George Lucas on 'Force Awakens': It's like a "break up" (Dec. 25, 2015) | Charlie Rose

[@KevyNova]

It’s so heartbreaking that Disney had the entire original cast, John Williams, and three stories by George Lucas and they completely blew it. That was a once in a lifetime opportunity and they just blew it.

[@dougfredricks2017]

Each person's creative Idea is so unique yet open to many interpretations in today's world.

[@rohailhussain486]

@@dougfredricks2017 u sound like a sequel lover😂😂

[@dougfredricks2017]

@@rohailhussain486 it's called dendrite activity... 😆

[@rohailhussain486]

@@dougfredricks2017 i dont think you know what that word even means because it does not relate to this at all lol. Yup you are a sequel lover if that is your main takeaway from this video

[@rohailhussain486]

@@dougfredricks2017 idk what u are rambling on about now LOL what a weird loser

[@SeniorAdrian]

You know i loved the shit out the prequels but when i had connection to the internet all i saw was this pure hate for this guy just pure hate. He dosent deserve it. He did a lot for cinema.

[@Einnor084]

Hear, here, Adrian!!!! Peepz, r so STU......

[@flips220]

+Senior Adrian Most of it is just people circle jerking. I'd say most casual fans couldn't care less to start with, but they catch wind of the die hard fans who've gotten really worked up over it, and the casual fans wind up thinking hating on Lucas is the cool/smart thing to do, so they join in without really thinking about it. The prequels aren't without their faults, but most of the hate is out of control.

[@timothymoore6341]

+Senior Adrian I would have loved to see George before he sold Lucasfilm to Disney do some of the EU stories like The Thrawn Trilogy or Dark Empire. I"m sure he would have introduced the Solo children, Mara Jade, Grand Admiral Thrawn, etc.. but who knows someone may do it one day, years later.

[@Mystic_Christopher]

+Senior Adrian Hatred is a path to the Darkside. Guess what people did then.

[@dancingvalkyrie]

No he didn't. Lucas received COUNTLESS suggestions on how to make the OT work. Lucas just takes all the credit and money for their work.

[@rickshawali]

Ok uncle George you are making me cry now. :(

[@rickshawalikidadi8268]

+Rickshawali What is this video? Who is this man?

[@rickshawalikisautelima7877]

+Rickshawali KiDadi Stop living under the rock. You know nothing about the force.

[@superwatler]

+Rickshawali KiDadi lol

[@stndrds79]

+Rickshawali how come ?

[@MarshWaha]

+Speedgames Misterpopo Agreed I am totally with you on that.

[@99annanic]

“These are my kids” I won’t lie I got emotional when he said that.

[@sonofrobert]

My kids that I sold to the Sith..lol Pathetic!

[@YTChannel420]

Yeah well no one told him to

[@Clowncentral101]

Would you sell your kids for money?

[@sonofrobert]

@@Clowncentral101 Yes, if they were lazy rude millennials..lol

[@Clowncentral101]

@@sonofrobert stfu boomer

[@aryakk1314]

I understand his decision but I wish he had never sold them

[@Alejandro616]

Arya Kk I'm glad he sold them, The Force Awakens was so awesome.

[@aryakk1314]

Jon Jon Hmm idk know about that. The ending of Return of the jedi was so beautiful, TFW was really unnecessary

[@goni2493]

I wish he proof read the scrips to the prequels.

[@RobimusPrime]

Arya Kk true that, it was unnecessary. Way to similar 7 to 4 and again 8 to 5.

[@Golemoid]

Jon Jon lmao it's not 2015 anymore, everybody already woke up to the fact the movie sucked horse shit.

[@ganondorfdragmire7886]

He's looking fire for 70.

[@xr7_nv348]

Ganondorf Dragmire he’s 70!? God damn

[@nenabunena]

It's his thick luscious hair

[@Neboekadnezar]

What 70! (73 ish now). Looks like 55

[@chenugent]

He’s a legend

[@TbYolo]

@@Neboekadnezar He doesn't look 55

[@samcreech497]

“The next 3 would take me 10 years” Disney: “how about 4?” The time Lucas took to make these movies shows how much commitment and thought he put into them.

[@florf619]

Can we all just take a moment and acknowledge how well George looks for being 70+ years old.

[@christinet6336]

Amen

[@JD-Media]

He looks like a 70 year old to me.

[@morten1]

And some neck!

[@MikehMike01]

lots of money will do that

[@Punk-Mask]

I feel like George Lucas is actually a smart man with very good ideas. He just has trouble executing them..

[@Punk-Mask]

Insulting each other wont fix anything

[@andrelavandero3041]

Raid Messiah What the hell, Did you type with a mini keyboard or something?

[@andrelavandero3041]

Alienated People do it ALL THE TIME on this site.

[@SomeGuy1918]

Agreed

[@mosesafful4200]

Raid Messiah that is subjective

[@patrickdesantis5661]

What George said about the rules of a breakup and the metaphor of his relationship with star wars is so true. It's hard to move on from something you truly love, especially when that something doesn't feel the same

[@Synthwave89]

What sucks is this was likely the last chance we had to have a conclusion, a trilogy of trilogies. Now most of the actors are old, George wants nothing to do with it, and Disney fucked the series beyond repair.

[@5Demona5]

Star Wars is George's child in a way. He gave his baby away because he couldn't afford it 😢 it's so sad

[@Cheesesteakfreak]

"They were your kids. And YOU sold them."

[@Onmysheet]

He has to sell something he destroyed.

[@mr.hydrogen3189]

Onmysheet I wish instead of selling he would have made a new series based on the concept stuff.

[@Onmysheet]

Maybe, and bring in new writers and a director and only serve as executive producer.

[@courgettesfarcies6099]

tres intéressant

[@batlad]

More like he married them off for the dowry. 4 BILLION dollars + a percentage of the future box office and merchandising is a hell of a dowry. He probably even got some Disney stock in it because the sale wasn't just Star Wars, it was most of the LucasFilm holdings. Further, of all the options for marrying off Star Wars, Disney is most likely to understand and at least try to take care of it. Paramount has cluelessly micromanaged Star Trek into the ground. WB execs still don't have a clue about the DCU characters.

[@potatocaesar1434]

"to do it right would take about 10 years" -George Lucas on 3 more movies........

[@joshdeveaux6936]

Why on earth did you quote that ?

[@potatocaesar1434]

@@joshdeveaux6936 to highlight how Lucas understood that producing quality movies will take time, when disney tried it in half the time and did not succeed

[@joshdeveaux6936]

@@potatocaesar1434 it's like a 3 minute video that anyone in the comment section would already be watching. Didnt need to be quoted. Also I dont like my socks

[@potatocaesar1434]

@TheSpiderApex Agreed. Finished the Bane trilogy last month and man, the quality and imagination is unparalleled.

[@chunky3086]

I wish Disney made the “Star wars stories” while Lucas made the trilogies

[@rayhanaqilur8090]

Ooo yea approved

[@afuriousblackman]

Not according to the Suits. They think they're the greatest filmmakers ever since they tossed Lucas' story outline. They MUST have some amazing story to tell that is WAY better than that boring movie that came out in '77.... can you see my sarcasm showing or should I spell it out for them

[@zac-1]

yeah we need more of that Shakespearean dialogue from Episode 1 and 2 Lmao people unironically like the prequels now just because you meme them to death doesn't make them good

[@Pyro-Moloch]

I wish Disney did nothing and died. This abomination of a company has been a tumour upon the arts and entertainment industry for decades.

[@Pyro-Moloch]

@@zac-1 you can't even use punctuation. What would you know about good storytelling?

[@OhItsLynx]

Hopefully the ideas he wrote down for the sequel trilogy will someday leak for everyone to have a peak. I'm pretty sure it would be a very interesting read and i'd love to see how they would turn out.

[@donnyst.pierre3820]

I want them so bad!

[@sirfishe9949]

i believe George said once that it was going to be about young teenagers ( which would be vaders grand kids ), the birth of the new republic and the rise of a new jedi order

[@tonyhawk94]

I'd consider such book as canon, not the Disney films.

[@331Grabber]

Lucas gave a peak at the original 1978 or so ideas to a few people back in the day. I remember Han was supposed to die in ep 5 or 6 leaving Luke and Leia (not his sister) together. Luke kills Vader at end of original trilogy. Luke's sister was not Leia. Luke was to learn of her and seek her out and train her in ep VII. Leia ends up leading her people (Survivors of Alderaan) The Emperor and other Sith at his command are the primary villains. Luke and sister confront and kill emperor. I would love to see what he wrote post prequel series. He should have never sold it to Disney.

[@00mranimal]

I wouldn't mind seeing the scripts.

[@Strive1324L]

George said it takes 10 years to tell the story, Disney did it in 4, and did it VERY BADLY.

[@kendallandrews8691]

7. They started in 2012, but yes they sucked. They were a lame rehash.

[@afuriousblackman]

Kendall Andrews don't you mean 3? TFA came out in 2015, and it's not like they planned for what came after.

[@kendallandrews8691]

@@afuriousblackman fair enough

[@quamax3702]

To be honest i dont like the new star wars films rise of Skywalker trash absolout trash the last jedi boring as fuck the force awakens not that bad i will always love the prequels.

[@kendallandrews8691]

@@quamax3702 yeah 7, 8 and 9 were so unnecessary. Bringing back the emperor, really? It should have ended with return of the Jedi then they could focus on other stories like the mandalorian

[@simrensihota]

He’s on set for Mandalorian. Looks like his new bae is nice.

[@TrustMeMore]

How do u know?

[@simrensihota]

Cortes if you see any of the behind the scenes footage you will see him there (with a big Starbucks cup sometimes lol). Even Favreau said he consulted with him several times.

[@TrustMeMore]

@@simrensihota ahh ok thanks. I'm asking cuz this video is 4 years old

[@robesch88]

The Mandalorian sucks. Not as bad as the new trilogy but still sucks pretty bad.

[@Muzical-Man]

Spidey the mandalorian uses some elements from the original trilogy like Jabba’s door camera eye, Boba Fett, Ig88, the creature that assaulted c3po, and the western theme to the show. That theme is the least imaginative theme you could get because it’s deserts and dark rooms. Using nostalgia like those other elements is not original nor is it any different.

[@gutz1981]

On the one hand, it must hurt to give away what was as he said, his children. But as even he realized, if he wanted them to live on, he had to let them go now while he was alive, or else they may have died with him once he did. We all have seen battles take place when a owner dies and all his shares are split and people fight over them and in that case, we may have never seen another star wars film for another 20 year if legal battle and history taught us that.

[@HalfEatenMedia]

Very well said. It was a painful choice Lucas had to make. He didn't need the 4 billion. It was about the series being taken care of after he was gone. Also he want to enjoy the films as the audience now.

[@gutz1981]

***** It just goes to show, how big Star Wars has become and how much a part of world history it is now. A billion dollars in just 12 days only proves the world love it. I would love to see where it will go in the future and how much it will influence things to come like it already has.

[@VoLCoMzYaDiGG]

+Matt Otter I think the original trilogy, indiana jones and this deal with disney is a testament to him knowing EXACTLY what he's doing. Despite whether we enjoy it or not, the prequels were his ideas, his stories. Granted, he could've done something much different like spread out more creative control, not directed it himself, etc, but he did. Lessons were learned, he certainly learned them that thats not what his fans wanted from him or his stories, and now we have disney doling out star wars instead of Lucas. And Lucas could've been a nasty fuck and told disney to go fuck themselves, but he knew exactly what he was doing, what he wanted from the deal and sold it. Movies are a form of art, they're a representation of what the creator sees and is trying to convey to us. The prequels were a testament to the fact thatnot everyone understands the definition of art as well as that not all artists know how to properly convey their artistic views (overuse of CGI, terrible directing, horrible script, etc. etc.) Lucas knows exactly what he's doing, and what he's done.

[@VoLCoMzYaDiGG]

But thats coming from a directorial, producer angle. He's a terrible director, a terrible script writer, etc. His ideas are pretty much all represented, the originals were a space opera, the new ones are space operas, t's literally following his plans. Not to the T but still loosely based on the EU. There are sons involved, fathers, daughters, wives, etc. It's all there. Except instead of it encompassing a bunch of characters, shady dealings, backdoor meetings, or things like that, it's focused on a small group of people. And thats one major issue the majority of people dislike regarding the prequels. He directed A New Hope and everyone loves that film. It's what started the craze to begin with.

[@Core1138]

+John Doe A New Hope was a disaster and was only saved in the editing room. Everything that had always been great about Star Wars has been because of others; George Lucas can only truly be credited with the germ of the idea.

[@liamfoo09]

Why do people pretend revenge of the sith isn't a masterpiece in storytelling?

[@simpsonsquire1997]

Liam Cad Because it’s a “Prequel” and Episode 1 and 2 seem pretty controversial so it’s pretty much a “guilty by association” kind of situation.

[@scylla019]

A lot of idiots packing it together with “prequels suck”. Even Tpm and aotc had a good story just executed poorly in a movie format.

[@jakegraham3758]

It’s not a masterpiece it’s merely good

[@FireF1y644]

@Game Over you suck, piece of shit

[@nathu100]

As a kid the prequel were great ! too bad you couldn't enjoy it. i bet and i hope kids will find the new trilogie cool so at the end of the day the love of star wars keep going. Amen

[@DJ-np1cq]

The thing I missed about George Lucas that I will miss is how each movie was diffrent.

[@h4724-q6j]

Joshua Dobe Grow up. TFA had a plot that was barely (intentionally) similar to ANH, and there are still 2 more saga films and 2 more anthology films.

[@DJ-np1cq]

Henry Ambrose I loved TFA, Disney has done a great job with star wars, I'm not saying that it was horrible.

[@clockWorks10]

Henry Ambrose Barely? Did you watch it with your eyes closed? Every major plot drtail other than Han getting killed was identical to a new hope. Even Han getting killed seems directly inspired from when Darth Vader kills Obi-Wan. The droid carying vital information for the rebellion, the kid with the force in his (her, in this case) blood stuck poor on a desert planet, the massive super weapon getting destroyed in a predictably close call manner by that person. Every major detail was the same.

[@h4724-q6j]

clockWorks10 That's three major plot points.

[@Darthwgamer]

@@DJ-np1cq Hahahahaha 😂😂😂🤣 wow did they pay you to say that

[@ernesto3984]

The prequels were good I don’t care what anyone has to say about them they were my childhood

[@The_Bad_Guy.]

Bryan Carrillo actually they weren't that good... Revenge of the sith was decent. The other 2 were not good. They did so much to damage the greatness of the original trilogy. They ruined a lot of the mystery and wonder that was star wars. The acting was bad, the plot and scripts were lame and I don't think we will ever see so much CGI packed into movies again. Sorry to ruin your childhood but they honestly weren't that good.

[@verycasul]

Mike Werley still better than TLJ

[@The_Bad_Guy.]

Shofa Pranata you're high if you think that

[@The_Bad_Guy.]

ugaaa5 hahaha wow. Good come back! And you're pretending to be a bad ass.

[@The_Bad_Guy.]

ugaaa5 no you weren't part of the conversation but you butted in with your pointless opinion. And yeah I can just picture you now. Fat, virgin, probably stink all the time even after you shower, definitely live with your parents even though you're in your 40s, and saying shit to people for no reason pretending to be an internet bad ass to hide the fact that you're a pathetic loser.

[@THEAP1995]

You can hate on the guy all you want. He never told the same story twice. Even if the prequels were less than they could have been, we wouldn't have Star Wars without George Lucas. And I don't mind the special editions. The only change I ever really had issues with was the Hayden Christiansen Force Ghost. Most of the changes don't last long, and MANY actually improve the movies. The x-wing effects are better for instance. If you're pissed about the availability of the Original versions for purchase, GO BUY THE LIMITED EDITION DVDS! They have the special edition and the theatrical version of the movies. Lucas is gone from Star Wars. Goodie Goodie. NOW PLEASE STOP BITCHING ANOUT HOW HES THE DEVIL FOR EXPANDING ON HIS OWN MATERIAL!

[@THEAP1995]

+Joshua Foley I'm not saying that the Special editions are better. They ultimately are unnecessary, but the fact is that THEY DONT RUIN THE FILMS! They are still Star Wars and if you think Greedo shooting first ruins Star Wars, You are the problem. Not Lucas. No he didn't need to change anything, but he did because he wanted to make his original visions of certain scenes and improve certain effects. No, they don't always work, but never ONCE did I watch the Jabba palace dance and think "WELL STAR WARS IS RUINED!" And attacking a man for expanding on his own material is petty and stupid. Mans it's not like you can't buy the originals. Like I said, go on Amazon and buy the limited edition DVDs and just toss out the special editions if you're that against them, but at this point where the originals are readily available and you still hate the guy for the special editions and Prequels, you are just bitching.

[@THEAP1995]

***** I saw after I commented and fixed it. I was in another mindset at the time

[@TheFoxyman]

THEADP i thought the force ghost was the best change out of all of em 😂

[@-kdot-2332]

he single handedly ruined the potential of prequel in terms of darth vader's origins, the changes in the special edition aren't that big of a deal but they do take away from the movie, the best movie in the original trilogy is also the one he was least involved with

[@-kdot-2332]

he single handedly ruined the potential of prequel in terms of darth vader's origins, the changes in the special edition aren't that big of a deal but they do take away from the movie, the best movie in the original trilogy is also the one he was least involved with

[@TheJRSvideos]

At the end of the day, The Force Awakens is just a rehash of A New Hope. It's a very well done rehash, but it's a rehash nonetheless. If George Lucas would've written it, or at least had a hand in writing it, I have a feeling it would've turned out completely different. He's the type of guy who likes to move forward and explore new ideas, whether that be for better or for worse. The minds behind Force Awakens on the other hand, played it safe. Everyone loved the first Star Wars, so they'd surely love this one too. So even though The Force Awakens turned out to be pretty great, I can't help but wonder what it could have been like with Lucas at the helm. The first two prequels may have been a mess (the third was actually very well done in my opinion), but that doesn't necessarily mean the same would have been true for his latest installment.

[@eltorpedo67]

+Ry Don't spend too much time wondering. It would have been shit.

[@heftyjo2893]

+Ry I see lots of people recently defending George Lucas saying they liked RotS more than TFA because they liked the scenes with the emperor. The only problem is they had another screenwriter come in and rewrite all of George's dialog with Emperor Palapatine in RotS. So, even the movie the prequel fans defend the most, ends up being because someone else besides George came in and tweak it just enough to make it better.

[@windumaster14]

+Josh Reiter that's because george is bad at writing dialogue. that's really the biggest weakness of those movies. if the dialogue was good, nobody would be this butthurt about the prequels

[@eltorpedo67]

windumaster14 well, no. Besides the dialogue, there was also the matter of poor pacing, flat acting, and terrible character development.

[@crixxxxxxxxx]

The whole point of The Force Awakens was to restore Star Wars from Lucas driving it off a cliff with his "new ideas"-laden prequel disasters. His new ideas were all crap. He hasn't had a singe good idea for the last 25 years.

[@OheyBro]

George why did you have to sell SW to Dicksney? :( He should have sold it to them only under the condition that they use his stories.

[@jplegend98]

Kipper the old eu is basicly gorges story in a way as he had creative input.

[@maddiemay5105]

joshua powell nope! He hated the EU furiousfanboys.com/2016/06/george-lucas-think-old-star-wars-eu/

[@jplegend98]

Maddie May then why is he creditied on alot of it eg he had creative input on force unleashed and plagus

[@maddiemay5105]

joshua powell yeah, two things is not the EU. You can do your own research but George was not a fan of 99% of it and it was never canon to him.

[@jplegend98]

Maddie May the old eu expecially the early stuff does follow his original story plan in a way and alot of the clone wars era stuff like the 2 cartoon shows the games and prequel and sequel books he had a great amount of input on. Its mostly stuff like the von war and beyond he hated

[@nogoogleplus]

I so wish George was able to knock out the last 3 himself.

[@Suedeash]

Me too man me too

[@PunchineloPow]

They would be all 7/10's Too many midicholirans!!

[@thatwookiee9275]

no google plus facts. The sequels would’ve been actually good

[@thatwookiee9275]

Anton Zuykov horrible last 3 movies

[@L0REN0R2Z0RR0]

I think we were all glad that he wasn't?

[@justinalcantara1430]

Not even joking Darth Jar Jar wouldve changed the game completely

[@bababooey69yearsago21]

yeah no kidding.... That would make the universe implode on itself.

[@tnowak]

Darth-too-deed-too

[@cursed9930]

Messa finish what you started ani.

[@eshswam]

Van Cleef Terror of Ariandel Messa gonna put rebels in big doo doo this time!

[@ledheavy26]

I'm down with Revenge of the Gungan 💯%

[@stephanieeangelicaa]

It's so sad that i could actually hear the sadness in his voice :(

[@thatguyoverthere468]

It’s his life’s work being abused by the tyrants at Disney

[@allybraun4842]

Angelica Stephanie I got emotional

[@ryanbarth6691]

Because of all the whiplash you gave him

[@christopherstone4336]

The prequels aren't that bad really. The plot is quite clever, there are a lot of fantastic scenes, there's a clever thematic unity to the villains, the prequel ships are outstanding, they pushed the boundaries with cgi and the complex ideas about the corrupted government.

[@cooperjay4823]

Commander Sheppard there is one cool scene, and a bunch of terrible directing, I still like em for nostalgia (I was a kid when they came out) but that doesn't make them good films

[@Darkunitx1]

Cooper Foster and that's your opinion bud. I don't like Indian food but it doesn't mean it isn't good

[@DeepScreenAnalysis]

The prequels suffer from having actors with no charisma. None of them had Harrison's swagger and humour or Mark's bright eyed enthusiasm or Carrie's personable charm. The original Star Wars films was a cocktail of charisma and dynamism. The prequels were severely lacking, dry and stilted in comparison.

[@TheGreatGodPan]

They really aren't, people only seemed to suddenly decide they were awful a couple of years or so ago when it became trendy to whine about jar jar and watto being "racist stereotypes"... The main problems of the prequels really is the CGI, cheesy dialogue and the odd silly plot part (and the "all out monster battle" bit at the end of ep. II). Even the CGI though impresses a lot of the time, it's more the excessive reliance on it for portraying aliens that gets tiresome (the new ones are no better in that respect)

[@DeepScreenAnalysis]

You know nothing. The disdain for the prequels has existed since they came out, I know: I was there.

[@dimitrisbam5640]

I can't believe how right he is about love and don't opening wounds again

[@jond5830]

This makes it official, Star Wars ended when George Lucas left.

[@thatguyoverthere468]

That’s when Clone Wars got canceled 😭

[@enol1466]

Jon D Right because the prequels were so good right?

[@thatguyoverthere468]

Bruce Deliso, yes

[@christianschmidt8476]

Bruce Deliso Better than 7 and 8. Yes.

[@柳伸平]

I would said it ended with lucasArt, Disney shut down the LucasArt and abandon the old canon.

[@KoolKeithProductions]

I will always have so much respect for this man. As a kid in the late 90s, I really had zero interest in seeing the original Star Wars films. They just seemed kinda hokey to me. That was until I saw the commercial to Episode 1. It looked AMAZING, and I had to see it. I heard that it was a prequel, which means even though I didn't have to see the originals to understand what was going on, Episode 1 still made me want to see them first. So I did, and I've been a fan ever since. If it weren't for the prequels, then I would never have become a Star Wars fan, so I will never be a Lucas hater as so many have become, and I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels that way. And BTW, I enjoyed the prequels too. Episode 3 is not only my favorite Star Wars prequel, but it's my favorite Star Wars film period, and yes, I have seen Episode 7 :P lol

[@petrinajc]

If it wasn't for George Lucas we would not have Star Wars. So people who want to hate on him need to step back. He wrote and directed Star Wars(4), and changed cinema forever. Remember that when you go into any movie that uses ILM or Skywalker Sound to make your movie.

[@sethbriars2042]

George captivated me more in these 2 minutes then Star Wars 7 and 8.

[@bozotheclown169]

and (im guessing) 9

[@clankers8929]

Don't forget #9

[@Kuba-hs4ns]

Maybe the prequels were not so good, but they told us a story, not like star wars episode 7.

[@kangtut9448]

Jack91ss I actually liked the prequels, if you say episode 7 is better than episode 3 your delusional

Kang Tut I think that you have problems with reading text

[@stegaphe]

Kang Tut the prequels were bad except episode 3. That movie completely turned it around. Its my favorite even better episode 5.

[@kangtut9448]

David Furmánek I was agreeing with him

[@TheBnaiElohim]

Jack91ss in hindsight I LIKE the prequels

[@Turkish_Model_]

I hate even referring to as Star Wars. It should of been called; jj abram's "The Return of the Death Star" or "The Empire Strikes Back,Again" or "A Newer, More Hip Hope"

[@mooglefan123]

J yo tho

[@RobimusPrime]

J Hahah, yup somehow too much of the same.

[@iheartlreoy8134]

Kris Brown last jedi sucked

[@iheartlreoy8134]

Kris Brown new trilogy sucks, it's a money grabbing attempt by disney with paper thin characters. rey is a mary sue.

[@iheartlreoy8134]

Kris Brown no Rey moment can be explained logically. she's basically supergirl and that is what is infuriating. she had zero character development. tell me one bad character trait of her's. you won't be able to because she wasn't written to be a convincing character, she was written to show that girls can kick ass and are super tough.

[@maxmetalknight]

When you expect George to bash on Disney, but instead he gives you a solid advise on how to cope with break up :D

[@FancyFeast3]

I loved the prequels. I saw them as a kid and remember learning from them. There were stark images of children being thrown into situations they can't truly understand the complexity of, but still being subject to the judgment of adults. Still being subject to the selfish desires of those adults too. It had a lot to it. I thought Jar-jar was crazy and showed that skilled people being led around by a sort of fool can be problematic. It showed the sensitivity of cultural differences, and different groups attempting to bargain with each-other. Yes, he employed a massive amount of CGI, but he did it well, in my opinion. I believe he responded to a need in the market. The CGI was top notch at the time. As a kid, the pacing felt fine. I suppose as an adult, it can be too much. Watching Annakin transition from a hero to a villain was interesting too. I guess I'm saying that it felt more appropriate for kids, and he secured a generation of fans from that point forward.

[@simeondunev4890]

same

[@lionelwatkins]

Well said bro

[@insanepilot329]

People just can't stand anything. They just hate and don't try for doing better

[@GoldenAgeGamer-rp8yr]

Anakin’s transformation was awesome & by Revenge of the Sith he was legendary

[@ozmond]

It ain’t that deep bro

[@flips220]

Damnit, George. Why couldn't you have followed through on Darth Jar Jar?!?!

[@jprec5174]

+deckard163 I was reading about the darth jar jar theories, but is that really what he was going to do with him? Because if so, it totally would have made jar jar the best star wars character ever.

[@curtisdunn2909]

+deckard163 I'm pretty sure the actor was trolling

[@davidr3857]

+flips220 Robot Chicken got that one right.

[@davidr3857]

***** Lucas has $4 Billion reasons to not give a shit.

[@davidr3857]

***** What the f%ck are you talking about. If you don't think Lucas is contemptuous of the haters you don't understand body language one bit. He sold to get rid of this albatross around his neck and gain maximum yield from his prize asset. This is quite simple. He is old and tired but he won't ignore the shitiness of the fans and why should he. He says this one will satisfy the fans. Code for Like I give a f#ck about you people and what Disney will do with what is Pop product after all. See ya and I'm off to do something or someone else.

[@lupinearsenalALT]

I can't believe how many people are hating on his prequels just because George took the Star Wars franchise into a different direction by introducing many new worlds, cultures, peoples, and characters. While many hate the effects, I think it's done pretty damn nicely. It was the 2000s FFS of course these effects were not up to par with those of later movies. Besides, never have we seen ground battles (attack of the clones) in such grand scale in the prequels. Yes, I did hope George would use more practical effects in the prequels but the special effects were no where near abysmal, like many "fans" claimed. Again, he did Star Wars so much justice that I do not believe his work should be disregarded so hastily.

[@tomnorton4277]

George used plenty of practical effects in the prequels. They were just blended into the CGI and pretty damn well too, considering most people can't tell what's CGI and what's practical in the prequels.

[@starthewars3660]

lupinearsenalALT the effects of the 2000s were my favorites

[@tomnorton4277]

The CGI was very good for its time and was needed to help create new worlds and creatures. Also without the techniques George Lucas and his team developed, CGI wouldn't have advanced to the level it's at now. Just ask filmmakers like James Cameron. Besides many of the effects in the OT don't hold up particularly well and in some cases they're actually worse - puppet Yoda for example has nowhere near the same range of movement or expression as CGI Yoda and the space worm in TESB looked and moved like a giant sock puppet - but because they're in the OT, people don't complain about them.

[@tobesxd]

The problem wasn't the CGI- it was literally everything else.

[@alejandrobonfil2818]

The biggest problem of the prequels is the writting, which is credited for. It's bland, dull, and with little sense of direction or emotion. He did not understand how emotions work or how to portrait the motives of the characters. Often in the prequels, characters will say their emotions out loud, or wrestle with which emotions are appropriate to the situation. Anakins outburst after he buries his mother is one those moments. We are meant to see heartbreak and anger, but Lucas chose to direct Hayden into a more whiny and misunderstood. These are good actors as well. Samuel L Jackson is such an exciting actor and is given one of the dullest characters in Stat Wars. I would forgive the CGI if it wasn't for the horrible script and boring direction.

[@AroAceGamer]

If Lucas wrote TFA, it could have been about the New Republic and the New Jedi Order duking it out against what's left of the Empire and Palpatine's Inquisitors. Now THAT would have been a sequel, not this A New Hope clone we got that ruined everything our heros have done in the originals. Also, I like the prequels, with Revenge of the Sith as my favorite of the saga.

[@ChrisChanIsJesusChristHimself]

TheFluttershyFan yes!!!! It would make more sense honestly

[@thatguyoverthere468]

Episode 3 is my 2nd fav it yeh, Georges would’ve been better

[@Golemoid]

Personally i would like to see a 4 way battle with the new republic, remnants of the empire, hutt cartels - who would seize control of the outter rim after empire fell, and separatists - who would try to gain independence again, but this time without being manipulated by sidious. And maybe a fifth faction, Yuuzhan Vongs? I still want to see them integrated into canon.

[@dennismachenburg6108]

TheFluttershyFan agree with each and every word

[@loganmenchaca]

TheFluttershyFan I agree with everything thing you said. That's exactly what I wanted to see done in the sequel trilogy but no.. we got the force rehashed.

[@tertiary7]

I just saw ep 8.. and i miss George more and more with each passing dumbed down sequel! He at least put his heart into it. Disney is in the sausage making business turning tricks.

[@JC-om7nr]

Fuck Disney

[@JC-om7nr]

Boycott Disney, boycott EA, make the world a better more artistic place.

[@FinalShadow17]

tertiary7 8 was good

[@TGTK-FreeSpeech-]

The prequels are better than TFA and TLJ. At least episode 1 and 3 are. TFA and TLJ aren't even actual Star Wars films IMO. They're just some space saga with the name "Star Wars" slapped on the front. See this guy on this island? Yeah, that's Luke Skywalker, I promise you he is because I named him that. Sure he doesn't act like Luke Skywalker at all. Sure, Mark Hamill said he completely disagreed with what Disney did to Luke, but yeah that's Luke Skywalker. I promise. See his name tag?

[@TGTK-FreeSpeech-]

No the TFA and TLJ aren't Star Wars films at all. They're cash grabbing space sagas with the name Star Wars slapped on the front. If you can accept these 2 movies as Star Wars films then you cannot accept the first 6 as Star Wars films. You can't have it both ways, as it would make no rational sense. They're entirely different universes.

[@Alosjs]

Funny thing how my boyfriend for the first time saw all the 6 Star Wars movies before going to see The Force Awakens, and without knowing much about the movies and the HATE the prequels get, we saw the blu-ray versions and he was impressed of how awesome the old ones looked, but he adored more the prequels. He said Episode I was like a copy of A New Hope, since in both a Jedi Master die and there's a space battle at the end where something is destroyed, and funny thing that then The Force Awakens is very much like A New Hope too. Anyway, after he saw the first 6, he said that both episode II and III were his favorites 'cause they had more action and had more tension and intensity in the scenes. And that people, is called an opinion without nostalgia and it's an unbiased opinion. If he saw the movies 20 years ago, and then the prequels 10 years later while reading the internet, he could have gotten his brain washed by the internet and haters. But no, he liked the prequels more, and to be honest, I like them more too, 'cause the first ones are mostly only about Luke, but the prequels are more about the whole Star Wars universe, I liked all that stuff about the Republic, the Senate, and so many aliens, planets and stuff, it felt like a huge universe I wanted to explore and be part of it, it was not only about a boy and his daddy issues. But yeah, funny how many of us like the prequels more since we don't care about nostalgia, but the hate is so disgusting, if I was George, I would have not sold SW and I would have made the next 3 episode however I wanted, I don't understand, you don't tell a singer how to sing, or a musician how or what to play, or a painter what to paint, yet these haters want George Lucas to do his creation the way THEY think it should be, ungrateful idiots!

[@hebince44]

True. This happens in every cult- I mean LARGE group of people. A lot of rotten apples come out of it cause of the quantity.

[@hebince44]

When I watched it for the first time I had the same reaction as your boyfriend. But when re-watching it, I noticed some silent and magical atmosphere in the first three 4-6. And have come to appreciate them more for their depth and philosophical critique against tyranny. I think this was another part of Lucas his genius: the newer movies, the prequels, represent exactly the world it is in: advanced, densely populated and very active. Much like our society: work, work, action, family, daily life of a ruling class and shallowness. Whereas the originals had that quiet, suppressed feeling. Like a generation born in North Korea. Combined with the longing to old suppressed beliefs, meaning.

[@maaxunicorn552]

oh man thats a really great, luv the prequelsss

[@dennismachenburg6108]

Alosjs Agreed, I thing George Lucas is right now swimming in a pool with his 4 billion dollars don’t giving a fuck.

[@jackie520]

I know this is three years old but wow ! You nailed it ! I agree.

[@jeremyw5165]

Bro you ARE star wars You didnt mess anything up with the prequels They were as awesome as the OT Conpletely different and thats what makes them so perfect The third trilogy would have been completly different too If ge would have done it

[@RaptorRoll]

They weren't perfect, but they were better and more authentic than TFA.

[@nilsskoglund6469]

You are all wrong.

[@fridaynightnicktoons6885]

Damn right man. Lucas is the best creator of all time omho!

[@ForceMaximus84]

Akira Toriyama More original, no matter how you slice it.

[@NotDecided420]

They urinated all over the originals. What Rey becomes just makes Luke, Vader, Yoda etc, all look superfluous. Plus, The Emperor is dead! He died at the end of Jedi. Stop retcon'ing movies!

[@YTChannel420]

Oh shut the fuck up nigga

[@mariokart7for3ds55]

YT Channel why are you booing him, he’s right

[@NotDecided420]

@@YTChannel420 hey, I can translate superfluous if you don't know what it means? You're either 16 years old and don't even know the originals, or you're just an idiot. I'm hovering over the idiot option tbh. Oh yeah, I'm not a "nigga" either pal. Not your day is it? "I loved watching Aunt Sue pull ships from the sky using the Force, which has *NEVER* been that powerful throughout these movies? You're not a Star Wars fan, you're a fan of political correctness and SJW bullshit mate. I suggest you go Fap over aunt Sue, then watch the originals so it looks like you know what you're talking about..... dumbass.

[@ObiWanKenobi]

Steve Watson I was gonna agree with you until you made that shitshow of a snowflake comment. Get a fucking grip that people can disagree with you. Rise of Skywalker did make RTOJ feel like it was all for nothing though

[@NotDecided420]

@@ObiWanKenobi I'm so gutted I don't get the approval of somebody calling themselves Obi Wan. It's nothing to do with a disagreement, I just don't appreciate being called a nigga by some trolling little idiot who doesn't even know what he's talking about. And you were going to agree until you saw that I'd responded to somebody who called me a nigga? So you do agree? You just don't like it when people get a taste of their own shit? I don't get it. I thought it was racist to call people niggas, but I must be wrong huh?

[@deepfriedgamer5586]

I don’t get how people can hate Lucas for making the prequels, which were brilliant btw, while he is the creator of this all. Even though you hate the prequels you can’t hate the guy wo created something so great

[@dalerobertson3740]

Most of those who hate the prequels are those who grew up with the originals. These held nostalgia for them because it reminds them of their childhood. You can never please everyone. For me, born in '92, I was 7 when the phantom menace came out and I remember being obsessed with the Lego and the whole concept. So for me, I don't mind the originals, they started it all and they were brilliant, but they were made for a different time.

[@simpsonsquire1997]

I didn’t discover this trend of hating for the Prequels until mid-2015 when The Force Awakens’ trailers were already out and I was APPALLED. I had no clue people hated these movies and for the most shallow reasons ever. I remember being obsessed, shoving down err’body’s throat George Lucas’ Star Wars in the 9th grade (Both the Prequels and the Originals) and nobody even tried to convert me into hating Episodes 1-3. I was under the impression that all 6 episodes were universally appreciated for making this franchise as huge as it was.

[@ryanodonovan9497]

People hating on George Lucas for making changes to a franchise that was his and never theirs are self-entitled whiners. The Star Wars franchise has never been ruined just because you personally don't like something you see in it, and even if you could scientifically validate your opinions, so what?! It's just a collection of stories at the end of the day.

[@innosam123]

Ryan O'Donovan He made the mistake of messing with an existing product in the special editions. A lot of good things were added in them, but people tend to focus on the negatives, so Han Shot First brcame a meme.

[@Crossing-Blades]

Ryan O'Donovan what’s your opinion now with the last Jedi

[@thecaptainseye]

Ryan O'Donovan The movies are not “his”. He made them, but when a piece of art is made and exposed to the public for so many years it is considered cultural legacy. That’s how art works. Van Gogh didn’t go out and change his own paintings. I really liked the technical improvements but I hated the changes in storylines. Now, if he really wanted to make changes, he should have released the theatrical versions simultaneously.

[@connernickerson5509]

He should never have given up star wars. He should have made episode 7 as a thirty year continuation from episode 6. All of the crusty cynics on the internet might hate me for it, but I honestly believe that the New Jedi Order, a story about a massive, hostile alien invasion rife with action set piece potential, is exactly the kind of story that Star Wars fans could have latched onto. In addition, the 2 billion that The Farce Awakens made could easily have been equaled with an action oriented apocalyptic take on Star Wars, and I think that Rogue One will vindicate my views on this. If it makes a tone of money (and it will) that will prove that the public is willing to go to a star wars movie that is primarily focused on the grit of warfare and strife...

[@Mikequalitycontrol]

I totally agree we should of seen the New Jedi Order instead we got a remake. George you made a mistake. You shouldn't have sold your empire now we're are going to get crap every year.

[@innosam123]

Conner Nickerson He probably didn't want to make any more since everyone hated him after 1-3 and Indiana Jones 4

[@Mikequalitycontrol]

Ian Brandon Anderson keep in mind he had scripts that he wanted to pitch but Disney rejected him

[@JoshMarshain]

Conner Nickerson but they have TFA and Rogue One, and both were great, so why would they need to do that? These new movies are these people's lives, their childhood's, and I don't mean the stars, I mean the nerdy writers, artists and creators much smarter than any dipshit in this comments section that has dedicated their lives to star wars and understands what it means to people, the franchise is in better hands with those people than with a bitter old man who had his shot to make a 21st century star wars film and failed, thrice.

[@connernickerson5509]

JD Marshall Persuasive argument, except for one thing...the Farce Awakens was most certainly NOT a great film. A great paperweight...sure, but its hamfisted plot, pedantic and shallow characters, laughably unintimidating villains, abolition of the canon, blatant and entirely inexplicable and unexplainable violations of the laws of physics (even by science fiction standards) as well as a slough of pathetic cameos makes it the worst film in the franchise, while the pulse-pounding action, beautifully resurrected cgi characters, heartbreaking ending, and creatively evocative score make Rogue One the single best Star Wars film ever made, and no amount of writer's block sewage that Jar Jar Abrams plops out of his lens-flared orifices will ever change that. At any rate, I was saying that, before TFA was even produced, that is the direction they should have gone, exactly like Rogue One, but with the older, original cast...make a gritty war film. You know, like Star WARS?! :)

[@ForceMaximus84]

He was done dirty by Disney. Iger hounded him to sell, then ditched him and his ideas to do whatever he wanted. Disgraceful.

[@Jimmymatthewb]

He was made a MULTIBILLIONAIRE by Disney. He fully consented to the role (or lack thereof) which he was to play in all future productions. Nothing was forced upon him. In no way can a person reasonably conclude he was "done dirty".

[@ForceMaximus84]

Jimmy Matthew Perhaps, but it doesn’t change the fact that it doesn’t work without him.

[@Pyro-Moloch]

@@Jimmymatthewb as much as I hate Disney, I have to agree. He shouldn't have sold it. It doesn't matter what Disney promised, he shouldn't have sold it. The most important thing for an artist to value is his IP. Willingly giving it away is sacrificing your dignity. One of the reasons I love Star Wars is because it was this one artist's vision. He made 5 out of 6 episodes independently, and this is why they had soul. The Disney stuff is all recycled corporate crap, written by like 10 different writers and supervised by a board of suits.

[@seth-nico]

@@Jimmymatthewb He was already a “multimillionaire” before Disney...

[@Syklonus]

George should release his scripts for his episodes 7,8 and 9. Or at least the stories. With today's technology it's guaranteed someone would make a fan film which would probably be quite decent.

[@thatguyoverthere468]

All we know is that Luke would’ve been chilling in a bell shaped Jedi temple and that the new characters would’ve been actually compelling

[@5Demona5]

Luke would redo the Jedi Order, Leia would be new Supreme Chancellor of the New Republic, while remnants of the Empire try to keep tyranny in command

[@ashkan322]

Always have respect for George Lucas what he did for Star Wars

[@Mhats]

George: i knew to do it right would take 10 more years Kathleen Kennedy: i'll hire some random director who i know and let them write it in a year or 2 tops, that'll make at least a billion dollars. screw the fans

[@alexfernandez882]

"And they won't have an original idea, the first movie is just copy pasting ANH, but they will make it shitty, full of flat characters, plotholes and basically raping your legacy"

[@Bountifulloot895]

I just wish he knows we all love him dearly for what he’s done for all of us as fans... I miss him bruh

[@Auditer2009]

As a child, I was in awe of Star Wars, even the prequels were a sight to behold for a six year old me. I loved them, cherished them and I consider them to be a part of my childhood. Now, I can only look in disgust as the current directors and producers butcher what I once held true to my heart. J.J. and his re-hash money-making tactics, and Kathleen and her obsession with pushing a political agenda. To hell with all of them. I would've let Star Wars die with Legends if I knew this was going to be the result.

[@5Demona5]

If we had all known Disney was gonna do this, we would've all screamed "IT'S FINISHED! DON'T ADD ANYTHING ELSE! DON'T! Drop it Mickey! Put the Star Wars down and no one gets hurt!"

[@lilruse]

This interview becomes more and more prescient as time passes. Honestly sad we didn’t appreciate George more in his time. He has a lot of wisdom, in his own way.

[@aplacetobewithmythoughts7428]

I still don’t understand how Rey picks up the force with no training...

[@mehmed6712]

Because she's a woMEN.

[@DaScorpionSting]

Crappy writing it didn’t matter what the character’s gender was. Plus as long they got their money they didn’t care about a proper story telling.

[@sonofrobert]

Must be that stupid mediclorian DNA crap. They are beings of light, yet they need stupid DNA. Makes no sense!

[@Cenot4ph]

@@DaScorpionSting it matters to the SJW crowd at Disney. women empowerment bs and all that

[@supremeleadernugget2117]

Star Wars will never be “Star Wars” without George. Even if it includes shitty CGI characters that are annoying, or special editions that ruin the originals, it’s still Star Wars, George wasn’t looking to make money he was looking to tell a story. To shape our way of life and improve it by telling us the fantastic and mystical tales of a galaxy far, far away... Disney will never, ever live up to that. George created something that influences our morals, our values, thats what Star Wars is and was, not a money making machine that Disney has turned it into.

[@TuHermanaEnTanga7]

Disney is butchering SW with their greed and stupidity. And we fans are pissed.

[@laiyinquan8355]

It is a shame how people take George Lucas for granted when he still was in charge of Star Wars, only to regret it after Disney bought the rights to it. Why can't people be more grateful for the fact that George introduced the Star Wars universe to us. They are blinded by negativity; forgot what Lucas had given them about 2-3 decades prior. How I wish the world was more appreciative.

[@kendallandrews8691]

Yeah except I liked the cgi. It was ahead of its time. He could have used a good screenwriter though.

[@Amp661]

You are so right dude. I dont care about the CGI, the acting, or the politics. It told the STORY perfectly! Fuck the prequel haters. And yes the Sequels sucked because it had no story that was coherent. It was all over the place, especially TROS.

[@Muzical-Man]

Without George Lucas, there is no Star Wars. It’s like without Walt, there is no Disneyland

[@RetroExhibitCollective]

Seems like he is hurt by the whole thing. I liked that what he did with The story and making it not just a action movie but a deep emotional story about people and how a rise and fall of one person can effect so many things.

[@DaScorpionSting]

Victor dARKO Return of the Jedi is where I saw it end and the books. I see those as canon and I don’t care what Disney or anyone else says otherwise everyone can make heir own interpretations on how they view the Star Wars movies.

[@西澳房畔君]

With the new Star War movie, this series have finally completed its transformation from an epic war and romance story to something for kids in particular. No depth, no logic, no drama, only special effects.

[@TheBHNetwork]

Ruohan Li Wow I'm impressed, every word of what you just said was wrong

[@mustafasyed1084]

Ruohan Li can you explain, I think you're being over dramatic for the sake of being over dramatic

[@dioalfonso]

Ruohan Li idiot

[@Golemoid]

Kris Brown where the fuck did you see romance in the new movies? Rose kissing Finn?

[@zaril21]

+Bolek Lolek I was hoping Kylo and Rey would get together after they defeated the Red Guards and then conquer the galaxy together. Then Luke Skywalker would step up one last time and take them down in Episode 9.

[@AsttoScott]

"I sold them to the White Slavers" ~George Lucas

[@sonofrobert]

I sold my kids to the white slaver sith lords..lol

[@christiancruz4533]

Looks like he likes white slavery money...money from slavery?? What a stupid thing to say by his part. Dont get me wrong, i love SW.

[@NicShalaty]

@@christiancruz4533 it was a joke lol

[@ATOK_]

@Alvi Syahri oh, and what a great job they did🤮🤦‍♂️

[@Mrcheesestk]

I would be happy to read George Lucas outline for Star Wars 7, 8, and 9; really didn’t like Luke that much in the Last Jedi

[@TGTK-FreeSpeech-]

Mark Hamill said he didn't like Luke's role in these new movies either. He said they made no sense and strongly hinted to us fans that these movies were made to make money, not to be good films.

[@kendallandrews8691]

@@TGTK-FreeSpeech- people hate the last jedi, but it started with TFA. TFA was a corporate movie where they had a checklist of things to hit. It didnt feel like a work of art.

[@TGTK-FreeSpeech-]

@@kendallandrews8691 Right, hence "these movies". The Disney Trilogy is so far off base they don't even deserve to be considered Star Wars movies.

[@kendallandrews8691]

@@TGTK-FreeSpeech- agreed. I doubt they age well. They made a lot of money, but in 20 years I doubt anybody cares about kylo ren.

[@WALZ97]

Story wise he's a genius, movie making....well...

[@SCDJMU]

Lucas has no talent besides making money. Hes a HORRIBLE director. The more you learn about George the more you realize hes one the biggest frauds in the history of cinematics.

[@WALZ97]

SCDJMU ?? How?? I meant the story world and everything he built, including from the prequels was genius, the movies however.... but yeah How's he a fraud? genuinely curious

[@TwwIX]

He's a glorified ideas/pitch man. He's neither a good writer or director. A producer at best. Not much of a film maker.

[@Laufield]

WALZ97 Prequels sucks

[@alphabravo431]

Cupavi Kurcic yeh, ok.. He's been extremely unsuccessful? he's never created anything worth anything in the movie business? You should get in contact because I'm sure he'd appreciate any tips or ideas you have that could help him become less of a failure lol

[@ford2219]

Wow. I don't understand why people say he ruined the prequels. I believe they are masterpieces. Very well done, he literally put his heart and soul on them, both prequels and sequels. When you have dedicated your life to a project, to make it successful, watching out for every detail for it to be perfect.. Is hard to see somebody else taking control of it. That's how creative and perfectionist people are. They are hardly ever satisfied with what they do, even tho is very good, now imagine watching someone else doing it. Is hard. Is a natural process. I believe this guy is a genius. He literally created a new culture for the world. So give him a break guys.

[@MuslimUniverse]

George Lucas, thank you for founding Star Wars, you have enriched my childhood with your babies!

[@PatrickPierceBateman]

I hate to say it but George Lucas sold his legacy to Disney. I'll never understand why he did that. He didn't need the money.

[@darylabrams2]

He sold it because he got tired of the fans that criticized everything he did. He did the prequels and people dumped on them. When he changed the original trilogy with the special editions, fans got upset. So he rid himself of the toxic fans. Now fans want him back. He probably regrets it but it's too late. Now they dump on Disney.

[@PatrickPierceBateman]

@the SerbKid There's no reason he had to make a third trilogy. Nobody would have blamed him for retiring Star Wars. He should have just let it end with Revenge of the Sith.

[@flacko001]

@@PatrickPierceBateman that's exactly how I see it too

[@sonofrobert]

He sold his kids to the Sith Emperor.

[@Clowncentral101]

@@darylabrams2 Literally no one wants him back.

[@prunkblaster8772]

Thank You George Lucas! (I never got to see the interview before) You restored my faith in Star Wars. You are the only person who can create Star Wars because it is YOUR galaxy.

[@DamianHowardTV]

💯% 👏🏼

[@EQOAnostalgia]

Shouldn't have done it George. Should have made more films, even the prequels beat the tragedy we were just delivered.

[@kingoscar5884]

EQOAnostalgia man two years later and it’s even worst!!! These new movies made me appreciate George even more. There were great actors and characters in the movie just bad directing.

[@kendallandrews8691]

@@kingoscar5884 looking back I wish we got his sequel take. It is his story and they should have let him finish it right. Then Disney could make all their spinoffs how they want to.

[@Ben-yr6ul]

Can you imagine the regret and the sadness he feels. Seeing his creations slowly destroyed.

[@sonofrobert]

Well, he did that to himself. He had all the control!

[@thegrimyeaper]

It would have helped if I got 4 billion for my last breakup.

[@dimitrisbam5640]

Lol

[@mops515]

Why does everyone ignore the fact that he gave all that money to charity?

[@TheBorderJumper17]

@@mops515 to be honest that isn't spoken of as much

[@kendallandrews8691]

@@mops515 because people don't know that. If that is true this is the first ive heard of it. I know he is building a museum.

[@kendallandrews8691]

@alvi syahri yeah 4 billion isnt much for star wars. He could have got much more. And yeah the marketing for episode 1 was insane. It was everywhere.

[@Pr3tti]

After December 15, 2017 The Human Population: "GEORGE COME BACKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!"

[@jared_seymour]

After December 20th, 2019 Every star wars fan: what the fuck is this shit

[@LookingTheBest]

"It's your family. It's the last story. It's your story. It's you." Star Wars is nothing without out you George. Thank you for creating true magic during my lifetime.

[@skitmatic]

Great advice. When you break up with her or she breaks up with you, it's time to cut ties and move along even if it hurts. It will be better in time.

[@KronosSupreme]

A dark figure armed with soldiers attack a group of people to find some important information. .A droid has secret the secret information and travels a desert planet to find a kid aspiring to greater things which manages to find a mentor. The group visit a cantina and need to escape because the bad guys show up. The group then visits a dangerous weapon station to save a girl captured within. The girl gets saved while the station blows up after they narrowly escape. What movie am I talking about guys?

[@TOFKAS01]

+Krono Fett History repeats itself.....

[@csys690]

+Krono Fett I dunno...? Conan, the Barbarian?

[@ryanjbou]

Near the opening of the movie, we see a battle between two sides of a conflict. Not long after this, the Empire begins pursuing the film's protagonists, and the protagonists make their way to an alien planet. However, something happens at this new location and the rebels are forced to fight against the Empire. Then, another major battle happens between the heroes and the villains, during a duel between a Jedi and a Sith. Which movie am I talking about guys?

[@csys690]

Luke Thighwalker Once again, I'm pretty sure that's Conan the Barbarian....

[@ryanjbou]

csys690 You're right lol

[@MiddleEasternGuy]

“Let the past die.” George Lucas is Kylo Ren. 😂

[@sonofrobert]

Lucas killed off Star Wars like Annikan killed off the young Jedi Learners.

[@comicsarethebest8626]

@@sonofrobert how?

[@runi5413]

Kylo Ren: "Let the past die." Disney: "Nah, JK.... Hey, look: It's emperor Palpatine! We literally brought him back from the dead!" (audience cheers)

[@MiddleEasternGuy]

Adolf Hitler “Mein Kampf” isn’t as rough on the cheeks though. 😂 GTFO with your pitiful attempt at trolling, you waste of oxygen. Learn2Spell while you’re at it.

[@MiddleEasternGuy]

Adolf Hitler Maybe you should praise “English Spelling and Grammar for Dummies” instead. Since this is a Star Wars video, I’m curious if you’ve seen the meme regarding Luke Skywalker, the Jedi Order, and the Rebel Alliance, and how it all is basically analogous to religious extremism and fighting an insurgency against the [American] Empire? Hope you’re not too big of a fan of Luke and Co. 🤣🤣🤣

[@jaywelsh3345]

Anyone who shows disrespect to George Lucas is a total idiot. Every artist has their day. A time of perfection. George created a new wave in human imagination and maybe years later, tried using that same magic with newer technologies. Yes i dismiss the prequels but for the genius of the originals, and the technological advances ILM has created and contributed to all the best cinematic dreams over the decades, Mr Lucas, you are more than a legend. You made life better.

[@dylantello8643]

I’ve seen this bit of interview many times and it still hurts man, more so now with the trilogy we had to endure.

[@johnstifter]

Can anyone figure out why no one thought it would be important or at least useful to incorporate any of George's ideas, just what is Hollywood's deal? Can anyone tell me what is wrong with these people? Does everyone in Hollywood have a weird developmental disorder, some form of mind blindness or are they all secretly none creative people posing as creatives?

[@kamelord64]

John Stifter "are they all secretly noncreative people posing as creatives?" Yes, they are. Your comment should be all over the hollywood. People bashed George over prequels and made him sell star wars. And to get what ? To watch 2 hour of disney and 30 min of star wars and call it " star wars force awekens/the last jedi/ what the fck ever". At least prequels was Star Wars movies. Now all those whiny ass pimple faced 100kg fat criers can suck the third trilogy so up in their asses and be happy about it. We all get it, the dialogues were bad. But at fuckn least we were watching STAR WARS. People who hated on prequels are so crossed within their selves, they even cross with the teachings of the way of the jedi, master yoda and so with the star wars universe, the very universe itself they are going crazy in love with. The only thing people had to say was, "magnificent star wars demonstration George but fix the script plx dialogues are lame dont do dis again ty", but instead people bashed and hated on the prequels. That is what you get when you go full hate, suffering, pain and a third trilogy named disney wars the magic awakens/ the last unicorn/ god knows what shit. The only difference between a die hard movie and the last jedi is that the die hard movie would be more of a star wars movie than the last jedi is.

[@legovideosrock]

@@kamelord64 Like legit you sound like a child. "AT LEATHT WE WERE WATCHEENG STAR WARTH." Correct me if Im wrong but, politics or trade negotiations didnt make star wars popular, clever writing and fun characters did. Rian Johnson amd JJ abrams realized this, George didnt, plain and simple.

[@jvillan94]

JJ ABRAMS did worse and yet no one does a thing, he gets praised to repeating a story that has already been told???? Seeing that rehashed BS makes me want to read GL original story, the ones that JJ threw out.

[@Tomy8531]

+Jorge No hahah

[@whitetrashcustomz5003]

Jorge the peace of crap's name is Jar Jar Abrams

[@tomnorton4277]

If George had done the exact same thing as Jar Jar Abrams, people would be screaming for his head. Abrams only gets away with it because he's not George, despite being a far worse storyteller than George ever was.

[@OGStarwars]

Tom Norton lol George invented Starwars - yah he’s a far worse story teller 😂😂😂

[@expressrobkill]

Alorha Baga i agree george needs someone to tell him yes or no, which is why the prequels failed, but at least george understands star wars, at least he gets what makes a good story even if he doesn't know how to get it onto the screen on his own, because as he says starwars isn't about lightsabers, or spaceships or monsters and if you think it is go watch avatar, because on there own those things are meaningless, it's the people, the family, the ties you care about and thats what j j abrams doesn't understand, thats why all that merchandising crap is just consumeristic bollocks because it has nothing to do with the film, the heart of the film is family and betrayal, also its more his dialog than storytelling that are truly bad.

[@zangardo3937]

the most used person for deepfake of 2019

[@brr4328]

dragon tragedy the guy who does his voice for those is so fucking good that’s why

[@TK-iu8nj]

Hah.. after The Last Jedi I also broke up with Disney Star Wars.

[@thatguyoverthere468]

I did when episode 7 came out and clone wars was canceled

[@Firepowered]

Same. TLJ was such a huge middle finger, it made me stop caring. I'm not going to buy a ticket for the next star wars movie... will probably still torrent it, but i have a feeling it'll just piss me off again.

[@subscribersWithoutavideo-dk9hg]

Stratowind because It didn’t make any sense

[@GenericUsername-qp1ww]

I did after TFA. I could see Di$ney were going with the boring Mary-Sue "strong female character" with Rey and got out before I wasted anymore money on anything with her in it. The creative bankrupcy of TFA showed the fanfic trilogy is fucked

[@maihosalat]

That Guy Over There did the same as you. Star Wars 7 was already bad. No reason to buy 8. Luckily i did not go :)

[@johnrust90]

I love George Lucas

[@EzraB123]

Revenge of the Sith, is, in my opinion, the best Star Wars film.

[@kendallandrews8691]

Definitely better than jar jar abrams take.

[@rikardhammer3646]

Because you people like you saying the prequels sucked is the reason why George sold his babies to Disney I say the prequels are better than the force awakens

[@xkee2013]

Rick Raines Of course they were but you can't tell the people who have jumped on the prequel hate bandwagon that. George would have done such a better job. Even the title The Force Awakens is stupid.

[@cheesus8594]

You fucking right about that prequel hate bandwagon

[@sp33kz]

Melon and when alderaan exploded, no one gave a shit either, not even Leia who had family on there

[@Jerzeh]

Batman Legend A new hope remake with pc bs and Mary Sue as a protagonist? Nope.

[@PoochieCollins]

Well TFA made way more money than any of the PT movies, so... you're wrong.

[@justicevanpool9025]

Basically, George is just saying it hurts me too much to watch them fuck up my life's work so I can't even think about it.

[@TheGuitarpro3]

I'd rather have Lucas made the sequels than the revamp Disney has given us so far.

[@MadiBendy]

I wish Disney had not bought Lucas film. I did like the force awakens though

[@TheGuitarpro3]

Madi Bendy I still enjoyed seeing SW on the big screen again don't get me wrong. But there's no denying it's a rehash of ANH and ESB with EU sprinkled on it, bringing nothing new like Lucas would have done. To each their own but I did enjoy it :p

[@Unknown-oc1kt]

@@TheGuitarpro3 TFA was made like a new hope for nostalgic reasons. The trilogy could have been much better if they let 1 director handled everything.

[@arcyfatale]

I'd like to see George's story treatment.

[@stevethefishdotnet]

It's not about family problems. It's about two words: STAR WARS. If you ignore the WARS part, then it becomes necessary for someone else to make movies for "THE FANS." What's up with that ridiculous "white slavers" comment? What an idiot. The reason why we loved him and now can't stand him is that sometime after Last Crusade and Willow, he went crazy. *EDIT:* For anyone else who wishes to continue arguing with me that George Lucas understands Star Wars and its characters more than the fans, I have three words for you: *HAN SHOT FIRST.*

[@kizwiz6]

+stevethefishdotnet Well then why is the new trilogy also focused on the Skywalker family? ie Ben Solo being Han and Leia (Skywalker)'s son, and then Rey potentially being Luke's daughter... Kathleen Kennedy even said it's revolved around the family. So even without Lucas and his script, it's revolved around family problems (especially after the big ending of TFA).

[@stevethefishdotnet]

Kieran Emery No, the point is (and this was also addressed in the documentary "The People vs. George Lucas") is that Star Wars, at its base, is a space opera about wars set in space. _NOT family drama._ Star Wars did not become a cultural phenomenon because it was a soap opera. It's not As The World Turns; it's Star Wars. All this talk from Lucas about how Vader was always Luke's father and Leia was supposed to be his sister from the beginning has been proven to be a bunch of crap. Ben Solo is just a progression of the story that has been established. I would have been very happy if this new movie did not revolve around Darth Vader's grandson.

[@kizwiz6]

stevethefishdotnet The original title for Star Wars was "the Adventures of Luke Skywalker". Just because fans interpreted it different doesn't mean it was intended as such. But tbf, you are right. Those ideas about Vader and Leia relation to Luke weren't apparently mapped out from the beginning. Nevertheless, there's new anthology films (Rogue One, Han Solo spin off, etc) focusing on expanding the universe beyond the family, but it still primarily focusing on the family lineage. That's the central piece of the main films - just not the universe in "Star Wars". It's like in Harry Potter - the books/films are focused on that character, but the world isn't (hence the new film coming out called 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them').

[@manchegocheese8529]

The Star Wars saga - which is an important distinction to make as the standalone spin-offs approach - is absolutely about family. Central to each episode is a member of the Skywalker family. Central to the fate of the universe is a Skywalker. Their stories, their issues, drive the saga.

[@stevethefishdotnet]

Manchego Cheese But that is how it _came to be._ Darth Vader was originally a pupil of Obi Wan's who killed Luke's father. He was just a villain antagonist. He wasn't written to be Luke's father until Empire. And the "another Skywalker" was supposed to be Luke's sister who had yet to even be introduced. Lucas made Leia Luke's sister after Episode 5 to provide a simple resolution to the love triangle once Gary Kurtz gave up and left. Lucas' talk of "it's all about family" is what he came to make it in retrospect, but it is not what it was originally meant to be. If you know the history of Star Wars, George Lucas and Gary Kurtz had originally set out to make a Buck Rogers movie, didn't get the rights, and so they made their own space opera, tentatively titled "The Adventures of Luke Starkiller." I don't know if you guys are under the age of 30 and grew up with the lame prequels or whatever, but this is how Star Wars originally came to be. The original cut of Star Wars was a disaster, but was salvaged due to skilled editing, groundbreaking special effects, fantastic sound design, and an incredible soundtrack. The "family" thing came later and for those of us over the age of 35 may remember that Lucas had even admitted that he had no plans for episodes 1-3 and much less 7-9. All that had been established is that Obi Wan defeated Anakin on a volcano. And let's be honest: Episode 1 didn't even have a main character. The main character in the prequels should've been Obi Wan. And when you take the "wars" out of Star Wars, that's when you get endless babble about trade embargoes, senate disputes, and constant boring conversations featuring people sitting around on couches. Lucas's vision of Star Wars didn't work. That's why others are in charge of it now.

[@STARFLEET2486]

You can hear the pain and sadness in his voice

[@themightysisto8092]

This is more relevant now. Poor George.

[@koryaiine7393]

George, my man..this isn't a breakup because that implies the franchise is your partner. No. George, Star Wars is your CHILD, yours! It needs you. We need you. And I believe you need your children and us back. We love you.

[@cuminmypapaya2239]

Honestly i don't get the hate behind the prequels. Star wars is supposed to be that saga where action and adventure run each movie and love, betrayal is baked into the story and it just comes out in a subtle way. Lucas did get it right. Under him, Star wars was the fucking GOAT. I stand by George Lucas because he's the best storyteller I've ever had, my fucking childhood was filled with the prequel movies and star wars video games. To see Disney reduce it to this is just fucking heartbreaking man. George Lucas, it's time for you to take control of this franchise please, just please do your thing. Make star wars great again. Love from india.

[@LunarRhine]

Poor George. The man was just tired from building an empire, and in his 70's, he did what he thought was the right thing to do, pass down the inheritence of a legacy so that more could come from it in his absence. Little did he know that some goons would take it over and attempt to destroy it all, either intentionally or unwittingly. It's not his fault, but I have hope in the people who know Star Wars best, who will hopefully stick around and turn it around for us in the end.

[@Curt_Randall]

Even though most of us love to hate his prequels, we still should be grateful that he gave us the original. That changed our lives in a way where we just wanted more of what made that special.

[@graveyard1982]

Very true he lost his touch but at the end of he day it's his creation

[@AsifIcarebear3]

+graveyard1982 I think it's a vast oversimplification to say it was "his creation". Obviously he's a fucking idiot who needs more than yes-men surrounding him, to prevent him from "going too far in a few places" as he himself admitted he did. The people containing and directing his insanity are just as much responsible for the OT as he is himself.

[@stevenhunter3345]

+Scwurt I don't love to hate the prequels. I hate hating them. I watched them again as part of a marathon viewing before the release of The Force Awakens, and it was like opening an old wound. They're even worse than I remembered. It's heartbreaking. I wanted desperately to love them or at least to be okay with them, but I can't. I agree with Simon Pegg when he said that he doesn't really respect people who think the prequels are good. They're not. They lack all of the qualities that made Star Wars great, and I think they represent Lucas being the victim of his own success. In making the originals, he worked with other writers (even on A New Hope) and directors, and had a strong producer to push him in the right direction. He clearly wrote and directed all three prequels on his own, and all through the process was surrounded by yes-men and sycophants who praised his genius. That isn't how great films are made. He should've done the story treatments and then brought in great writers and director(s) to adapt them. Eh... now I'm rambling...

[@suckmyass7368]

+Steven Hunter I can finally see it, it was the collaboration that made them great, not one dictator.

[@bryandriscoll4473]

+Forseti Justika listen to yourself. You sound just as bitter. There are more important things in the world to vehemently criticize. Relax.

[@darthqui-gon5986]

The PT are UNDERRATED MASTERPIECES!!! The entire saga are masterpieces!!! Episodes 1-6!!! There is no Star Wars after George Lucas the six film Saga and the Clone Wars!!! That's where Star Wars ends! But those things will live in my heart forever!!! Thank you George Lucas!

[@DamianHowardTV]

Amen 🙏🏼 👏🏼

[@DavisSchulz]

great man

[@Koldeman]

I know everyone jumped on the "white slavers" comment when this interview aired, but this is a man in grief & mourning. I couldn't possibly come up with any satisfactory comparison than Lucas does when he calls SW his kids. When you create something so special, it is a part of you. He made the difficult decision to sell LFL but he did it in good faith that Kennedy & Iger would "take care of his kids". It must have been a devastating betrayal to realize that the continuing stories he made with the same love & compassion as the other 2 trilogies was simply tossed in the bin as soon as the ink on his buyout check dried. Now that the sequels are done & smoldering like the aftermath of a dumpster fire, I would love to have an opportunity to sit down with Lucas & Mark Hamill and hear their take on all of it.

[@shinatama06]

D'aww, George. :( Don't worry about the fuckboys who are hating on you for what you did on the prequels, you did a great job. Without you we wouldn't have Star Wars as a very big part of our childhood. Fuck those people who keeps on hating on the prequels (Yes, you guys in the comment section. Y'all the reason why KZbin comment section is called the darkest pit in the internet). There are whole lot more fans (like me) who loved the prequels and appreciate you. Thank you. :)

[@Orangeninja5000]

I want people to understand. Anyone saying "I feel so bad, I wish he's never sold the series", if you were one of the folks giving Lucas grief for his decisions in the prequel trilogy, just kindly shut up. This is the same fanbase that lambasted George for EXISTING, and now they want him back? Please.

[@Orangeninja5000]

@Kenobi That's the irony. Now they want George back.

[@codysellers4151]

I...heavily despise 1 and 2, with 2 being mentally painful for me to watch save for a few of the fight scenes. Still, I'd rather watch Attack of the Clones than Rise of Skywalker.

[@Orangeninja5000]

@@codysellers4151 Read Shadow of the Sith. It massive improves that shite film.

[@Orangeninja5000]

@Kenobi Here's the thing. A lot of what people hate in the new trilogy - Luke being an embittered old man and training a talented female apprentice - are Lucas' ideas.

[@codysellers4151]

@@Orangeninja5000 Rey being a woman is not the problem most people have with her, in fact Bastilla Shan, a female jedi/dark side user combo in Knights of the Old Republic, is one of the most popular characters in the fandom; not to mention Ahsoka Tano. The problem is that they feel Rey rarely struggles compared to the previous main characters. It’s a complaint I somewhat agree with. Having Rey defeat what we at the time thought would be the main villain in the first movie was a mistake, at that point she did not have a major obstacle to overcome, she already won and beat the bad guy in the first act. Even Snoke is killed by Kylo in Last Jedi, and she kills Palpatine in what is clearly the best SW movie to date in the movie he came back in. People’s complaints about her in that area are justified. Regarding Luke, I actually did not have much of an issue with him in Last Jedi, though I don’t like how they killed him off (in other words, they should have let him actually go and fight at the end, not project what is in essence an advanced hologram) Even if I disliked how Luke was handled, it’s imo at least not as awful as how they handled Kenobi. I will never agree with the idea of utterly trashing who is supposed to be the main character of a show, solely for the sake of propping up those around them. At least they let him actually be Obi-Wan Kenobi in the last episode.

[@ricardonm92]

The Force Awakens shouldn't even exist. That's why Lucas is so upset. If the Sith returns and the Force is not balanced after Anakin, the Prophecy is wrong and there is no Chosen One that can bring balance to the force. I'm not saying there shouldn't be another Star Wars movie, but they could have gone back in time, or made an origins film about Yoda for example. By making another movie that was exactly like the 4th, they ruined the whole story in my opinion, because they take away Anakin's importance in the Star Wars history. I think that's why Lucas is so upset, he has claimed that Anakin/ Vader is what Star Wars is about. Shame many people didn't seem to care and loved the movies anyway.

[@Voidaken]

So he sold them because of his realization of his own mortality and the pragmatism of how much time it would take him to craft his vision versus the sands of time he has left? That's sort of...really puts another aspect on things.

[@truthseeker3503]

I have new respect for Lucas