That's not an opinion, that's fact.
So many people call it A New Hope.
Depends on when you watched it, I guess. Initially it was Star Wars, but he NEEDED us to know it was not the beginning of the story. I still call it Star Wars
Sorry mate, had to down vote because it isn't an opinion, just a fact.
This is unpopular opinions, not unpopular facts.
He didn't expect a "movie made for 13 year olds" to be so popular initially. After, he decided to roll the dice for "5 year olds" in the prequel series. I find those concepts so telling about the disconnect between art and film production. If ratings are an initial constraint where the arbitrary minimum age is considered a limiting factor, it explains why so much content lacks depth and complexity. To a large extent, that media sets the bar for cultural expectations which bleed into and permeate all aspects of society even a political sphere where the benchmark of preteen depth of argument is an illusive and fleeting expectation. Lucas' comments on the age targets for SW really shed some light on Western culture. The naming just adds, it wasn't some elaborately intricate plan from the start.
I think it's funny that Disney now has this 'Jedi Tales' show that is supposed to be 'Star Wars for little kids.'
Star Wars for little kids when I was a little kid in the late 70s and early 80s was Star Wars.
Check out 4k77. When the crawler starts, I still get a tiny chill. It just says “Star Wars.”
I have the whole restored trilogy they did. Really great stuff. As someone who has worked on the technical side of film-making, what interests me most is how the grain keeps changing in Star Wars, I'm guessing due to Lucas' inexperience with a film project at that scale. Empire didn't have that problem because Kirshner had a lot more experience. It comes back a bit in Jedi because apparently Lucas should have learned more.
Edit: Never mind, I forgot Lucas didn't direct Jedi.
Too bad he never did.
IMO, the real reason Star Wars was a successful film was Marcia Lucas' amazing editing. She really deserved her Oscar. Also, she told dumbass George, who was going to let Obi Wan live, how basic storytelling works. And then dumbass Joseph Cambpell decided George was the genius because he really fucking hated women.
I stumbled on it during the pandemic. My wife said she wanted to watch all the movies in story order. I was not looking forward to it for so many reasons! When I found this, it started me down a rabbit hole. All the various compilations people have put together is really amazing, and the 4k## stuff, to me, kind of refutes Lucas’ excuses for not releasing the same thing himself. He’s always said he couldn’t do the original film justice because the original film stock is damaged and/or missing. Then this small group of people come along, find something on eBay, and basically do what the fans have been asking for!
Crazy, I was just on the phone with my cousin about this yesterday. Not that I was alive then, but he is a movie buff (he really is) and he somehow didn't know that. But you are correct, everyone hates hearing it still.
