The primary story is about fathers and sons. STAR WARS is about generations, about one generation having to try to improve on what the generation before it did. It is about one generation living with the mistakes that the previous generation made. The story is twofold: Why does somebody who starts out being good become bad? It also reflects the father’s journey, how he becomes bad and it follows the journey of the son who refuses to become bad and in the process redeems his father. A new generation needs to try to improve the world.
“A lot of my interest in Apocalypse Now was carried over into Star Wars…I figured I couldn’t make that film because it was about the Vietnam War, so I would essentially deal with some of the same interesting concepts that I was going to use and convert them into space fantasy, so you’d have essentially a large technological empire going after a small group of freedom fighters or human beings…a small independent country like North Vietnam threatened by a neighbor or provincial rebellion, instigated by gangsters aided by empire…The empire is like America ten years from now, after Nixonian gangsters assassinated the Emperor and were elevated to power in a rigged election; created civil disorder by instigating race riots aiding rebel groups and allowing the crime rate to rise to the point where a “total control” police state was welcomed by the people. Then the people were exploited with high taxes, utility and transport costs.“
– George Lucas, Director/Filmmaker/Writer of the Star Wars saga, whose words warn us of the dangers of an oligarchy with which we are feeling the Vader-like grip of in the current political and social climate
So you guys have probably known, that I mention the movie, “Star Wars”, many times on my posts.
That was used to just to mention that name for comparison and to tell you guys how much I love that movie.
So I started to think about ideas for my next few posts, and this one came to mind.
So I thought of making this post, because I love the talented guy that I’m gonna talk about, and spread the word as to why he’s very influential.
So today, here are reasons why George Lucas is one of the most influential people of all time!!!
1. He Created “Indiana Jones” and “Star Wars”.
Yes, this is the most obvious.
This guy
created “Star Wars”
and “Indiana Jones”.
When it comes to these movies, you would probably here about George Lucas, who is the one that created these unforgettable franchises.
Many thought “Star Wars” would flop, but Lucas made sure that his vision for the film was good, and in the end… It was great!
No one believed in that movie, George made his film, and was also scared.
But it was a huge hit!
It has space adventure, fun, romance, humor, friendship, family, and so on!
It has all of that in one fantastic movie trilogy!
“Indiana Jones” was also fantastic!
It has everything that “Star Wars” has, but also with treasure hunting and mystery.
Now these films are so memorable because of the characters, settings, and stories.
It is simple, but sweet and effective!
2. George Lucas inspired many film directors/writers to create memorable blockbusters!
George Lucas created a huge, immersive universe!
And with that, because of how fantastic and memorable “Star Wars” is, he inspired many filmmakers to make memorable big blockbuster movies.
Movies that are blockbusters and the ones that all of us love and remember!
Memorable blockbusters such as
“Toy Story”
“Independence Day”
“The Dark Knight Rises”.
And many more!
These movies not only made a lot of money, but are also loved by many for their stories and characters.
It shows a chain reaction of effect, one amazing movie, made other amazing movies get made!
And speaking of “Toy Story”.
3. He basically founded the company Pixar.
Yes, George Lucas founded PIxar.
Yes!
This Pixar!
Back in 1979, Mr. Lucas hired Ed Catmull, from The New York Institution of Technology, to be the head of Lucas’s computer division.
Then in 1983, he hired future Pixar Chief Creative Officer, John Lasster, to help animate visual effects for movies, and to develop state of the art technology for animated shorts.
Then in 1986, a man named Steve Jobs bought the division for $5 million, thus renaming it to Pixar.
At first they were making shorts, but then during the early 90′s. they were developing “Toy Story”, and of course became a huge hit and is now a classic!
4. George Lucas created one of the biggest and most innovative companies ever!
So you guys know George Lucas the filmmaker.
But do you know George Lucas the businessman?
Well just in case you guys didn’t know, Mr. Lucas started a film and TV production company called Lucasfilm.
Which have produced memorable movies and television shows such as every single “Star Wars” and “Indiana Jones” film.
Also producing the hit animated TV series, “Star Wars: The Clone Wars”.
But that’s not all!
He also started the innovative visual effects company, Industrial Light and Magic.
This company is still innovative for creating groundbreaking visual effects for memorable blockbusters!
Blockbusters such as “T2: Judgement Day”, “Jurassic Park”, “The Avengers”, and “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”.
Those are just to name a few!
He also created the company, Skywalker Sound.
A post-production sound mixing/editing and music scoring company.
That gives iconic sounds such as Darth Vader’s breathing, and the sound of Wall-E.
They have done so much sound work for many movies, that their sounds are unique and innovative.
And finally, there’s Lucasarts.
The then video game developer, now video game publisher and licensor.
The company behind “Lego Star Wars”, “Star Wars: Battlefront”, and “Star Wars: The Force Unleashed”.
They have immersed us into video games and we all still have fun playing these fun and enjoyable video games!
5. George Lucas is very charitable.
So he is a passionate filmmaker and businessman.
But he is also willing to give to others.
He had donated millions and millions of dollars to multiple charity organizations.
He said that he was going to use most of the $4.5 billion that he was paid by Disney, after they bought his company.
He is also gonna open the, “Lucas Museum of Narrative Art”, sometime in the near future.
George Lucas has made mistakes and is been criticized on multiple occasions, but he still does good things for people, and inspires filmmakers to always have an imagination.
I love this guy so much, that in school, I did a visual presentation on how he made a huge impact on pop culture.
George never wrote a script for TFA? Why would he sell Star Wars to Disney so he could retire from the film if he was just going to write an ENTIRE script for it?
Also fake on the prequel ban and the “no non whites” which is just blatantly moronic.
I don’t know…it seems an odd thing to lie about? Unless he got some wires crossed somewhere? I can sort of buy the prequel-ban thing (well, obviously a semi-prequel ban, since the Balance of the Force still gets mentioned and Ewan McGregor showed up) on the grounds that the mainstream Star Wars fanbase is a bunch of screaming, death-threatening jerks – as much as I loathe that –
– buuuuuut I can definitely buy the idea that a studio would reject a movie for not having enough white people in it. Unfortunately. :(
George Lucas is a friend of mine, and George and I had a good conversation about it. I don’t want to say too much about the film as I have a lot of respect for J.J. Abrams. I want to see where they’re taking it next, see what they’re doing with it. But I gotta say I think that George’s six films had more innovative visual imagination. And this film was more of a retrenchment to things you had seen before and characters you had seen before. It took a few baby steps forward with new characters. But for me the jury is out, I want to see where they go with it.
