Post by paynebyname on Feb 27, 2008 13:37:09 GMT -5
This might sound preposterous but compare the two of them.
George Lucas had millions in the bank, an army of FX guys to create any vision that he had and an army of devoted fans that would accept anything that he put out. Though having directed before he was trying for the first time to direct his baby.
Sly Stallone not as much cash, hardly the same amount of backing or technical support and although a proportionally tiny element of real fans has an army of people wanting him to fail. Though having directed before he was for the first time directing one of his babies.
Instead of pleasing his fans who have grown up with the franchise and despite having enough cash that he could tell any corporate paymaster to go to hell, George Lucas turns out a bland film that is so desperate to pull in younger, new fans that he ultimately disappoints his loyal following and almost tarnishes the memory of the first three. Here’s a guy who didn’t really need it to make a fortune yet the desire for it to be successful and rake in the box office dollars reduced it to worthless, lowest common denominator, forgettable pap.
Sly on the other hand, who could do with it being a big financial hit and pulling in new punters, sticks to what he knows best and gives his fans exactly what they want. Even if it means being flamed by all the chin rubbing, oh so serious liberals. He knows that an R/18 rating will hit it’s grosses but what the hell.
It would have been so easy for Sly to have dumbed it down, made it a PG/13 and tried to appeal to a broader audience. But he didn’t. He knew his audience was 18-35 year old computer game playing males and he gave them exactly what they wanted. BFG’s wreaking untold destruction.
In the end, he had the courage and humility to give his fans what they wanted rather than getting delusions of overblown, pretentious grandeur.
George Lucas had millions in the bank, an army of FX guys to create any vision that he had and an army of devoted fans that would accept anything that he put out. Though having directed before he was trying for the first time to direct his baby.
Sly Stallone not as much cash, hardly the same amount of backing or technical support and although a proportionally tiny element of real fans has an army of people wanting him to fail. Though having directed before he was for the first time directing one of his babies.
Instead of pleasing his fans who have grown up with the franchise and despite having enough cash that he could tell any corporate paymaster to go to hell, George Lucas turns out a bland film that is so desperate to pull in younger, new fans that he ultimately disappoints his loyal following and almost tarnishes the memory of the first three. Here’s a guy who didn’t really need it to make a fortune yet the desire for it to be successful and rake in the box office dollars reduced it to worthless, lowest common denominator, forgettable pap.
Sly on the other hand, who could do with it being a big financial hit and pulling in new punters, sticks to what he knows best and gives his fans exactly what they want. Even if it means being flamed by all the chin rubbing, oh so serious liberals. He knows that an R/18 rating will hit it’s grosses but what the hell.
It would have been so easy for Sly to have dumbed it down, made it a PG/13 and tried to appeal to a broader audience. But he didn’t. He knew his audience was 18-35 year old computer game playing males and he gave them exactly what they wanted. BFG’s wreaking untold destruction.
In the end, he had the courage and humility to give his fans what they wanted rather than getting delusions of overblown, pretentious grandeur.
hope so) but, on the other hand, I must preserve this board and follow the rules.