Anchorhead said:It's not only possible Lucas didn't (and still doesn't) understand what he did correctly in 1977, it now seems like that is in fact exactly the case. His going back and "reinventing" the originals supports the theory even further. Instead of making the second trilogy mirror what worked for the first trilogy - he altered the originals to match what didn't work for the second trilogy.
Very well put. I think that pretty much sums up the entire situation in a nut shell.