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Seth MacFarlane Interviews George Lucas
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The special feature interview from the Star Wars: Blue Harvest DVD.
Jul 1, 2009 11:53 AM
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I love that Lucas has no idea about the placement of the music in his films.
By: Huskerdu324
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Does anyone know what he even went to film school for, exactly? Watching his films, it is hard to argue in favor of directing and/or writing.
He's good with concept. That's about all I'm willing to give him at this point in his career/my life.
He's good with concept. That's about all I'm willing to give him at this point in his career/my life.
By: poolaka
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People who say this have obviously never seen his work pre-Star Wars. I agree that he has lost his touch almost completely, but the Lucas of the 1970s was a brilliant auteur. I just think his interests changed.
By: the_monk
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True, I've never seen THX <numbers> or American Graffiti. And I have heard good things about those.
However, just because one's interests change, does not mean one should get WORSE at one supposedly does well.
We're talking about a 3 DECADE decline in quality. That is not a sign of changing interests. That is more indicative of beginner's luck/one-trick poney.
Being an artist myself, I know what it is like to search for inspiration, esp. when one has a block. However, a 30-year block is rather quite...improbable.
Lucas is obviously not a soul-searching kind of man. Because if he was, he would have realized long ago that he is not the artist he used to be. He comes darned-close to being Michael Bay nowadays. The only thing worse would be to accounted with Uwe Boll.
"Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed." - Darth Vadar
I think Lucas got too excited about technology and concentrated on making things look and feel awesome; meanwhile, he had those monkeys that are always working on the complete works of Shakespeare do a side job for him. What he did to "fix" the original Star Wars trilogy is full of examples of this. (e.g. He weakened the story with the Han/Greedo blaster thing while trying to make things prettier.)
However, just because one's interests change, does not mean one should get WORSE at one supposedly does well.
We're talking about a 3 DECADE decline in quality. That is not a sign of changing interests. That is more indicative of beginner's luck/one-trick poney.
Being an artist myself, I know what it is like to search for inspiration, esp. when one has a block. However, a 30-year block is rather quite...improbable.
Lucas is obviously not a soul-searching kind of man. Because if he was, he would have realized long ago that he is not the artist he used to be. He comes darned-close to being Michael Bay nowadays. The only thing worse would be to accounted with Uwe Boll.
"Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed." - Darth Vadar
I think Lucas got too excited about technology and concentrated on making things look and feel awesome; meanwhile, he had those monkeys that are always working on the complete works of Shakespeare do a side job for him. What he did to "fix" the original Star Wars trilogy is full of examples of this. (e.g. He weakened the story with the Han/Greedo blaster thing while trying to make things prettier.)
By: poolaka
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Actually, I totally agree with most of what you said. In fact, I recently mentioned to a friend how close he's gotten to being Michael Bay.
But the guy does know how to direct. I went to photography school, so I know how to take a picture. But my interests changed and I'm not interested in being a photographer anymore. That's all I meant.
But the guy does know how to direct. I went to photography school, so I know how to take a picture. But my interests changed and I'm not interested in being a photographer anymore. That's all I meant.
By: the_monk
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Okay, I get your point. I don't doubt he KNEW how to direct. Whether he still knows is up for debate. Just because he knew how to direct, doesn't mean he has actually been doing it. The acting in the more recent films backs up that assertion. Based on your previous comment, I'd assume you agree with that much.
He had some really good actors in the prequels. However, for the most part, their acting was certainly not their best. Those films do not make me a fan of Hayden Christensen, to say the least. I think he was horrible (I've never seen him in anything else, though I've heard differing opinions on those other performances).
And even Natalie Portman was pretty pathetic in the films. I never bought the love story between them, at all. It wasn't convincing, except maybe at the end of III when she confronts him on Mustafar.
So, if you have some actors that have great track records, and a budget the size of Paris Hilton's skank-i-tude, yet a lot of unconvincing acting, who should we blame it on? The actors, as in half the cast, for phoning it in? Or the director, the person that should be, well, directing their acting?
If Lucas does still know how to direct AND is directing as he has always known how, then his vision (either physical, and/or theatrical) is quite handicapped. Otherwise, he has either forgotten how to direct, or chosen to ignore what knowledge he acquired over the years.
He had some really good actors in the prequels. However, for the most part, their acting was certainly not their best. Those films do not make me a fan of Hayden Christensen, to say the least. I think he was horrible (I've never seen him in anything else, though I've heard differing opinions on those other performances).
And even Natalie Portman was pretty pathetic in the films. I never bought the love story between them, at all. It wasn't convincing, except maybe at the end of III when she confronts him on Mustafar.
So, if you have some actors that have great track records, and a budget the size of Paris Hilton's skank-i-tude, yet a lot of unconvincing acting, who should we blame it on? The actors, as in half the cast, for phoning it in? Or the director, the person that should be, well, directing their acting?
If Lucas does still know how to direct AND is directing as he has always known how, then his vision (either physical, and/or theatrical) is quite handicapped. Otherwise, he has either forgotten how to direct, or chosen to ignore what knowledge he acquired over the years.
By: poolaka
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Yes, I agree very much so about the prequels.
Look at Francis Ford Coppola. He was probably the king of movies in the 1970s. Pretty much everything he did was amazing, but he's struggled to do anything of much worth since then. You, as an artist, should know all about losing your muse (I know I do).
Look at Francis Ford Coppola. He was probably the king of movies in the 1970s. Pretty much everything he did was amazing, but he's struggled to do anything of much worth since then. You, as an artist, should know all about losing your muse (I know I do).
By: the_monk
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I'm a multi-faceted guy, I'm into so much more than the Star Wars movies...
For example, I've been working on a Star Wars animated series, some new swivel-wrist Star Wars action figures, just approved a remix of the Star Wars soundtrack, planning some new Star Wars Happy Meals, a new series of books based on an alternate universe where Greedo was actually choking, stabbing and bufu-ing Han before Han finally shot him...
For example, I've been working on a Star Wars animated series, some new swivel-wrist Star Wars action figures, just approved a remix of the Star Wars soundtrack, planning some new Star Wars Happy Meals, a new series of books based on an alternate universe where Greedo was actually choking, stabbing and bufu-ing Han before Han finally shot him...
By: athomascrawley
