It sickens me that Jon Kasdan has felt the need to justify his failure to write and understand Star Wars by attacking George Lucas for what he essentially calls stealing all ideas from other cultures myths and sci-fi movies. Aka “cultural appropriation.”
George thought very deeply for a very long time on these stories and developed them with core elements of character archetypes in mind with an overarching theme. He understood the significance of myths and heroes in all cultures and that’s why the original Star Wars movies were cross generational and cross cultural. They were loved around the world. These themes imbedded in his movies run deep throughout the human race. It’s why they have lasted for 40 years because he got it right. He even brought in child psychologists to look over certain aspects of the story and characters to make sure certain situations weren’t going to be harmful to children. That’s how much he cared about these stories and how they would be received. He spoke to us through his movies about the nobility and virtuousness of the human spirit and it’s proclivity for tyranny and destruction.
Kasdan’s ability to deny blame and point to someone else for his failure is beyond psychological projection. It’s not noble or virtuous at all.
