly to Disney, it looks like Civil War and other films may not have that problem.
The prequels had story, I don't know what the hell you guys are smoking. The whole point of the prequels was to show what led to the original trilogy, and I think they did that. I could have gone without the over-use of CG, but I got the story, I got the answers I wanted, I saw the answers. George Lucas is absolutely right, original ideas hardly get made, and when they do it is with a very small budget-which means most of the money will be spent making the movie and not on marketing, so it won't get seen. Birdman, Whiplash, two of the best films I've seen within the last 10 years, and yet nobody really saw them, they hardly hung out in the theaters cause they couldn't afford to do that. Quentin Tarantino and David O' Russell are really the only directors working right now that can put on a story that is original and have people come and see it. I personally want to see what George Lucas had in mind for the new trilogy, all the ideas he pitched to Disney that they rejected. I imagine they were probably pretty risky and new, and that's the starwars I want to see. Loved the new starwars, but there were serious problems with the writing in some areas of the film.
+ZombieKilla Stale characters, forced dialogue, lazy storytelling, notoriously poor acting, and of course unnecessary use of CGI which removed me from the film were my complaints with the prequels. They just weren't fun. Everything seemed rigid.
Tanner Treadway The only actor I felt was actually poor in the prequels was Hayden. The dialogue was a bit iffy at times, but it did the job. I agree with the CG, just far too much of it.
Hayden did well in scenes that mattered, like the scene where Obi Wan leaves Anakin on Mustafar. He was given a lot of scenes that would have been better with improved story telling, like the grassy vacation with Padme in episode 2, in which supposedly Anakin was there to protect her from danger. Hayden didn't ruin Vader, Lucas did.
+ZombieKilla I love the prequels... I'm a old school fan, I saw Empire in the theaters for gods sake.. lol... but Ep 3 is still my favorite. It's a fucking masterpiece. Saw it 10 times in the theater.... full of emotional, powerful and epic storytelling. I love the originals and 7 as well... but emotional power of the rise of Vader will never be topped no matter how hard Kylo tries.. which in itself well be a interesting journey.
+Dialectical Monist Thats because not as many movies are good or as unique as they were. A lot of what is successful now is simply a calculated, corporately-engineered remake of what was successful before, almost completely on the nose.The Force Awakens may have been extremely well-made by 2015 standards, but that doesn't mean that what made it well-made was not out of things Lucas had already did himself and more uniquely with the original trilogy.
Dialectical Monist Watch my 4 part review on the movie. It's on my channel. Watch the whole thing and then sit back and ask yourself.... "ok, was this really a good movie?".
***** A "good" movie, is ultimately, something that makes you FEEL something. This movie made me feel something. Despite the retreaded plot etc. None of that matters, as long as the movie makes you FEEL something. I felt humor, I felt exciting anticipation. I felt wonder for the world, and yes, of course nostalgia. But most of the nostalgia was for the fact that the FEEL of Star Wars is back. I didn't feel much danger for any of the characters, that is probably what your review is about, along with a hundred examples of how it is similar to something else, but I already know that.
BlackRaven In the prequels VFX was driving the movie more than the story. Entire scenes existed because they "look cool" not because the story required them. Sure there was a story about Anakin turning into Darth Vader, but it was weak, and poorly executed on many levels.
+quest 8899 u r a stupid fux 2 disney threw the real story in the trash and just winged it to make money the story is what its all about about that is what hes saying....... he is a sell out tho but fux u fux disney
+Carl Johnson Wow, calling people stupid on an internet message board when you can't even spell or put a coherent sentence together.. An interesting choice there. I'm guessing your parents don't have one of those "Honor Roll Student On Board!" on their cars, huh?
George, you can't write dialogue, direct actors, and use too much green screen - as proven by your prequel films. BUT, you have a strong cinematic vision - one of the strongest in all of cinema history, and I completely agree with what you're saying here. Cinema these days is all about sequels, reboots, superhero films, or an adaptation of a well known fantasy novel. Anyone very rarely takes a chance anymore, studios will just stick to the safest option. Where is the daring, risk taking, hunger for creativity in filmmakers these days?
+Crichjo32 Actually the Prequels used more set models than the Originals ever did, specifically Episode III. He did use quite a bit of CGI and maybe over did it here and there, but a lot of the Prequel's story couldn't be told with practical effects. I'd rather have a CGI Yoda fighting Dooku and Sidious than a silly outdated puppet. It makes it more believable and less ridiculous. The dialogue is debatable though it was more average than anything with some powerful moments. And believe it or not George actually DID try to get other people to direct the Prequels too but no one was willing to step up so he had to take it. For a man doing so much on all these movies as a writer, director, producer etc he did a stellar job. I applaud his efforts and greatly admire and respect the outcome of those efforts. He had flaws but I don't believe they destroy Star Wars. Other than that I agree with you lol!
+starwarsnerd16 your completely right!! People these days act like he was some sort of lazy basterd when he did the prequels, and it can't be farther from the truth. Lots of people worked really hard on those films and for channels like redletter media to say they were nothing but lazily slapped together heaps of garbage is incredibly disrespectful to George Lucas and all the people involved in making the PT. I think it's a real shame how people disrespect Lucas these days, did u hear what Simon Pegg said about the prequels? Way outta line and very unprofessional of him.
+Mackenzie Mitchell thanks!! Yes that really bugs me about the haters. They honestly think no effort was put into these when in reality Lucas had many sleepless nights working on trying to make these movies happen. And the actors worked hard too especially with the lightsaber fights. Yes I know what that prick said which is ironic considering his butthurt over people criticizing the Star Trek movie he was in directed by none other than JJ himself.
+Crichjo32 boards.theforce.net/threads/practical-effects-in-the-prequels-sets-pictures-models-etc.50017310/ the prequal CGI bashing is misplaced. Blue screens aren't always there for CGI, they are sometimes used to fill in backgrounds later with models/minitures. too bad many people will never see the hardwork put into them. honestly my only gripe with the prequels was the dialogue and some story/Plot elements.. and a certain gungan.
+starwarsnerd16 he couldnt find anyone to direct star wars films? the only possible reason for that would be george refusing to let go and let the new director direct,otherwise surely he'd have dozens of directors fighting for a go at the greatest franchise ever
Yeah is that why Lucas literally felt like he had to go back to the original trilogy update all the horrible cgi and special effects in, then destroyed/altered the final print and every other copy so only that special edition exists to this day? and let’s not forget the prequels where the majority of every scene was a green/blue screen and or cgi character where the actors literally have to mention in the interviews and making of documentaries that they were interacting 90% of the time with empty air behind a cgi screen. but yeah let’s hear george talk about how tools are not telling a story.
LMAO Epsiode 1 is NOT a "great" movie at all, that movie was beyond terrible. People have crapped on the prequels and lucas for years and now that disney has star wars, people are now whining against it and praising lucas as if he's a saint.
@killwill83 Star Wars isn't "played out" at all, it's a massive franchise that can easily be expanded upon from it's massive incredible potenial for storytelling. And lucas didn't want to retire "even richer", at all. He literally gave off the BILLIONS of dollars disney gave to him to charity and children's help funds. Not acknowledging that he did makes you look ridiculously ignorant of what lucas was doing. The main reason he sold disney star wars was because he was so demoralized from prequel backlash and hate that he lost any drive in himself so he gave it off to people that he hoped when have made it better for the fans and expand it. Don't be ignorant when you say crap like that, you only look bad yourself as you clearly don't know the facts of the situation.
@@Gadget-Walkmen "The main reason he sold disney star wars was because he was so demoralized from prequel backlash and hate that he lost any drive in himself” what a load of shit the prequels were massive financial successes, but were critically panned and or mixed, the backlash came from everyone including critics cause the films weren’t that great and massively plot holed which is funny because the prequels were where George flew solo and was not constrained by the need of collaboration with others like he had been in the original trilogy Again it is massively telling that anything George has touched that isn’t star wars related since has failed, flopped and or been critically panned and or despised *And lucas didn't want to retire "even richer", at all. He literally gave off the BILLIONS of dollars disney gave to him to charity and children's help funds.* If he didn’t want the money, then why charge Disney at all? why not just signs it over to them after all he already has billions he could have given to charity and children’s education sounds more like a calculated executive decision to garner some good PR and poltical will huh? oh wait what’s this *George [Lucas] opted for a half-cash, half-stock deal. Technically, the deal was 55 percent cash, 45 percent stock. The report states that this amounted to Lucas being paid approximately $2.21 billion in a cash transaction and 37,076,679 shares of the Walt Disney Company. With Disney stock trading at $50 per share at the time, this amounted to a monetary stock value of $1.85 billion.* *Clearly, Lucas came out of the Disney sale an even wealthier man than he was before. However, in the years since the transaction, Disney’s stock value has risen to $200 per share, ballooning the monetary value of Lucas’ owned stocks to $7.4 billion. Additionally, the report states that Disney has given Lucas quite the payout since the sale:* dorksideoftheforce.com/2021/03/12/george-lucas-disney-acquisition-10-billion/ Ah so he didn’t just get cash he also chose stock options s that he gets money off disney shares into star wars hmmm seems a bit more caving right now doesn’t it he could afford to give away 4 billion cause he made an additional 6 billion off his stock options with Disney
What vision is that? The vision in 1977? The vision in 1981? The vision in 1997? The vision in 2004? Or the vision in 2011? Because according to George, the vision YOU are most likely referring to, the one from 1977 was lost and isn't available anymore to be preserved in higher definition.
actually without a good editor there would be no star was... the fist edit of the film is infamous for having been terrible until it was edited...and it wasn't Lucas who edited it. lucas would also not direct or write Empire ( one of the most beloved and greatest one) and only co-wrote Return but he did not direct that either.
George Lucas is a risk taker. He makes the movies that are so unique that no one knows if they will work. And sometimes they do work and sometimes they don't for George. But the fact of the matter is, that risk taking allowed for a movie called Star Wars to be made.
Risk taker..yeah back in the 1970’s/1980’s pretty sure the prequels coming off of one of the most largest and most profitable movie franchises of all time was not a big risk for studios as for the idea af unique movies what else has he done? ...Lucas has done nothing after star wars and indianan jones (which was co chaired and directed/produced by Steven Spielberg) that has been critically accomplished and or not a flop. Hell Spielberg in the making of and documentaries for kingdom of the crystal skull (the only other Indiana jones film that is more hated by fans and critics then temple of doom) all but admits that George was the one who wanted to do the film, George insisted that it be about aliens, George was behind the idea of adding mutt and the idea of being a son, you know basically every element of the film that was hated and criticized... after that what else has he done outside of the two franchises he started in the 1970’s/80s and has costed on for this entire career afterwards...? red tails...flop, strange magic...HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH also star wars the original trilogy had multiple collaborative efforts between lucas and the best of the crew and writers and directors etc. they all made the movie happen together...and the collaborative effort as well as the editing work done by his now ex wife was what saved A New Hope and made it actually viewable since it’s historically noted the original unedited cut was trash. So unlike the prequels where he had total and complete executive and creational control... and totally fragged his own lore and work in the originals.
@@mckenzie.latham91 Still more than what you will ever accomplish. Besides so what if everything flops. Coming up with the story of Star Wars is more than enough to create a genius.
@@kianvandenakker126 lol what risks he got a bigger budget then he had on any of the original films he had full creative control, he had full merchandising rights as usual and he basically was given full studio support, they didn’t even send their suits to micromanage like they do on most other films. if you watch the behind the scenes documentaries they make a point that he spent most of his directing time in a chair and or in front of a green screen/blue screen, so much so many of the other actors who are real actors, complained about having to interact with nothing for hours a day cause everything from set to characters was CGI.
@@harrygoodberg5624 "Still more than what you will ever accomplish.” Bingo, nailed it! you can tell when some loser uses this defense/distraction that you’re right on the money and totally correct "Besides so what if everything flops.” sort of points out that other factors may have contributed or been part of the original success doesn’t it... yes, yes it does. "Coming up with the story of Star Wars is more than enough to create a genius” Ah yes the flash gordon and kurosawaka films inspired story, yes george totally came up with everything on his own, no influences at all...
This could also be applied to a lot of the newer MCU entries, where the "tool" is the shared universe - many disney+ series feel more in a rush to introduce new characters for future shows than actually telling a story.
Someone needs to tell george that Lucas literally went back to the original trilogy updated it with all the horrible cgi and special effects that he wanted to be in the vote but never had the technology or budget to do so then destroyed/altered the final print and every other copy so only that special edition exists to this day... and let’s not forget the prequels where the majority of every scene was a green/blue screen and or cgi character where the actors literally have to mention in the interviews and making of documentaries that they were interacting 90% of the time with empty air behind a cgi screen. but yeah let’s hear george talk about how tools are not telling a story.
@@hiranmaydas4921 No he meant cgi and stuff , he even refers to cgi and special effects in one scene when talking about how those enhance a story but cannot replace story and character
"an enormous lack of imagination and fear of creativity on the part of an industry"….. Thank you George Lucas, that describes "The Force Awakens" and what Disney and Jar Jar Abrams did with Episode VII perfectly!
You know it's hilarious for someone to use “jar jar” as an insult when George Lucas was the one who created Jar jar and literally said he would be the funniest character the franchise had ever seen.
LOL Piss off with that nonsense. The Force awakens is a VERY fun and awesome movie. Just because it has a similar style to a new hope, it's still a fantastically fun movie to watch with great action, good humor, fantastic visuals, likable characters and amazing sequences. The movie DOES have imagination AND creativity, you're just too blind to see it. What JJ abrams and Disney did with force awakens was amazing but the other two movies, not so much. Also good job at using the term "jar jar" when LUCAS was the one who made the character up.
@@Gadget-Walkmen TFA is a shit movie, it undermines the OT, anakin’s redemption, the fall of the empire. The rebels defeated the empire but oh wait theyre back and stronger than before (somehow). Anakin defeated the sith and brought balance but OH WAIT the dark side is still here and they are still making a dark side empire. Episode 9 makes it worse by not just having the dark side be back but also the guy anakin killed. It retcons anakin being the chosen one cuz theres no balance in the force all of a sudden. When the sith empire fell and the republic succeeded, it took a thousand years for the sith to get back at them. The sith didnt conquer the republic but used its corruption to their advantage. In the sequels just 30 years later the empire is just back and stronger than before. There is no republic fleet, just a band of rebels that makes no sense, why isnt leia an admiral or chancellor of the republic, why is she running this garbage rebel operation? Why is luke hiding? The old EU was much better. It showed how a republic would come back, the extended version of the empire’s fall, how luke made a better jedi order etc. TFA throws this all out the window
@@masterdeetectiv9520 Are you for real? Once again, this comment proves that Star Wars fans are just a bunch of complaining people who can’t stop talking nonsense every chance they get. The force awakens is NOT a “mOvIe” in the slightest. You’ve lose every credibility that you have the moment you said that nonsensical statement outright off the bat, nice going slick. Don’t ever make a movie as you’ve proven you don’t understand what makes entertaining in the slightest if you EVER would think that Force Awakens, one of the most FUNEST and engaging blockbuster movies ever that reached critical praise and world wide positive responses, is even close to “mOvIe” in ANY way, lol just stop talking as everyone knows that’s not true at all, Thanks for proving once again that Star Wars fans say this nonsense again and again for every Star Wars movie and media that comes out. People like you are out of it that should never be taken seriously as the world of force awakens is FAR from “tHrOwN iNto tHe dIsPoSal” lol not even close. Only in your dreams. It doesn’t “undermine” the original trilogy at all expect for the prequels and that mainly because of prequel backlash. And most people don’t care about this “Anakin’s redemption” in the slightest NOR was it EVER “uNderMinEd” because all that mattered was that Vader saved his son from the emperor and redeemed himself at the end, that’s literally it. None of this none of this nonsense that you seem to be badly hammering about which doesn’t matter AT ALL so just stop with this nonsense about “sOmEhOw” and “oH wAit” as you’re not proving anything at all here. The fall of the empire was FAR from being “unDerMiNes” lol not even close, just stop, The empire being defeated by the rebels and coming back stronger than before is literally no different from how Germany lost in WW1 and came back stronger than ever when the nazis came to power and made Germany even more powerful for WW2. If that can happen in real life, that can EASILY happen in a space fantasy universe. Just stop with this nonsense thinking it’s not. This whole “balance in the force” nonsense means absolutely nothing at all, just stop acting like it EVER did as it was always clear that dark side sith were ALWAYS going to come back. There is no “rEcTonS” (lol you people LOVE using that word, huh?) The dark side was ALWAYS going to come back inevitably in the sequels, your out of your mind if you think this “bring balance to the force” means no more sith forever than your out of your mind as they were ALWAYS going to come back. NOT EVEN George Lucas, you know; the guy who came up with that prophecy, kept to his own rules as his sequel plans still had the dark side alive with the sith running about. Episode 9 should not have brought back palpatine, but mainly be it doesn’t make any sense as he died once already. Not for any of this “balance” nonsense you people wrongfully believe without thinking it through. No one cares about the sith empire here, move on as the rules can be whatever in this space universe on how long it takes for whatever can be done as what you’re saying is just EU that’s not canon at all. And as I said, it’s a space fantasy universe, it can do whatever it wants even faster than ever that not tied to reality. And do you really believe think it’s hard to believe that the empire can come back stronger than ever in just 30 years? Lol are you for real? It took 200 years for the Roman Empire to fall due to so many people scrambling for power even after the emperor and the main capital fell as Division happened quickly but the empire Itself was still intact from have a massive widespread influence. Nothing about an empire coming back into power after 30 years is hard to believe at all and as I said, ESPECIALLY in a space fantasy. There is no “republic fleet” because unfortunately they didn’t want to have any callbacks to the prequel era due to incredible backlash. And having a band of rebels DOES make sense as getting people to fight back against oppressors isn’t hard to do at all so just stop with this “mAkEs nO sEnSe” as THAT claim makes no sense. You’re over here trying to think that the everything in the original timeline of Star Wars makes sense when there’s a ton of stuff in the prequels doesn’t make any sense at all that people have been throwing dirt at for years on end for “ruining the saga” and here you thinking that all of a sudden people care about any of that stuff? Lol what a laugh. Why isn’t leia “an admiral or chancellor of the republic”, lol you don’t become an “admiral” for the republic like that and her becoming “chancellor” isn’t her defined role And it’s NOT a “ ” rebel operation at all as it’s the force that’s going directly against the new empire who are the aggressors, that should be obvious onto why she’s “running it”. And the main reason for why there’s not mention of the high politics in the force awakens is because still hated the prequels in a large scale, even to this day, to the point where they didn’t want any mention of them at all, which is unfortunate. And why is Luke hiding? We get the answer in the last Jedi and it’s really bad reason which I’m sure the makers of first awakens did not plan out at all. Yes I’m sure the old “EU” was better but that was done in the “eu” NOT in the mainline movies that people didn’t know or care about at all which inevitably? By Lucas himself or Disney, the new sequel movies would have been different than whatever EU book out there. I’m not saying there aren’t any scattered issues with the force awakens because I still have my own, but the positives FAR outweighs the negatives to be a highly engaging entertaining movie incredibly so! The force awakens HARDLY “tHroWs tHis ouT tHe WidOw” at all as Force Awakens is more considered about making an entertaining movie that’s fun for the audience and a bunch of people to familiar on Star Wars back again as the fandom was still spiteful against the things that Lucas has done so the start of the sequel would have been something that brought Star Wars back to life again for most audiences and it HAS done that which why a lot of people go back and rewatch the force awakens over and over again. As a film it’s WAY more than just “alright”, the force awakens is a FUN Star Wars film full of life with great action, likable characters with PERSONALITY, fantastic visuals and special effects for character/creature/world design, gorgeous cinematography, and good humor. Things that were DESPERATELY needed for a Star Wars film in a while. And force awakens and rogue one does these things pretty amazingly well. As a sequel, it’s arguably not good at expanding the world but that’s all right as it’s more important to have a fun and enjoyable film which it does, and it mainly goes that way to not to be to different because of the prequel resentment so they wanted to go back to familiar ground that people can be accustomed too. But it’s not at all “ ” and you saying SHOWS that you don’t know anything about filmmaking at all here and how to make a movie in the slightest as it’s a safe start off to the next saga of films to come. That should obvious but you can’t see that. I’m not a fan of the sequel trilogy at all as I hate last Jedi and didn’t even watch rise of skywalker but you people are so blind with hate against them that you say nonsensical statements that are clearly not true when they DO have positive aspects to them which is alot. Just get out of here with your nonsense.
I think he realizes he's guilty of some of the things he's talking about. He's a great man with a great cinematic vision. The world will forever be in his debt for Star Wars. Thank you.
Yeah until he admits it, it just sounds like hypocrisy and circle jerking. Again if he wanted to keep the “franchise alive” and creative maybe he should have done something with it other than selling it off for 4 billion dollars Again for someone who loves story so much, lucas literally shat on and downplayed the expanded universe which literally was one of the biggest recruiters of new fans and or kept interest in star wars and kept a big paycheck coming into luca’s pocket every week.
Alec Guiness said it in an interview in 1977: "It brings some kind of freshness." And that was the main reason for the sucess of SW. Before it. Science fiction was either low budget crap or highly philosophical arthouse or low budget highly philosophical arthouse-crap. Star Wars was the first who made an epic tale of fantasy and brought it into space. It was the beginning of Space Opera with a good effect-budget.
@@mckenzie.latham91 No, Alec Guiness was one of britains finest actors and already had a very long carrer. A Victim of typecasting was more Marc Hammil, who never got rid of his Skywalker image.
@@orlandofurioso7329 Although, I think Carrie Fisher probably saw herself as more of a writer than an actor, hence the latter half of her career writing screenplays and novels.
Boba Fett If you think that TFA was disappointing then you are not worthy of your awesome username. TFA was fucking awesome and I will fight anyone who says otherwise. I will also fight anyone who says the Prequels are the worst movies ever (They aren't great but still very entertaining) and I will fight anyone who insults George Lucas, he may not be a great director/writer but at least he had an amazing, imaginative and original cinematic vision that a lot of directors are lacking today (Not all of them but certainly a lot of them.
Coming from the guy who abused CGI for the prequels, which quit literally had no substance in terms of story, character depth, dialogue etc. At least it sounds like he learned his lesson.
+SwampyTV He's talking about a fear of creativity and trying new things, and while the prequels were far from good, they tried something new, at least where the Star Wars universe is concerned.
Indeed. The prequels werent that enjoyable but they still greatly expanded the universe. They did lack a compelling story though. So maybe George s point about 'you can't just have space battles without a story' also applies to 'you cant just create a rich universe without a story'
I couldn't agree more Mr. Lucas. Thank you for episodes 1-6. Fan boy know it alls hated episodes 1-3 and say the films lacked heart and criticize the political aspect of the films but I didn't mind because politics play a huge part in every day real life. Thank you for inspiring me and teaching me to dream. Thank you for teaching me the consequences of choosing the wrong path. Most importantly, thank you for teaching me that it takes courage and self belief to do what's right and accomplish my goals. May the Force be with you always
While I recognize the faults of the prequels, I've gained a new respect for them after seeing Episode 7. Episode 7 was a safe bet, Disney took no risks with a new interesting story and instead just recycled a story that had already proven successful. Personally I think the prequels were bad movies, but I would rather have more failed attempts at something new and innovative than just seeing Original Trilogy 2.0.
The prequels were the safest bet of all time they literally came off one of the largest and sot profitable movie franchises of all time so much so that lucas was allowed and given total creative and executive oversight/control over the films, unlike the original trilogy where he had to collaborate and work with multiple people and different points of views. Nothing innovative and or new about them, other than starting the practice of making movies 90-95% with green/blue screen and cgi The story is actually very cliche to the point it’s a Romeo and Juliet tragedy rip off...
there is one thing to fail miserably and one thing to fail unsuccessfully now the prequels well it wasn't the best but brought an interesting vision to star wars but failed unsuccessfully. now the sequels failed miserably because there was no vision or effort in creating a new film. so I would rather see Disney fail unsuccessfully than miserably. but they still fail miserably to this day.
Everyone here in the comments hating on George and the prequels needs to shut the fuck up about them being horrible and a CGI fest. Yes there is a lot of it and the dialogue may not be great, but there is a story behind the 3 films: the downfall of the Jedi, Republic and Anakin, and the rise of the Galactic Empire and Darth Vader. Yes George may sound hypocritical in this interview, but ya know what? he learned his lesson about abusing technology. He probably wouldn't use as much CGI if he was still doing Star Wars today.
+deckard163 As upset as I am that he sold it, he did it to wash his hands clean of Star Wars fans. Why would he continue when half the fans don't understand the damn franchise and continue to chastise him? Star Wars isn't about space ships or Han Solo it's a Skywalker legacy. The fans wanted more of the same and Lucas proved with the prequels he wanted to tell a unique and original story. People didn't want change and were riding off nostalgia. So giving the franchise to Disney, they're going to get exactly what they want. More of shit like TFA. More references and wink wink nudge nudge.
MrCaine you're not wrong, I love Star Wars but I hate the fans they're a bunch of entitled brats! I don't blame Lucas for selling, just wish he didn't. -Pat
Such a genius that once he’s no longer bae to coast off of star wars and Indiana jones that he hasn’t;t had any commercial and or actual success in anything he’s done since? Yeah the guy who wrote strange magic and based it off a midnight summer’s dream, is really a creative and unique genius who has the right to criticize other people for lack of creativity.
@@stitchyboy-co2ju His own friends like Francis Ford Coppla have said that Lucas could've been a great director but he allowed Star Wars to consume his life and he cared more about the money from merchandise than making movies. Return of the Jedi was a much different, darker movie. Han died, it wasn't a happy ending. Lucas refused to allow it because he said these were movies for kids, fairytales. Good guys cant die. Writer Lawrence Kasdan wasnt happy with this. His own producer and Harrison Ford criticized him for this because he was worried a darker movie, dead Han would hurt merchandise sales. This was a huge reason Ford held a grudge for many years with SW. Even his own cast have criticized him as a director. Ford and Hamil have said he wasnt a good director. Anthony Daniels praised JJ Abrams as a director over Lucas. Hamill once told a story about Lucas as a director. He went to Lucas to discuss a scene. Asked him how he should play Luke in the scene, what were his emotions. Lucas told him we will discuss it after we shoot the scene! Lucas is a great storyteller. Star Wars though was brought to life by MANY people, not just Lucas. It was his idea but took many brilliant minds to create that film. Lawrence Kasdan wrote Empire, Return of the Jedi, Raiders of the Lost Ark. He was vital to those films success. Consider The Empire Strikes Back. Lawrence Kasdan wrote that script. Irvin Kershner directed the movie. It's hailed as the best of the franchise and had the least interference by Lucas on set. Kershner and Kasdan even overruled Lucas on decisions. Most notable the "I Love you, I know" scene. Lucas hated it. He said it should be I love you, I love you too. It wasnt until a screening before it's release that Lucas saw how people responded that he allowed it. Just something as simple as that, which became one of the most iconic lines in any SW movie.
You Where the Best George Lucas. I will miss your Creativity. I will take The Phantom Menece any day than Disney The Force Awakens Copy and Paste A New Hope. I thought the Star Wars Story took place in a Galaxy Far Far Away. Not A Galaxy close by. I dont watch Star Wars for Feminism or Mocking Religious Beliefs with Crossswords and Knights of Ren. If Jar Jar Abrams Hates Christianity he can say it out loud and not put it in The Force Awakens.
+Lars Lindh I'm surprised the black hero didn't get a mention in your backwater-bible-basher rant. ROFL at "crosswords". I see your beef is against literacy as well!
How I described The Force Awakens. Lack of imagination and creativity. Just make a carbon copy of Episode IV to make fans salivate and crack open their wallets.
+chiangui24 You're a fucking moron. Everyone that worked on the film was really exited to be in it and J.J.Abrams is actually a huge Star Wars fan himself. It was a good film anyway, especially when you compare it to the prequels.
He is absolutely right on his criticism of the industry when it comes to being overly cautious. Movies today either have to come from a marquee creator or be based on another property. Sony has their third Spider-Man. We've gone through a couple Supermen, we're on our second Batman. The MCU films are going into lower and lower tier heroes. We're doing a sequel to Kindergarten Cop and a remake of Point Break and Total Recall. A director like Lucas or Tarantino would have trouble gaining a foothold. Who would take a chance on Reservoir Dogs or American Graffiti today?
there's no such thing as an "original idea". everything is inspired by something. the original trilogy, as great as they are, took a lot of stuff from old westerns, samurai films, movie serials, and silent movies. what makes a film great are the characters, story arcs, and how they end up affecting the audience. I'd prefer to see a film based on something pre-existing that's well written, well made, and well acted, then something that's a completely original concept that's not as realized as the filmmaker intended.
+arthousefanatic Check out the monomyth theory by Joseph Campbell. It is what made the original trilogy so great. George Lucas used the monomyth as a blueprint for his first three movies. (Later he just tried using CGI and greenscreen and that failed miserably.) Ironically, JJ Abrams followed the monomyth once again. Result: we loved it. ps: Lucas tried to follow it too, but he got side tracked by pointless jibbering.
George is right. At the end of the day, Star Wars is about the Skywalker family drama. Even if the sequels do have it, the real focus was on recycled plots, reused ships, and member-berries. Oh, and not to mention their boner for “real sets and practical effects”
Goddamn the originals were for kids then they grew up and saw prequels, those were meant for the next generation. When I was young when they came out I loved them and liked them more then the originals. People hate him because movies that weren't made for that generation came out
Nah it was actually because of the Ot fanboys that were an actual minority that made a huge fuzz and started to harass people who liked the Prequels, and some people got brainwashed by that
He is so dead on correct in this interview. Even seems to criticize himself knowing the overuse of technology and how Star Wars became the predecessor to MCU's capitalist dominance.
after seeing the force awakens I realized how much I missed this guy.. ya he's a poor director but he is a fantastic story teller that always tries new things, unlike most movies these days.
@@mr.z6776 poor director or not Star Wars 1977 is one of my favourite films ever made and has inspired millions of people for decades. Quite the accomplishment for a so-called poor director.
wow. Lucas's response really sums it up: If he could take-back his selling of Star Wars to Disney....he would. You can tell that he's CLEARLY not happy with the bland, non-chance taking direction that Jar Jar Abrams took.
Um yeah, he’s totally willing to give back 4 billion dollars lol if Lucas wanted the franchise to go somewhere he should have done something with it rather than let it fester for 10 years before selling it for billions also funny how you use jar jar as an insult given that George was the creator of jar jar and literally thought he was the funniest character the franchise had ever produced..
I agree with everything he says.. while tfa was a great film it didn't have any mythic undertones the originals had. When u watch for example ep4, and hear abt the force, and jedi knights and the clone wars, u realise theirs a lot to the story than just space adventure and action and aliens and stuff. Now, they just put in things in to the film that ppl would find entertaining. fun and exciting, but serving no real purpose. Don't get me wrong I thought the film was great, but nothing compared to the originals. Hell even the prequels felt like their was a story beneath the story, while the execution was poor the idea of the story was pretty darn interesting, from anakins fall to the darkside to the concept of a clone army. Let's hope the next one has a little bit more that would give it some context.
He forgot to say that Aliens was a spaceship movie that came after Star Wars that was good. And, yes, just like Star Wars - or Red Dwarf - space is often not seen. Space is not the main story/issue/even aesthetic- it is one of several backdrops.
It was a real bummer that JJ Abrams who had all the cache in the world from Lost and the Star Trek Reboot just rehashed a new hope and didn’t have a real 3 movie plan
I'm sorry but George is damage controlling. The prequels were awful and he destroyed his original movies with awful changes. The less control he has over his projects the better they were. He's obsessed with perfection but it ruins him. Peter Jackson is the same way. He didn't get his way most of the time on set of LOTR and there had to be so many reshoots. Yet it turned out awesome. But now he's so powerful that he has total control, and his hobbit prequels are shit. It's literally a parallel.
+Fishels Jackson admitted he didn't knew what he was doing, because of the controversy with Del Toro, they had to film scenes without even knowing if it would be included in the movie, they filmed a ton of battles without knowing where it would be placed nor the context, the production was a clusterfuck, not to mention the redesign, people with their own agenda that had to be called back to reshoot scene, remake costumes, redesign everything from scrapes.
+Fishels You should watch the behind the scenes of the Hobbit. It really wasn't Peters fault. He didn't want to do the Hobbit films but he was cornered and he didn't get enough time to do them properly. It's actually quite sad.
+Fishels He does not need to damage control, The Force Awakes proves him right. He is actually gloating now that anyone with a brain can see what shit talentless hacks like JJ Abrmas and Disney turn out when they have their way. Enjoy your Shit Wars, that all we are going to get form now on.
I do love George, and I agree with everything he says, however! He went back and added a lot of pointless CGI stuff, into the OT (because he could). Non of it made those movies better, in fact some of it (LIKE the dance scene in Jedi) was pretty terrifying.
Is he really complaining about how people are make abusive use of digital technologies in film making? Like... for real? He said that! He made the Star Wars prequels, then he decided to go and criticize people who over-use digital technologies... Wow.
Lucas did things with CGI in both the special editions and the prequels that no one was doing at the time. That's a fact. Now everybody has reverse-engineered it time and time again for maximum dollar and crowd-pleasing effect. That's what he means when he says all this. Lucas paved the way for everybody else, even with the prequels. The prequels may have been flawed as films, but at least, you got the sense of someone still taking chances and experimenting and actually being creative, for better and for worse. He didn't care about pleasing fickle, fake fans all the time like Abrams does with The Force Awakens. Abrams is undoubtedly talented, but all he is at the end of the day is someone who can't get out of the shadows of his influences like Lucas and especially Spielberg. Lucas just wanted to tell his own story his own way like he always had. All Disney wants to do is do what every soulless corporation wants to do, rehash what was successful before for maximum profit.
MestariDuff Ikr. I respect him for creating Star Wars in the first place and appreciate all of the stuff he did for modern day film making. But I never knew that George Lucas was this much of a hypocrite. All I will say is thank god he has no control over Star Wars anymore and we are getting much better made and much better acted films as a result. God knows what his plans would have been if he directed the Sequel Trilogy.
despite the shitty prequels, lucas did create a really good story in them (he just didnt make the movies properly) when u think about it. luke's dad was a slave who became a jedi, anakin turning to the dark side to save his true love, the jedi order being slaughter by the very troops they fight alongside with, or yoda having his old padawan fight against him.
I witnessed the difference in 1977 as a nine year old American kid in San Francisco, the kind of science fiction that was being produced before May 1977, with the exception of 2001: a space odyssey, Silent Running and possibly THX-1138. George Lucas is actually on point and telling the truth, even though, he fell on the wayside with his prequel approach. Glad, I was alive in that time unlike most of you under 40 somethings that are dishonest, to put it mildly
I honestly beleive that, even though there was money to gain, Disney did very well in “The Force Awakens” and “Rogue One”. However, they became money hungry and said to hell with Lucas and just thought the story didnt matter.
Um lucas was the one who became money hungry since he literally sold Disney all the rights and ownership of star wars for 4 billion dollars. Lucas was not even involved in the force awakens and or rogue one either...
