Critic Cites Revenge of the Sith As "Generation's Greatest Work of Art

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Art critic and University Professor of Humanities and Media Studies at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia Camille Paglia has written a book that not only claims George Lucas is the 'World's Greatest Living Artist' but also that 'Revenge of the Sith' is our generation's greatest work of art. That's right: Titian, Bernini, Monet, Picasso, Jackson Pollock and ... George Lucas. If you thought you understood art but you hated Episode III, it might be difficult to understand how her book 'Glittering Images: A Journey Through Art from Egypt to Star Wars' ends with 'Revenge of the Sith.' There is a possibility that the art world remembers this generation by examining that movie.

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[Conscious Bob]

If you accept the premise that film is an art form then the argument's credible.

I disagree though that Revenge of The Sith qualifies as Lucas's magnum opus, I suggest instead The Star Wars Holiday Special.

 

[Warrigal]

It struck me as one of the most impressionistic blockbusters I'd ever seen, but looking back now it might have been a pirated camcorder copy.

 

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