George Lucas is certainly a well-known figure in Hollywood. For many years, he has been one of the most important figures in the world of Star Wars, being the original creator of the entire world. For years, he has been on the frontiers of every new addition to the story, helping a trilogy become one of the most successful franchises of all time.
Knowing how high-profile he is, it is not surprising that every step that he takes is carefully observed under a microscope. Recently, the filmmaker gave an interview in which he said some very interesting things about the film industry. Unfortunately, many have begun to call out the hypocrisy in his words.
‘Hollywood in 10 Years’ According to George Lucas
Recently, George Lucas gave an interview with Brut (via Culture Crave), in which he went into great detail about his professional life. Being an important figure in Hollywood, he was specifically asked what he thought the film industry would look like in 10 years. He started by saying that everything would be exactly the same.
He believes that every film that has come out in recent years is a sequel to some earlier project or a remake of something classic from many years ago.
Same thing as it is now … The stories they’re telling are just old movies. ‘Lets do a sequel, let’s do another version of this movie’ … There’s no original thinking … the big studios … they don’t have an imagination.
He specifically targeted the bigger studios, stating that they do not have very unique ideas and are simply capitalizing on the original ideas of the past. Lucas believes that this is a never-ending cycle and Hollywood will be stuck in it, even ten years in the future.
Fans Call George Lucas A Hypocrite
What George Lucas said during this interview is not far from the truth, as various other successful figures in Hollywood have voiced a similar opinion. Fans of his also followed his sentiment, saying he was completely right about what he said. However, the irony of who was saying this was not lost on fans.
The older you get, the more you realize its true…
— Al Goodman(CoachGoody421) (@AlGoody421) May 24, 2024
Based lucas.
Hollywood is stuck in a very damaging cycle, and it's going to continue circling the drain until it realizes how to tell good stories again. And how there shouldn't need to be a Reliance on prequels, sequels, reboots, remakes.
— Matt Jarbo (@mjarbo) May 24, 2024
Many spectators pointed out that Lucas is the last person who should be saying these things considering just how many sequels, prequels, and continuations of stories exist in the Star Wars franchise. Others questioned the originality of the franchise as a whole, naming the many classic works that inspired the story of Star Wars.
Is Star Wars original thinking?
1- The story is a classic Hero's Journey by Joseph Campbell.
2- The universe is largely inspired By Frank Herbert's Dune (eg. Tatooine and the worm) written 10 years before.
3- John Williams music is almost a plagiarism, listen to The Planets by…— Gaspard Tertrais (@TertraisGaspard) May 24, 2024
Says the guy who did Star Wars and then proceeded to make 8 more sequel/prequel films in that story, then produced countless more around it.
— MJ (@MJ54) May 24, 2024
Could argue the prequels were just sequels to Star Wars and were just as unimaginative.
— Yugi-Centric (@yugicentric) May 24, 2024
While there is no denying that what the filmmaker said is true, it is safe to say that fans are not happy that George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars, is the one who is saying it.
