As I’m sure everybody knows by now, George Lucas has been getting a lot of crap from his so-called “fans” for the creation of Episodes I and II. I’m a big fan of the Star Wars franchise, and though I’ll say they weren’t exactly the best movies, I’ll still support Mr. Lucas because he’s had this clear vision of what he wants out of his hexology for like…40 years now I think. But the fans didn’t stop there…
A few months ago, Lucas released a special edition set of DVDs of the original trilogy with certain modifications in the film itself. For example, in that last scene of Return of the Jedi, they see the Force ghosts of Obi-Wan, Yoda, and Anakin. In the original cut, Anakin’s spirit was played by Sebastian Shaw, who was in fact the guy under Darth Vader’s mask in the same movie. However, with the new edition of the DVD, George Lucas replaces Shaw with the young Hayden Christensen, who has been playing Anakin in Episodes II and III. Here are some of the changes in the new DVDs with side-by-side comparisons. The one I’m speaking of is the very last one on that page.
Anyway, the point I’m trying to make here is that there have been A LOT of people who have been complaining about these changes claiming crazy things like George Lucas ruined their movie. Or just take the much easier way out and proclaim to the world the level of George Lucas’s stupidity. I think that’s all a load of crap. Star Wars is Lucas’s brain child, his baby. He’s a filmmaker, it’s his art. Just as a painter will keep making changes to his work until he is satisfied with the finished product, George Lucas will continue to do the same until he feels that he has accomplished what he set out to complete 30 years ago. The man had this specific idea for the entire saga since the beginning. He knew he wouldn’t be able to make Episodes I, II, and III the way he wanted to back in the 70s, so he did the other three first and waited for the right time when technology could handle his vision to complete the first three. And now that he has the capability to go back and change even the original trilogy, he’s jumped right on that opportunity to complete them the way he always intended to. So the only complaint that I guess is somewhat reasonable would be those people who watched the original in the theaters in the 70s and want to watch the movie they remember seeing back in the day when life was simpler. But even then, it’s not like he made some insane change to the story. But I do believe he should make that version available for purchase so people can have the option. If anything, I think that makes him a genius; both as a filmmaker for being able to practice such extreme forethought, and as a businessman since there are now endless versions of DVDs that he can release which the public would consume like animals, myself included.
The defense rests, your honor.
...hell hath no fury like a woman scorned for SEGA
7 comments:
ok i didnt feel like reading it all but i got ur drift since u talk about this alot, i really dont have any problems with any of the changes, except the one that you mentioned...the fact is..if make a movie, u cant keep editing it, this just shows that he wasnt sure what he wanted his movie to look like, so he keeps changing it, lets look at other good directors/writers when they finish a product do they have to keep going back and making changes...what is this the special special edition?...i mean when u finish writing a book and release it, you dont keep sending out different versions of the same book with different tweaks here and there...i think george lucas is a poo head and is trying to find new ways to making money....but i <3 starwars so ill stop now...corporate pigs!
excellent point.
if he was such a visionary who knew excatly what he wanted the whole time then why should he have to make changes. an just because hes an artist doesnt mean his art stinks, although i personally like episodes 1 and 2 with the exception of the anakin charachters.
plus lucas let other authors and artists add a lot more than was in the original series so its not exclusively his anymore if you ask me, it belongs to a lot of people including the fans.
i dont think its really that big of a deal, its his movie let him do what he wants to them..... and anakin rocks!
YO. I didn't know you were that passionate about Lucasfilms. I'd like to add to your argument that if there's a fire, there're always traces of candy that follow. Think about it, my friend. Think about it.
~Adeeb
dude, your posts are so long and intricate that I don't have enough mental energy to get through them all. This happens to people in midlife. too much miltitasking can lead to significant deterioration of the brain... Sorry i have not posted for a while...
multi-tasking.
oh! i see the controversy. the original dead anakin is a lot older looking than the new dead anakin, so that's kinda weird. women are better at multitasking than men. it's a proven fact.
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