The film discusses the extent to which the Star Wars franchise is an artistic creation of Lucas and subject to his vision versus a social phenomenon that belongs to the general public of fans and their participatory/remix culture.

[1] Director Alexandre O. Philippe, a lifetime Star Wars fan from his early childhood, said that the film was not meant to be one-sided against Lucas, although the title has often created that interpretation.

He felt that Lucas was a relatively talented director and an "ideas man," based on the original Star Wars trilogy, THX 1138 (1971) and American Graffiti (1973).

[6] AMC critic Josh Bell wrote, "People is a skillfully edited, wide-ranging look at a subject that's very close to many movie fans' hearts, part of an ongoing debate that will only gain more attention as Lucas continues to tinker with his creations.

[7] Salt Lake City Weekly ran a negative review by Bryan Young, who commented that the "film comes off as a one-sided attack" and that it's "not hard to talk to people who love Star Wars... the filmmakers should have tried harder to provide that balance.

"[9] On September 16, 2011, coinciding with the release of Star Wars on Blu-ray, Philippe appeared on a two-part episode of "Half in the Bag", an online movie review comedy show produced by RedLetterMedia.