OT: An Open Letter To George Lucas

[RonGianti]

The thing that George Lucas accomplished, which is rarely (and unfairly) not mentioned is that he was really the first person to write and direct a SciFi movie that tried to treat its story seriously, instead of the 3 decades of "look what I can do!" and "ohhh, a shiney spaceship!".

His dialog is lacking, but the story is really good and imaginative. What else has spawned so many spin off books, cartoons and video games? Maybe its not Great, but its the Greatest there is.

[Captain Kwok]

Another thing to consider is how much money he has put back into developing new technologies for the industry, which has certainly improved the movie-going experience for all.

[gregebowman]

As someone who saw the original SW trilogy in the theatres, I can certainly sympathize with Fanboy's sentiment. Lucas lost whatever creative urges he had a long time ago. After waiting 16 years from ROTJ to Menace, i was disappointed. Maybe if he had hooked up with Gary Kurtz again, maybe a halfway decent plot would have come up. Instead, he did what most modern directors of films do, rely on special effects to carry the plot. Unfortunately, it didn't work in TPM. At least he heard some fans and toned down Jar Jar for the rest of the trilogy. And he should have gotten Lawrence Kasdan (?) to write the love scenes, since he did such a great job of it in Empire Strkes Back. Also, he should have reread his notes before he wrote the screenplay for Revenge, since there were a couple of continuity errors. Unless people on Tattooine age more rapidly than elsewhere, there should have been another 10 year gap between episodes III and IV.