Sunday, October 24, 2010

Philosophy Wire: George Lucas to release Star Wars in 3D

Philosophy Wire: 2010-10-24 George Lucas announced that he will release a new 3D version of the Star Wars exalogy. How much can you milk a cow? Who believes today that Lucas actually loves his creation more than money? Materialism and art do not mix, especially when you try to make a 3D version of a 1970s movie! Who wants to have his kid watch the Star Wars 3D version and laugh with the result, when we have the original version which we all loved due to its "genuine" special effects with the use of...plastic models and primitive (but ingenious) computer methods? The industry of mass culture today wants the "assembly line" to continue working with no interruptions... The result is not art...

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