"The People vs. George Lucas" Is Really a Twisted Love Letter

[Blue_Tires]

There’s a fine line between love and hate, and some Star Wars fanatics have crossed that flimsy divide with blasters a-blazin’ when it comes to George Lucas, the visionary filmmaker who dreamed up the franchise.

The upcoming movie The People vs. George Lucas gives disgruntled Star Wars fans a chance to vent their frustrations about the direction the franchise has taken over the years. Thousands of fans submitted video clips for the crowdsourced film, which will have its world premiere this March at the South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival in Austin, Texas.

“We’ve taken great care to show respect for a filmmaker who continues to inspire generations, and who has certainly inspired us to make this film,” The People vs. George Lucas writer and director Alexandre O. Philippe told Wired.com in an e-mail interview after the announcement. “It’s really hard to imagine what our pop-culture landscape would look like without Star Wars. So our film is a love letter of sorts, but it’s a rather twisted one, as we’re looking at George through the prism of his fans.”

The fan-fueled filmmaking process, enabled by the internet and easy access to video-editing technology, made it possible for Phillippe and his crew to connect with legions of fanboys and fangirls around the world, then stitch together a crazy-quilt indictment of Lucas’ handling of the Star Wars legacy.

The movie looks at Star Wars as the cultural cornerstone it’s become, Phillippe said. “Is George the sole owner of it, or does it now belong to the ages?” he said. “And what happens to your role as a creator when your audience claims it owns your art?”

Fan debate over the extensive changes made by Lucas in special editions of the films released long after the original theatrical runs gets pretty intense in The People vs. George Lucas, Phillippe said: “As documentary filmmakers, we had to distance ourselves from the fact that we’re fanboys and fangirls at heart, to deliver an objective, uncensored, no-holds-barred examination of a unique cultural phenomenon.”

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[MicaelS]

1. Oh for god's sake....

This poster nailed it:

Posted by: beachgirl61

Some of these folks need to get a life. It’s a movie for Pete’s sake…and George Lucas is the creator of the movie. If he wants to put the friggin’ Rockettes in the movie, that’s his right. If the fans don’t like it, then don’t watch…or better still, get off their collective duffs and actually go out and create something original instead of being a bunch of mundane followers.

[Orsino]

5. beachgirl61 is deliberately missing the point.

Lucas has already made and remade his movies, and will face multiple cycles of critical analysis. I think he can stand a few organized critiques by his fans and foes.

There's certainly no shortage of people like beachgirl16, eager to review movies they haven't seen yet, and quick to belittle anyone who hasn't actually made a movie of his/her own.

[Blue_Tires]

2. ttt

[Blue_Tires]

3. final kick

[gatorboy]

4. I've gotten over how much George Lucas ruined Star Wars.

On the other hand, I will be starting my own group chastising Lucas for destroying the Indiana Jone franchise.

The Monkey scene, George.... REALLY????