Look, the internet is already overflowing with people calling for George Lucas’ head on a spike – so before we start getting negative, let’s look at some positives, alright? George Lucas is a brilliant businessman who managed to tap into our shared mythic archetypes and produce the best revamp of Flash Gordon imaginable. The guy may have written and directed those Star Wars prequels that “raped your childhood”, but he also was the primary force in shepherding those original Star Wars films that consumed your childhood.
His pushing the limits of special effects technology – and pushing the technology that makes films – has fundamentally changed the ways in which movies are made and edited for the better. And believe it or not, there was a time when George Lucas was actually a pretty damn good director. (Seriously, if you haven’t yet, see Thx 1138 and American Graffiti. You might be...
His pushing the limits of special effects technology – and pushing the technology that makes films – has fundamentally changed the ways in which movies are made and edited for the better. And believe it or not, there was a time when George Lucas was actually a pretty damn good director. (Seriously, if you haven’t yet, see Thx 1138 and American Graffiti. You might be...
- 3/6/2013
- by C.B. Jacobson
- Obsessed with Film
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