32. "that's kinda the point, guy..." In response to In response to 28
Lucas set out to make an updated version of the old "Saturday Morning Serials" ( i.e. "Flash Gordon" etc) in a big screen format.
The acting wasn't really the focal point. It was basically "good guys fight the bad guys in outer space". With a little romance, some vivid storytelling and a whole lot of special effects. Which is WHY ( aside from Alec Guiness and Harrison Ford) most of the actors were unknowns. The dialogue was campy, because that genre of movies ( and in the 40's radio) was campy. This was a vehicle for the imagination. Nothing more, nothing less.
He wasn't neccessarily trying to make a "good" movie. He was trying to make a FUN movie. ( Which is part of the reason "Star Wars" is seen as one of the first Blockbusters).
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