You are of course right about the audience for star wars, in 77 I was 15 which may have been a bit older than the target audience I suppose. I just never got why it became so iconic when there was better stuff out there, Star Wars story just seemed like a basic fairytale to me.
On 5/18/05, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You're approaching the series the wrong way. Lucas is incapable of > delivering anything with the depth or social commentary of the people you > mentioned. As such, he has no intention of doing so, and his audience has no > intention of viewing anything of that sort. > > For me, it's really very simple. When I was 10, I watched the star wars > movies, and loved them. There are more star wars movies out now, and it's a > relatively inexpensive way to reconnect to and reminisce about my youth. > > > I'll wait till it's out on DVD to rent. > > > > When the first Star Wars came out I had been into SF for about 5 > > years, after reading Asimov, Arthur C Clarke, Heinlein, E E Smith etc. > > I was really excited about seeing it due to all the hype. But I was > > really disappointed, Star Wars just seemed childish after reading the > > greats and to be honest I have never really changed my opinion. > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:158055 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
