...of an unorganized mind. Beyond Wrong : comments.
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They are complete. But they were made during different time periods when different technologies were around. Most fans are intelligent enough to realize that in the late 70s and early 80s the Star Wars movies had cutting edge special effects and that Lucas and Industrial Light and Magic were pioneers in many aspects.
Unless Lucas goes back and remakes the first three movies they are never going to look the same. The continuity of Luke and Leia aren't going to match up in Star Wars and the other two.
Lucas changed the idea of The Force being something mystical and somewhat spiritual --- "reach out to the Force/feel the Force" to something that could be determined by a blood test. He can't go back and "fix" that continuity problem now that he's changed him mind, unless he redoes the first three movies.
It's just maddening because I don't think he's been thinking about the fans for a long time and just thinking about the cool neat things he can do. If he wants to do cool neat things, then maybe he should make another, different, movie where he can explore some of the ideas he has rather than trying to retrofit Star Wars.
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I agree- Lucas isn't thinking of the fans, really; he's thinking of the new fans, the younger ones who might not be converted by an old film, not the old ones who loved the films from way back. Also, when he is thinking of the fans, he's thinking "how can I make them spend money on this? I know, let's have another 'new' version of the old movie so they'll buy a new copy". A new movie in a different world would have to sell itself, rather than relying on an establised trade mark-- Star Wars.
So, err, I agree, and I understand your anger, and I have some of it myself; but I can also see why the situation (and mistakes that creators, including me, tend to make) might lead Lucas to do what he's doing. It's maddening, and I don't want to argue with you about it. I never really had the chance to fall in love with the original Star Wars before he made the newer and not-so-good movies, and that makes me as angry as anything else. Completely illogically.