On the topic of the mona Lisa, recently researchers x-rayed it and discovered three major layers underneath the final coat, meaning that Leonardo went and redid it twice after his first rough-in. No doubt some may see this as a parallel to the SE. They forget an important distinction: 1977's Star Wars was a final product, faithful to the script and to the best of the filmmaker's ability, released to the public and charged admission to view--and, like the Mona Lisa, 1977's Star Wars too has rougher version: the rough cuts, workprints, and the so-called Lost Cut from late 1976 to early 1977. Star Wars is not is not a rough version of the Special Edition, the Special Edition is its own entity.