He deserves the acclaim for what he is, and what he accomplished, but he is not influential (as I define the word). He did not influence, he simply showed that the previously assumed limits did not apply... "If that hack George can do THAT, just wait till they see what I can do!"
"He didn't influence anyone, he just showed them what was possible and formed the company that was directly responsible for an industry-wide shift toward newer, better visual effects."
I mean ... hmm. I'm just not sure what to say to that. It's like saying Steve Jobs shouldn't be given any credit for the success of Apple, because he only came up with the ideas and told other people what to do.
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When the career of George Lucas is reviewed, will he be the most influential film-maker of all time?
- 10/10/2012 12:27:59 AM
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Shrug. He might be the most influential special-effects artist *NM*
- 10/10/2012 08:43:05 AM
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It is going to be the same way with Steve Jobs
- 10/10/2012 02:38:25 PM
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Steve Jobs shouldn't be remembered for the Apple II, it was Woz's creation.
- 18/10/2012 04:37:38 AM
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He deserves all the credit he gets, he's a superior artist to his pals Spielberg & Coppola
- 10/10/2012 04:15:29 PM
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My point is that his greatest contribution is horrifically overlooked.
- 11/10/2012 06:14:53 AM
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Hell has frozen over
- 11/10/2012 04:31:56 PM
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I'm going to start making a list of people who say stuff like this to me.
- 12/10/2012 03:48:36 AM
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That's giving a single man way too much credit and influence, and under the wrong title
- 12/10/2012 01:13:07 AM
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I'm not sure the OP was saying he was the most influential director
- 12/10/2012 08:34:02 PM
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Pretty sure I said film-maker. (Checks the Subject line.) Yep, I did. *NM*
- 15/10/2012 05:28:50 AM
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That's precisely the problem. You said filmmaker, not effects studio owner. *NM*
- 18/10/2012 10:31:26 PM
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Re: That's precisely the problem. You said filmmaker, not effects studio owner.
- 19/10/2012 03:46:33 PM
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Short answer, no.
- 15/10/2012 06:19:52 PM
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So who beats him out?
- 16/10/2012 02:23:19 AM
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Thats the point, he didn't actually change anything; he demanded that others change things.
- 16/10/2012 02:35:03 PM
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You have a strange definition of influence.
- 16/10/2012 09:55:59 PM
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Not really, influence is somthing actively done, his role was too passive.
- 17/10/2012 03:23:40 PM
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Spielburg, Howard, Coppola, Tarrentino... There is a long list, even only among the modern filmakers *NM*
- 16/10/2012 02:39:28 PM
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Maybe, no, no, and no. Lucas had a much bigger impact that any of the film-makers .....
- 18/10/2012 04:40:41 AM
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