Really good insight into Lucas as a person in this. Just crazy to think how much technical expertise goes into making these movies, but it can all be for nothing if people don't like the story or characters. The technical achievement can't be understated though. The digital backlot was a pretty radical advancement at the time that gradually became the norm in Hollywood. I always think of 300, Sin City and Sky Captain which all came out around the same time and were almost totally blue screen movies. They picked up the ball from the prequels, and now it's become a completely normal, common way of making a movie.
Incredible amount of irony, and yes some sadness, hearing Lucas rail off about modern day Hollywood starting at 10:30. How he describes corporate studio filmmaking and focus group testing is sadly everything that STAR WARS would become after he sold it all to Disney. Just amazing really.
Really good insight into Lucas as a person in this. Just crazy to think how much technical expertise goes into making these movies, but it can all be for nothing if people don't like the story or characters. The technical achievement can't be understated though. The digital backlot was a pretty radical advancement at the time that gradually became the norm in Hollywood. I always think of 300, Sin City and Sky Captain which all came out around the same time and were almost totally blue screen movies. They picked up the ball from the prequels, and now it's become a completely normal, common way of making a movie.
Around the time Siskel passed away.
George made 6 movies and made 6 billion dollars. Can I have that job please?
Incredible amount of irony, and yes some sadness, hearing Lucas rail off about modern day Hollywood starting at 10:30. How he describes corporate studio filmmaking and focus group testing is sadly everything that STAR WARS would become after he sold it all to Disney. Just amazing really.
Like That Cyndi Lauper Song. Money Changes Everything. Some parents sell their own kids for money. It's an evil world after all.
It’s also ironic that the prequels *sucked*. *Hard*.