George Lucas Responding To Prequel Haters
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2021
- Addressing: Jar Jar, “too much CGI” and the plot being less serious
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George Lucas interview on 60 Minutes about Star Wars Episode III (2005)
George Lucas interview on 60 Minutes: The Phanom Menace (1999)
George Lucas on toxic fandom and The Phanom Menace (1999) - Фільми й анімація
I love how George just says "fuck you" in the most civilized way possible.
So civilized
@@vedantbandagale5984 general kenobi
Unlike Rian Jonson, who actually writes terrible movies and insults you for disliking them
@@Rounderyathecruel lol me not defending the sequels, but where tf did you get him insulting you for disliking the movie? Where’s your source? or is it just your bias blinding you? Also Knives Out? Terrible? Really? Him Directing the literal greatest tv episode in history Ozymandias from Breaking Bad? Terrible? Really?
@@flynnegan2880 he legit called genuine fans with valid criticism idiots in Twitter. He can direct things fine but that doesn't mean his star wars movie didn't suck
I hope GL knows how much people appreciate the prequels nowadays
I’d like to think he’s taken to the internet and seen just how many people absolutely despise the sequel trilogy. And his involvement with Mandalorian Season 2 seems to indicate he’s in the loop and knows what the fans want. He personally was on set and oversaw the Ahsoka-Mando crossover episode when they were shooting it.
Mark Hamill (Luke skywalker) knows how much people enjoyed the prequels.
if he knows, George Lucas knows. :)
the original triology are definitely the best they’re art cinema the prequels feel more just like another hollywood superheroes movies
@@Azul_Monterrubio nope the prequels changed the way movies were made. Every Hollywood movie since looks like the prequels.
I dont think so
"Can't get any worse."
Disney:
"Gimme a sec."
Hahaa yes.
Looking at all this drama it was best he sold it. He just needs to create something bigger steal ideas from college students maybe 😊
Funny but watch the video again
Get woke go broke. And of course they busted a bunch of pedophiles in disney.
The difference is that the critics are in Disney’s pocket so they actually get good reviews even though the fans hate them, it’s kind of the opposite of the prequels.
They bullied this man into selling Star Wars just to hate the Disney movies even more. George deserved better.
I think he didn’t really care. The younger fans (so fans in my age) like the prequels and George knows and knew that even before. When we were kids he said that the new generation will like them. And it’s true. I don’t know anyone of my age who hates the prequels. The real reason why he sold Star Wars was because he wanted to raise a child. Because he worried about Star Wars he made a motive for the new movies which he sold as well but then he was disappointed and felt betrayed because Disney said that they will use these motives.
I like the prequels and hate what Disney has been doing with Star Wars.
They got what they deserved, unfortunatelly we prequel lovers paid the price too
@@bhka6423 yeah the younger fans were brainwashed because that's what they grew up with. And now they defend them to an irrational degree because it's a culture war, "us against them", over a handful of movies. This is what our society has come to
Bullied him into making 4 Billion though!
Don’t worry about the prequel haters, they just really like sand.
Actually they have sand in their vagina!
@@timi_ro 😂
@@timi_ro ... huh
@@timi_ro thats gross...but ok...
@@timi_ro god and the ot fans are supposedly the toxic ones
I hope George knows he’s created a beautiful legacy and has made millions of people happy.
I’m leaving this at 66 likes
Just look at Star Wars Celebration, the man is drowned in cheers
He knows and he doesn't care
I hope George knows he murdered his beautiful legacy and made millions of people disappointed
@@jec3830 I wouldn't say that, I can imagine that he would've been done after Clone Wars anyways but knew that fans would always want more games, movies, shows so he sold to someone who would. He even gave them all his drafts and shit for his ideas on Ep7-9 and offered to help
I love how humble he is. He admits that it hurts. Unlike the majority of people. Acting "strong".
I mean suppressing your emotions or pretending that everything is perfect all the time are definitely unhealthy and bad, but finding something to draw a source of strength from and not be too weak and mopey and wallowing is also a good thing especially as a man. Nothin against this specific clip of george though
Dealing with criticism ever since 1977 about the Star Wars trilogy being 2 and half hours toys commercials on farm animals steroids, and people who never got over it about the huge success and fandom that his movies got of course makes you tough.
Carrie Fisher also admitted that it really hurt when they started pushing Leia as a more feminine icon/role model for young girls. For the simple fact that these little kids were coming to her book signings, and conventions just to say that they didn't recognize her because she was old and she didn't look like the character anymore.
So, having a sense of humor, this is the way she dealt with it: She would ask the child how old they are, and they would tell her. Then she would ask them a follow up question: "How old do you WISH you were?" and they would give her an answer.
She would then respond with "Me too, kid. Me too."
If JJ Abrams did this you'd say he's sensitive and can't take criticism
Thank you for this
I like that George doesn’t say that the prequels are good he just says he made it the way he wanted to and didn’t argue anything else
People will praise the characters in Star Wars like Yoda and Obi Wan for being so wise, Luke for being so inspiring, Palpatine for being so menacing yet when it comes to the man who wrote the characters, they call him an idiot and he doesn’t know what he’s doing. Ironic.
Yea, never thought of it that way. When you put it like that, they sound even dumber.
" they call him an idiot and he doesn’t know what he’s doing. Ironic."
He could make others look smart, but not himself.
-Tragedy of Darth Lucas
I see what you did there! ["Ironic."]
And then there's the sequels characters
I always admired his creativity for characters and story. It's just how it plays out in a script. Take Empire for an example. Lucas created the core foundation of characters and story. But the script was written by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan. Creating a universe and its characters has never been a problem for Lucas. It's always been transferring his ideas to a screenplay. The same can be said for Indiana Jones, the character and story are his. But not the screenplay. Lucas works best when he creates everything, and sets out the main plot and allows someone to write it. Will he have a say in the script, probably. But not enough to warrant a writing credit. That falls down to the writers union. We should just be thankful for him. As his creativity was such an important part of many of our childhoods. And paved the way for many filmmakers today,
"but hey, it can't get any worse!"
Disney: *stupid sequel trilogy noices*
don't you think you're doing the same thing prequel haters did 20 years ago?
@@giulioscanferlato9693 Prequel haters said they were bad because of the cheesy dialogue and twisty politics
sequel haters hate the sequels because they're star treck
and I just agree
they're fun as entretainment but I can't really enjoy them wheb I pay attention to them
@@antonioarredondo9680 fair, but understand that hate is hate, and the situation the fanbase is in right now is essentially the same as 20 years ago: endlessly bashing the new terrible trilogy that ruined star wars and it's legacy, blaming the writer/director/producer for it and saying that the previous one was better. My favourite movie in the saga most likely is the one you dislike the most, and vice versa. It's just that I would like this fanbase to evolve.
@@giulioscanferlato9693 I have to agree there, the fandom needs to evolve
in all honesty the fans just bash whom evers' name is the credits to blame them for disliking it, personally I just blame the execution and the evolution of it
for example the originals had a great execution and evolved perfectly. It was a war soap opera and it had little to no useless details
the prequels were full of useless or unnecesary details plus Space Jesus/Whinny Skywalker, but perhaps a more focused plot would've made them just as good as the original trilogy
the sequels are full of useless rubbish as nothing really has any payoff or forshadowing, and the twists are rushed or not prepared but perhaps a more patient excecution would've evolved the sequels a lot better
thats the only reason i dislike them
This conversation is the most civilized thing on the internet and both of you deserve not just internet point but real life points aswell, I am proud.
George Lucas is more than a just a director, he is an artist.
I would say being a director is essentially also being an artist
I agree. I don't think video is necessarily always art. Neither is noise. But truly talented directors and musicians ascend to artistry from hard work, determination, talent, and craft. George Lucas is an artist.
Director is an artist
Directing human actors is his achilles' heel. Editing was his first wife's forte.
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I think it’s hilarious how everyone loves George now like they weren’t saying he ruined their childhoods over and over
they picked the lesser of two evils (in their minds)
I've always loved George. He made my childhood.
It was the so called Star Wars purists AKA the original whiny fanboys who only liked The Originals who hated the films. Then over the years it was just the "in" thing to crap all over Lucas and his films.
Pretty much how people crap all over Nickleback, not know exactly why they are bad.
Theres a difference between people over the age of 30 who grew up with the originals, and people under the age of 30 who grew up with the prequels. Older fans still feel the prequels are shitty while younger fans blindly praise the prequels because they grew up with them.
@@bingisboy it's literally the same thing they did the same thing when return of the Jedi came out
I was a young kid when "The Phantom Menace" came out. It was my first Star Wars movie. Changed my life. Growing up with the prequels I couldn't care less if they weren't perfect. They were magical and epic in a way no other movie universe was at the time. I still remember being anxious for when the next episode of "The Clone Wars" (Genndy Tartakovsky's version) everytime I came home from school. And "Revenge of the Sith" was simply perfect at the time. Not to mention episode 3's playstation 2 game which was simply superb!
That first version of Clone Wars was awesome! Loved the animation. Really pumped you up for Episode III
Every now and then I get some dark chocolate M&Ms to reminisce bc that was the first time they came out, as a tie-in to Episode III. That was a magical summer. I feel like I should get a Darth Dew slurpee and watch that movie now.
@@mstrikesback168 I feel you!!!!
Yeah man I was the same age as Anakin when I saw Episode 1 in theaters.... And we all thought Jar Jar was hilarious lol
The saber fight between the two jedis and Darth Maul with the absolute epic music... What a cinematic experience!
@@nataliep6385 Duel of fates is John Williams at his best! Truly a masterpiece! Should be used more often!
I absolutely loved the prequels and I hope Hayden Christensen knows he's appreciated by many now
He was always loved and appreciated by fans. It was just the film critics and the media that hated him. Maybe some fans but that was like 20% of them. 80-85% respect him.
The prequels is that lovable idiot you can’t hate
I’m not a prequel hater I just know the originals were way better
@@Jaco059 To yourself maybe. I find it 51/49 prequels over originals in movies and yes originals lose a little being limited by their time but just matter of fact
Hayden is a fairly successful actor and producer. He even retired.
It's the Anakin kid we need to show love to
George is still a Top 3 director. Loved the prequels, the originals, and he’s created something absolutely amazing.
Star Wars was magical, and it's more impressive than Lord of the Rings because Jackson didn't write the source material. Lucas did absolutely everything. Lucas changed the world for the better and made so many childhoods.
“The movies are for children but they don’t wanna admit that”
Dude’s a legend for that
I hope George knows that all of us Gen Z fans who group up with the prequel absolutely love the films. I was born in 1998 and the prequels were always some of my favorite movies to watch growing up and have some of my favorite lore behind them.
I didn’t watch the prequels until a few years back as I was only 2 when ROS came out. I absolutely love the prequels and the originals.
i grew up with the prequels as well but born on 92
Same. I grew up on the prequels and even if I didn't love it more than the originals, it was my favorite era bc it gave Star Wars depth that I thought was fun. Even now when I see that it's flawed I still look fondly upon everything GL tried to do
They're great but they're also confusing messy loud piles of shit
I also grow up with the prequels but I started to dislike them after I understood why somehow the Original had more. Prequels are rich in creating the franchise bigger but in the same way made the story and some parts of the universe worse. As much as I love the army of the CIS, it won't make the thing it did to the idea of the force better. As much as I love every spin off game that was created only because of the prequels like Battlefront 2, Republic Commando it won't make the beginning of constantly rewriting and red conning better. And the Movies aged badly and I can't forgive what Lukas did because of that to the original by CGI Alot of beautiful puppets (sure the new lights aber effects where better but the CGI Jabba looks awful, sure the new color plate looks nice but including and even remake some clips was unnecessary like the talk between the Emporer and Vader.
The Prequels are in overall something, where someone throwed Jesus, lightssaber and Sci fantasy in and wrote Star wars on the package. And after the awful Sequels I fear we will never get the prequels the Original Trilogie deserves
I hope George knows how much the true fans admire his work. Many people treated him unfairly for his prequel films, and unfortunately it led to everyone losing the opportunity to witness his sequel story play out on the big screen. I hope to see him return to the franchise someday, but I don’t expect it to happen anytime soon. It’s really sad, what an opportunity missed, but his six film saga is quite a legacy to leave behind into retirement.
He did, after the release of The Last Jedi. It was then when he also said " I sold my child ( Star Wars ) to white slavers ".
Tbf, he was never truly planning on making anymore Star Wars films after ROTS.
@@freebandz4332 actually that's not true. Just before he sold everything to Disney he was in early stages of writing the new trilogy. It was while writing that he didn't want to direct. However he can't just sit on side lines either and he just didn't have him to devote 10 years of his life to making a new trilogy. So he sold it to Disney and gave him his notes and story ideas.
Had Disney gone with Lucas vision it would have done so much better. His version was way cooler then Disney.
@@Facade953 That was after the release of The Force Awakens actually
@GiRayne And that’s all subjective and not absolute, stop enforcing your opinion as law and gatekeeping and throwing labels upon those who disagree with you. That entitled toxic nerd fanboy mentality that you just displayed is what the OP was referencing.
I'll always respect George for giving us what he wants and not what we want.
Same here. He has a certain inner Wisdom that can’t be put into clear words.
Long Live The Legacy of George Lucas
Long Live: *Star Wars* 💚💙💜
“It can’t get any worse”
Famous last words
I can't believe he's comparing Jar Jar to R2... R2 is in a category all his own.
@@williamyoung9401 Yea, R2 is objectively more ridiculous than Jar Jar.
Lucas is the heart of Star Wars. Its his creation and anyone else writing it will always be cheap fan fiction. Its such a tragedy that Lucas got so discouraged that he sold his most prized creation.
Precisely.
Don't compare Lucas work to everything else.
@@sorryforprojectingmyparent6402 he means the sequels
That’s why out of the original trilogy the one he had the least amount of creative interaction, since he was neither the director or writer, is the most popular film of the entire series
This is all your opinion. In my opinion I think a lot of the new stuff is good.
Whether you disagree or agree with him, you gotta respect this passion
@JZ's Best Friend And he stole it from Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon.
Yeah, his passion for selling toys.
@@mr.vargas5648 And Dune.
All fiction is just pulling from something older at this point. SW might have been a little more obvious about it sometimes but nothing's really original.
@JZ's Best Friend exactly lol
Here is isn't passion, it denial.
" It can't get any worse "
Disney: And I took that personally
"it can't get any worse"
Morgan Freemen narration: It did in fact get worse.. much worse, and multiple times.
George really is very wise.
Not really.
Dude sold his billion dollar franchise to Disney that peace of crap company. Now they are milking the tit until it runs dry. He knew that would happen but he sold it anyway to them. Now he watches and myself, who once was a hardcore Star wars, also watch this great story of star wars we know die. All so the mouse can make a few bucks. No he is not that wise he obviously was butt hurt that is why he sold it.
@@detroitandclevelandfan5503 idk, 6 billion is a pretty good deal if you ask me 😂
@@TemptingNoise Yeah it is but still he is butt hurt he sold it. It is his whole life's work gone in an instant.
@@detroitandclevelandfan5503 he's lost the ownership but not the work. I get what you're saying, but I mean it's really not a big deal in the long run, he made his movies how he wanted, and got a big fuck off pay check and legacy. Heck he's probably won in his eyes now that people like his prequel movies more
The prequel haters when they make Lucas sold star wars to disney: What have I done?
Edit: ok,ok, I don't know how this meme I make (that don't even my meme) turn in to a debating. So to have a clear view, I don't hate the sequel (that have good visual and some other good thing). I also enjoy what Dave Filoni make.
Nah, good Lucas become too controlling of the IP. His best work was when people could still challenge his ideas.
@@reniorjd I think you right, but then why Lucas sold Star Wars? They end perfectly.
@@pippintooks6553 I guess he wanted to give people the sequel trilogy, but was too old and tired to direct it, so he gave Disney his story.
@@reniorjd, this fake "yes men" theory for the prelogy is just disinformation that spreads lies. Lucas has always had the artistic control of the saga, nobody could chalenge Lucas ideas on the OT because he had the last word, until the final cut. And in the prelogy he didn't do everything by himself and was helped by other people, even on the scripts and dialogues like in the OT. Don't believe the lies of the anti Lucas haters.
@@philippealain-art have you seen the original concept for Star Wars? There a comic if you want to see what Lucas originally had in mind.
Putting the Force theme in the background was genius.
I love that he stands true to his vision. Never hated any of his movies. Loved the complete story
It seemed people don’t understand that he’s the creator and can do whatever he wants with the franchise.
Lucas: they can't get any worse
The Sequel trilogy: hold my beer
I dont think so
@TheSpiderApex What are the true Prequels then?
@@enskje I think they means the continuity that after the right sold to Disney become Non-canon
@@enskje Those three movies George Lucas made between 1999 and 2005, probably.
@@Gojirawars03 They weren't well enough received. Gonna need some other alternatives.
George Lucas is a genius of film making. He is truly an amazing man and I could not have asked for a BETTER director to have such a massive impact on my life.
Thank you so much, George Lucas!
He is. Apart from Star Wars, he made American Graffiti and I absolutely love that movie!
Lol “a genius at film making” that’s hilarious. If the other people working on the original trilogy Hadn’t been involved, Star Wars would never have been anything other than a shitty b movie. And Lucas would be broke. The only reason people like the prequels is childhood nostalgia.
@@4477superman Ehhhhhhhhhhh some of what you say is true but also false. Lucas is far from a genius in film making, far far far far far far from it. But he is a genius in building a world and a concept of a story. In my opinion, the prequels have a really good story behind it, one of the best ever, it's just the way that it's told with the god awful dialogue, and that has always been George Lucas's weakness, he can't write proper dialogue. I re watched Attack of The Clones recently and I can say for certain that the story of Attack of The Clones is actually really good, it's just held back by the awful dialogue, ESPECIALLY in the Anakin Padme scenes, or whenever Anakin talks about Padme. There's a lot of unnecessary lines thrown in there that really don't need to be, moments where Lucas isn't respecting the audiences intelligence. That being said though, I think the main reason people love the prequels (I especially love Revenge of The Sith) is more so the world and ideas it creates, and if someone, ANYONE had told George Lucas his script and dialogue and needs to be rewritten, the prequels I personally think would rival the OT in terms of quality (except for Phantom Menace that movie just all around sucks and needs an overhaul)
So, in your universe, it goes Scorsese, Kubrick, Tarantino and... George Lucas ?
@@romaosoares5195 Hey. Can't a guy have a biase?
"I'm gonna paint it Jar Jar"
Props to the editor of this video. Great continuity with multiple interviews.
Honestly, just hearing him sound so defeated here... it makes sense that he sold Star Wars to Disney. He expected them to treat like the fans wanted his franchise to be treated. It's kinda sad really.
Damn, i just realize now
Nah, he did know Disney was gonna give us the crap that was The Sequels. You can find some interviews when he was making The Prequels where he said Hollywood kept telling him to make The Prequels like the Original Trilogy. It's why he had to make Ep. 2&3 with his own money.
In this huge book the star wars archive there's an interview with george lucas there and he said that he had the sequels plotted out and the first one written and ultimately right before making it is when he sold to disney because his daughter had been born and there were more things he wanted to do like make a museum and he realised if he was the one to make the sequels that he wasn't going to get those things because it'd take another 10 years to make and finish the final trilogy. in the end the choice wasn't because of the fans hating his work and the treatment of it well maybe a little but his reasoning was as simple as he just wanted to be there to raise his daughter and not miss out on that. which feels very true to the core story of star wars, love. they have what he was going to do with the sequels in there and it's sad because the story was actually really good but disney just threw it to the side and did what they did instead.
@@jessefirman48 why should i surrender to jesus? Is he a warlord that has my family as hostage? I will send you to jesus bot.
@@MeisterSchwabbo that last line killed me lmao
I was 18 years old when The Phantom Menace came out. I watched it 3 times in the movie theaters, and I also watched AOTC and ROTS another 3-4 times each. I love all of these movies and I have loved them since they came out. The prequels are absolutely glorious, and I don't care for any baseless accusations that they receive. It's fine if someone doesn't like them, but that doesn't make them bad movies. George Lucas is wise and he completed his vision the way he wanted to, and I for one love all of his work and his output.
to be fair the prequels (specifically phantom menace and attack of the clones) did have pacing, dialogue, and acting issues every now and again but it was more than worth it simply because of revenge of the sith which is simply a amazing movie
Baseless accusations? I love the prequels, but I can be honest enough to acknowledge their shortcomings and why some didn't enjoy them.
The prequels have bad writing, bad acting, horribly aged CGI and visual effects, confusing political plot lines for movies that George says are made for kids and I don't Like sand. But if you like them good for you boo.
go watch cw instead
@@PickleBeanBoss none of what you said is true. It's your own subjective but false opinion.
I'm glad history has softened on GL. He is an absolute visionary and badass.
That's the power of nostalgia, if GL made the sequel trilogy he undoubtedly would have been savaged again by fans and media.
@@greenbrickbox3392 No, that's comes from the fact that the prequel haters and Disney shills were dead wrong about hating on GL and his Star Wars, and thinking it would be much better in someone else's hands than his.
Care to revisit this comment now that George is kissing Bob Iger's tuchas?
@@greenbrickbox3392GL never could have come up with the garbage that Disney came up with.
Without George Lucas there is no OT, so only morons would hate him. Obviously he had help, but the general concept comes from him.
I love how he made them personally
You literally just uploaded this and it’s already getting recommended. Bruh.
I love what George has to say here though as always.
same dude
The only thing I'd criticize in what he said is that there are taste objections to his movies' writing (like presence/absence of comedy, or how the dialogues sound like), but there are also critics that aren't like that, critics that touch continuity or internal consistency. That's not what he is going after but he also doesn't acknowledge them, which makes me a bit dissatisfied.
It's not like RJ where he thinks no critic is valid, but still.
@@nathanjora7627 That's because their continuity and internal consistency is perfect. Fuck the critics. Fuck the fake ass "fans". George and all the other directors who worked on SW so far are geniuses.
I’m glad that George Lucas never gave up though. He even had some hating critics from his film, “Return of the Jedi” of the original trilogy. But that didn’t stop him from pushing forward to do the modern prequel. He really knew where he was going with this whole franchise. I was glad to be raised as a little kid during the modern prequel trilogy, that was the trilogy of my time. As the first one from the modern prequel trilogy came out in 1999, I was 3 years old and I saw it when I was 4. It was that trilogy that really made Star Wars epic the way it was. Disney screwed it up
he doesnt care what people thinks, hes telling his story the way he wants to and he loves it. and thats exactly why star wars is so great, no matter how bad disney makes the movies, his vision will always shine through even the darkest parts
1:06 brilliant scene
You can like or hate the style of the prequels, their effects, dialogue, but you can't deny that the story, world-building and character work (the most important elements of storytelling) were actually very good.
With the sequels, it's vice versa.
@@cthulhucrews6602 Palpatine became Chancellor. He meets Dooku who recently left Jedi Order and convinced that Republic doesn't work and convinces him to join him and create Empire. Firstly, Dooku contacts his old friend Sifo-Dyas and convinces him that Republic needs an army of clones and propose Jango Fett as a donor. Syfo Dias goes to Kaminoans and orders the army. Then Dooku kills him and funds the project from his name (and Palpatine maybe funds him). Clones grow for 10 years. If Kaminoans want to ask something, they text Dooku or Palpatine, it works either way. Then Palpatine starts the war with Separatists lead by Dooku and is about to propose to create an army, but Obi-Wan finds it first. Then on Geonosis separatists declare a war and Jedi try to save Obi-Wan and stop Dooku, but are overwhelmed and have no choice but to use the clones.
Assasination: Nute Gunray wants Padme dead since she put him in 4 trials, he agrees to join Dooku if this happens. Dooku knows that Padme is against the war, which he needs to start, so he sends Jango. As Jango is busy on Kamino and too important to be captured, he hires one of assasins he knows. Her tactic with worms is kinda dumb, I agree, but I guess she wanted make the job quiet. Jango follows her to not give Jedi the information and kills her by silent weapon which Jedi can't deflect. Unfortunately for him, Obi-Wan knows Dexter who can identify the weapon and lead him to Kamino. But it just executes Palpatine's plan quicker.
With Ep.7, Good. Ep.8, Holdo manoeuvre made me confused and canto bight made me say this could have been removed or shortened, luke's character should have been tweaked. Overall, it's(TLJ) a what if scenario for star wars. Now, Ep.9, maybe magic mystery box didn't work. But don't anyone side with the fandom menace. Don't give those ass***** your views.
The difference between the prequels and the sequels is consistency.
There's no denying that the prequels certainly had some bad writing, but George knew where he was going with the story, and he didn't give a hoot about what the critics said about him. He made the story work and fit into the overall saga, faults and all. And in the end it spawned several beloved eras of Star Wars (Clone Wars, Old Republic, etc.) that wouldn't have otherwise existed without the prequels being what they were.
On the other hand, the sequels don't have that consistency, and the writing is significantly worse. Disney was just making it all up as they went along and hoped it would work.
@Michael Lochlann Anakin makes sense. Pretty much only impulsive brats (well meaning or not) are power hungry enough to be manipulated by someone like Palpatine. It wouldn’t really make sense if anakin was wise and shit
@@beneyweneys I agree.
But, the correct term for Anakin should be "emotional slave"
I mean, he tried his best to save everyone he cared and often risked his own life.
i want to meet him and thank him personally for the prequels; since i saw them first and didn't know anything about 4-6. So the moment Anakin turns to the dark side, is the ''i am your father'' moment to me and many other of my generation; i felt betrayed by Anakin and couldn't move from my seat. How he expanded the story to politics and love story ultimately step the space opera up to action-packed science fiction, fascinates me always.
omg imagine if some child watches and knows only the clone wars animated series hahaha. that would be the dream, if i had to/could forget anything from my memories :D
@@TheZofriax That kinda happend to me :D not a feeling you really want to have
Re: George saying critics haven't liked the films in general: I'll mention the great Gene Siskel was a huge Star Wars fan who liked all the originals, stated "three is not enough!" and hoped to live long enough despite his cancer to see Episode I. Unfortunately, he did not quite make it.
"It can't get any worse."
Disney: "Hold my blue milk straight from the utter of a CGI space cow."
In hindsight I appreciate everything you did George. You made six movies that I can watch over and over again.
My dad ran into George at the ILM campus in 2016. He called me shaking and was scared to talk to him because Star Wars is literally the foundation of our father-son bond, but I urged my dad to go talk to him as it was such a powerful opportunity. I demanded he go tell George “thank you” for everything. He did. I realized in that moment that all my bullshit hatred I’d spewed about the prequels, whether valid criticisms or not, melted away at the mere mention of running into George. The man created *the* modern Western myth. He’s my idol.
LiTtErLy sHaKiNg
Average w*stern family, only bond between them is consoomerism.
One of the modern Western myths. Lord of the Rings holds the title
@@alpindale loser consoomers and their star wars
Ah yes w*stern families amirite?
George Lucas categorizing the entire adult audience as a 'group,' lol.
GL: "It can't get any worse"
Disney: "Hold my Mickey Mouse hat"
“It can’t get any worse” I immediately had images of the sequel trilogy flash in my mind lol.
Critical reaction to the sequels wasn't any worse than the reaction to the prequels. Actually I think it was better. Fan reaction was at least equal though.
@@RandomGuy285Except that nobody will like them, EVER!! People are warming up to the Prequels now but Sequels, Naaahhh
@@davedarius7346that’s not true not true at all. I like 7 & 8. Still hate the prequels.
except that's what people were saying about the prequels. @@davedarius7346
Being born in 2005 I was basically raised on the prequels and I love them to bits, never even understood the hate they got but maybe that’s just because I was brought up by the movies.
Edit: I don’t think I articulated my feelings too well. I love the OT in an unmatched way. The prequels just pleased the need for action and I never had a frame of reference, just six movies of the same universe that I think is cool.
It was mostly a loud minority, much like today.
It was mostly episode 1. There was just too much political bullshit in the story, and Jar-Jar didn’t help. Had he been toned down, the backlash would not have led to the creation of Count Dooku/Darth Tyranus. Ep 2 was a little too lovey dovey for too much of the movie, and they didn’t really do THAT much until the ass end of it. Which led to everything in 3 feeling rushed. Also, a lot of us has spent our entire lives with episodes 4-6, and 3 was the only one that was close to those. Basically, it was a different time, a different world.
Yes, being raised with the movies can totally blind you to the terribleness, and surely has in countless cases. If you've seen Plinkett's reviews and still don't even understand how people can absolutely despise that horse crap then that is honestly really moronic. Like crap if you want... it's not like people should enjoy disliking things, but those movies are not only very easy to find terrible on their own, but sh*t all over the original trilogy.
@@Hatchumosc1 I do remember thinking that episode 1 didn’t really have all that much significance and that episode 2 didn’t contain as much ‘star wars’ as I would’ve liked, but I guess my child brain couldn’t really see the stupidity of it. Luckily both my parents are absolute Star Wars fanatics, my mom being born the day it was released in the uk and my dad being able to watch it in the cinema when he was 14. That meant that I was made to watch the OT before prequels which I don’t think I could ever thank them enough for. Watching the prequels now brings me nostalgia rather than thinking about it from a story perspective (not sure if that made sense), but watching the OT is when I’m fully engaged throughout all 3 movies. I also never watched the trailers for the prequels until about a year ago, and surely that would’ve contributed a lot to the backlash. Either way my point is, I understand the backlash now, but didn’t really care back then because it appealed to my child brain.
It’s because you aren’t retarded. They’re great movies with, perhaps some qualities that irk some people. Nobody can tell me that ROTS isn’t the best Star Wars movie or at least a runner up
Never say "it can't get any worse". The universe will prove you otherwise.
Lucas: “It cant get any worse*
Disney: “Hold my beer”
The prequels had heart and soul, something Disney never captured with their Star Wars films.
100% Not to mention imagination as well.
This is my main gripe with the sequels. Regardless of how you feel about the prequels, you can tell that multiple people truly cared about them and poured passion into the project. The sequels just felt like soulless cash grabs.
Yeah the sequels where just designed to make as much money and attract as many kids to it as possible. Only good film disney has made, that actually felt like star wars was rogue one.
@@miller.b.1399 Solo a Star Wars Story was pretty good too. It felt fun, energetic and laid back, just as a Han Solo standalone movie should be. Nothing too crazy and certainly as as good as Rogue, but it was also a pretty well done SW movie in it's own right, I'd say.
Rogue One and Solo A Star Wars Story were both great. Disney captured the heart, soul and imagination from those two films at the very least.
George Lucas is an amazing example for all artists.
This man is a Legend not just for directing and bringing us some of the best movies we have ever seen, but also in his mindset to know this is ultimately HIS vision, and if someone doesn’t like any part of it he just moves on and laughs at all the haters and continues to the beat of his own drum, just as it should be with anyone who makes a work of art. As long as YOU are satisfied with what you create, the negativity you get from others who don’t share your vision exactly of course will hurt, but YOU are the one making the masterpiece, not anyone else. So don’t let anyone stop you from creating the art you love to make.
Exactly
Thank you!
Yeah, "great" movies like *Red Tails* and *Radioland Murders.* They'll be talking about those for seconds to come!
I can't say I agree with every decision George made with the prequels, but I respect the hell out of him nonetheless for making his movies the way he wanted to make them. And one thing I absolutely agree on is the CGI. People get so toxic about practical vs. cgi, like "Bleh, I know that CGI monster isn't there, I know it's not real!", but apparently that giant foam puppet with someone's hand up their butt is real? Yeah, ok.
The force theme in the background is very fitting. Well said Master Lucas. May the force be with you.
You tell em' Lucas. Its Lucasfilm, not Fansfilm The guy's a mastermind, and a true Jedi master. He deflects the haters as swiftly as the blasters that his Senator character fires.
Time yup makes sense why he did that one the prequels was following what the old obi wan says the dark times the imposter jedis secretly ruled by Palpatine also made by him he is a Anakins bio bastard dad hope they put old Obi-Wan vs imposter young obi wan become into a Darth maul copy cat also anakin when he is Darth Vader remembers old obi training him before he left him also defeating young imposter Obi-Wan explains why Yoda accept anakins training by old obi wan the real deal not the young one the young one was more like a bad brother also bad friend than bad teacher to him
@@valentincavazos6963 imposter jedis😳
@@StackND IS THAT AN AMOGOOSE REFERENVE!!!
Unfortunately it became Redditfilm and then we got Rey
It's DisneyFilm nw....
I don't care what anyone says, the prequels were amazing.
people just hate prequel movies
I concur but i personally didn’t like the phantom menace but overall, it’s a great trilogy.
I totally agree! I just cringe when seeing the naboo scenes in ep.2
Yeah I don't think any of them are any good.
The only good part of the trilogy is 1/3 of Revenge of the Sith.
The rest is ehhhhh.
@ProLucario637 the storytelling and worldbuilding in star wars was always great but the prequels made it even greater. Just some dialogue is eww, and some characters are too.
George Lucas: "It can't get any worse"
The World: Well that didn't age well...
I like how hes just straight up giving his unfiltered thoughts and subconsciously complaining about HOAs halfway through
“It can’t get any worse!”
force awakens music plays
I love the prequels and Revenge of the Sith will always be my favourite Star Wars Film
Same
Not exactly a deep thinker are you
@brandovlogs you tell him mate
@brandovlogs prequels were boring and shit films, revenge of the sith was better than the other 2, but still meh.
@WhaleMilker47 How. You are the first human I have ever encountered with this opinion
“It can’t get any worse”-George Lucas
Enter Kathleen Kennedy 🤢
I believe that the cgi is used to not only that it’s fake, but it’s also to capture that childlike feeling of believing that this an alien world with human traits and personalities
”Everything is fake, i am just taking it to the next step" 20 years later there is no single action/fantasy/scifi movie without CGI. George was clearly a visionary
Not really, the writing was just on the wall already that this was the future of most special effects work - because computers can do things practical effects and miniature effects can't, and it tends to be cheaper. There are cases of CGI in movies going back to the 1980s, and through the 1990s the technology matured to the point where it could produce convincing creature effects. The Star Wars sequels came at a point where the capabilities of CGI had grown but it still had significant limits, so I think the negative reaction to CGI *at the time* was still very much justified. But movies like the prequel trilogy, the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and the Harry Potter films are all good demonstrations of what could be achieved with it.
@@tetsujin_144 George was actually the one (or one of the few at least) who was behind the rise of CGI in the 80s and 90s. ILM was started by him; it was originally a division of Lucasfilm. The history of all of what was going on there at the time is fascinating. Pixar came out of there, as did basically modern sound and film editing. Lucas here (in 1999) wasn't necessarily a visionary, but he definitely was in the late 70s and through the 80s.
“The movies are for children but they don’t wanna admit that.”
Well that pretty much sums up the problems with the Star Wars fanbase, if you ask me.
Not sure Disney is doing SW stuff for "children" tho.
Do manchildren count?
Yeah, because kids are totally interested in hearing boring ass Phantom Menace political talk, and watching Anakin talk to pornstar Padme about how much he hates sand, and watching a dozen eight year old boys get slaughtered.
Dude, no. That’s a cop out. The prequels are just crappy,
@@BitterComments Did you ever consider it could be both? It doesn't need to be one or the other
@@koalabrownie Yeah, you’re right. It is for both, in part. But if it’s for adults as well, George Lucas can’t make an excuse for it being unwatchable by saying “it’s just a kids’ movie.”
that house analogy is fantastic
"It can't get any worse"-George Lucas
He might want to reconsider this quote now
Yeah…
Well that was referring to Revenge of the Sith. He didn’t make the sequels.
@@InjusticeJosh no, that was from The phantom menace. Empire and Jedi weren't well received.
@@servus_incognitus That’s interesting I didn’t know.
@@InjusticeJosh nevermind, I just checked the description. You're right.
After having watched the Disney sequels, I'm really starting to appreciate the prequels a lot more.
Too late
Haha, you can say both are bad. Episode 1 and 2 are just so horrible tho.
Jar jar, force speed,
@@4realjacob637 Jar jar is what killed it for me. Sucks that he made it into all 3 of the films when all I really wanted was for Darth Maul to have more screen time.
Just because Disney sequels suck ass doesn't make prequels any better. It's all bad.
@@scorpionwins6378 Jar Jar is the key to all of this
Lmao, I love how the editor inserted The Twin Sun leitmotiff. It's very badass for George.
You all had your chances to appreciate the prequels when you should've
The prequels shaped my upbringing and they still influence how I view the world. In the end, the fans that bitched and moaned about the PT lost. I’ll be forever grateful for the influence George had on my generation.
I was there for the original Star Wars release in 1977 and in theatres for every single release, even the Clone Wars movie, and George Lucas never ever ever disappointed me. Your comment warms my heart. I battled the prequel bashers for so long. Finally, the war is over. Long live the saga!
Hypocrisy, you criticize people for criticizing things?
Why are you bitching and moaning about prequel haters are they not allowed to think for themselves?
It is no different then how people don't like the same music, and if your favorite artist made a song that you hated then came out and said well it's for children not you who have bought all my previous work and helped make it what it is, it's very annoying.
George Lucas sold Star Wars because he doesn't care what any of his fans think, now Disney is really crushing Star Wars for good.
PS. I loved the prequels too but Georges analogy of painting a house is disingenuous, because he marketed his movies to everyone if his marketing was directed only at kids many of these people wouldn't have bitched because they wouldn't bother to watch them, but any press is good press.
@@petermontgomery2874 Its not about people disliking the prequels. The "Haters" are usually people who go way to far with their criticism, like the people who totally lampooned each film, harassed the actors, and other awful shit. The movies are, if we're honest, very similar to the original films, they are not even terrible films, just more mediocre than the monumental achievements of the originals. People got so vitriolic and angry over some fantasy films, and couldn't accept what was made. The "ruining my childhood" is so disgusting and ridiculous.
@@bogdanmeoff2399 I agree that the harassment is not ok but most the things you said still fall into the opinion category.
How is it disgusting?
This other guy says they shaped his upbringing but in a good way is that disgusting?
I feel very similar to the Disney trilogy, I love star wars but I do feel like its dead.
@@petermontgomery2874 Star Wars movies have perhaps died but Rogue One brought the magic feeling again we can hope they capture in future projects they are taking the time now to do with Filoni overseeing their work
This shows how proud George is of the prequels and I love that!🤩 he shows he is not scared to give fans unique and different things. Thanks George!!
Notice that he did listen to the Jar Jar criticism though because that annoying shit was almost completely gone from the other two movies.
@@ashleighelizabeth5916 I don’t think jar jar was cut because of the grown up babies were complaining about it
I assume they downplayed Jar Jar because he was believed to be a stereotype and he didn't move enough merchandise
same!! im so glad he makes what he wants! i respect that so much.
Prequels have matured like fine wine just took a while for everyone to appreciate them
unsure if everyone appreciates them tho
@@getgoodwifi4623 Yh Phantom Menace was actually good
they still suck
@@getgoodwifi4623 All films have their flaws, but man were these films over hated.
@@Mini-Toast_ tru
A fantasy picture inside of a film with a sense of realism
They way he addresses all the haters as fans with a different opinion was just so humble
I have a few bones to pick with the prequel but it's how he envisioned his prequel trilogy and I respect that
Are you going to ditch on Jake Lloyd again? Fans like you ruined his life.
@@BondFreek That poor kid. He eventually turned on his own mother and accused her of ruining his life for getting him an audition for the role of Anakin.
@@BondFreek The OP made a reasoned and reasonable point, never even mentioned Jake Lloyd and you accuse him of ruining the lad's life?
I should cut down on the caffeine if I were you.
You don’t like them, don’t watch them, why tf are you here?
@@freebandz4332 almost everyone has seen them. What are you trying to say
Can get any worse
The acolyte: hello there
This man is a genius and should be recognised for the brilliant mind he has. All those people hating on him the critics I’d like to see you do better. Star Wars is an amazing series of films along with Indiana Jones and should be recognised as such.
Hes a fool and deserves all the hate
@@davidbowles7281 a comment worthy of a complete fool.
@@Deadmanundertaker100 You're the fool. Look at this "the critics I’d like to see you do better."
As if you can't critique something unless you personally can do better?!
So if my car breaks down a week after I bought it, I can't say it's a sh*t car cause I'm not able to make a car myself?
I love how George was always aware, he knew people didn't like the movies and characters but it's what he wanted but to do and didn't change anything to try to appease the fans, because we all know what happened when Last Jedi came along
But he did change
Jar Jar is noticeably missing in Episode 3 compatibility to his presence in 1
He did make changes, aside from jar jar there plenty of videos of him behind the scenes talking about how to.domsomethingnbased in what the fans want. This video isn't himnsaying f everyone's opinion, it was him saying he's not going to let the hate get to him. Sometimes he agrees with criticism and sometimes he doesnt. And he's not going to beat himself up over it.
@@mawile3037 well he was also in Episode 2, he's in it less but he's still super important to the plot since he's the one in place for Padme and gives Palpatine Emergency Powers during the war
@@mawile3037 Jar Jar still has a prominent role in Episode 3. Just he wasn’t needed as much on screen as he was in Episode 1, for obvious reasons.
The Last Jedi wasn't made to appease fans.
I don’t care what people say about the prequels I was 5 years old when ep 4 came out grew with the classic trilogy and the prequels are great movies
George did a great job and I will always be gratefull for what he did
The prequels were underrated if anything
the plot for the Phantom Menace was way more serious than for New Hope really
Spot on
Well, the plot itself yes, but the tone - no.
Couldn't agree more. TPM is actually one of my favorite Star Wars movies. THERE I SAID IT! I don't care
@@_CPP_ mine too
@@_CPP_ same
The PT are UNDERRATED MASTERPIECES!
People love them now though and it makes me happy.
@@benjamintilley7745 Thank the force
I don't understand people hating the prequels. We got to see how everything developed and the star wars universe was broadened by them.
He was happy with the movies, that's all that matters
It wouldn't exist without George.
Correction: It wouldn't exist without everyone that made George's first 3 stabs at it successful.
@@UnitSe7en it came out of his imagination bro
@@JAMES_IS_COOL1227 It still wouldn't exist yada, yada, yada. Doesn't matter where it came from.
*Anakin Murders Younglings*
George: “These movies are for children!”
The murders were off-screen, implied.
@@MaryBrownIsTheBlairWitch what about anakin on fire
Now let’s just talk about the clone wars
@@bogdanmeoff2399 What about it? The OP cited the (off-screen) murders of the Younglings as a rebuttal to Lucas, not Anakin's immolation.
kinda makes me feel guilty for only getting into them as an adult, i did see Episode one when i was a kid tho (it was my first Star wars film, and as a 28 year old i rediscovered them) but nw i feel bad that i essentially watched Children's films. now i do watch Talkign dog films as a guilty pleaseure from my childhood becasue i know there kids films, but i watched star wars thinking they where for all ages but i guess not.
“It always hurts” 😔
He had to feed 1000 people at that point. He needed a vehicle to raise cash. He didn’t have a creative team, nor had the energy to do an artistically ambitious trilogy. He let his studio churn out CGI product…I wished the media was honest about how terrible the movies were when they came out. Yet, they kept saying “we know the previous one was bad, but this one is really good” to lure 30-40 year old fans back into the theaters.
Mad respect for George. Will always love this man for the incredible saga he created. (7-9 doesn't count)
this man is the stan Lee of star wars
@@badreedinedjellali1328 well…yea lol
please. Explain to me why the force awakens is a bad film
@@calebryhal293 Actually the force awakens was a good film. I liked majority of it, where it was heading looked good. It's just the tail end of it and the instant reveal and first win of the main villain in the movie? Force awakens is the best out of the sequels. They're not bad movies. Though, as star wars movies, they're burning goat turds.
@@calebryhal293 Its not a bad movie. But its a bad Star Wars Episode 7 movie. The Movie copies the hole story from episode 4. Nothing new, nothing innovative. Pure boringness. Endless Potential, throwen away with a brand new even bigger and better Death Star (why didnt sidious build this instead of Death Star, wtf?!?!? It doesnt make any sense that the crumbled Empire has the infrastsructure and most importantly ressources to build this giant thing in this amount of time. And again boring Rebels vs Empire. And new Republic (which we didnt even see once) instantly destroyed. No politics, no Problems about the Republic that could have made a great story in these kinda movies. Man i could do this for hours
We love you George and always will- no matter what people say about your movies they will always have a place in the heart of so many people, and it'll continue to be that way.
i love how i’m hearing more prequel love than hate after the disney sequels
The fact that he said the critics hated the the last two that came out before phantom menace is crazyyy
“It’s like poetry”
@Bartosz L Suuuuuurrreeeeeeeeee
I legitimately love Jar Jar Binks
George Lucas had his own creative process and you can't help but respect that.
Some don't realize that, other than A New Hope, the Saga is the most financially successful indie film series ever made, as in not funded by a studio.
I love a man who can take criticism. Also, this man in general is just... A legend.
"The movies are for children, people don't wanna admit that."
A lot of SW fans nowadays should take note.
Except they weren't.
@@davidbowles7281The literal creator of the franchise is saying in this video that he made them for children. Really don't know what more evidence you need.
@@davidbowles7281 theye were all PG, that's a good indicator who the target audience is - Kids young enough that their parents determine what is appropriate for them to watch
@@davidbowles7281 Well no they were meant for all ages really !
The best Star Wars movie is the first one you watched when you were 8!
Now that the sequels happened, people can now appreciate the prequels. They may have had corny lines and some cringe characters/scenes, but prequel palp has to be one of the best villains of all time in western media, and there are so many memorable and good scenes in them. Duel of fates, mustafar duel, kamino, Jango and the droids/clones, palps final speech and his and maces duel. They may not be as good as the OT but that doesn’t mean they’re terrible films. Rots and clone wars will always have a special place in my heart. Rip Sir Christopher Lee