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Re: Another one of those 'what's wrong with TPM' posts
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lugnet.starwars
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Thu, 1 Jun 2000 18:31:33 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Dave Schuler writes:
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> Not really. He financed it from the $$ he made off of the viewers and
> merchandisers of 2+ decades. He is beholden to them, after a fashion, • because
> without them he would have no fortune, nor any way to express his
"vision."
To paraphrase a wise man, that depends greatly on your point of view.
You may see it as an investment of your money. I think George sees it as
his movie, and people happen to like looking at it, so they pay to see it,
and maybe buy some stuff too. I'm sure he doesn't feel that he owes us
anything.
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> Besides all of which, George was only able to make these films • because the
> "ten year old boys" who saw it in 1977 have been putting money into it • ever
> since. They are the investors in the prequels. It would be nice if • George,
> on some level, recognized these contributions and tailored at least part • of
> the forthcoming films to his loyal supporters, rather than simply trying to
> cultivate another two decades' worth of merchandise consumers.
I agree with you, however. I'd sure like it if there were a few nods to us
AFOSW's along with the pandering to ten-year-olds.
~Mark
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| (...) Irrelevant. I'm not saying "George should have done such-and-such to realize George's vision better"--I'm saying that George could have done such- and-such to make a better film. Whatever else it is, it is also a film. (...) Not really. He (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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