Star Wars Apologists Unite
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Okay, so now we're analyzing Star Wars as if it were art. It isn't art, regardless of what Lucas or his followers may say at this point. It was, and is, an homage to the old 'B' level serials put out for studios as "Throwaway" entertainment. Those of us who love serials (flaws and all) realize that they are laughable bad and great exciting fun all at the same time.

Star Wars was great fun the first three times and embarrassingly awful the last three times. That is the plain truth as I see it. Lucas, desperate for filmic success went back to the Star Wars well devoid of any real ideas in terms of plot, and an inability to write dialogue that makes you question his contributions in American Graffitti (the only well written film he's ever made).

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE episodes IV-VI and was very excited about episodes I-III (at the time, before I'd actually seen them, I was hoping he'd do the last three as well). And while they are visually stunning, they are the filmic equivalent of a super model -- nice to look at, but of no real value and they can overstay their welcome quickly.

I know this is blasphemy to a great number of people, but Lucas should have handed the story telling over to competent people and contributed design ideas and shot the film -- in no event should he be allowed to write dialogue or plot for anything as fundamentally enjoyable as the Star Wars universe again.

People forget that some of the worst Star Trek scripts were written by Gene Roddenberry, proving that having a good idea and executing a good idea, are two entirely different endeavors.