George is right, there is a fear of creativity on the film industry today there are almost no movies based on ideas that didn’t exist before

George Lucas' execution wasn't always perfect, but he put his heart, passion and integrity into his work. He doesn't care about awards or critics, he just wants to share his vision, for better or worse. That is what makes him a true artist. I'm glad people are finally realizing this and giving Lucas the credit he deserves.

I just hope Lucas realizes that he's been redeemed in the fans eyes and will be remembered positively for his legacy and integrity.

I miss George. So, so much.

George Lucas: “I heard my outlines aren’t being used! This wasn’t part of the deal!” Disney: “I’m altering the deal. Pray I don’t alter it any further.”

Disney put money in star wars Lucas put his heart in star wars

"Some people don't idolize Darth Vader like I do. I want him to get Luke" legendary

Love how the sequels are criticised most for their stories and a lack of planning... ironic considering the had a planned trilogy available to them

26:40, when I was a kid, probably in the late 2000s, I would send letters to Lucas’ office. Each time I would get a letter back, from one of his assistants, along with a framed and autographed Star Wars picture. I really think that Lucas genuinely cares for his fans.

I'm sad that we weren't able to get more from George. Its not until 10 years later that star wars realized how much they miss George Lucas and his innovation.

For over 2 generations George Lucas was the guardian of peace and justice for Star Wars. Before the dark times, before Disney

People are cruel, and our humanity is regressing along with our values. George in no way deserved the crap he got, ESPECIALLY from fans who turned their backs on him. Jake Lloyd didn't deserve what he got, either. Look how he turned out because of it. People have no shame.

This was great, very insightful and even handed

This was heartbreaking to watch.😢 As a fan who grew up with the prequels. I love and cherish those movies but hold no grudge to the creator. I do wish he had made small indie films after selling Star Wars.

The prequels made me fall in love with Star Wars as a 9 year old. I know the flaws of the films but I cherish them for the amazing story, ending with some of the most artistic emotional poetry in the finale of Episode 3. The only thing that can come close is the MCU but the difference is Star Wars is completely original and not adapted from any source material which makes it so much more impressive. Nothing has been like it since.

It still baffles me that Disney started a very expensive movie trilogy without a solid plot line first. They very clearly just made it up as they went along, as evidenced by the damn test screenings three weeks before the Rise of Palpatine was released. Even then they had no idea whatsoever how the movie should end. It's mind boggling! Normal people write more comprehensive shopping lists.

Incredible insight to George Lucas and the transition to Disney makes you feel for George

George Lucas: The movies are geared toward kids Jango: hold my head

I totally understand why Lucas doesn't want to release the Original Cuts. He probably Hates them, for him they are proabably a Failure, something wrong unfinished, rushed ugly. What for us is Beautiful for him is Scarred. He is an Creator who wants his Vision to be his Vision and not the Fans Vision. he wants his Vision to make him happy and not strangers. I totally get that.

I saw every prequel in theaters. But I’ll never forget going to the midnight premiere of EP 3, enrolling and winning the costume contest, and when the Star Wars logo rolled on screen, everyone went NUTS!!! It still gives me chills. Really feel for Lucas. Having Disney go back on their words smdh

Why do I cry when I hear him talking? He seems like very sad person. He brought joy to our lives... I wish him all the happiness possible.

Write ideas to LucasFilm, get a response from Lucas Team Write ideas to Disney, get a response from a lawyer

You don't know how good you have it until it's gone. I would LOVE to see Lucas's versions of the sequels. I've hated most of what Disney has done with the franchise. It's such a shame. It's so sad Disney essentially tricked him.

I don't understand why they didn't follow George's ideas for the sequels. His ideas have always been great. He may not be the best at executing them, but he's a CREATOR. He comes up with great ideas. Disney just needed a screenwriter and a director capable of turning his ideas into reality.

George Lucas is full of interesting contradictions. He started out making indie films, but ended up creating one of the biggest cash cow franchises in history. He bristled at studio interference over Star Wars, but eventually sold his creation to a cynical corporation. It seems like reality got in the way of his creative dreams and to ensure financial security for his family he made the right choice. It's just sickening that Disney stabbed him in the back. The lesson is don't trust the Hollywood system.

The perfect documentary centered on the creator of STAR WARS. The Force is strong with this video. May it be with you always.

6:28 George Lucas taking criticism in his stride is so cathartic compared to nowadays where content creators aggressively attack their fanbase

You can see in his eyes he knew he made a mistake when he sold it.

Thank you for giving George the good credit he deserves

Mad respect for Lucas, only doing the stuff he can really stand behind. True artist.

"it's hard for anyone born after 1977 to think of a time before star wars" Yes, it is indeed hard to remember things from before you were born. That is correct.

Lucas' legacy and impact on the movie industry is undeniable. I weep over the dumpster fire that Disney made of the sequel trilogy and spin off films. Under Filoni and Favreau, Star Wars is beginning to see some redemption and I applaud their efforts to be more true to the spirit of Star Wars; still the franchise will never what is was under it's revolutionary creator.

1977: "These days there is a lot to want to escape from." *2020: "Hold my beer"*

I wonder how history will view George 100 years from now. He truly is a trail Blazer

Never knew Lucas started Pixar. Always heard it was Steve Jobs. Lucas really is one of the greatest film makers and pioneers of our time. I hope one day the original versions of the films will be remastered officially. Let’s just Disney doesn’t make there own changes to them.

I really don't understand how this isn't trending. This was something I was searching for but no one had made it yet. And you have multiple documentaries. Amazing content. Near perfect. These I will watch over and over. This is the material Star Wars youtubers need to be making.

George had 2 apprentices; 1 that fell to the darkside and 1 that took his teachings to heart and continues his legacy

People saying that the reaction to the Special Editions was immediately negative is a bit revisionist. That only really became an extension of the prequel hate later on. Plus, the originals were still readily accessible during the VHS era. Only with the subsequent releases and the move to DVD and Blu-ray did access the originals in decent quality become an issue.

It’s heartbreaking to see what George went trough. I was born in 2001 and watched the OT first and then the Prequels and I loved both of them! After watching Episode 7/8/9 I missed the feeling of excitement. George is Star Wars! The only hope for me is Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau, both of them respect George and are trying to tell storys like he wanted! I hope that one day, Star Wars will reconnect the fans

It’s crazy when you bring back something made by George, the clone wars, and it beats out everything else out there. That’s when you know the problem is with Disney, not Star Wars. Filoni gives me so much hope.

This deserves more likes THIS MAN RESERCHED AND WORKED HARD FOR GOD SAKE

So when are we getting a sequel to " The People vs. George Lucas" called the "People vs Kathleen Kennedy"?

amazing documentary and fitting tribute. im glad we're taking a more nuanced, and less one-sided, look at GL and his legacy now.

As a lover of both film and history, I will ALWAYS want a pristine restoration of the original trilogy as they released theatrically. And while I believe some of the changes he made didn't improve the movies, I will never bear him any ill will. He's a genius and a visionary filmmaker, and his creative enterprises have brought me more joy than I could possibly quantify. I will always feel gratitude toward him for that.

Thank you so much for making this. As an aspiring filmmaker myself, this is one of the most informative, well-done, and thought-provoking documentary's I've seen on the life and legacy of George Lucas. I can tell without a doubt, that you're committed to the saga as much as he is.

It’s so cool to have an updated documentary of George’s accomplishments. This should let us know, just because it’s Hollywood doesn’t make it good. George is on a different level of good here.

I grew up on the prequels in theaters. Had my mind blown by the quality of the clone wars series. my heart stopped when I saw disney buying the franchise. I knew what was coming but, I saw the force awakens, solo, and rogue anyway. And now that's it, no more star wars for me. The mandalorian is meh ( last to episodes of season 2 being exceptions).

I can't praise this enough, fantastic work. You attention to detail in exploring the full story is undeniable. I learned new things and that's always worth a watch.

SW under Disney was really mixed. They really rushed their content in the beginning to make their money back. TFA concept art really shows that there were conflicting visions for the movie and the same with Rouge One, Solo and TROS although I like Rouge One the behind the scenes issues can’t be denied. The shows look great and Mando was a huge success. Currently all the shows look more like short term investments but yeah we shall see I really hope that Lucasfilm and Disney learned from their mistakes. And Disney don’t force Lucasfilm to make every year a movie.

Hi SWO, I just want to say thank you for putting all your hard work into creating these great documentaries, they are absolute gold and I can't wait for more to come in the years to come. May the force be with you friend.

i love george lucas. how much pressure he had to deal with, and how he did it according to a vision, when everyone else did it for darker reasons

26:29 is taken out of context. The guy was trying to get autographs so he could sell them to fans. In the original video, George says to him before he gets in the car “you’re selling them something they can get for free”

Absolutely spectacular. Lucas is the one true king of cinema and we owe him a lifelong debt. Thank you for making this documentary. #ThankTheMaker

In my opinion George Lucas is the greatest filmmaker of the 20th century. And his greatest legacy is the influence of creative people in the movie and computer game industry. Thank you George Lucas for everything.

- Cancled Clone wars - Shutdown Lucas Arts (sevaral games dropped) - Gave Gaming rights to EA - Retconned the EU - Ruined The Sequal Trilogy They took everything we loved about star wars away from us and then had the audacity to call us racist and toxic. The only way this can be put right is if Lucas buys back StarWars(at a discount) and retcons everything from the Disney ERA of startwars

I had no idea about George making Pixar, that made me feel like I entered a parallel universe.

This was a high quality documentary about George Lucas. I learned so much. Thank you!

Excited to see this man! It’s going to turn out great!

Surprised Gareth Edwards wasn't shown in the list of directors that "left" Lucasfilm. Also spot on analysis.

George lucas refusing to sign an autograph to the guy who said he was going to sell it is totally fair. "I sign them for my fans for free" Which implies that those asking for an autograph to sell are not real fans. I think thats fair

FINALLY... the video we've all been waiting for! #starwars

“There is no episode 7...” Disney: *laughs in trillionaire*

Even though I am 47 years old, I still get excited when I hear the opening music of Episodes 1 - 6, especially Empire Strikes Back.

R.I.P, canon. (& my childhood nostalgia).

I grew up during the Clone Wars show and saw the first episode when I was just 6 years old. That was my introduction into Star Wars so when I watched the prequels it was after I had already grown in love with the prequel era. I admit the movies had their flaws but the story was engaging and seeing how they connected to the animated show was exciting for me. I never saw Episodes 1-6 in theaters so my first Star Wars cinematic experience was when I saw The Force Awakens in 2015 when I was 13 years old. I loved it and when Rogue One came out a year later I enjoyed it even more. This was around the time I first got social media, and began to follow star wars fan accounts. That was when I started to see others opinions on the Force Awakens for the first time. In some ways it was a good thing because it helped connect me with a community of fans, but it also exposed me to some not-so-nice opinions which I'll be honest were true and that is that The Force Awakens felt like a carbon copy of A New Hope. But considering it was only the first of three films in the trilogy, I had faith Disney would have a great story planned out. The hype was high as it got closer and closer towards The Last Jedi, but that's when things changed. After I saw it in theaters I still thought quite positively of the film, but after some reflection I decided I didn't like the way they dealt with characters from the Force Awakens like Snoke and the very absent Knights of Ren and some new characters like Rose Tico and Admiral Holdo. Because I had no nostalgic ties to the OT, I had no problem with how they potrayed Luke Skywalker. To me, it made sense that fear of failure can affect even the bravest of heroes. The fanbase became extremely toxic at this point and this was when I realised that Star Wars fans can become very angry over these things, and that its happened before with the prequels as well. Regardless, during this time I was enjoying the finale to the second Star Wars animated show Star Wars Rebels and this was the only positive thing happening at the time. People began talking of boycotting the next anthology film Solo even though to me it looked great, and sure enough I was not disappointed when I saw it in theaters. The only disappointment I had was for those that chose not to see it after the controversy over The Last Jedi. Things looked bleak for Star Wars until an amazing thing happened; The Clone Wars was coming back for one final season! I was beyond ecstatic when I saw this news. Finally, something that fans could unite together on and become more of a positive community again. There was also the announcement of the new live-action star wars show planning to release on Disney's new streaming service Disney+ called the Mandalorian and was coming in 2019. Although it didn't peak my interest that much originally I still planned to watch it when it came out. Boy I'm glad I did. Star Wars was really back. It seemed while the theatrical releases were receiving poor reception, Star Wars was making the real bucks on the small screen. As The Rise of Skywalker date crept closer I strangely didn't have a whole lot of excitement for it compared to the other films. I think the negativity of other fans was beginning to rub off on me. After I watched it in theaters I felt flat. It was supposed to be a thrilling conclusion to the saga, yet so many things felt forced or messy and there was some serious pacing issues that really soured the experience for me. I was expecting it to 'fix' any issues I had with the previous two entries but I found it to be my least favourite of the three just because of how messy and unplanned it felt. Thankfully I still had the seventh and final season of the Clone Wars to look forward to. When I finally got to watch that I knew there was still potential for Star Wars to not lose its way. It was phenominal. When the second season of the Mandalorian came out I was yet again blown away by the work of Jon and Dave. They really knew how to appeal to every type of star wars fan, and at the same time have the story planned out with a singular vision instead of two confilicting ones like what happened with JJ and Rian with the sequels. With the news of 10 new star wars projects in the works a week ago, I am once again excited and I hope to see our fanbase become a less toxic place and instead of fighting over pre-conceived expectations, be excited along with me for the future of this franchise. Star Wars gives everyone a special feeling, and no matter how or what causes it we should instead celebrate it rather than critize something designed as an escape from reality for everyone. We as fans should learn to love what we love, and dislike what we don't in the Star Wars universe, but respectively discuss our subjective opinions and agree to disagree without unessessary hate or toxicity.

I've watched so many of these video essays and documentary style breakdowns of Star Wars. This is the one of that has touched me the most, and made me truly understand and appreciate what George did for not just our childhoods but as a man with the heart and soul of an artist. Thank you for this labour of love

The Lucas Special Edition is better than originals. Nostalgia simply blinds some people.

I'm actually glad the sequel trilogy was made and that it was terrible. Because now people appreciate George Lucas for the true artist that he is, usually people only appreciate an artist when they are dead and it would have been a shame if George were to pass away thinking that his own fandom hated him. I'm glad that he's finally receiving his proper dues after years of ridicule. Thank you George Lucas.

Great work, congratulations. Lucas should be respected and considered. He is a great artist and the true creator of the saga. I really love the work done by Filoni and Favreau, it does feels like a legacy, like passing the torch. Sad to know Lucas felt betrayed by Disney after the Disney trilogy release. Those movies are flawed, no doubt.

George Lucas hired Kathleen Kennedy “Sad music starts”

Joseph Campbell had a big impact on Lucas' development of the original Star Wars mythology...I truly believe the absence of his influence was a major reason why the prequels were off target.

This hits the feels so hard. The research and insight into George Lucas and Star Wars is exceptional. As a film student, I respect what George Lucas has done and am fascinated with his thoughts on the film industry so much more. I will always love everything Star Wars no matter what. Without him, there would be no Star Wars or independent film. I'm glad he still gets involved with it and is settling down to do other stuff he wanted. Words cannot do this post justice. Incredible job with this dude. I definitely want to see more documentaries from you.

Lucas had a full mindset with too many things going on at once but he knew what he was doing he let his picture he had in his head come true

7 mins in tears ran down my cheek I was born the same year as empire was released and I've know no world without Starwars And can't imagine a life with out it..... ✌

The world of Star Wars accompanied with Williams' music is just pure class.

This is a lot more balanced that I suspected it would be. Bravo. My only critique would be that it buys into the misconception that the 'prequels were for the most part hated' - perhaps giving too much attention to the minority of very vocal complainers, beyond their actual number. It paints a picture of the prequels only being liked and redeemed later by children who grew up with them. I grew up with Star Wars, seeing the first one in 1977 and have been a superfan my whole life. And I loved the prequels, seeing episode 1 in the theater 10 times. But what's more important is I think, even in my age group, I am in the majority, not minority, and was even at that time. The prequels added SO much to the Star Wars universe it's hard now to imagine it without them. Lastly, this does a good job of explaining that 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' was not given proper marketing and was released only 6 months after the poorly received Episode 8. But it adds 'little interest' to the reasons and I'm not sure that's true. Since release, many have come to see that Solo was a REALLY great film with great performances, and a lot of fun. Many would even like to see a sequel, following up on the female lead and Crimson Dawn, etc. It was unfortunate they crammed it up against another movie without that adequate marketing time, and then Disney and others now take the wrong message from that.

I loved the original trilogy, liked the prequels and hated the Disney trilogy. Probably the same with most fans. I think the lack of story in the disney trilogy proved Lucas was right. At least we got a version of Luke in the Mando that felt right. I think Kathleen Kenedy is the wrong person to be incharge.

Brilliant, simply brilliant, StarWarsOnly. This was an awesome insight into George Lucas and the transition of Star Wars to Disney.

Just spent my first day off in ages watching all your documentaries. Excellent work, dude! You deserve way more views and subs.

When George served, when referring to critics “they haven’t liked any of them really“ that’s a fact that he’s lost on a lot of modern fans. A lot of people who hated the prequel‘s forgot that there was tons of controversy surrounding the original trilogy‘s reception as well. There was a lot of people who hated that Darth Vader was Luke’s father and they thought it was corny, people who thought the characters were annoying or immature, Not to mention the sheer volume of people who actually felt that the movie trilogy should have just been one movie because after the destruction of the death star they thought that the rebel alliance would’ve overpowered the empire and so further movies were not needed. George is very astute in his observation which said that basically people will hate you no matter what you do so just do what the hell you want anyways and critics be damned

This is the best star wars documentary in many years

As far as I'm concerned, there is no Star Wars after Lucas.

If you can hear me or read this George Lucas. The Phantom Menace is my favourite Star Wars film! It is part of my childhood. Thank you.

What a great pleasure. Thanks a damn lot for this hour.🇩🇪❤️👍

This was an incredibly well put together video. I loved how it was just information with no obvious bias. Just organized history

Thanks for the Documentary Star Wars Only you did really well

Wow, thank you so much. Greatly researched, written and presented!

I wish George never sold the company. That being said, I'm glad he's happy and found peace in his retirement, because by god he certainly deserves it.

Imagine JJ Abrams' face when they told him Lucas didn't like TFA. I wonder what Lucas thought of ROS. I wonder if Abrams went so all out uncanny nostalgia with ROS because TFA was a failure in the eyes of his mentor.

Missed the start of this but I’ll be coming back to watch after it’s completed. Can’t wait to see it! #ThankTheMaker

that's why he looks so devasted. he was always fighting against the system yet the ended up selling his own child to the biggest stuido system in hollywood. he sold his own child. also he wouldn't have to sell that if it wasn't for ubama's laws :'(

This doc is extraordinarily well put together. Congratulations, and thank you.

This was really quality! Can’t wait for more docs

That's Gonnna Be Great can't wait for the Documentary

Fantastic Documentary. So many people to blame for the demise of a once great franchise. The people working with George on the prequels too afraid to tell him things needed fixing, the over the top hatred towards the man after the prequels, George's own greed not wanting to lose half a billion when he was getting 4.05 billion. Kathleen Kennedy for truly betraying George in her bid to be the big boss. Disney for not having the courtesy of telling George immediately his ideas wouldn't be used. Kathleen Kennedy again for firing so many directors and destroying what could have been good movies. In the end, great art was sacrificed in favour of great profit. Three Sequels that not only didn't bring any new film making advances, they brought no story or even outline of a story before they somehow destroyed a legend. I kind of knew the new Star Wars was going to be bad when I saw Kennedy with her "The force is female" t-shirt gang and the hack J.J. going on about diversity rather than writing a proper story. So sad.

He hates giving autographs? I got one from him with no hesitation! Great guy.

Can’t wait (here before premiere)

Thanks for this balanced and beautiful documentary on The life and career of George Lucas. Thanks for recognizing his contributions to Star Wars. Hope it doesn’t get removed from KZfaq.

Stumbled onto this and man am I glad I did! Very nicely done. I'm feeling beyond appreciative. 🙏

Such an insightful and well written documentary. Very interesting information regarding Lucas and the history Star Wars! You definitely did your research and did a great job with this project. I will definitely share it around