Anybody  wrote:
: "Star Wars" is meant to be a "B" sci-fi flick ... or more precisely a
: "B" sci-fi serial. George Lucas was trying to make something similar to
: the movie serials he saw in cinemas as a kid - Tarzan, Flash Gordon, etc.

I understand that.  But it was also intended to be a major motion picture
with serious effects, serious dialogue, serious budget, etc.  It was aimed
at a much wider audience and had loftier goals than pretty much every scifi
movie before it (except 2001).

And I still consider 2001 a monumental work of art.  But obviously it's
not for everyone.

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