rishi-maze:

On George Lucas:
J.W. RINZLER: “George uses the Star Wars world to explore more contemporary issues that interest him. Because he’s very interested in politics and sociology and history, and everything. An incredible mind. So, the first Star Wars film was very much parts of Apocalypse Now, Vietnam, Nixon, and everything like that. It was still a movie about leaving home, which is what THX and American Graffiti are about.”

On the reception of the Prequel Trilogy:
J.W. RINZLER: “I think it was so different from what a lot of people, at least a few very vocal people wanted, that people reacted very badly to it. I think the kids who saw it just love it. That’s something some of us older folks don’t want to admit, that for people growing up with it now, they prefer the Prequel Trilogy to the Original Trilogy. They actually like it better. As those people get older, the Prequel Trilogy will be reviewed and revisited. People also forget that the Original Trilogy was not perfect.”