Star Wars' coach George Lucas does not use the Internet

ByRed Touch Media

On Friday, December 18th, 2015, the series will be the latest work "Star Wars / The Force Awakens"Is released, but the director is not George Lucas of episodes 1 to 4, but Mr. J · J · Abrams is serving. In the interview that The Washington Post told Mr. Lucas that Star Wars had left and expressed in his interview that it was "like a divorce" with the work, During the interview Mr. Lucas mentioned private life, and it is clear that he avoided using the Internet for about 15 years in that.

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Disney distributing "Star Wars / Awakening of the Force" will purchase the movie production company Lucasfilm for a total of 4,050 million dollars (about 322.3 billion yen at the time at that rate) by 2012, % With Mr. Lucasagreement. Mr. Lucas expresses in the interview of The Washington Post compared to the separation of a couple who brought Star Wars away from one's hands for a long time, "It was like a divorce" at that time.

By Disney

After selling Lucasfilm, Mr. Lucas seemed to be involved as a counselor who gives expert advice to the new series of Star Wars, but he said that "Disney was not happy about his screenplay" So I decided to serve as a creative advisor that is not directly involved in my work. However, Mr. Lucas himself seems to have expected to some extent that Star Wars will leave his hands in order to continue as a franchise.

Lucas says, "I knew that I would not be involved in the new work of Star Wars, probably the things I would like to do with the new work will make myself unhappy as well as the work. Not only that, JJ's I will also ruin our vision for the work. " Also, it is clear that within the interview it is still not appreciated "star wars / awakening of the Force", "I will someday see it, but seeing the Star Wars that JJ has made up is for me Something like watching a child's wedding ceremony. "

When talking about Mr. Lucas' private life in the interview, Mr. Lucas told me that "I am avoiding the use of the Internet since 2000" was a surprising fact. We are using SNS like Facebook and Twitter, but also avoid using mails.

In 2000 when Mr. Lucas avoided using the Internet, "Star Wars Episode 1 / Phantom MenaceJust one year after the release of the title, "Episode 6 / Return of the Jedi"Since it was released for the first time in 16 years, it involved new and old fans and hit globally. However, among the fans of the old series, there were many people who criticized episode 1, and it is a fact that there is a documentary movie "The People VS George LucasIt is enough to be made. At the movie critic site Rotten TmatoesAverage of 10 points and an average of 6 pointsIt is calledThe lowest evaluation in series historyIt is being made.

ByPeter Taylor

I do not know whether Mr. Lucas knows the criticism on the Internet about episode 1, but he talks about the reasons for using the Internet, "I am not avoiding critics." As for the new work "Star Wars / Force's Awakening", it is difficult to avoid being compared with the past series just like Episode 1, unless it is content that convinces the fans of the past series, J. J. Abrams May also be subject to major criticism.