Rinzler Response

At first glance, the article seemed very similar to the Empire of Dreams documentary we viewed in class. The article talked a lot about George Lucas' visions and how he despised the corporate movie companies. He even went as far as to admit that he was very close minded when it came to compromising. He realized that movie production is a collaborative process, but he avoided collaboration whenever he could. He knew what he wanted and stuck with it. Perhaps he did this because the underlying message to his movies was being free from corporate or empirical oppression. It was however, very interesting to see how there were many untold parts to the story that we never knew about. The original character names, locations, and even plot was different in the original script. The thing that I took from this article was that its good to have options in your screenwriting. I'm sure George Lucas has many versions of the story and different ways he wanted to tell it. I think it's also good to know that you need to be firm with your decisions. One must have a good vision for what he wants to do. A project without a direction will never go anywhere.