I have been a Star Wars fan since a kid. To me like many Star Wars is not just a movie , it is a dream , a fantasy/science fiction epic filled with motivation and inspiration (most of my friends don’t concur this view 
). It’ s creator is no less than a demigod or superhero to me . George Lucas ! I always admired and loved him . The story of how he made star wars itself is an inspirational one . It was not all rainbow and sunshine for him , he was low on budget , almost every studio turned him down saying the movie will be a sure flop . His hard work and sweat finally payed off , when star wars became the highest grossing movie of all time till 1983 when Steven Spielberg’s ET broke its streak. The creative vision which George showed to the world set new benchmarks for how movies could be made. The merchandising of the star wars brand is still strong and is a benchmark for comparison.
Crazy fans and their love – hate relationship with George Lucas.
This is bit of a delicate and convoluted topic. A group of fans took things too seriously. When George decided to make edits to ‘His’ movie to correct some errors, this section of fans went wild with protest , claiming he had spoiled something very pristine . They went to the point of saying that he had no right to do such a thing ! But George was stubborn and fighter as he was always stood his ground. This caused fans to hate him. When George made the prequels , things became even worse and this section of fans started hating him even more.They hated the prequels as they had piled up their expectations to such unrealistic levels that it was close to impossible to satisfy them . Some I feel were influenced by the negative propaganda by angry fans and thus have biased opinions. Jar Jar Binks was the center of most ridicule.There were some hysterical quotes like ‘ George Lucas ruined our childhood ‘,’He is a very terrible person’ and so on – which is ridiculous !
My view :
I respect George and I stand by his every decision. I say he did nothing wrong by editing the classics , as he rightfully says “… its my movie , with my name on it… ” he has every right to make it or keep it the way he wants it. I feel its just not right to take ones work for granted and make edits yourself , but deny the author from making it ! as for the fans saying that he had no right to do so , I say , you have no right to say so , as its not your work. you don’t like the edited work, fine ! that’s your opinion and I respect it . But, this doesn’t mean you have to castigate the author. Regarding the prequels, I think all 3 were cool ! I don’t like Jar Jar binks but heck with it ! I love the movies , the battle, the duel scenes were just awesome ! They didn’t end up in the’ top 5′ highest grossing movies in their respective year of release for no reason.
To put the paradox bluntly ‘The more people(supposedly) hate George , the more they love star wars , which in turn leads them to love him for making it in the first place ! ‘
Imagine what would have happened if George didn’t make ‘star wars’ and he didn’t show us his fantasy world.
To conclude, regarding his latest decision to stop making blockbuster movies , all I wish to say is ‘May the force be with you 
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