Thousands of fans reserved a thunderous ovation in George Lucas on Sunday, in the Comic-Con de San Diego, in the United States, where the creator of Star Wars I first went.
The filmmaker completed the main hall of this great annual mass of pop culture, which contains 6,500 places. Many had made a line for hours to see the 81 -year -old legend and some drew their lightsay of light upon arrival.
“What a round table!” Jesse Goldwater exclaimed, delighted to see his idol Converse with Doug Chiang, a designer who largely formed the world of Star War, and director Guillermo del Toro. “They are the same incarnation of the Comic-Con, without them, Comic-with would not exist.”
“A kind of temple with popular art”
For 50 years, franchises Star Wars AND Indiana Jones They have exhausted tens of thousands of fans in the Comic-Con, but their creator had never visited. George Lucas took the opportunity to present the “Lucas narrative art museum”, a spacecraft museum whose construction is ending in Los Angeles.
“It is a kind of temple for popular art,” summarized this collector, who has been looking for pieces since he has been at the University. “I did this for more than fifty years, and suddenly I asked myself: what will I do with all this?” He said.
The futuristic building, which will open its doors next year, will welcome all kinds of elements of its personal collection, covered by Norman Rockwell illustrations to Frida Kahlo’s paintings, which passes through Jack Kirby Comics.
The museum will also exhibit filming pieces of Star Wars and other works of the director. For Mr. Lucas, the place aims to be a tribute to the powers of the narrative.
“When you are born, the reference point is fear. And as you advance in life, things are intrigued, especially those that you do not understand and, therefore, represent a threat to you. Consequently, you create stories to feel better,” philosophy the American. “Science fiction is a myth. We did it real, but we really did it thanks to books and art,” he added.
A AI review
Guillermo del Toro has assured that many pieces exposed to celebrate freedom and anarchy. “The comics were the first to hit the Nazis,” said the Mexican director.
The fantastic teacher has rented this initiative, who arrives in “a critical moment, where one of the things that wants to disappear is the past.” The Museum “pays tribute to a popular, noisy, expressive and eloquent moment of our visual past that belongs to us all,” he insisted.
At the time of artificial intelligence, this vast tribute to individual expression is also necessary, according to the filmmaker. “One of the things I find oppressive is when people say you can make art with an application,” he lamented. “I’m sorry, but you can’t.”
“The difference is personality, knowledge and emotion,” he said. “These are three things that must exist, and I’m sorry, they don’t come in a damn application.” A conclusion that has aroused approval among the thousands of fans present.
Source: BFM TV
