So how would you feel if George Lucas died?

[Baldry]

I've had this thought bumming around in my head for awhile and I figure once I got past my initial sadness of someone being dead I don't know how I'd feel about George being dead. Lucas is probably one of the biggest names in the world as of writing and I reckon you've probably seen this one film trilogy he made and everything that blew up out of it.

As a massive fan of Star Wars I owe a lot to George but in recent years I've begun to think less and less of him, I've begun to think he just got lucky with the original trilogy, something that he didn't believe in and nowadays he just seems hellbent on making sheds load of money...But then again he's the guy that made Star Wars! The guy that said this:
So yeah, I don't know how I'd feel but I'm just wondering how everyone else would feel if you woke up one day and he was dead?

 

[Dangit2019]

I would probably be sad that nobody challenged him to reach greatness in film again before he died. Really, the only thing that he needs to make a good movie is somebody challenging him, and if he died before that happened, I would feel bad about it.

That said, he's also done a lot for charities and the like, so he would most likely be missed.

 

[shogunblade]

How did you feel when Michael Jackson died, regardless of controversy?
It would probably be the same thing if George Lucas died.

He has had a sordid affair in some way, but the ways he changed the field he was popular in (Like MJ was in Music, and even to Music videos, and even video games), he will forever be an icon, and nothing can change that.

Regardless of how you feel about George Lucas now, he's changed audio forever (THX Sound), he made one of the biggest cult phenomenons ever (Star Wars, Indiana Jones, to a degree, and even Howard The Duck, as bad as I hear it is), He is somewhat responsible for what he's done to video games (Star Wars has made video games, Lucasarts had Monkey Island and Sam and Max, to name a few) And without his rediculous endeavors to edit his movies to the point that they aren't the same things anymore, Who would have allowed someone like Ridley Scott to make Seventy-Bajillion Blade Runner edits (Deckard's Narration? No Deckard Narration? Everybody wears party hats this time? Take Your Pick), or even fixing older movies even with digital techology (Who knows what remaking Star Wars a dozen times has done to help remaster older movies forgotten in time so long that it was once thought to never be seen again?)

While everybody knows what evils have befallen Star Wars, and the evils Star Wars itself has become (all from this one guy), like it or not, George Lucas has been a big deal, and when he dies, He will be missed by me, regardless of how I feel about Star Wars now.

So if too long; didn't read, short answer is I would be saddened that we lost someone who changed film in bigger ways, even if everybody will complain that the changes he made to film is "Han Shot First, no wait he didn't, Or wait, yes he did." He's had an impact in more ways then we think.

 

[Shadowsetzer]

I find his comments in that clip about 'filming the environments' and special effects being 'just a tool' both amusing and depressing, given how he's rereleased the original trilogy multiple times simply so he can update those special effects. I'm honestly at a loss as to how he went from 'characters and stories are much more important than special effects' to making the prequel trilogy that tried its hardest to run entirely on those effects. All I can think of is that he's gone senile in his old age.

To answer your question: I wouldn't be sad that a great filmmaker died, because as far as I can tell, that filmmaker died long ago; all that's left is a money-grubbing old man.

 

[Rawberry101]

If George Lucas died it would be a sad day indeed.

Many people get caught up in his recent failures and say the Star Wars prequels were a terrible offense or Indiana Jones 4 was a huge mistake, and I more or less agree. However the man was a pioneer in many respects and changed the industry as a whole in innumerable ways. Star Wars started a revolution in film effects, business, and imagination.

No matter what he's done to the films since he made them, he still made them. The only reason people complain about the tweaks to Star Wars is because the films so profoundly affected them. Most children who grew up with the films saw their imaginations expanded in the space of two and some change hours. He was a visionary, and people should recognize him as such, especially when we reflect upon him after his death. Only then can you celebrate that you might get a dvd/blu ray release of the theatrical versions of every film he made.

 

[Evil Smurf]

I would be very sad, the man is a legend, an idiot but lovable

 

[Sutter Cane]

You know looking at that clip, it seems to me the only thing he's really changed his opinion on is that he does give more time to the settings than he used to, but then again outside of "Jedi Rocks" and the extended entrance to mos eisley, I can't really think of any time any of the films just stops and goes "hey look at our ridiculously elaborate setting, or look at how much money we spent on this animation," and even in the case of the Mos Eisley entrance its trying to make a deliberate point about the setting, in showing us how incredibly bustling that spaceport is (jedi rocks is indefensible though).

Actually looking at it I wonder if that clip is supposed to be directed at films like 2001: A Space Odyssey which has several onge stretches of just special effects over classical music with not much really happening to advance the plot. Just throwing that out there.

 

[JimB]

I'm just wondering how everyone else would feel if you woke up one day and he was dead.

I wouldn't. I don't know him, and he burned up any nostalgic fondness for his work a long time ago. He's just a stranger whose name I happen to know.

 

[Blarkuntvhite]

I'd care as much as I do about the death of any other celebrity, which is precisely as much as they would care if I died

 

[el_kabong]

I think it's safe to say that I wouldn't feel anything. He made some good movies at one point, but it's not like I'm looking forward to anything he is doing. Nor is he young, so it's not like he hasn't hit his peak already.

 

[-Dragmire-]

I'm kind of hoping he makes an amazing film before he departs and I'll be sad if he doesn't.


End on a good note, you know?

 

[zelda2fanboy]

I doubt I'd feel much of anything at all. I used to look forward to the idea of the original unaltered Star Warses being released in high definition finally, but I honestly don't really care anymore. And if he did die, chances are his family / estate would mandate the movies on home video resemble the most recent edits. Yes, I did just talk about the prospect of the death of someone who appears to be a decent man who I don't know and will never meet as though it could potentially benefit me. Welcome to the Twilight Zone that is the internet. I hope he does live for a long time, though. The guy has millions of dollars and a large family. He ought to get to enjoy that to its fullest.

To be honest though, Star Wars is dead to me already. I never watch it and have no desire to do so. I've moved on. There are too many other things to see in this world. I feel like there was brief period in the 90s where the expanded universe was given enough leeway to tell interesting stories, but it just isn't the case anymore. Now everything related to it just feels like crummy recycling and rebranding. I don't care anymore. I'd like to. I really would.

 

[Kae]

I like his work, but I don't know him nor do I have any particularly strong feelings towards him, and if he died his work would still be there, considering how I feel about people that are actually important to me, I doubt I'd feel much, maybe I'd make a comment on it being sad but not really much, I mean since I don't interact with him and I rarely hear of him it would make no difference to me whether he is alive or dead, I'd still respect him because as I said I like his work, even if I may not like his more recent work, I still got a lot of the Original Star Wars and Indiana Jones, so that's worth something, besides I can easily ignore the parts of his work I don't like.

 

[telocaster]

I quote our lord and savior Jim Sterling

"He is a profoundly stupid man, but he is a genius"

I would be sad but I would move on.

 

[Yopaz]

I have no strong feelings towards him so I would probably not feel anything if I heard of his death.

 

[Dr Pussymagnet]

It will be a sad day, but what saddens me more is knowing that there will be Star Wars fans who'll probably be happy about it.

 

[Zuljeet]

I'd be bummed. His work brought us Skywalker sound, ILM, Pixar, and elevated science fiction to new heights. I don't like all of his movies, but what he brings to the table is worth a Jar Jar or two.

 

[Dags90]

Mostly I'd just eye roll at the people trying to be 'FIRST!' to announce his death all over the internets.

 

[TheLazyGeek]

How did you feel when Michael Jackson died, regardless of controversy?
It would probably be the same thing if George Lucas died.

He has had a sordid affair in some way, but the ways he changed the field he was popular in (Like MJ was in Music, and even to Music videos, and even video games), he will forever be an icon, and nothing can change that.

Regardless of how you feel about George Lucas now, he's changed audio forever (THX Sound), he made one of the biggest cult phenomenons ever (Star Wars, Indiana Jones, to a degree, and even Howard The Duck, as bad as I hear it is), He is somewhat responsible for what he's done to video games (Star Wars has made video games, Lucasarts had Monkey Island and Sam and Max, to name a few) And without his rediculous endeavors to edit his movies to the point that they aren't the same things anymore, Who would have allowed someone like Ridley Scott to make Seventy-Bajillion Blade Runner edits (Deckard's Narration? No Deckard Narration? Everybody wears party hats this time? Take Your Pick), or even fixing older movies even with digital techology (Who knows what remaking Star Wars a dozen times has done to help remaster older movies forgotten in time so long that it was once thought to never be seen again?)

While everybody knows what evils have befallen Star Wars, and the evils Star Wars itself has become (all from this one guy), like it or not, George Lucas has been a big deal, and when he dies, He will be missed by me, regardless of how I feel about Star Wars now.

So if too long; didn't read, short answer is I would be saddened that we lost someone who changed film in bigger ways, even if everybody will complain that the changes he made to film is "Han Shot First, no wait he didn't, Or wait, yes he did." He's had an impact in more ways then we think.

Pretty much this. Despite how George has come down in the last few years, you can't dismiss what he accomplished in the beginning. It would be a loss no matter how bad you think the prequels are or his career after the original trilogy is.