Star Wars was a revolutionary thing at the time. There really was nothing quite like it. George Lucas was blessed with great people working with him too. The effects, music and sound design were brilliant in Star Wars.
David Norman he’s still making films, but they’re small, artistic independent films. He’s retired from making big budget films, not making films in general.
I live in Modena. It’s very cold and wet in the winter. Every Friday evening, coming back home, in the dark, I listen to a George Lucas interview. His voice and content lead me for the half an hour’s walk, enlighten me and enrich me. I love him. He’s one of a kind, a gentleman of another age of Hollywood and a modest person.
Well said, friend. However he's not Hollywood. He became independent to get away from their toxic film culture. He's an independent Bay Area filmmaker.
@@knownpleasuresHoward the Duck is a cult classic. It has an audience. So it may not have been successful at box office it has since found a good sized audience.
I feel inclined to agree but after watching swt video the other day interviewing sequel lovers, I realise I need to watch rise of Skywalker and rewatch tfa and tlj.
Ya know, I’m meh on that film. There is at least a decent film in TLJ if you cut an hour out of it and maybe even the arguably entertaining ending (I literally started to stand before they went to hoth 2.0 but it’s salt this time thinking the film was about to end).. now JarJar Abrams? He made the most entertaining remake of Star Wars beyond what I thought would be possible.. it’s a remake. TRS tho? Omg, I can’t make a single positive comment.. no that’s not true Oscar Isaac and maybe a couple other actors weren’t offensive to all five of my senses and even the sixth sense somehow.. dumpster fire doesn’t begin to describe that film.. it’s like someone was like “what’s the biggest, most grand adventure that spans a galaxy?.. now imagine it’s all 💩 and then you somehow eat all that and 💩 it out. Rinse and repeat 5x then light it all on fire making sure to breath in all the fumes, and now make it a movie.” And that retelling, imo, is a more comprehensive story with more well rounded characters than The Last Skywalker..
Rian Johnson wasn't the problem. Of all the people responsible for the trainwreck known as the sequel trilogy, we can safely say he had nothing to do with throwing out Lucas' storylines. He also didn't make it rebels versus empire again, and he didn't turn Luke into a coward who left his friends to their fate. JJ Abrams did. Lucas DID predict Mike Stoklasa, though 21:55 😂
I like what he says about school and life in general.its very inspiring. Despite how we feel about his movies, this man has a drive and a great outlook
Lucas is a genius. He's working on a level so much higher than most that he has to dumb it all down for the rest of us. His animated short changed everything about animated shorts & short films in general. Then his first movie THX-1138 (and the short it was based on) demonstrates this. His vision was far beyond what other people were even thinking, let alone creating. No one got it. He then realized he had to dumb everything down, and that's where he made the connection with the audience.
Say what you will about the prequels - I can't deny their flawed, but I think most of the issues people have with them really come down to the choices he made simply not clicking with people. He chose to go in directions people didn't like, but I find them to be unique, fascinating and incredibly well-crafted pieces of cinema.
+Ethan Moore Lucas has always been an experimental film maker. When making thx-1138, he wanted it to look bizarre, like foreign to us or a foreign film. But the idea was to put you in an environment that was odd but real in a way. Phantom Menace to me is so originally different and odd. And it reminds me how Lucas does like to very much experiment. I like how he expanded this universe even if other people don't like it or get it.
+Ethan Moore who keeps saying the prequels are flawed ? How are they flawed . ? The prequels are just as good as the sequels . They are just as original . Just as exciting . Just as committed to the mythology . Lucas is the man . Great post thanks
Steev Rawjers I am also a fan of the animated series the clone wars. Many of the people who worked on that expanded much more of the Star Wars universe in a cool way expanding on the movies. Getting deeper into the stories I still have not seen all the episodes but I'm currently watching them to catch up so I can get to the Rebels episodes. Ahsoka is one of my favorite characters. And George Lucas had a say in many of the episodes and details. It kind of takes you back. Now that Star Wars has gone in a new direction. I will say Rogue one looks awesome. Star Wars I think is In good hands. But some of Lucas's magic will be missed at least by me. You will never see stuff quite like what he did. Even though there are people out there that try to take the credit from George, there wouldn't be a Star Wars if it wasn't for him.
Truly inspiring, any creative individual should listen to him just talk. Sometimes I feel bad for the way we treated him after the prequels. Then I think about the blu-ray collection....
I truly believe that some movie makers, like George Lucas, benefit from being limited in technology and resources, etc... Once they have them, they lose that "something".
+William J. Cadet American Graffiti did make his career. It was the 3rd highest grossing movie of 1973 and it's what made the studio approve Star Wars.
I heard he's writing the script to the new Jar Jar spinoff films. He claims to have created a real life Jar Jar by screwing with the genetics of a kangaroo. Jar Jar park?
People take George for granted. He's given us the greatest film saga of all time, not necessarily handling things perfectly, but hey he's human, but people seem to have no problem attacking him more than any other director. I am thankful for Star Wars. A well-deserved retirement.
People always attack what they don't understand. It's so easy with George. He's very open but instead they look at him through an emotional response mindset instead of a logical more rational one. If they did they'd see what a true visionary and artist looks like.
i adore the prequels even more than the sequels, I strongly believe that they where so daring and true to the core of it all, such a true portrait of the two sides of the force.. that was a pop lecture for billions of people. Master Lucas..
That idea, off banding together, was also how Impressionist Artis't over came the French Salon...off it's day. Interesting concept off Lucas, others to break Studio ceilings...vs ametour Film school...Did we forget that?? Saw George Lucas at a Kodac Award Dinner, after successful off " The Hobbits" circled by Studio Moguls. Cought his look...away, inside unspoken wished him well.😊🇩🇰🇺🇸🙏 Agree with his concept off arriving.
The struggle part. We were so lucky to even see "Star Wars" 1977. Everyone was against George except Allen Ladd Junior. He frightened Fox studios into carrying on with the first film.
I came to this video to post a comment on Lucas donating the money from the sale of Star Wars to Disney to education institutions. I knew someone would have already mentioned it, but I was glad to see it was the very first comment. Lucas may have disappointed with the prequels, but he's always been an decent and honourable man. I'd prefer to remember him for that (and the films he made before 1983).
It's his comments at the end that really showcase how he is at his heart. He comes from a time when people DID care about each other beyond grabbing each others' wealth.
His words are very inspiring I myself struggle to just get what's inside of me out for the world to see. In some ways i still find myself waiting to be found, and i know i can't wait to be found but i have to break on through by actually stepping outside this dogma thats bestowed upon our everyday lives.To believe and have love for youself and putting that into expression in a way that can truely touch others, all to many times its seems like climbing a ladder to the moon. The force is within us
What I've read about Lucas is nearly always positive and he has very many good to admirable characteristics. I think many people are disappointed in his approach to the prequels and personally I have the sense that he's got cut off from people who would have challenged him the right way. I understand the high personal prices he paid during the original 3 SW films and that explains a lot. There's just a sense that he hasn't continued to fulfill his potential as a film-maker.
I never said he was perfect. He's not a god, but I'd rather appreciate him for what he's done to Star Wars, for the fact that he have it to us in the first place, than develop high-blood pressure over all the changes and the prequels. This is the last thing to get worked up about, and personally attacking him and saying horrible stuff about him is too far. Let people be miserable about it, if they so wish. I won't stop them.
21:01 - Which would explain "Willow" and "Howard the Duck"... "He made Star Wars, if he wants to make a movie about a talking duck in an alternate universe, let him"
Imagining being that friend who lent their deadbeat buddy Georgie a few hundred bucks, only for him to become one of the most influential people in cinema
YUP! and the prequels were great! people who expect what they want to see and then expect it to appear on screen are insane. the prequels did their job well and as a bonus besides the adventure we got a political thriller essentially as well and that is not easy to put together given as complex as a Star Wars film is as is. Disney threw the final skywalker story in the Trash that i waited since i was a kid to see and changed and ruined the legacy characters. it is sad very very sad. :(
nope. Disney's middle name is hope. Disney's middle name is Inspiration and innovation. You are just throwing a tantrum. It's useless acknowledging you but YOLO.....hmph ha
I was never a Star Wars fan but there was nothing wrong with any Indiana Jones film, most people love all of them. Not sure I can say the same for the Star Wars Prequels, but still.
20:05 "Success..." 29:14 "I would like to see our #society #mature... become more rational... more #knowledge based... ([than] emotion based)... I'd like to see #education play a larger role in our daily life... And [I'd like to see people] come to a larger understanding a bigger understanding of how we fit into the world and how we fit into the #universe... not necessarily thinking of ourselves but thinking about others..."
I think Fellini and Altman had experimented with intercutting several stories together in their work long before STAR WARS, so I don’t agree with George here. Also, STAR TREK was doing science fiction long before STAR WARS. It was fantasy, not science fiction, that catapulted STAR WARS into the stratosphere.
You can understand why Lucas made the production decision for the prequels based on his experiences making the first three Star Wars films. Each one was a very serious challenge (health, finances and marriage). It's understandable why he chose very controlled filming environments and relied on CGI, rather than locations/practical effects. I don't think he should have directed the prequels though. He should have been in the role he had on 'Empire', delegating, but in overall control.
What a wise interesting man. I just watched American Graffiti again and it is a masterpiece. It is not true that it has no story. It has 4 character archs that he weaves into a beautiful story about time and human mortality.
True, but I'd rather not get worked up over films. Of all the things in life to get worked up about, even if it is Star Wars, it's not worth it. Life ,as they say goes on. I'll enjoy it for what it is and was, and let other people do with it what they wish.
:58 "I wanted to be a car mechanic and wanted to race cars" ...picturing George Lucas punching Kyle Busch in a headlock and Richard Childress being the creator of Star Wars...
LIfe is not a "Gift" it's a choice. From this moment, to the next moment choice is a choice, to next choice...and so on. Not any choices...are the gifts.
I can't figure out why Willow has such a low aggregate rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Was it really that bad? I thought it was pretty good - a hell of a lot better than Star Wars I-III.
+pushMatrix that really gets me is when there's something I see as being great works of art, and people don't appreciate it, it gets little attention, etc. Like all the gold on RUclips, while tons of garbage gets lots of views.
He also financed 'ESB' himself and it went 50% over budget, putting Lucasfilm in jeopardy. Lucas had to renegotiate his contract with 20th Century Fox, loosing some of the independence he'd worked hard to gain.
What he did is great but just one thing is wrong : he was given 2 billion dollars by Disney and 2 billion dollars of Disney stocks. Therefore he gives 2 billion to education. It's still a lot of money and a great thing to do, but I just felt I had to correct this.
and he didn't screw the prequels on purpose. If only people knew how much stress and problems he had making the first one, now he had everything at his disposal. He really wanted to make something perfect, but it didn't turned the way he wanted.
Aim high, but be realistic. To be the next James Cameron or Steven Speilberg is a lofty ambition, but you need to be able to dream big and be able to work your ass off to make sure it happens. Losers will always say "don't do it", work hard to prove them wrong. But realize it's something that may potentially take years to perfect. It's unlikely to make that one amazing film overnight.
Boba Fett is the best character in the original Star Wars Trilogy, Let alone Jango Fett in the prequels. *You don't have to like the prequels there just there to tell you the original story.*
George Lucas is a genius. I could listen to him talk all day.
+Darkslayer Try 'God'.
Yes the Force Is With Him.
Darkslayer yep. Fck Kanye West and all the rappers and actors. This guy is the man. Guys like this, is why actors and directors have jobs.
of course he's a genius he made Howard The Duck and put a bunch of people out of work, surely that was his intention.
I wish he could have seen his true Jar Jar vision through and the true science behind the Force : Midichlorians.
I think the best thing George ever did was not listen to anybody except himself.
Probably the best and worst thing
@@yesterdaze114 shut up
"Brilliant, but lazy." - Doctor Octopus
That applies to every man on earth
1000% Correct
Wow, this is one of the best interviews I have ever seen. George Lucas really is wise.
Yoda was modeled after himself.
Star Wars was a revolutionary thing at the time. There really was nothing quite like it. George Lucas was blessed with great people working with him too. The effects, music and sound design were brilliant in Star Wars.
George Lucas is a genius. I really hope he has a couple of movies or fantastic ideas left in him and re-blossoms on his older days!
Nope, he retired
***** Not his brain, though. He could just as easily write a great movie and decide he'll just be an old fashioned director again.
***** I saw an interview where he said he's interested in getting back into experimental films.
David Norman lol you don't know him, he could do anything he wanted
David Norman he’s still making films, but they’re small, artistic independent films. He’s retired from making big budget films, not making films in general.
I live in Modena. It’s very cold and wet in the winter. Every Friday evening, coming back home, in the dark, I listen to a George Lucas interview. His voice and content lead me for the half an hour’s walk, enlighten me and enrich me. I love him. He’s one of a kind, a gentleman of another age of Hollywood and a modest person.
Don’t forget though, he did make Howard the Duck
Well said, friend. However he's not Hollywood. He became independent to get away from their toxic film culture. He's an independent Bay Area filmmaker.
@@knownpleasuresHoward the Duck is a cult classic. It has an audience. So it may not have been successful at box office it has since found a good sized audience.
Very encouraging to the young struggling artist, thank you
19:10 predicting Rian Johnson
Id go as far as to say the Disney sequels as a whole
Damn, spot on.
I feel inclined to agree but after watching swt video the other day interviewing sequel lovers, I realise I need to watch rise of Skywalker and rewatch tfa and tlj.
Ya know, I’m meh on that film. There is at least a decent film in TLJ if you cut an hour out of it and maybe even the arguably entertaining ending (I literally started to stand before they went to hoth 2.0 but it’s salt this time thinking the film was about to end).. now JarJar Abrams? He made the most entertaining remake of Star Wars beyond what I thought would be possible.. it’s a remake. TRS tho? Omg, I can’t make a single positive comment.. no that’s not true Oscar Isaac and maybe a couple other actors weren’t offensive to all five of my senses and even the sixth sense somehow.. dumpster fire doesn’t begin to describe that film.. it’s like someone was like “what’s the biggest, most grand adventure that spans a galaxy?.. now imagine it’s all 💩 and then you somehow eat all that and 💩 it out. Rinse and repeat 5x then light it all on fire making sure to breath in all the fumes, and now make it a movie.” And that retelling, imo, is a more comprehensive story with more well rounded characters than The Last Skywalker..
Rian Johnson wasn't the problem. Of all the people responsible for the trainwreck known as the sequel trilogy, we can safely say he had nothing to do with throwing out Lucas' storylines.
He also didn't make it rebels versus empire again, and he didn't turn Luke into a coward who left his friends to their fate.
JJ Abrams did.
Lucas DID predict Mike Stoklasa, though 21:55 😂
Moral of the story: Set your own goals & be persistent 😃👍
I like what he says about school and life in general.its very inspiring. Despite how we feel about his movies, this man has a drive and a great outlook
The stubborn non-hollywood filmmaker. All the respect to this man.
He's a lot deeper and more interesting than a lot of people realize. I consider him to be a great artist.
Lucas is a genius. He's working on a level so much higher than most that he has to dumb it all down for the rest of us. His animated short changed everything about animated shorts & short films in general. Then his first movie THX-1138 (and the short it was based on) demonstrates this. His vision was far beyond what other people were even thinking, let alone creating. No one got it. He then realized he had to dumb everything down, and that's where he made the connection with the audience.
Absolutely perfectly said
This man is amazing
Say what you will about the prequels - I can't deny their flawed, but I think most of the issues people have with them really come down to the choices he made simply not clicking with people. He chose to go in directions people didn't like, but I find them to be unique, fascinating and incredibly well-crafted pieces of cinema.
+Ethan Moore Lucas has always been an experimental film maker. When making thx-1138, he wanted it to look bizarre, like foreign to us or a foreign film. But the idea was to put you in an environment that was odd but real in a way. Phantom Menace to me is so originally different and odd. And it reminds me how Lucas does like to very much experiment. I like how he expanded this universe even if other people don't like it or get it.
+Ethan Moore who keeps saying the prequels are flawed ? How are they flawed . ? The prequels are just as good as the sequels . They are just as original . Just as exciting . Just as committed to the mythology . Lucas is the man . Great post thanks
+rick valentino yes agreed amen . Phantom menace is one of my favorite star wars movies
Steev Rawjers I am also a fan of the animated series the clone wars. Many of the people who worked on that expanded much more of the Star Wars universe in a cool way expanding on the movies. Getting deeper into the stories I still have not seen all the episodes but I'm currently watching them to catch up so I can get to the Rebels episodes. Ahsoka is one of my favorite characters. And George Lucas had a say in many of the episodes and details. It kind of takes you back. Now that Star Wars has gone in a new direction. I will say Rogue one looks awesome. Star Wars I think is In good hands. But some of Lucas's magic will be missed at least by me. You will never see stuff quite like what he did. Even though there are people out there that try to take the credit from George, there wouldn't be a Star Wars if it wasn't for him.
rick valentino true
this talk should be in TED talks. brilliant
+Can Ozan TED talks are garbage
Phreaker1997 Exactly what I was gonna say. TED talks are the shittiest most useless brain garbage made to waste people's time.
This is deep and meaningful.
It doesn't belong to Tedx.
Truly inspiring, any creative individual should listen to him just talk. Sometimes I feel bad for the way we treated him after the prequels. Then I think about the blu-ray collection....
It's his art. He can do what he wants with it. No artist is under any obligation to please you.
Sounds like the best approach to success in the film industry is make what you want to make and continue to put your work in front of people.
This is a really useful and inspiring compilation of interviews with George Lucas. Thank you so much to 'onlineinquirer' for this upload.
one of the best interviews I've see of him, I start to understand more what he went through and what is he like as a person
Skywalker Ranch is located in San Rafael, California. Sound is done there. Gary Rydstrom is the main sound designer who works there.
I truly believe that some movie makers, like George Lucas, benefit from being limited in technology and resources, etc... Once they have them, they lose that "something".
BBS narky I totally agree with you
BBS narky Well, he didn't lose anything! Just because it wasn't like how you imagined it doesn't make it any less good!
BBS narky Art From Adversity.
***** yes, but the technology still limited him, as to not ruin it.
+William J. Cadet American Graffiti did make his career. It was the 3rd highest grossing movie of 1973 and it's what made the studio approve Star Wars.
Lucas needs to do a JAR JAR BINKS trilogy saga
That could only result in a mass dissemination of Viagra.
he should have a time traveling device so that every time he died he would have to die brutally again and again again.
I heard he's writing the script to the new Jar Jar spinoff films. He claims to have created a real life Jar Jar by screwing with the genetics of a kangaroo. Jar Jar park?
Vinny stfu
VinnyPizzaLover Oh definitely, I can't wait for that day
People take George for granted. He's given us the greatest film saga of all time, not necessarily handling things perfectly, but hey he's human, but people seem to have no problem attacking him more than any other director. I am thankful for Star Wars. A well-deserved retirement.
People always attack what they don't understand. It's so easy with George. He's very open but instead they look at him through an emotional response mindset instead of a logical more rational one. If they did they'd see what a true visionary and artist looks like.
Does anybody knows where it's the full version of this?
i adore the prequels even more than the sequels, I strongly believe that they where so daring and true to the core of it all, such a true portrait of the two sides of the force.. that was a pop lecture for billions of people. Master Lucas..
jar jar is the key to all this, he's one of the more funnier characters
Unusual Hammerhead Jar Jar went to far in a few places
+[עוג] Alabaster Stone meesa thinks you wrong
+[עוג] Alabaster Stone jar jar collaborated with darth sidious to create the Galactic Empire
+Alabaster Stone jar jar is hilarious
Oh, like you've never made mistakes, Mister Perfect.
Came to GL because of SW, stayed because of the man.
Incredible interview. He is a truly philosophical man. Caring and intelligent. Outstanding information. Wow.
Like if you'd rather exist in the parallel universe where this video and Nicki Minaj's Anaconda have opposite view counts.
Archonis The Great Thanks for helping me growing as a person, Archonis!
+Hornanvasara God damn you just got
ROASTE
D
That idea, off banding together, was also how Impressionist Artis't over came the French Salon...off it's day. Interesting concept off Lucas, others to break Studio ceilings...vs ametour Film school...Did we forget that?? Saw George Lucas at a Kodac Award Dinner, after successful off " The Hobbits" circled by Studio Moguls. Cought his look...away, inside unspoken wished him well.😊🇩🇰🇺🇸🙏 Agree with his concept off arriving.
how have I not seen this before?! thank you, RUclips recommendations!
The struggle part. We were so lucky to even see "Star Wars" 1977. Everyone was against George except Allen Ladd Junior. He frightened Fox studios into carrying on with the first film.
takes a once in a lifetime person to create the greatest and biggest fictional cinematic universe ever
I came to this video to post a comment on Lucas donating the money from the sale of Star Wars to Disney to education institutions. I knew someone would have already mentioned it, but I was glad to see it was the very first comment. Lucas may have disappointed with the prequels, but he's always been an decent and honourable man. I'd prefer to remember him for that (and the films he made before 1983).
Thank you for uploading this
Thanks for posting this very interesting interview.
George Lucas is the real MVP.
It's his comments at the end that really showcase how he is at his heart. He comes from a time when people DID care about each other beyond grabbing each others' wealth.
S R DHAIN
it sucks how the world is now.
His words are very inspiring I myself struggle to just get what's inside of me out for the world to see. In some ways i still find myself waiting to be found, and i know i can't wait to be found but i have to break on through by actually stepping outside this dogma thats bestowed upon our everyday lives.To believe and have love for youself and putting that into expression in a way that can truely touch others, all to many times its seems like climbing a ladder to the moon. The force is within us
im doing a long term project on him at school
What I've read about Lucas is nearly always positive and he has very many good to admirable characteristics. I think many people are disappointed in his approach to the prequels and personally I have the sense that he's got cut off from people who would have challenged him the right way. I understand the high personal prices he paid during the original 3 SW films and that explains a lot. There's just a sense that he hasn't continued to fulfill his potential as a film-maker.
What an amazing man,Revenge of The Sith,Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi are all the more powerful after looking at these events.
This man is really intelligent and insightful
I never said he was perfect. He's not a god, but I'd rather appreciate him for what he's done to Star Wars, for the fact that he have it to us in the first place, than develop high-blood pressure over all the changes and the prequels. This is the last thing to get worked up about, and personally attacking him and saying horrible stuff about him is too far. Let people be miserable about it, if they so wish. I won't stop them.
21:01 - Which would explain "Willow" and "Howard the Duck"...
"He made Star Wars, if he wants to make a movie about a talking duck in an alternate universe, let him"
Imagining being that friend who lent their deadbeat buddy Georgie a few hundred bucks, only for him to become one of the most influential people in cinema
The biggest mistake of George Lucas's life wasn't the prequels, it was selling the Star Wars franchise to Disney.
YUP! and the prequels were great! people who expect what they want to see and then expect it to appear on screen are insane. the prequels did their job well and as a bonus besides the adventure we got a political thriller essentially as well and that is not easy to put together given as complex as a Star Wars film is as is. Disney threw the final skywalker story in the Trash that i waited since i was a kid to see and changed and ruined the legacy characters. it is sad very very sad. :(
william dechant sorry but the best thing to say about those prequels are they had decent DVD documentary extra's.
I hate he was lied to about keeping the characters true to his vision.
nope. Disney's middle name is hope. Disney's middle name is Inspiration and innovation.
You are just throwing a tantrum. It's useless acknowledging you but YOLO.....hmph ha
@@DechantMusic I would have rather seen this documentary rather than the Phantom Menace.
I was never a Star Wars fan but there was nothing wrong with any Indiana Jones film, most people love all of them. Not sure I can say the same for the Star Wars Prequels, but still.
29:35 "... a bigger picture understanding of how we fit into the world/ how we fit into the universe..."
20:30and onwards to 21:56 the man says facts
20:05 "Success..." 29:14 "I would like to see our #society #mature... become more rational... more #knowledge based... ([than] emotion based)... I'd like to see #education play a larger role in our daily life... And [I'd like to see people] come to a larger understanding a bigger understanding of how we fit into the world and how we fit into the #universe... not necessarily thinking of ourselves but thinking about others..."
Does anyone know when this was recorded?
A long time ago
Igor Flexus a long time ago in a galaxy far far away
"The primacy of the creative process is what you live for." "Dance Eat Sleep" took out the primacy spiritual source
Despite the prequels (a subject I am more so neutral about) George is a good man.
So neutral that you had to mention them. Yeah. Ok.
I think Fellini and Altman had experimented with intercutting several stories together in their work long before STAR WARS, so I don’t agree with George here. Also, STAR TREK was doing science fiction long before STAR WARS. It was fantasy, not science fiction, that catapulted STAR WARS into the stratosphere.
"we want to make movies like the ones we enjoy"
Who the hell edited this? Why is he getting cut off mid-sentence?!?
+Johnnie Torch Judging from what he tried to do with the original trilogy, probably himself lmfao
I think it is a question/ answer interview so the questions are edited out.
Johnnie Torch Marcia Lucas
He edited it himself to see the reaction of his friends.
You can understand why Lucas made the production decision for the prequels based on his experiences making the first three Star Wars films. Each one was a very serious challenge (health, finances and marriage). It's understandable why he chose very controlled filming environments and relied on CGI, rather than locations/practical effects. I don't think he should have directed the prequels though. He should have been in the role he had on 'Empire', delegating, but in overall control.
He did asked directors if they wanted to direct Episode 2 & 3, but they turned it down, so he had to do it himself.
no, he has a wonderful family and a great career...he just can be realistic about things when they dont work out......but he still is very happy.
Two academic interviews distributed under a Creative Commons (CC) license.
Thank you for sharing this!
What a wise interesting man. I just watched American Graffiti again and it is a masterpiece. It is not true that it has no story. It has 4 character archs that he weaves into a beautiful story about time and human mortality.
Get new friends that share your passions.The ones you have will only bring you down, don't wait around for a chance encounter.
i didnt really mind that change so much
So hardworking and intelligent. I'm in shock
If it ain't a George Lucas Star Wars it ain't no Star Wars
True, but I'd rather not get worked up over films. Of all the things in life to get worked up about, even if it is Star Wars, it's not worth it. Life ,as they say goes on. I'll enjoy it for what it is and was, and let other people do with it what they wish.
Yea,but people unfortunately don't understand that,and they spit on him all of the time,even he created their world
is it oaky if i use the audio bit for a short film ?
God Bless this man.
A brilliant man who made a bad choice, a brilliant man who made a choice to keep existing.
:58 "I wanted to be a car mechanic and wanted to race cars"
...picturing George Lucas punching Kyle Busch in a headlock and Richard Childress being the creator of Star Wars...
Well spoken advise
LIfe is not a "Gift" it's a choice. From this moment, to the next moment choice is a choice, to next choice...and so on. Not any choices...are the gifts.
I can't figure out why Willow has such a low aggregate rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Was it really that bad? I thought it was pretty good - a hell of a lot better than Star Wars I-III.
+pushMatrix that really gets me is when there's something I see as being great works of art, and people don't appreciate it, it gets little attention, etc.
Like all the gold on RUclips, while tons of garbage gets lots of views.
+pushMatrix also on Howard the duck equals totally cool movie . Right up there with Roger rabbit
Steev Rawjers Howard the duck didn't seem too bad when I was a kid.
willow was awesome. i wish that would have been a trilogy.
EPISODE 7 YAYAYAYA
If Ed Wood can make movies, you can too! Go for it! =)
u do know that there are original copies sold with the blu-rays right?
Episode 3 was amazing. Dont lump it in with the other two. LamaPaj
Most important 20th century American artist
He also financed 'ESB' himself and it went 50% over budget, putting Lucasfilm in jeopardy. Lucas had to renegotiate his contract with 20th Century Fox, loosing some of the independence he'd worked hard to gain.
George is donating 4 billion dollars to education. Say what you will about his film making abilities, he's a better man than any of you would ever be.
"Well that someday is today."
What he did is great but just one thing is wrong : he was given 2 billion dollars by Disney and 2 billion dollars of Disney stocks. Therefore he gives 2 billion to education. It's still a lot of money and a great thing to do, but I just felt I had to correct this.
When and where were these interviews conducted?
When was this recorded
the first words I would say to him is "STAR WARS CHRISTMAS SPECIAL"
We don't talk about that...
I'm not getting any audio. What's up?
and he didn't screw the prequels on purpose. If only people knew how much stress and problems he had making the first one, now he had everything at his disposal. He really wanted to make something perfect, but it didn't turned the way he wanted.
Alexandre Boucher
he shouldn't have rushed the script.
Thank you, George!
31:00 Competition is not the way
what is the source of this interveiw:?
Pampered and Indulged by everyone around him
keep those friends as far away as possible...u need people who believe in u...
Aim high, but be realistic. To be the next James Cameron or Steven Speilberg is a lofty ambition, but you need to be able to dream big and be able to work your ass off to make sure it happens.
Losers will always say "don't do it", work hard to prove them wrong. But realize it's something that may potentially take years to perfect. It's unlikely to make that one amazing film overnight.
Did George edit this?
@Kyle Denny Well said. You, sir, are a scholar and my new hero! Lol! :-)
Boba Fett is the best character in the original Star Wars Trilogy, Let alone Jango Fett in the prequels. *You don't have to like the prequels there just there to tell you the original story.*
Love em or hate em this man created Star Wars...