Vaderisnothayden said:Hold on, Luke becoming a Jedi meant he couldn't "get the girl"? So Lucas had the celibacy thing as a definite back then?
No. That's why caligulathegod correctly said "eventual storyline". There were plot elements that we find in the prequels that were there from the beginning.
Also, can anybody tell me the gist of what the book reveals about the contents of the Journal of the Whills? Basically how do Lucas's claims of having the prequels story in the journal hold up against what the book says?
Lucas's claim holds up fairly well. You can see how in flux the story was, right up to the premier of the movie. Story lines were changed for both literary and budgetary reasons. It's really neat to see the development and how so many things could have gone a different way. As for telling you the gist of the Journal of the Whills, it was a living document! "Always on the move"!
(Just to make sure I'm getting things right here, the journal Lucas was suposed to have had the story of everything including the prequels in since way back, written during the writing of the first film = The Journal of the Whills?)
No, he did not have the story of everything. He had elements of the story that came in and out during the development of those stories. But yes, some things did exist in his mind that didn't come out until the prequels. Midichlorians, Coruscant, a bunch of names used in the prequels... don't want to give too much away. Buy the book. It's great for someone who has questions like yours. :-)
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