Resistance is futile. Although this phrase has been adopted by a different science fiction setting, it is (for me) inevitably linked to the article I want to talk about. Originally wanting to start with my contributions to this blog on a different subject, I simply could not resist to share the latest article by a certain Scott Holleran over at Box Office Mojo.
Much has been said about George Lucas' constant tinkering with the original Star Wars trilogy, but the topic is hotter than ever, now that the original films have (finally?) been released on DVD. The original films, including the changes made in the '97 Special Editions, including yet more changes especially made for this DVD release, that is. Of course the unaltered versions of the films are not included on the DVD's, as GLu was never happy with them and therefore doesn't want them to be seen anymore. This attitude produced a wave of hate directed towards Lucas by the fans and finally a brave knight has stepped forward to valiantly defend the master storytellers' honour. The result, an unintentionally funny, hilarious and questionable attempt at defending Mr Lucas' rights to do whatever he pleases with his creation, can be found here.
If you're done reading the article, do check out the various responses it has produced, some of them being a lot more thought out than the actual article itself, especially the one by a poster who calls himself 'horbrowski'. The comments can be found here.
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