I dont blame Jar Jar, I blaim Lucas creation of a useless race called the Gungans, "Meesa thinks it was stupid" to have them create a race of characters so stupid.
He put the Ad back into adventure.
He put the venture back into venture capital.
And he put the capital back into his movies...making him a very rich man indeed.
No one wanted star wars in the beginning. He believed in it.
And he has finished a tough one. How do you surprise anyone, when everyone knows the outcome?
DK
If we were limited to Star Trek clones for sci-fi, I doubt I would not have survived the 90's.
He also pushed the nature of special effects (and profitted there too.
Mark Hamill would not have an acting career without Star Wars. Remember his first post Star Wars try..."Corvette Summer". Annie Potts got her career starter there as VanEssa.