Some Movies Change Hollywood Forever

Rating: 10/10 (23 October 2008)

No one that saw Star Wars when it first came out in the theater will ever forget the opening credits and the low flying Imperial Cruiser that roars over the audiences head at the beginning of a film that would set an unprecedented benchmark for sci-fi. George Lucas took his space/action film to a place above all others at the time, without benefit of CGI technology, overpriced actors, and DVD sales to count on. He did it with the most simple of ideas - good guys defeat bad guys; he did it with humor; he did it with feeling; he did it with excitement and fun. A film with no gore, no sex, no swearing and it made more money than any other film in history at the time. You'd think other film companies would get a clue.