George Lucas Claims Racism Reason for Lack of Studio Support for 'Red Tails'

[random_havoc]

Here's a question...aside from the leads' race and Bay not being there...is there anything that seems to stand this movie out from Pearl Harbor?

I can't imagine a much worse choice than having to choose between Lucas and Bay for entertainment.

 

[DoomsdayApex]

Well, Lucas got exactly what he was looking for. He played this hand on the Daily Show a week ago and Jon Stewart, at times, appeared bewildered by what George was 'promoting'.

Unfortunately, I think it's too little too late to start the 'race card' marketing scheme.

 

[PWN3R]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8czqAf5qek

[YT]p8czqAf5qek[/YT]

This is actually pretty cool. Hamill mentions a prequel trilogy all the way back in 1980, total wut.

As for Lucas's merits as a filmmaker, I still think Lucas's best film (besides SW) is American Graffiti. That movie is so full of joy and hope in the future, it's amazing the same man directed the prequels.

Also, I watched the Daily Show interview with Lucas and had Fry's 'Not Sure If Serious' face on the whole time. I think most studios were hesitant to back the film because of the script, and those awful dupstep tv-spots aren't helping either.

 

[Golgo-13]

I was listening to a talk show radio Thursday. They said that the last big budget black film that a studio got behind was 'The Color Purple'. The NAACP boycotted the film because they felt a white man (Steven Spielburg) couldn't accuratly tell the story from a black person persepctive. Since then, studios have been very reluctant to finance black films. Shame.

 

[CelticPredator]

The title of this thread makes perfect sense.

George Lucas is not black. Therefore, why is he acting like he is.

 

[gkokujin]

The fact is that most black movies are either heavy handed dramas or stupid comedies. That's it. No action flicks, no fantasy flicks, no sci-fi flicks, etc. Basically, every genre that the white fanboy loves.

this is why i don't do MOST black movies.
Im sick of the shuckin and juvin comedies and "family centered" (read Madea like) dramas.

 

[RockSP]

I was listening to a talk show radio Thursday. They said that the last big budget black film that a studio got behind was 'The Color Purple'.

Hmm...they forgot about Dreamgirls, then.

 

[chaseter]

Like many artists, he doesn't know when to leave his work alone, and has added some things to the SE's that were not needed.

Now see...how hard was it to admit that?

 

[KalMart]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8czqAf5qek

[YT]p8czqAf5qek[/YT]

You can tell how exited Ford is in that one.

And it looks like you didn't get what I was saying. When you read and watch about how Lucas' earlier curs of Star Wars came out, it didn't have the crispness and pace that played such a big part of it and every big-time movie that followed. It was the three editors (that included his the wife), influenced in a lot of ways by new-wave cinema, that sped things along and gave it that sense of movement.

But a fun video you posted nonetheless. Jane Pauly was cute back then.

 

[KalMart]

This is actually pretty cool. Hamill mentions a prequel trilogy all the way back in 1980, total wut.

As for Lucas's merits as a filmmaker, I still think Lucas's best film (besides SW) is American Graffiti. That movie is so full of joy and hope in the future, it's amazing the same man directed the prequels.

Also, I watched the Daily Show interview with Lucas and had Fry's 'Not Sure If Serious' face on the whole time. I think most studios were hesitant to back the film because of the script, and those awful dupstep tv-spots aren't helping either.

Really just a lively chronicle of a 'week in the life' for someone of that age in that time. Not very different, for its time, from 'Swingers' more recently. then you look at THX 1138 and his college version and you see how into experimental film he was. It makes one wonder what sort of realistic popular appeal did he (or anyone for that matter) really think his 'little space opera' thing would have....especially before the Williams score.

 

[T'Jai]

Well, Lucas got exactly what he was looking for. He played this hand on the Daily Show a week ago and Jon Stewart, at times, appeared bewildered by what George was 'promoting'.

Unfortunately, I think it's too little too late to start the 'race card' marketing scheme.

Nah it's the perfect time to start it a couple weeks before the film comes out

and what Lucas was saying was true.

Also, I watched the Daily Show interview with Lucas and had Fry's 'Not Sure If Serious' face on the whole time. I think most studios were hesitant to back the film because of the script, and those awful dupstep tv-spots aren't helping either.

No Most studios were hesitant to back the movie because of it's All black cast as George stated a simple google search on film budgets can easily turn up the fact that his assertions have at the very least a verifiable premise

I was listening to a talk show radio Thursday. They said that the last big budget black film that a studio got behind was 'The Color Purple'. The NAACP boycotted the film because they felt a white man (Steven Spielburg) couldn't accuratly tell the story from a black person persepctive. Since then, studios have been very reluctant to finance black films. Shame.

I couldn't find anything on the web about the film being boycotted by the NAACP but it was definitely frowned upon. A different activist group the Coalition Against Black Exploitation were the only Boycotters I can find anything about online

The title of this thread makes perfect sense.

George Lucas is not black. Therefore, why is he acting like he is.

really pointing out a truth about the industry is an exclusively "black" thing or is it because you are uncomfortable with his premise that hes "acting Black" what about his behavior is so "Black" to you? I would really like you to extrapolate about that...

Hmm...they forgot about Dreamgirls, then.

Hmph as did I (and I was in it that's just Sad) but that purportedly 70 mill film only had an 8 mill opening weekend (on Both it's wider release dates) not a win by Any standards...

 

[RockSP]

Hmph as did I (and I was in it that's just Sad)

Who'd you play?

 

[T'Jai]

Who'd you play?

deleted scenes, I was the guy Eddie fought in the Bar...

 

[Prometheus7]

I thought Lucas was black !!!!! ;-) Hi ...New to the forum !!

 

[Mace Bloodstone]

Who's George Lucas ?

 

[Forever MS]

Same, you guys are saying Lucas isn't black? Say what?

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

The title of this thread makes perfect sense.

George Lucas is not black. Therefore, why is he acting like he is.

So if your white you don't give a crap about equality unless it specifically serves to benifit you? What are you, the American Goverment?

 

[Erzengel]

George Lucas knows the struggle.

Keep hope alive. George. Keep hope alive.

 

[CelticPredator]

So if your white you don't give a crap about equality unless it specifically serves to benifit you? What are you, the American Goverment?

But seriously.

Yes. I don't care. Because everyone's the same to me. Black, white, whatever. I don't notice.

 

[CelticPredator]

George Lucas knows the struggle.

Keep hope alive. George. Keep hope alive.

He killed Star Wars. I have no hope left.

 

[Anti-Moderator]

Wait....now I'm confused. IS George Lucas black or not?!?!


I thought I knew, but both sides of the argument state their case so well....I just don't know anymore.

 

[Secret Fawful]

Fixed

No.

 

[Mace Bloodstone]

So if your white you don't give a crap about equality unless it specifically serves to benifit you? What are you, the American Goverment?

I vote what benefits me.

 

[CelticPredator]

Wait....now I'm confused. IS George Lucas black or not?!?!


I thought I knew, but both sides of the argument state their case so well....I just don't know anymore.

With a little CGI, George Lucas COULD be black.

 

[T'Jai]

But seriously.

Yes. I don't care. Because everyone's the same to me. Black, white, whatever. I don't notice.

yet you stated

George Lucas is not black. Therefore, why is he acting like he is.

so you do see some difference... and I'd like you to let me in on this "acting black" thing...

What is it exactly? How does one do it? cause apparently it's a well established phenomenon no one can explain to me...