To quote David Cronenberg (a modern master):
"I don't think they are making them an elevated art form. I think it's still Batman running around in a stupid cape... [A] superhero movie, by definition, you know, it's comic book. It's for kids. It's adolescent in its core. That has always been its...
How can it be blasphemy when much of "Star Wars" is taken right out of "The Hidden Fortress"? C3P0 and R2D2 are straight out of the film!
Comparing Lucas' best to Kurosawa's is worthy of debate...and, I too would side with Kurosawa as infinitely more talented. But, there is nothing...