BTW, the Clone Wars animated series got a lot better after its first season---the story of how Anakin descended into the Dark Side was much deeper and better explained than in Lucas' pitiful Episodes I-III. It was pretty awesome watching the future Vader skulk around in secret using and using the dark Side to get what he needed or wanted at any given time.
Lucas can’t write or direct?
Um, the ten zillion fans who saw the original “Star Wars” film in the theater eighty-five times during its first release disagree with you.
(YES, I know it’s called Episode IV: A New Hope, but when I was a kid and saw it in the theater, the poster said, “Star Wars.” Trying to change movie names retroactively is never a good idea, fanboys.)
“Lucas can’t write or direct...”
“He had a lot of help with that script. “
You guys want it both ways. He can’t write... but he sure had a lot of help with the script! Spielberg!, etc.
So which is it? Is it a crappy script he wrote... or a piece of cinematic genius he had help with from cinematic geniuses?
I guess when you swing a mop handle, it’s a light saber, too. Any weapon at hand works when your goal is to diminish someone’s unprecedented, unequalled-since artistic achievement.
By the way, I wouldn’t cite Spielberg when making your case that Lucas had script help. Spielberg is not a writer. He rarely takes a writing credit. He cribbed an unearned credit on “Close Encounters,” according to the executive producer.