Red Tails 1/27/2012

Last weekend I went and saw an amazing film it was called "Red Tails", directed by George Lucas, you know the guy who did the Star Wars trilogy and the prequels to this imaginative franchise.  Can I officially say that the movie was amazing.  It had everything, love, a brotherhood, an teaching of respect.  The cool thing is normally most movies that are of historical nature have a love story and that is the main focus, but with this film its main focus was the Tuskegee Airmen, and the adversity they had to endure to prove themselves worthy for the war.  The many questions that I have are 1.) Why wasn't this film released last year to be considered for the Oscars, or for later this year to be considered for the 2013 Oscar's, because from what I have witnessed in the past years for the Award season is that the films starting from the Summer Blockbusters to the ones that come out closer to the end of the year are the films considered for the hard to get golden statue named Oscar. The reason you ask is due to there being more buzz because the film is fresh in everybodys minds.  While the movies from earlier in the year just fall on deaf ears. Also, not to mention the fact that the cast was amazing, Terrence Howard, Nate Parker, David Oyelowo, Tristan Wilds, NeYo, and Cuba Gooding Jr., along with the rest of the cast have unspeakable talent. 2.) Not to undermine what I just said about the cast because they did have wonderful chemistry even the kid that played Miles in Moesha, he played his character as Deacon very well, but where was Chris Brown and why wasn't he attached to this project, because I thought would've been his cup of tea, as a rising actor, and see what he can bring to the table and not just be a bad boy, like he was in the music industry and he rose above that.  Or Brandon Jackson, he has a resume that would turn heads and this would be something that would stretch his range even farther, even though he is already attached to the Percy Jackson films.  3.) Why now for this type of movie, and why was it so hard for George Lucas to get funding?  Especially, for George Lucas, the man who brought us the Star Wars franchise, and the Indiana Jones franchise, and American Graffiti.  All these films I named are blockbuster, if not in the theatres, but definitely in the Video, DVD, and merchandising.  Can anyone answer these questions for me, or does anyone have any of their own that can be a conversational piece on this movie "Red Tails".  We are going back too wonderful movie making in MY Opinion.