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While I generally subscribe to the idea that the editors of A New Hope helped a lot with the final product, it's massively unfair to say that Lucas wasn't a goo
by djmips 10mo ago
While I generally subscribe to the idea that the editors of A New Hope helped a lot with the final product, it's massively unfair to say that Lucas wasn't a good storyteller, Campbell didn't help directly with a New Hope and it was scripted by Lucas - ie it's his story.
- kgwxd 10mo agoWhen I took my son to see Dune, he said it was a major Star Wars rip-off.
- javman 10mo agoDune (the novel) was published in 1965.
- hearsathought 9mo agoI think that was the joke. It's obvious Star Wars stole a lot of ideas from Dune. But many people think it's the opposite since star wars predates the Dune movies.
- WalterBright 10mo agoWait till you read "Voyage of the Space Beagle"! https://www.amazon.com/Voyage-Space-Beagle-van-Vogt/dp/0765320770 https://www.amazon.com/Voyage-Space-Beagle-van-Vogt/dp/07653...
- chaostheory 10mo agoA New Hope was innovative visually, but it was also the weakest story wise in the initial trilogy. Lucas’s strength is primarily with visuals.
- ahazred8ta 9mo agoLucas got a lot of feedback from people over several years as he revised his initial concept. https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/The_Star_Wars_rough_draft https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/The_Star_Wars_rough_draft The first version was not very Campbellian and did not have "Use the force." He also didn't come up with the "I am your father" story arc until after finishing the first movie.