Once upon a time, there was a young, rebellious filmmaker who defied the system and succeeded on his own terms. That young man was George Lucas, and his film was Star Wars. But as Marx (or someone like that) said, the oppressed become the oppressors. Lucas has become the thing he ultimately rebelled against -- an out-of-touch mogul who churns out expensive but uninspired movies whilst surrounded by yes-men.
Thus enters into the scene another young, rebellious filmmaker to puncture the decadent Lucasfilm empire. That filmmaker is Damon Packard, and his film is The Untitled Star Wars Mockumentary. In a mere 30 minutes, Packard exposes the creative bankruptcy of Lucas and his lucrative franchise.
Taking the form of a DVD making of featurette, Star Wars Mock mixes footage of Lucas with archive footage from B-movies, along with scenes that Packard shot. The end result is nothing short of genius. High-tech digital shots from Attack of the Clones are spliced together with grainy footage from Hardware Wars and Battle Beyond the Stars. The juxtaposition is startling, but also revealing -- for all the high-tech sheen of the Clones footage, it is just a B-movie.
In a hilarious and illuminating way, Packard equates Lucas with the crazed Col. Kurtz in Apocalypse Now.
The horror! The horror! In sum, this is the funniest film I've seen in years.
Thus enters into the scene another young, rebellious filmmaker to puncture the decadent Lucasfilm empire. That filmmaker is Damon Packard, and his film is The Untitled Star Wars Mockumentary. In a mere 30 minutes, Packard exposes the creative bankruptcy of Lucas and his lucrative franchise.
Taking the form of a DVD making of featurette, Star Wars Mock mixes footage of Lucas with archive footage from B-movies, along with scenes that Packard shot. The end result is nothing short of genius. High-tech digital shots from Attack of the Clones are spliced together with grainy footage from Hardware Wars and Battle Beyond the Stars. The juxtaposition is startling, but also revealing -- for all the high-tech sheen of the Clones footage, it is just a B-movie.
In a hilarious and illuminating way, Packard equates Lucas with the crazed Col. Kurtz in Apocalypse Now.
The horror! The horror! In sum, this is the funniest film I've seen in years.