Enough Already? Yoda Needs a Job.

Either I did see an ages old special on network television recently, or there is new interest among various movie producers to film another “Star Wars” prequel or sequel. This would be greatly exciting, not necessarily for the yuppie – age Gene Roddenbury (sp?) fans, but for example, for my brothers' kids who do enjoy and have like the past LucasFilm productions featuring the famed conflict between the space Empire and the Luke Skywalker crowd. I might be completely off – base here, but it could be one might re – assemble the older cast, including R2, etc., Chewbakka (sp?), Jabba the Hutt (sp?), the armies and bounty hunters, shadows and ghosts of Darth Vader and the chief Emperor in some huge cataclysmic, highly memorable movie that would, as Lucas notoriously does, have the forces of good getting all the women and limping across the finish line. Forget Ivan Reitmann for a minute, and just image Yoda, image here, and crowd entering into the space “Valhalla” after some very brilliant, well orchestrated, again space rout of the bad guys. Remember the Yodas of the world never have a chance against the lighting – strike forces of evil as commanded by the Vaders and chief emperor types through their ultra – multi computerized spacecraft that turn out as cream puffs when the real battling happens. This would be impressive for everybody in making a statement through the media without any political or other – worldly charged language or imagery, not even the biblical proportions sometimes ascribed to such things (no “Ben Hur”, or “Ten Commandments” promised – land thematics or anything;) it would be great! Get Lucas and his crowd again back to the core competency and highly idea – oriented, technical and intellectual work they have done for so long – putting greatly hopeful images and dialogue / discussion in the public forum. They could use Pixar again, too. This would be a great exercise in success for the old film – making team, including Lucas himself, and more movie and media awards awaiting, and this without any controlled substances or anything else – just clean fun. Comments invited (especially from your kids.)