tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-616615709901318012.post692669042266531803..comments2023-06-04T09:36:00.343-05:00Comments on LRStahlberg.com: I KNEW IT!!LR Stahlberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16319072726150487960noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-616615709901318012.post-85946245050152776512014-02-23T00:06:09.056-06:002014-02-23T00:06:09.056-06:00I don't care when Lucas decided to add the twi...I don't care when Lucas decided to add the twists, they could have come about because he added them last minute, or possibly he intentionally was being secretive and subtle. But either way, I totally think they work really well, primarily because they aren't heavy-handedly foreshadowed. (Similarly, I love that in ROTJ they ended up giving us a false foreshadow of something that *didn't* come to pass...the fact that it came because of last-minute editing doesn't make it any less cool.) There are a lot of things I'll bust Lucas' chops for, but making Vader, Luke, and Leia related isn't one of them. It's possible he made the history surrounding Luke's father mysterious because he planned to do *something* with it, but just wasn't sure what he was going to do at the time. But whatever his original intent was, Luke's entire story in ROTJ was far more interesting that it otherwise would have been when you add the father/son aspect. <br><br>On the subject of Leia, there was foreshadowing of that in ESB with Yoda and Obi-Wan's conversation. No they didn't spell it out who they were talking about, and for all we know Lucas might have originally meant for Han to be Luke's long-lost older brother. But without introducing a completely new Force-sensitive character to the movies, there weren't too many people Yoda could have been talking about.<br><br>The kiss in ESB and any jealousy on the part of Luke isn't creepy, it's plain realistic. If they didn't know they were related, it's entirely probable that Luke would be attracted to her and jealous of her and Han. But it's pretty obvious in that entire movie that she and Han are a definite item and (aside from the only-to-rile-Han kiss) Luke and Leia only think of each other as friends. Even from the beginning it's obvious Leia didn't have any romantic thoughts for Luke since her handsome rescuer is only rewarded with a friendly (or even sisterly) kiss on the cheek and a "for luck" line (just so he knows not to get any ideas). After Hoth, there's not a scene in ESB or ROTJ that even looks like Luke or Leia has anything resembling a romantic thought for the other. Again, this could have just been completely accidental (at least prior to ROTJ) rather than deviously planned, but I care more about the output than what a writer or director was thinking at a particular time. Some of the best moments in movies are happy accidents.<br><br>And I know it's almost another topic, but I think there was some good exploration of the Star Wars universe before Zahn showed up. The Han Solo trilogy, many stories in the Marvel comics series, and some of the RPG modules and sourcebooks, to name a few. I'm sure a big reason we didn't get more depth to the universe from Lucas was the limitations of effects at that time. He certainly hinted at a deep universe, which is sometimes the best you can do in a movie. He certainly did a lot of exploring in the new trilogy. But that's probably not a good argument for it....BRIANiac5http://www.blogger.com/profile/14348789390842658011noreply@blogger.com