Friday
13Feb2009
Trailer - 'The People vs. George Lucas'
Friday, February 13, 2009 at 3:56PM
There aren't many figures in modern cinema more divisive than George Lucas, particularly
after the release of the second trilogy. Some people view him as a sort of godhead while others think he peaked in
1977 with his third film and has been mostly out of ideas ever since.
There's no release date yet, but we'll keep you posted.
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Reader Comments (2)
It's impossible to knock George Lucas. He more or less created modern cinema together with Steven Spielberg. Today, it's hard to imagine how far ahead they were. For many years ILM were the only ones who could create convincing visual effects.
Oddly, George Lucas' creativity was ruined by money, while Stephen Spielberg's was not.
I think the defining moment for George Lucas was when he realised that The Empire Strikes Back was less successful financially than Star Wars, despite being a better and more complex film.
He corrected that mistake with Return of the Jedi, Ewoks and all, and never looked back.
That's not quite true. He backtracked with Episode III, which turned out to be a final return to form.
Considering George Lucas' importance, we just have to forgive him for a lot of things.
So are you assuming that "created modern cinema" is a good thing. I like Star Wars but many of the things I like least about modern movies come directly from ILM