ZkinandBonez said:
Strange, considering how Rinzler points out at the beginning of the chapter that none of the things he’s quoting is part of an “official continuity” and merely represents Lucas’ thoughts on the matte in 1977. So why let him alter it?
In my opinion, it’s an attempt to push the narrative that Lucas had things more planned out than he actually did. And, you know, he’ll probably get away with it because most people won’t see that note by Rinzler and will just marvel at how much of a genius Lucas is…just like he wants them to. It’s so weird though because it’s not like there should be any shame in admitting that your ideas evolved over time. Not having a master plan from the get-go shouldn’t exclude you from a membership to the genius club (although mediocre writing & directing might do that).