I mean I never did a deep dive on George Lucas but between this and his first star wars being an allegory for Vietnamese resistance I'd say he sounds pretty cool.

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 26 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

He also felt very strongly that Indiana Jones should be a pedophile

[–] CocteauChameleons@hexbear.net 36 points 2 weeks ago

Biblically accurate US agent

[–] anotherspinelessdem@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Like, out of historical accuracy for archeologist grave robbers? And that Jones was supposed to be a villain actually? Because I can see Hollywood pushing back hard on both of those.

[–] Abracadaniel@hexbear.net 15 points 2 weeks ago

The transcripts just read like standard creep behavior of the day, so no.

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

No, he just thought it would be cool if fucking a 12 year old was part of Indy's backstory.

[–] TraschcanOfIdeology@hexbear.net 12 points 2 weeks ago

And Steven Spielberg not only didn't say anything about it, he was really excited about it, too.