Barack Obama Wednesday decorated several personalities from the world of arts and entertainment, including the creator of the cult film "Star Wars" ("Star Wars") George Lucas, which he praised the ideas and quality of special effects.
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| U.S. President Barack Obama and director George Lucas |
The musician Herb Alpert, the R & B legend Allen Toussaint, author Joan Didion and sports journalist Frank Deford among others have received the National Medal of Arts and Letters at a ceremony in Washington, where President particularly highlighted George Lucas.
Barack Obama is somewhat out of his text when he praised the director, recalling that he had managed to "give the illusion that the ships really flying in the space ".
" I remember the first time I saw Star Wars + + ... A whole generation of people think that special effects have always looked like what they are now, " joked the U.S. leader, causing some smiles in the audience.
"But then, you could still see the strings attached to models of ships ... But I digress ..." s is he still remembered.
During the ceremony, Obama also gave other decorations personalities from the entertainment world, as the dancer Joan Myers Brown and singer Renee Fleming. Painters, artists, poets, photographers and writers were also rewarded
Barack Obama seems to be a fan of "Star Wars," whose seventh episode is expected in the coming months:. "I know conventional wisdom in Washington said that (...) I should try to apply the method of mental Jedi + + these people to convince them, "he had joked and early March, referring to the heroes of the universe
George Lucas, to describe his own inability to persuade congressional Republicans to give the budget.
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