(BTW, my comments here are my own, and not necessarily representative of the whole team. It's possibly the BBC article misinterpreted Lucas' quotes, so it's important to see everything in context before making statements on this stuff. This third draft had most of the elements of the final plot, with only some differences. The third draft, dated August 1, 1975, was titled The Star Wars From the Adventures of Luke Starkiller. After a few letters from fans, I've deleted my initial comments and will wait till the video comes out. Star Wars (retroactively retitled Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope) is a 1977 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas. But it really reflects more the racism of the people who are making the comments than it does the movie."Īfter reading the full article (and not just the quotes posted here), it sure sounded to me like many of Lucas' complaints were direct at online fans complaining about Jar Jar, not just the media. He added: "It started out as a way of just selling newspapers and then other people have sort of picked it up. The main Star Wars film series is a trilogy of subtrilogies as it neared completion, Lucasfilm began to refer to it as the 'Skywalker Saga'. "The American press uses the internet as their source for everything, so when people were creating Websites saying, 'Let's get rid of Jar Jar Binks, he's terrible' and some of the critics were describing him as a comic sidekick, they came in and they started calling the film racist." He believes the US media's fascination with the Internet created the controversy. And when it comes to the new trilogys depiction of Sandpeople, its no longer enough just to embrace racial stereotypes. Pod sent us to a BBC article where George Lucas FINALLY talks about the Jar Jar racism accusations. Lucas talks about Racism - blames US Media and Internet The misconceptions you had about Star Wars, when you were a kid What plotline, character or scene in the entire Saga irritates you the most? News Star Wars Responds to Hate Against Moses Ingram: Don’t Choose to Be Racist The official Star Wars account and others come out in support of Moses Ingram, who plays Reva on Obi-Wan Kenobi. Stephen Hayford Star Wars Weekends Exclusive Artįans who grew up with the OT-Do any of you actually prefer the PT? Star Wars Night With The Tampa Bay Storm Reminder TheForce.Net - Episode I - Lucas talks about Racism - blames US Media and InternetĬEII: Jabba's Palace Reunion - Massive Guest Announcements
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