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[QUOTE]Originally posted by HerbShrump: [QB] Repeat after me. Lucas didn't have a definite story in mind when he made the original trilogy. When Lucas made Star Wars (later subtitled A New Hope), he kept reworking and reworking his various ideas, plots and scenes. Place names changed, people changed, etc... An early concept had Skywalker as a General, the hero as Deak Starkiller, Alderaan was the capital city of the Empire and the Jedi were more like Shoguns or Ninjas. His early concepts can be found at [URL=http://www.starwarz.com/starkiller/scripts.htm]Starkiller: The Jedi Bendu Script Site.[/URL] As the story evolved, he tucked away the ideas and concepts he didn't use and saved them for later. One of the early story concepts for Star Wars even had a character named Mace Windu. Even after Empire Strikes Back Lucas didn't have a firm direction in mind. Look at the rough draft for "Revenge of the Jedi." All the basic elements and scenes are there, they are just mixed up really well. It's clear, however, that Lucas did have the rise and fall of Anakin Skywalker pretty well in mind when, 30 years later, he turned his attention to making the prequil trilogy. The events from Phantom Menace through Revenge of the Sith flow together very well, especially with the double-dealing macanations of Darth Sidious tying all three movies together. But these ideas weren't in place in 1983 when Return of the Jedi premiered. Were the Prequles necessary? Maybe. Maybe not. Aren't all films personal indulgence on some level? But, by the time Star Wars was relabled "Episode IV, A New Hope" the fans wondered what episodes I-III were all about. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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