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Originally Posted by djsFlames
The mythos, the force, the jedi, the sith, lightsabers, their attire, the distinctive styles and architecture of each planet, the iconic villains, the iconic aliens, the ships, the bounty hunters in full armour..
It's all unique to Star Wars. And it's all still extremely cool and easy to invest in because it's all interwoven with our childhoods. The stories might not be special when you dissect them but the leverage they have is that they are taking place in an incredible universe that was extraordinarily fleshed out by George.
I think it's a universe that every one that grew up with the movies wants to escape in. If Star Wars' popularity was based strictly on its storytelling the franchise would've fizzled out a long time ago.
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In recent years, it's come out that George is actually not the best filmmaker and most of his films, when he is given full reign are Howard the Duck/SW Prequels quality.
A New Hope was saved in the cutting room by Marcia Lucas and the Empire Strikes Back by a Kershner, Kasdan, and other creatives that held back Lucas's worst creative instincts that lead to Jar Jars and sand. Actors would change lines of dialogue with Harrison Ford saying that Lucas can write the stuff but there is no way to act it. Too bad nobody followed that advice on the prequels.
By the time of Return of the Jedi, some of that poor creative instincts of George came back with the Ewoks, etc.
The concepts in Star Wars are also just George's recycling of Flash Gordon, Kurosawa movies, and Dune.