I want to ask a question which is not based on any concrete facts, nor is it based on any rumors (even wild rumors), just to see what the reaction would be if the following ocurred: what if George Lucas came out and said that he was as displeased with Episode I and Episode II as most of his fans are, and that he had decided to ask everyone to pretend they never existed because he was going to start over and try again with his "prequel trilogy"? Note that I think the odds of this happening are about the same as the odds of the sun not rising tomorrow, but as a purely hypothetical situation, what would the reaction be? I mean, he could basically tell the studio to go to hell if they didn't like it since he owns the rights to his sequels, although I'm sure Fox would (if they were smart) look at it like they were getting 3 more Star Wars movies instead of 1, so they might be happy. I have a feeling the only people who are really and truly fans of the prequel movies are probably people who blindly follow Lucas regardless of what he does, so they might be happy too. It's the people who have been completely disillusioned by Lucas with the release of his last two movies that I wonder about. Would all be forgiven? Would there be excitement about the franchise again? Would there be cautious hope? Or would people simply say "he's an ass and this is further proof"? Clearly me thinking about this is prompted by the fact that the only curiosity I have about Episode III is a morbid one, when I truly wish it was an enthusiastic one. Alas, what could have been... :nono
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i think the only way it would work is if somebody used a time machine to travel back in time and kidnap the young lucas. Then travel back to the present where they could switch the two secretly. (there might be a lot of plastic surgery involved) THEN you'd have to keep computer special FX technology a secret from him. You'd also have to force him to work on a shoestring budget and shoot entirely off a bolex 16mm camera. THEN maybe, just maybe, there would be a chance that he could make 3 good movies. But like you said... this is about the same odds as the sun not rising tomorrow.
Posted by riggs | May 6, 2004 11:24 PM
Posted on May 6, 2004 23:24
I would be really scared, no make that horrified, because, given the trend, he'd probably make them more horrible than the present ones.
Remember he thinks the present episodes I and II to be excellent.
He's a lost cause!
:nono
Posted by iendive | May 6, 2004 11:52 PM
Posted on May 6, 2004 23:52
I think it's safe to say we know where I stand on this issue. Like the Alien series before, this series has spun into a direction and point of no return. Similar to the Matrix series, I think fans will just have to come to terms with the inevitable. He's dug quite a hole with this one, and the coolest light saber battle in the universe won't save it. I don't even know what they're about anymore. At least in Lord of the Rings, and the Matrix you have an idea of a bad guy and what they're trying to do. Something was at stake. Here your force fed the fact that these are bad guys. Blockade? Trade Federation? Who? What?
Oh, the humanity...
Posted by Ponnerbell | May 7, 2004 5:19 AM
Posted on May 7, 2004 05:19