I had to scoff at that part. If the incredible effects and innovations were ultimately serving an interesting story, I'd be more inclined to take that statement seriously. I appreciate the work a digital effects artist puts into the modern movies and shows, but they are so commonplace that it's not special in the same way that effects were in the days of analog. They literally had to invent machines to be able to accomplish a shot. Now it's all achievable.
Like I said before, my take away was gratitude to have been born in that small window when special and visual effects were truly special and not super common like they are today. The insane genius behind the origins of ILM will never be replicated. Both with Lucas assembling just the right people, at just the right time, and just the right movie to use those necessary tools to make it.... we will never see another event quite like it.