George Lucas: An Incredible Film Director

George Lucas is an incredible film director. He has created some of the most memorable movies. How did George Lucas become a film director, and why did he create these movies.George Lucas said,”I’ve always been interested in where we come from,who we are and what’s happened; obviously history has some great stories”.

George Lucas was born May 14, 1944 in Modesto, California, USA. He was born on a ranch and was the son of a small-town stationer and a mother who was often hospitalised for long periods of time. Lucas was an early reader of classic adventure stories such as Robinson Crusoe and Treasure Island. He was also a comic book collector.When he was nine there was a series of books called landmark books. He started reading them, and he ended up over the next four years with a whole collection. It was from reading these books that he became interested in history and never stopped.

George Lucas Said after his accident,”I wanted to race cars. I didn't like school, and all I wanted to do was work on cars. But right before I graduated, I got into a really bad car accident, and I spent that summer in the hospital thinking about where I was heading. I decided to take education more seriously and go to a community college”.He created his first feature film Electronic Labyrinth THX 1138 4EB in his last year of high school which took first prize at the National Student Film Festival. In 1966 he received a bachelor’s degree from the film department of the University of Southern