George Lucas made his own dreams come true, putting his own marriage and health aside to make his movies. He kept the rights to the Star Wars scripts and merchandising, and put his own money into making the sequels. No one believed the story was worth it because no one had seen anything like it before. But how many people are kicking themselves in the ass right now because Star Wars made such a success, and those people doubted his creative vision. Even 20th Century Fox wanted to change elements of the story after the first movie was a big hit. They still wanted to change his vision to meet their standards, and it set Lucas on the path that he's on.
This man designed something years ahead of his time, and no one appreciated it until it started to make money. Now, for me it's hard to write something that's original because everything I've tried something has been done already. It is, in part, because of George Lucas. I am, in no way, blaming the man. I've got nothing but undying respect for him, but I am speaking a truth. Lucas started a phenomenon and a slew of others had a vision and went with it.
It just makes me wonder about my work. There's always some story element that hasn't been exploited (and it's safe to say that the vampire versus werewolf element is being covered in the Twilight series), but it's difficult to pinpoint it when so much of the things that I enjoy are things that have been written, directed, and sold a million times over. It's difficult sometimes when I know that I'm of a decent intelligence, and of a somewhat creative caliber, but I can't come up with a story that makes sense and has believable characters. Maybe if I believed in myself, things would be better. Maybe I'm just ranting for no reason.
