Sunday, March 26, 2006

Lucas urges global care

From BBC News:

"As long as there has been a talking Hollywood, Hollywood has had a huge impact on the rest of the world.

"It shows all the morality we espouse in this country, good and bad."

The 62-year-old director said television was equally as influential, adding that people watch shows such as Dallas - about a wealthy Texas oil family - and decide they want the grand lifestyles portrayed.

"I hate to say it, but television is one of the most popular exports," he said.

"They say that is what I want to be. That destabilises a lot of the world."

"There has been a conflict going on for thousands of years between the haves and the have-nots, and now we are in a position for the first time to show the have-nots what they do not have."

The rest of the article HERE.


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