Originally posted by: Tiptup
Very true. I never meant to imply that Lucas was saying anything close to the truth in the quote I mentioned. Based upon his rough story ideas and the way he invented elements on the spot, I can't see how he can argue that much of anything was outside of what he wanted besides some technical feats.
Originally posted by: lord3vil
This is most likely incorrect. Lucas likes to portray himself as a visionary by revision, so it is possibly true that the original Star Wars is only 25% of what he would have preferred it to be today. However, going by the interviews he gave back in the day, the original Star Wars came pretty close to what he actually wanted back then, even though it still wasn't quite 100% perhaps.
This is most likely incorrect. Lucas likes to portray himself as a visionary by revision, so it is possibly true that the original Star Wars is only 25% of what he would have preferred it to be today. However, going by the interviews he gave back in the day, the original Star Wars came pretty close to what he actually wanted back then, even though it still wasn't quite 100% perhaps.
Very true. I never meant to imply that Lucas was saying anything close to the truth in the quote I mentioned. Based upon his rough story ideas and the way he invented elements on the spot, I can't see how he can argue that much of anything was outside of what he wanted besides some technical feats.
Yeah, I understand what you mean and I didn't really intend to imply in any way that you were trying to present it as fact. That was just poor wording on my part.
Other than that I agree with what you say. The information available to us about what happened back then (through old articles, reviews, interviews, documentaries etc.) strongly suggests that there were only a few rough conceptual ideas and a rough story based on the template of myths and legends, combined with a considerable amount of improvising, revision, trial and error and creative impulse. There was no "grand vision" and Lucas simply changed and updated the draft continously as he got better ideas over time, and after it was all shot on film he was done with it for over ten years, until he decided it was time to find new ways to earn more money off the franchise. (Incidentally, this is about the same time it took him to transform completely from an artistic filmmaker to a cynical businessman.)