Dale Pollock Strikes Back

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Scathing take on George Lucas by his biographer.

Wow. He does not come off well in this. Interesting.

Comments

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Dale Pollock: I don't think he has any skill in directing good actors in any kind of film, big or small. To take talents like Samuel Jackson, Natalie Portman and Christopher Lee, and do so little with them, is almost criminal. I still don't think he enjoys directing, he only enjoys manipulating technology that doesn't talk back or have a different point of view.

Exactly

College Park, Md.: Lucas seems very fickle about his work, as we can see from his recent revisions of the original trilogy. Why has he been so adamant about changing something that is already so well loved? I know that due to the limitations of the time, the films didn't come out the way he wanted, but does he really not realize that fans love the original films in the original state?

Dale Pollock: He doesn't care what the fans treasure, he cares about his original vision and his frustration in not having the technology available to realize that vision in the 1970s and '80s. He is a very self-centered person, and he considers the entire STAR WARS saga as his personal creation, therefore it has to meet his high standards. He reserves the right to go back and change any element of any of the six films, as his whim dictates. The ultimate auteur.

His high standards? THAT'S high?