I am Become George Lucas, Destroyer of Worlds…
And he shoots first!
Tag: Star Wars
The Jedi With a Thousand Faces, Part 1
I mentioned a little ways back that I was looking into the way Joseph Campbell had influenced George Lucas as a mythmaker. This is hardly news; Lucas has openly admitted his debt to Campbell. In fact, he’s rather loud about it. And this interests me. During that long, 17-year wait between Return of the Jedi and… Read More The Jedi With a Thousand Faces, Part 1
The Star Wars That I Used To Know
We geeks are the majority. Happy Fourth.
A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away…
Sitting in a box in my basement, and before that my parents’ basement, was the last, pummeled remnant of my Star Wars childhood. There was: A Millenium Falcon, missing half the covers, decals falling off from the glue drying off. An Imperial Shuttle, with the trigger that made the noise busted, the canopy gone. A… Read More A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away…
The Falsehood of “Access”
In the Civil Rights Era, people on either side of the debate understood “access” to refer to being able to enter a place and do business there according to one’s ability. Blacks having “access” to the same public amenities — drinking fountains, bathrooms, luncheon counters, seats on buses, voting booths — as whites did meant… Read More The Falsehood of “Access”
Star Wars Day is a Good Day to Slag George Lucas Once More…
I finally got around to seeing “The People Vs. George Lucas” and found the nerd-rage satisfying. But this has never been about nerd-rage for me. I don’t accuse George Lucas of raping my childhood. Bill Corbett (of MST3K fame) has it right in this tweet: The average Star Wars fan has put 7000 times more… Read More Star Wars Day is a Good Day to Slag George Lucas Once More…
Bill Whittle Mounts the Soapbox Against George Lucas
I never promised I was done with this.
Episode I in 3-D? *That* is Why You Fail.
It’s sublimely ridiculous to presume that I can say anything else about Star Wars that has not been said. For many, the very subject itself is boring. I sympathize with your point of view. The movies are as old as I am, and in some way, it’s mere perverse nostalgia to want to argue about… Read More Episode I in 3-D? *That* is Why You Fail.
George Lucas: Han Never Shot First
We are at war with Eurasia. We have always been at war with Eurasia. It had been done in all close-ups and it was confusing about who did what to whom. I put a little wider shot in there that made it clear that Greedo is the one who shot first, but everyone wanted to… Read More George Lucas: Han Never Shot First
George Lucas is Done
If Red Tails doesn’t take off, that’ll be it for him. Here’s why: What the blistering fan reaction illustrates is one downside of Lucas’s naïve style. By persuading us to drop our snarky defenses and embrace his fables, Lucas had forged a bond with fanboys like no filmmaker, outside of Spielberg, before or since. (Adjusted… Read More George Lucas is Done
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