've been thinking about what really irritates me the most about this.
I've loved Star Wars since I first saw it at a drive-in when I was 5 years old. I used to play with a lot of the toys. I just recently bought my own kids a very cool Falcon that came with a bunch of the figures for a good price at Sam's Club. I’ve read many of the Star Wars books and even some of the comics. So I feel like I am a long time customer and I don't think it would be asking too much to be somewhat appreciated. But instead of appreciation, I get insults. And not righteous insults with some validity, but ridiculous insults which have no logical thought behind them.
You know what makes me most mad is how much emotional capital I've already invested into Star Wars and then to find out after all this time that George Lucas only insults me by thinking I'm stupid enough to vote for someone who would be a tyrant. Is Lucas really that dumb, or is he just pretending to be so stupid in order to purposefully annoy me? Conservatives like me who defend our 2nd Amendment rights are the strongest line of defense against the rise of a tyrant in America, and it's the gun grabbing libtards like Lucas who would surely lose us our liberty.
The bitter irony is that Lucas is comparing Republicans to the idiots who are applauding their new emperor, when the reality is that liberals who oppose the 2nd Amendment and who go on and on about it applying only to organized militias are the ones who would get us a hard left commie dictatorship installed, and it's the 2nd amendment defending conservatives who ensure America isn't taken over from within. I wouldn't mind at all Lucas giving his opinion, I just wish he had at least a lick spit of common sense behind it, and just giving his trite little teasers in this interview isn't cutting it. Let's see his essay on the subject, and then I'll put it up against Orson Scott Card's and David Brin's, among others.
Hey, it's not my fault that Lucas decided to stab me in the back and effectively call me and every other Bush voter a jack booted fascist imperialist freedom hating nazi wannabe moron for voting for Bush. That's his opinion, I just wish he had made more clear his thoughts on this subject before he suckered me into paying in good faith for all of his stuff over all of these long years. He waits until I'm practically his lover and then pulls out the ice pick to let me have it after he’s gotten my confidence. What a deceitful, conniving little traitor. Maybe I should blame myself somewhat for being so naïve. I guess I’ll eventually learn. The hard way.
Some interesting thoughts are available by a better writer than Lucas will ever be at ornery.com, especially regarding our war in Iraq. Maybe I should email this link to George Lucas.
http://www.ornery.org/essays/2004-10-13-1.html
And eventhough I'm a die-hard fan of the original trilogy, I think he is absolutely horrible with dialogue. I've read high school productions with better dialogue than the prequels. Most of his scenes are short and stilted that lacks in dramatic flare. His actors sound as though they're reading right off the script in rehearsal due to his weak directing style. So, I'm not some fan with blinders. I guess it is nostalgia for the masterpiece I saw as a youth.
Where I disagree is the idea of boycotting Star Wars, a sci-fi fantasy, because of political philosophy. Besides making some of my political brethren look like crusty frumps who take themselves too seriously, I can't see how my seven bucks will make any difference to the gozillion his movies have made. I respect you for your decision -- and trust me I know where you're coming from, but I don't think the majority of the apolitical public will come out of the theater saying "Damn, I'm not voting Republican because they're the Dark Side of the Force."
I appreciate your response and agree. But... My seven bucks may not have made a difference to Lucas or the gazillions that Star Wars made, but when I saw Star Wars today, paying for a different movie and then walking in to see Star Wars made the experience so much sweeter. I guess I see where some of these anarchists are coming from as I tread the fine line of the dark side. It sure feels good. I loved this movie too. Thought it was great and I'm not recommending that anyone deprive themself of the experience, I'm just asking why pay to be insulted?
I was impressed by the deep game Darth Sidious played. I'm wondering, probably in a semi-paranoid state, if it isn't the intentions of all of these liberals mouthing off insulting what they know are bajillions of conservatives among their fan base in a very diabolical attempt to deliberately suck every ounce of joy that they can right out of our lives. We can either deprive ourselves of the pleasure their art might provide (to those of us who enjoy it) or we can fill their coffers with money for their liberal politics while paying good hard earned money to people who insult us in every way imaginable. The third option skirts the dark side, and that is to enjoy their stuff but do an end run around actually paying for it. Of course only evil ones deal in absolutes according to them, so they shouldn't mind at all. The library is my favorite place to pick up entertainment. It's right in my price range.