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''The People vs. George Lucas'' is a 2010 documentary/comedy film which explores the issues of filmmaking and fanaticism pertaining to the ''Star Wars'' franchise and its creator, George Lucas. The film combines filmmaker and celebrity interviews with fan films which were submitted via the film's site. Interviewees include a variety of figures such as Neil Gaiman, MC Frontalot and Gary Kurtz. Lucas himself appears frequently in archival footage but is never interviewed directly. The film discusses the extent to which the ''Star Wars'' franchise is an artistic creation of Lucas and subject to his vision versus a social phenomenon that belongs to the general public of fans and their participatory/remix culture. The film is dedicated to interviewee Jason Nicholl, a blogger at nukethefridge.com who died before the film's release. The film was released on DVD on October 25, 2011.〔 In June 2014 it was reported that a sequel, titled ''The People vs. George Lucas – Episode II'', is in development. ==Background and contents== Director Alexandre Philippe, a lifetime ''Star Wars'' fan from his early childhood, has said that the film was not meant to be one-sided against Lucas, although the title has often created that interpretation. He instead aims at showing both sides evenhandedly to explore to what extent the Star Wars franchise is controlled by Lucas versus something morally held by the public. Philippe believes Lucas is a relatively talented director and an "ideas man" based on the original Star Wars trilogy, ''THX 1138'' and ''American Graffiti''. However, Philippe dislikes the changes made by Lucas in re-releases of the original trilogy as well as the prequel trilogy.〔〔 Philippe thinks that fans deserve a complete re-mastering and re-release of the original series in current formats (DVD, Blu-ray, etc.) without any changes. Philippe also states that, to his knowledge, Lucas has never seen the documentary. However, Philippe has said that he would love to hold a private screening at Skywalker Ranch.〔〔 The film begins with a brief history of Lucas' career leading up to the release of ''A New Hope'' in 1977. The rest of the film is structured by inter-cutting interviews with many different fans, academics, film critics, former colleagues of Lucas, well-known writers in the science fiction/fantasy genre and others. The narrative of the film shows the complex relationship between Lucas and his fans, as well as how and why exactly the elements of the ''Star Wars'' franchise have appealed to so many people so deeply.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The People vs. George Lucas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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