Wimp:
People who hate Lucas for his revisions of the original trilogy ignore the fact that the Star Wars movies are works of intellectual labour that happen to be a commercial success and an insanely wild cultural phenomenon. Contrary to what you immature fanatics want to believe, the movies belong to Lucas and he has every legal and moral right to alter it until HE HIMSELF is satisfied with the finished product. Only a true artist has the moral courage to focus on achieving his/her own vision of perfection instead of paying too much attention to what the rabble is clamouring for. This is a rather elitist viewpoint, but true art is inherently elitist anyway. If you fans want to think of Star Wars, especially the original trilogy, as a piece of art that is above the usual American pop culture garage, then show more respect to Lucas' artistic drive and his intellectual property rights. Who cares who shoots first! The release of these outdated and imperfect versions is an insult to the freedom of artists to be creative and individualistic.
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