When the career of George Lucas is reviewed, will he be the most influential film-maker of all time?
Dannymac Send a noteboard - 10/10/2012 12:27:59 AM
I don't say this because of the effect of Star Wars and Indiana Jones, I say this solely for his creation of Industrial Light and Magic and Skywalker Sound.
I mean, seriously, check out their filmography. They have had a hand in nearly EVERY major special effects movie since Star Wars. The most noticeable exceptions are the first Star Trek motion picture (a mistake Paramount recanted for all the sequels) and the Lord of the Rings trilogy, which was done completely by Weta digital. Given that as Weta digital was being built, it was done with no small amount of consultation with ILM (so says the Director of Weta on the Fellowship of the Rings behinds the scenes stuff) I'd say that's a pretty masterful achievement.
It's a bummer that, as geek film fans, we have for the most part written Lucas off for his Star Wars related sins. Yes, other people have taken his toys and done better with them. But given that he gave us the toys in the first place... wow, right?
I mean, seriously, check out their filmography. They have had a hand in nearly EVERY major special effects movie since Star Wars. The most noticeable exceptions are the first Star Trek motion picture (a mistake Paramount recanted for all the sequels) and the Lord of the Rings trilogy, which was done completely by Weta digital. Given that as Weta digital was being built, it was done with no small amount of consultation with ILM (so says the Director of Weta on the Fellowship of the Rings behinds the scenes stuff) I'd say that's a pretty masterful achievement.
It's a bummer that, as geek film fans, we have for the most part written Lucas off for his Star Wars related sins. Yes, other people have taken his toys and done better with them. But given that he gave us the toys in the first place... wow, right?
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When the career of George Lucas is reviewed, will he be the most influential film-maker of all time?
- 10/10/2012 12:27:59 AM
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Shrug. He might be the most influential special-effects artist *NM*
- 10/10/2012 08:43:05 AM
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It is going to be the same way with Steve Jobs
- 10/10/2012 02:38:25 PM
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Steve Jobs shouldn't be remembered for the Apple II, it was Woz's creation.
- 18/10/2012 04:37:38 AM
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He deserves all the credit he gets, he's a superior artist to his pals Spielberg & Coppola
- 10/10/2012 04:15:29 PM
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My point is that his greatest contribution is horrifically overlooked.
- 11/10/2012 06:14:53 AM
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Hell has frozen over
- 11/10/2012 04:31:56 PM
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I'm going to start making a list of people who say stuff like this to me.
- 12/10/2012 03:48:36 AM
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That's giving a single man way too much credit and influence, and under the wrong title
- 12/10/2012 01:13:07 AM
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I'm not sure the OP was saying he was the most influential director
- 12/10/2012 08:34:02 PM
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Pretty sure I said film-maker. (Checks the Subject line.) Yep, I did. *NM*
- 15/10/2012 05:28:50 AM
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That's precisely the problem. You said filmmaker, not effects studio owner. *NM*
- 18/10/2012 10:31:26 PM
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Re: That's precisely the problem. You said filmmaker, not effects studio owner.
- 19/10/2012 03:46:33 PM
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Short answer, no.
- 15/10/2012 06:19:52 PM
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So who beats him out?
- 16/10/2012 02:23:19 AM
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Thats the point, he didn't actually change anything; he demanded that others change things.
- 16/10/2012 02:35:03 PM
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You have a strange definition of influence.
- 16/10/2012 09:55:59 PM
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Not really, influence is somthing actively done, his role was too passive.
- 17/10/2012 03:23:40 PM
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Spielburg, Howard, Coppola, Tarrentino... There is a long list, even only among the modern filmakers *NM*
- 16/10/2012 02:39:28 PM
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Maybe, no, no, and no. Lucas had a much bigger impact that any of the film-makers .....
- 18/10/2012 04:40:41 AM
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