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LeeC:
--- Quote from: Cartilage Head on 02 Oct 2010, 06:58 ---I KILLED THEM ALL
AND NOT JUST THE MEN. BUT WOMEN...AND THE CHILDREN
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nah that line was fine, it was the acting that was terrible. They should have hired Heath Ledger (rip) he could have pulled it off.
Kugai:
But the serious question is is what the hell is wrong with Lucas??!!!!
I've never seen one man so damned determined to frak up his own legacy as he has lately.
J:
--- Quote from: Kugai on 02 Oct 2010, 12:52 ---But the serious question is is what the hell is wrong with Lucas??!!!!
I've never seen one man so damned determined to frak up his own legacy as he has lately.
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the simple answer is that it wasn't just his legacy alone, but he's been the one who got all the credit for over 30 years
KharBevNor:
I think it's almost fair to say that Star Wars was great despite Lucas. Remember, he only directed and wrote the script for the original Star Wars, and that was when he was under the tightest control from producers etc. He basically just produced and wrote story outlines for the others.
It seems to me quite common in film-making that when someone gets the opportunity to do exactly what they want, with complete creative control, unlimited funds and no editorial oversight, then about nine times out of ten they will deliver some ridiculous fucking garbage. I'm not sure why this is: part of it I'm sure has to do with the fact that some people need to have their ideas picked over and have the stupid ideas weeded out (something that hasn't happened to Lucas for decades). Part of it might have to do with intricacies of the film-making process: it's an artform like no other in the sense of just how many people are involved and how many of them have a crucial creative role. Actors, editors, special effects teams, sound designers, costume, props and makeup, even camera operators and lighting techs are all creative people. If the director is just dictating on pure ego and has to have everything just their way, then it stifles the creativity of these people and they're more likely to just phone it in. Furthermore, ramping up the pressure and forcing people to improvise often creates some of the most iconic moments in film.
Alex C:
Yeah, I think people forget how often even in writing just how much editorial input there can be or the impact a good collaborator can bring to the table even if it's only for a moment. It reminds me of John Cleese talking about how Monty Python was basically split into two writing teams, one of which being him and Graham Chapman. Cleese has claimed before that he often wrote the vast majority of their material but that Chapman's intuition as to what was funny was still valuable. Maybe Cleese wrote most of the lines but if it weren't for Chapman they would have been returning a toaster instead of a dead parrot.
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