George Lucas: The Horrific Inside Story
I can’t recall a time when I laughed as hard as I
did today in class. George Lucas in Love was one of the most hysterical
comedies I have ever seen thanks to one of the greatest final gags I’ve ever
encountered and the gradual build-up in referential humor. Whoever wrote this
film knew how to pace the crescendo of humor perfectly. The jokes, or
references, rather, are classy and recognizable, and are never bogged down by
commentary on Lucas’ controversial direction with the prequels or sheer
raunchiness. Only in the final scene does the humor turn dark with the final
joke, and it works so well because it goes against the relatively tame content
of the rest of the film (minus the stoner roommate), making all the more potent
when that sudden incest moment occurs. It’s shock value, and it is pulled off
so well. Very few films can use shock to bring laughs to an audience; many just
bog down their run time with crude humor that just gets repetitive and nauseating.
After doing some quick Wikipedia research, I was
surprised to find that this film was released in the late 90’s. The film
quality is superb for the time, especially from an independent group, and it
was good enough that I mistook it for a very recent release with modern
equipment. I was very, very impressed with the quality, and I greatly
appreciate the money they must have invested to get the shots as great as they
did.
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