Status Identification Behind The Illusory Images

George Lucas is one of the most successful directors in the world, however, the status and the value of his works are neglected so long by the critical and academic circles. The available studies is either praising the advanced super technology he employed in the film making or criticising the simple plots of his stories.The foundation of New Hollywood not only refreshed American film system but also saved the declining condition of film market at that time which was confronted by invasion of commercial TV play and the impact of social cultual trend of thoughts. What most important is that New Hollywood strengthened and enhanced the supremacy of American commercial films in the world which brought up the the unparalleled American film industry all over the world. Moreover, Hollywood Boys as a generation group in the American film production system played a vital and exclusive role in the transistion from Old Hollywood to New Hollywood.George Lucas is a representative of Hollywood Boys. His Star Wars marked the birth of New Hollywood and later affected commercial films in America even in the world. This dissertation, which can be divided into three parts: co-existence of individual and the system, commercial operation in the film market, and the invasion traditional film confronted and caused by the high-tech digital images which characterized by fantasy representation, aims to relable Lucas's status and remeasure his great value in the film world.