• Canaconda@lemmy.ca
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    That’s where the controversy comes into play. Cuz the whole force ghost mechanics were written after similar to midicloreans…

    There’s basically a few explainations.

    1. It’s part of his redemption

    2. His midicloreans… / natural affinity with the force

    3. His connection with obiwan, quigon, yoda who all helped him trancend.

    4. Makes for a good ending. (The original reason probs)

    In an alternate timeline where Lucas finished all 9 movies I could see him re-releasing the movies with some choice edits. Similar to this but a little less tongue in cheek.

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        But critically NOT during the first movie. During ANH nobody expected there to be a sequel.

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          George always wanted it to happen, but if I recall correctly you are right, it wasn’t even called A New Hope or had the title crawl until It was re-released shortly before Empire.

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            I don’t doubt he had a bigger story. The conflict between the two mentalities is what led to humorous bits like the Luke & Leia kiss before the knew they were related.

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              As I understand it George was the ideas man, part of the reason the prequels went off the rails a bit is because he removed himself from people who had helped the original trilogy be what it is, people like Lawrence Kasden. I’ve always been curious which one of them had them kiss and which one of them decided they were siblings as much of Empire was written by Kasden.

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                Dunno whose idea it was. They were teasing a love triangle originally and didn’t decide to make them siblings until ROTJ when George realized he needed to condense things.