Comments on: George Lucas Still Feeling Around for His Artifact

By: Ronnie_S

Ronnie_S — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:35:44 +0000

A MacGuffin is simply a plot device that motivates the characters to develop, but serves little or no significant importance to the plot. I agree that Lucas sometimes makes the MacGuffin in his stories too important. But, technically, he does know what a MacGuffin is. To reply to one of the previous comments, R2-D2 was a MacGuffin in the first Star Wars because he is the container of the Death Star information, this develops the characters as they either try to save him or destroy him. R2D2 really doesn't serve any other purpose other than that. In the rest of the movies, R2 is following around just to please the audience. Lucas just likes to make the MacGuffins in his movies more important than usual.
In all the Indiana Jones movies, the MacGuffins are always the things that kill the villain. It's never any of the characters. It's just one of the rules he has set for the B-movie parody. Therefore, he wants to make the MacGuffin stand for something because it will ultimately start the story, but be the very thing that kills off the bad guy. Believe me, it would be amazing to see Jesus' nutsack kill the villain, but in the end, it just won't work!!

By: Jesse

Jesse — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:04:34 +0000

Lucas does get it. you are all going to see indy 5 when it comes out so get off his ass already.

By: Alericc

Alericc — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:35:14 +0000

Lol, very good analogy Ronnie.

By: Josh_Radde

Josh_Radde — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:52:54 +0000

The guy once claimed that R2-D2 was the MacGuffin in Star Wars. He doesn't know what it is, I get that. I'm not saying I'm surprised by the statement I just want him to get his priorities straight.

By: Alericc

Alericc — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:19:38 +0000

Guys. Lucas doesn't get it. He hasn't gotten it since Star Wars was released and he realized people were actually listening to him. So being surprised that he has not a clue is getting to be redundent these days.