Star Wars turns 30 today but it isn't dead yet
30 years ago today the movie business changed forever with the release of Star Wars. Little did anyone know what a huge impact the film would make to not only the industry but young kids lives for many decades to come. It would be some years later until I would meet up with Star Wars but it's safe to say I wouldn't be doing this blogging thing if it wasn't for Lucas' film. It's the first film I ever remember watching, my memory of the final death star run being my earliest cinematic memory. I really doubt there is any film I have ever seen more than Star Wars, I know every line every beat of the film. I'm no different to anyone else... we all remember that first time watching the movie with great enthusiasm. George Lucas owed us nothing after 1977 but he then delivered The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.
The trailer above I've just stumbled across, and it's actually a movie that is based around that day 30 years ago. It looks really fun. I know nothing about it and trying to find any concrete information on the web is quite difficult but apparently it's called 5-25-77 (the release date of Star Wars) and it's a fascinating look at life when the movie came out. Apparentaly it's directed by Patrick Read Johnson who wrote the Dragonheart movie, if anyone knows anything else about it do let us know.
Sadly of course, the three prequels to that great trilogy have been painful to watch. Only in brief moments did they show any of the great vision Lucas once had. They showed him out of touch with his audience and it would be two years later until we would find out exactly how out of touch he was with the release of The Fellowship of the Ring. Younger and more hungry directors like Peter Jackson had slain our former hero. We all know Star Wars should be left in peace. Rumors are flying around the Internet today that George Lucas is about to make the HUGE announcement at the 30th anniversary Star Wars celebration in Los Angeles that he is preparing a brand new Star Wars feature film. If true, it's expected that the movie will take place before the recent prequels and at the time of the Old Republic. We already know about the two T.V. shows he is planning, one animated and one live-action but this is said to be something completely different altogether. Oh dear. And yet I will be there and so will you... and therein lies the problem. We can't say no to Star Wars and Lucas knows it.