I tried to post this the other day from my iphone, but it died in the middle of typing...
how good is a man who divides a saga into "his" and "not his"? After all, I'm sure he is barely even involved in the making of the Clone Wars series, other than suggestions and his little "approved" stamp. The same with Karen Traviss's books. He just looked it over (or did he even?) and approved it, because at the time that would mean that her books would be sold, and that would give him more money. So now he has decided the Clone Wars TV series is more profitable than any books could ever be, so now he puts his "approved" stamp on the series instead, wiping out the books completely, going back on his previous approval. This is upsetting many fans, because Karen Traviss's books are, in many people's opinions (mine included), one of the most enjoyable parts of this Star Wars universe, and this part is suddenly disappearing, vanishing, being utterly demolished. In its place is a more child-oriented world that holds much less interest from older fans.
So Lucas divides into what is "his" and what isn't; but what really is "his" anyway? He did not design the Millenium Falcon. Nor did he build the set for Jabba's sail barge. He did not create the buzz, hum, and glow of the lightsaber, nor did he decide how General Grievous was to look. He did not contribute to the choreography of the lightsaber battles, nor did he even direct all the Star Wars films. All these things were done by other people; Nick Gillard for the lightsaber battles, Ben Burt for the sounds and languages of the Star Wars universe, John Williams for the awe-inspiring music, Irvin Kershner directed Empire Strikes back, Stephen Spielberg directed Return of the Jedi. The list goes on and on. George Lucas may have started with the idea originally, had the dream that started it all, but ultimately he has barely contributed anything other than a story. He considers the films "his" world. Why? Because he looked at all the things that people had done to try to please him, to make Star Wars a reality, and he put the approval stamp on it. Thousands of people have contributed to the realization of Star Wars as we see it now, and only one of those was Lucas himself. Star Wars could not be anything near what it is now if he had not been helped by so many people. So ultimately, Star Wars truly belongs to everyone. If he were to make a list of what he has contributed, it would look like this:
-come up with idea for Star Wars
-write the scripts for each movie
-direct episodes 1-4
-make a short appearance in the background of Episode 3 as a fat blue person (with costume and makeup not designed by him, of course).
THAT is his. The rest can belong to no one person. And yet people change it, put other people out of jobs, at HIS whim, so he can make even MORE money. What started out as his dream has evolved to become his source of wealth. It's no longer about a fantastic universe, all he cares about is money. And yet it still does not make sense that the Clone Wars series has to interfere with Karen Traviss's books. This man, George Lucas, is an arrogant, greedy, cruel and insincere person who does not deserve the piles off cash he roles in.
Why?
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