Here's the thing: the movie had already started while I was sitting stupidly outside the cinema. I hurried in in the dark and saw the battle between Anakin Obi-Wan and Earl Dooku in full swing. In an empty seat group, I picked a middle position and sank in, ready to enjoy a personal session in narcissism. But I don’t seem to be the only one who is stupid. Then Xisuo Suo's voice brought a foreigner wearing a Baleno Star Wars T-shirt (Master Yoda model)-oh no, this is a small city with a self-made lightsaber. Foreigners will not welcome the final ceremony in such a place-the person who came was a young man who was a few years older than me, holding a preschool boy in his hands, and they put their buttocks on the left-hand seat in the same row as me. On, turn my personal session into our small collective session... During the film screening, the man helped the child on his lap to explain in a low voice, and the child also asked something like,'Is that a black warrior? Professional issues such as'make me distracted from the personal experience of the film, so I realized that the culture of Star Wars has already had a successor.
The Force and Space Opera-32-year Star Wars legend
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Before this article was born, I faced the information of Star Wars Pangbo and hesitated how to enter it. At this time Seeing a quote from George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars, he said: "For someone like me who writes and directs, what is described in the film is my life, and what he writes is daily life. Bit by bit, I don’t write those fictional stories, because there is no two or three years to write a script, so the story I write must have a personal relationship with me. It’s done in a week. Just like getting married, you have to love each other for four or five years, or you might love it for a lifetime.” As we all know, Star Wars has occupied Lucas’s 32 years of life, from the first draft in 1973 to The 2005 Star Wars Prequel III draws the epic to the end of a period. The story of Star Wars is closely related to his life and cultivation, just like the two sides of a coin. Therefore, the tip of this article will begin to fall from Lucas' boyhood, trying to look at the story of Star Wars and Lucas in all aspects.
Beyond the Star Wars Era
There has never been a lack of prophets in this world, from Christ and his disciples to Noza Damus, to Jules Verne, even to Harry Shedon, their eyes are directly on every move in the future, It is widely talked about in the distant time behind, but few people are qualified as historians. It seems that the reason for this is because human eyes are born in the front, so the scene behind them is even more difficult to distinguish. .
When the walnut in front of the boy's eyes gradually blurred, the boy still didn't know what happened in the car accident just now. George Lucas, like the boys of that era, wanted to pursue the dream of Formula One racing, until his consciousness disappeared, there was the illusion of a walnut tree that circulated the life process of luxuriant and withered life. An ambulance came to rescue the prospective high school graduate who was on the verge of death. Although his heartbeat had stopped, the boy unexpectedly passed by with death. Speaking of this reminds me of a magical phenomenon called termzo in Tibetan Buddhism. It refers to the scriptures that are hidden when religions are in trouble, and are re-excavated in the future. They are divided into books, holy objects, and knowledge. Consciousness refers to the terma buried deep in people's consciousness. It is said that when a certain scripture or mantra cannot be passed down in the face of a disaster, it is given by the gods to be hidden deep in someone's consciousness so as not to be lost. When the conditions for retransmission are available, under a certain mysterious revelation, the person who opens the knowledge of Tibet can recite it into a document. Then Lucas woke up again, and Shizang made him a historian who knew the twists and turns of the ancient galaxy.
Lucas, who has experienced major changes in life, is convinced that there is a mysterious power that protects him in the dark, until the concept of'FORCE' (translation: the force, power) is developed in "Star Wars", with this Similar to the belief that everything has anims as the basis, he has reconstructed and constructed the complex and complex world of Star Wars. People are unprepared for the turning point in life, just as it is unpredictable. After the accident, Lucas overnight changed from a prodigal boy to another person who is extremely obsessed with books and stories. On the hospital bed, he read a lot of science fiction works and drama stories, and was influenced by the TV series "The Flying Man Gordon". ("Flash Gordon") massive influence. After being discharged from the hospital four months later, he enrolled in a local preparatory school in Modesto, California, and was admitted to the Film Department of the University of Southern California in 1963. At this time, the door to the future began to open to this young man.
Francis Ford Coppola, a famous American director, was actually a teacher of Lucas University. Lucas completed the 30-minute black and white short film "THX1138" under the guidance of Coppola, which became the prototype of the official version of "THX1138" in 1971. In addition, he met many talented likes including Spielberg, Martin Sikoses and others in the university. After graduation, they emerged one by one and became a veritable generation of Hollywood prodigy. After graduating in 1969, Lucas and Coppola co-founded the American Diorama Film Company in San Francisco, but "THX1138", which was adapted from a student short film, suffered a commercial defeat. After encountering a blow, Lucas turned the situation around with "American Graffiti". This light comedy about the lives of teenagers in small towns in the United States in the 1960s received 145 million dollars at a cost of only 780,000 dollars. With box office revenue and Oscar favor, the image of the hotel waitress wearing roller skates is also deeply stuck in the eyes of movie fans. Well, Lucas encouraged his confidence this time. He took out a 13-page draft and started to the beginning of the "Star Wars" myth.
4 years BC
The first draft completed in May 1973 contained many strange characters and place names, and quite a few of them failed to appear in the final draft. George Lucas gave the "nonsense" script "The Story of Metz Windu" to his agent Jeff Borg to watch, and the answer was "George, well written, but I want it." What about the script of "American Style Painting Sequel". Later, with his help, Lucas made a lot of changes to the script, adding a large number of elements of movies and literary works, including the legend of King Arthur, popular popular adventure novels, film master Akira Kurosawa's "Warring States Heroes" and even Rong Lattice’s psychoanalytic theory. Among them, the greatest influence on Lucas is Joseph Campbell's "Hero with a Thousand Faces". As Lucas said that the Star Wars originated from his own real life, Coppola’s character mapping in the film is the passionate and humorous captain of the Wannian Falcon, the prodigal son Han Solo, and he always loves mystical philosophy and comparison. For Lucas of Religion, Joseph Campbell, as his spiritual mentor, is an existence equivalent to Master Juda. According to him: "When I started making movies, I wanted to make it into a modern myth. I majored in anthropology and social sciences at the university. I also participated in a mythology class and studied Joseph Campbell’s book. When I started to write the "Star Wars" script, I began to do research, Joseph Campbell gave me a deep influence. After that, I created the Jedi Knight. A friend gave me a videotape of Joseph Campbell’s speech, I was shocked that he was more powerful when he was a lecturer than when he was a writer. From then on, we became friends and I met him until his death. In the past, he was my spiritual mentor, he was Amazing scholar and character. I am lucky to be with him."
Joseph Campbell believes that modern society is in turmoil. Such turmoil is caused by modern people discovering that life is meaningless; and the reason why life is meaningless is because people have abandoned myths, and myths can make life meaningful; myths and Science is not contradictory, but can be accepted by modern people. Accepting the myth makes life meaningful and restores peace to society. "Hero’s Adventure" is the archetype of mythology he thinks: the hero goes out to venture into the world of daily life and enters the realm of supernatural miracles, where he encounters magical powers and wins a decisive victory; then the hero takes from the mysterious adventure Come back with the power to give gifts to fellow citizens. The standard path for this heroic mythological adventure is just the enlargement of the growth ritual criteria. Anakin and Luke, the father and son protagonists in Lucas's "Star Wars", are both telling the adventure process. The difference is that the father is tempted by the darkness and fails, while the son continues and wins in the end. Lucas truly transformed Joseph Campbell's theory into his movie dream. He not only has to prove that he is a successful hero in reality, but also project this point in the mythical dream. This is Luke Skywalker. Luke is just the name of Lucas High School, and the final hero is the director himself.
The second draft of the script was released. Before it was officially named "Star Wars", it was called "The Adventures of Star Killer Luke".
Lucas took the script that now looked like a personal YY and ate it in front of Universal and Lianmei. However, he was relieved by the refusal of Universal, which had inexplicably deleted the footage from the last collaboration with "American Style Painting". Then he approached Alan Ryder from the production department of Twentieth Century Fox. After listening to this bizarre outline, he fell in love with the script, who was not in the scope of Lucas's consideration. He told Lucas: "I don't understand this movie very well, but I believe you, I know you are a genius guy. What I invested in this time is not your script, but you." Facts have proved that Alan Ryder has incomparable insight.
After finding a partner, he conquered Fox's scrupulous directors with conceptual artist Reeve McKree's concept paintings. The hands holding their wallets tightly took out a budget of 8 million. However, due to the length of the story, he decided to put 1/3 of the original plan on the screen first. Lucas, who was budget-conscious, also emphasized the control of the remaining two parts in the contract. Despite this, he still had to completely abandon the first 20 pages of the script-and it was the first 20 pages of the script that developed into the "Star Wars Prequel" series 20 years later. In 1975, the shooting plan of Star Wars was finally on track. Faced with a studio that had already dismissed the special effects department, he established his own visual effects company, named "Industrial Light and Magic." And now, people can say unceremoniously that it was the technology of Industrial Light and Magic that made Star Wars and changed the future of Hollywood. Then the crew began to recruit troops, he did not follow the advice of his friend Coppola, in order to save costs, decided to use all new players to play. Mark Hamill, who played the important role of "Skywalker" Luke in the film, has only had experience in TV series before. Although from the current perspective, Luke has the temperament of an American farm boy, but he and his father Anakin Youth The appearance and temperament of the times are very different. And the important female character Princess Leia, he selected the heroine Debbie Reynolds of "Song in the Rain" and Kylie Fisher, the daughter of Eddie Fisher, the beautiful and confident girl. The dream lovers of many teenagers in the decade, of course, if you still look at it from today's perspective, Amidala's inheritance obviously does not show too many traces.
Harrison Ford worked with Lucas in "American Style Painting", so Lucas didn't plan to use him, he just came to help the actors who auditioned for Han Solo, but In the end, Lucas discovered that Harrison Ford’s familiarity with the lines had reached the point where the role was none other than him, and Harrison Ford, a well-known carpenter in Hollywood, embarked on the road of superstar acting. There is no doubt that Han Solo, the most popular in Star Wars, is the finishing touch due to Harrison Ford's bold and confident playing. Star Wars has always been a movie of specialty superstars, but the company at that time couldn't understand it. Faced with three new faces who are not well-known, Fox hopes that someone with weight will play the Jedi master Obi-Wan Kenobi. Lucas, who likes Japanese movies, also has his own plans. Just as Jedi (JEDI) originated from the term “JIDAIGEKI”, which he likes, Japanese period dramas (JIDAIGEKI, costume dramas in the samurai era), Mifune Toshiro has a relationship with Akira Kurosawa His cooperation experience made him very interested, but the other party refused the invitation of Star Wars, and Lucas had to choose another role. British star Eric Guinness, who won an Oscar for his performance in "Gui and the Bridge" in 1958, was now promoting his new film in Hollywood. He unexpectedly had a great influence on the role of Obi-Wan in the script. Interested, but the condition is to draw 2.5% of the profit from the 40% box office dividend. Although the conditions are exaggerated, Lucas accepted. The role of Obi-Wan Kenobi is finalized.
Compared with Darth Vader, Lord Sith on the screen, his actor David Pauls is obviously pitiful. As the champion of the British Lifts, he got this role, but his voice is not his own. By the time the film was finished, he didn't know that Darth Vader's voice would be played by James Jones. According to common sense, we can understand why he was so angry after knowing the truth. In the later EP5 "The Empire Strikes Back", the key line "I am your father" did not exist in the script. Lucas did not even reveal the role of David. It was only at the end of the later period. Several staff members who knew the inside story changed this sentence. However, in the return of EP6 "The Return of Jedi", when I was able to take off the mask to show his face, he was replaced with Sebastian Shaw's appearance...
In addition to Lord Black, there are three other characters who only hear his voice and never meet him in the film. Yes, the binary language R2-D2, the nagging etiquette robot C-3PO, and the mantra "Roar--" Wookiee Indiana Chobacka. The actor Peter Mathew who played Joe Baka was originally just a nurse at a London hospital, but when he stood up in front of Lucas, who was two meters tall, he got the role. Robot casting is much more difficult. According to the actual level of technology, real robots are completely incapable of the complicated performances in the film. They can only use actors to play, but this still faces a problem: R2-D2 is a height shortage. With a 1-meter iron barrel, it is difficult for ordinary people to even get in, let alone performing. Fortunately, the crew finally found the special actor Kenny Baker. His rich performance experience and sufficient physical strength helped him complete various actions in the tin bucket. The vivid and lovely robot R2-D2 was thus made. . Coming to London again, Lucas also found the robot C-3PO. He is the stage actor Anthony Daniels who has received professional pantomime training (how big is the gap between pantomime and long tongue?). Daniels, who has no interest in sci-fi themes, is not very fond of this character who can't show his true face on the screen all the time. Theater, and asked the ticket sales lady for the money to buy the tickets...), it may be that some characteristics of the character of C-3PO attracted him. However, the first day he went to the studio for the trial installation, he realized that he had made the wrong decision: "I quickly understood that this filming job is definitely enough for me. The first time I went to the trial installation, I almost I stood naked in a polyethylene-covered room for most of the day. The two special effects personnel kept slapping petroleum jelly and food film on my body from head to toe, and then the overwhelming plaster was applied." To make matters worse, the robotic garments made from these plaster casts simply do not fit. "After putting on that suit, I couldn't even walk at all, and I kept bumping into things around me. I experienced this stupid and embarrassing moment under everyone's eyes. It felt naked like I was shooting a porn film. Strangely, they packed up such a costume and sent it to the Tunisian location the next day. I didn't sleep well that night and kept asking myself what I should do."
"I feel like I'm in a quagmire. I don't know if I can come out... Most people said that they don't know what they are acting. This is a general basic reaction... At the same time, the studio's administrative department also watched the film. , They loved it so much, one of them even cried... I really can’t believe it, because I’m used to listening to my boss, it’s awful, it’s too shameful to let the audience watch this kind of movie."-George Lu Cass, "A New Hope",
1st year BC
On March 22, 1976, Lucas took his team and the script written by four drafts to Tozeur in Tunisia, North Africa. At this time, the film began. Real shooting. This group of people who seemed to be cursed were in deep misfortune from the first day to the end. As soon as I arrived in Tunisia, I was hit by a torrential rain that hadn't been seen in the Sahara Desert for 50 years. The props and scenery were washed away, and even the trucks were washed into the surrounding rivers. Immediately after the rain stopped, we encountered a sandstorm that lasted for a week. Not only did the blowers turn their backs on their horses, but even the equipment was filled with sand. The camera was taken apart to clean the sand every day. R2-D2 and C-3PO bumped into each other embarrassedly in the wind. The personnel, accommodation and food also caused most members of the crew to suffer from various degrees of dysentery and other gastrointestinal diseases. In this 11-day plan of Tatooine, the hometown of Luke Skywalker, Lucas went into madness, "I made this film on my own feelings. At the time, I was not really true about what I was doing. Very clear", Lucas himself recalled saying so many years later.
The name of the planet Tatooine actually comes from a real city called Tataouine in Tunisia. The interior view of Luke’s room was taken in a local hotel in Tozeur, and the exterior structure of the house is also from Tunisia. Real buildings in a small village with a large number of craters for a long time. And the most interesting thing that happened here is that the Lebanese government was worried about the large number of military vehicles stationed near the border between the two countries due to the filming. Tunisia received threats from neighboring countries and politely asked Lucas to take him down. The Java Sand Truck parked a little farther from the border.
Also troublesome for the director are the staff from the UK. Lucas originally hoped to invite Geoffrey Ensworth, the director of photography of "2001 A Space Odyssey", but the latter happened to have another contract to replace his Gilber. Tyler is not a fuel-efficient lamp. The latter had collaborated with Kubrick on "Dr. Strange Love," and it is said that since then he has been prejudiced and hostile towards American directors, especially when he discovered that the young Lucas was still a fledgling new director. The disdain for the director and even the entire shooting plan has not been paused for a moment. The crew from the United Kingdom also only look forward to Taylor (the big name...). They don’t pay attention to the inexperienced Lucas. They call off work on time every day when they are off work as stipulated in the contract and ask them to work overtime. It is purely extravagant hope.
Anthony Daniels, who plays C-3PO, faces his costume in the desert. The trouble caused by the costume is not only the frustration and pain caused by the 2 hours of dressing time and constant collisions, but more serious is that he found that he almost completely lost any ability to move. He couldn't bend his knees. Can't turn his head, can't eat or go to the toilet. He said so himself, “I don’t have a dedicated costumer to load and unload for me. Some are just the prop masters in the prop department, because I am just a prop in their eyes. From a person to an actor and then to a prop. The feeling of awkwardness quickly affected me, and the inability to let the other person see my eyes when talking to people seriously affected the communication between me and other crew members.” However, in fact, there is nothing to communicate about his scores. "When I read the script for the first time, I found that R2-D2 is my robot friend, but when I went to the shooting site, I was surprised to find that it was just a lifeless iron barrel. I suddenly felt a little overwhelmed. Sometimes, Kenny Barker will stay in it, but there is neither action to do nor lines to say. R2-D2's voice is matched after 6 months. So, most of the time, I’m acting alone, but it’s quite suitable for my role. Originally, C-3PO was an abandoned guy. This sense of loneliness is especially strong when shooting in the desert. You are so far away from the camera, and your best friend around you is a coffee can. Most of the time, Kenny Barker is not in R2-D2. The staff uses a piano wire or a broomstick to control it. This empty can. Sometimes, they will open its back door and reach inside to control it. Faced with this situation, I always have to work very hard to ensure that I won't laugh."
Returning to the British studio from a nightmare in Tunisia, everyone had to take economy class due to the tight budget. The mother of the heroine Kelly Fisher (that is, Debbie Reynolds of "Song in the Rain") even called Lucas complained and asked him why he couldn't be in first class. Kelly took the microphone and said to her mother, "Mom, I want to take economy class, would you please shut up?" Then he hung up the phone. . The complaint is not only from the family of the actors, but also from each of the actors. The main actors are crazy because they have to perform to the imaginary planet and spacecraft all day. Harrison Ford later recalled that when a BBC reporter came to the studio for an interview and asked him what the film was about, "I remember, at that moment, I suddenly realized it. After shooting for a long time, I didn't even know this film. What is the movie about X.” I believe that everyone who sees here will realize that this movie is completely like a lunatic’s own idiot, and Lucas must have also experienced his own suddenness. The heavy pressure brought by the thoughts. In this hottest summer in the UK, the special effects department "Industrial Light and Magic" has spent $1 million in funding, but even a few decent special effects shots have not been produced (after all, they started from scratch), and they have been completed in a hurry. The models also fell apart in the high temperature.
This is simply the worst situation imaginable in a movie! Originally expected to be broadcast during the Christmas period of 1976, "New Hope" was threatened by Twentieth Century Fox due to the great lag in the filming schedule. George Lucas also fell ill due to high blood pressure in the face of tremendous pressure. After the first editing failed, even Lucas's wife Marcia, who was not divorced at the time, also helped. Finally, in March 1977, "Star Wars: A New Hope" held an internal preview in the San Francisco studio. Lucas invited a group of friends such as Spielberg and Brian de Palma to appreciate the newly completed rough cut version, hoping to get positive feedback from friends. As the film was shown, the audience became awkward in their seats, but when the film was over, the audience suddenly fell into a long silence. Everyone didn't seem to know what to say, and the freezing atmosphere was really chilling. Director De Pama burst out of laughter, breaking the awkward atmosphere in the hall, "George, you are all nonsense in this movie!" Then he yelled cheerfully.
An even more frustrating preview. Without the recognition of friends, this film seems to be almost hopeless. However, there was one person who saved Star Wars. He was John Williams, the soundtrack of the Star Wars series, who was the talented musician found by Hideo Kojima in "MGS2". The soundtrack he made for the film completely changed its appearance, coupled with the advanced Dolby stereo sound effects and excellent special effects at the time, made "New Hope" a whole new look. But Lucas himself has completely lost the confidence to face all this. This is not just everyone’s questioning, nor is it entirely the bad influence of his film career. Long-term pressure and frustration have made him choose. To escape all this. He took his wife and friend Spielberg to the beaches of Hawaii to take refuge (the idea of "Indiana Jones" was born), wanting to temporarily forget the nightmare of these two years. Everyone prepared for the worst. There were no film reviews and no expectations. Only 40 theaters agreed to show "New Hope", and Fox had no choice but to "screen "Midnight Love Pick" and bundle "Star Wars". ("Noon" was a popular movie at the time).
"Star Wars" seems to have never been favored by Goddess of Luck from the beginning to its birth.
Until the moment of the screening-the unprecedented scale of space battleship rushed out of the camera, in the majestic symphony, everyone in the cinema was shocked at the same time! And the world is quietly changing at this moment! On May 25, 1977, the
first year of the Star Wars era
, the streets in front of the Hollywood Chinese Theater were empty. Like the butterfly effect, the appeal of "New Hope" quickly spread to the entire United States of America. The 32 theaters initially released broke the box office record and quickly expanded to more than 200 theaters across the United States. People walked to the streets and saw long queues at the ticket office of the theater, and the entrance was blocked. Fox, which had suffered a crisis, couldn't help but hear the stock price that had tripled in three weeks. Although Lucas missed the spectacular sights during the premiere week, we have reason to believe that he escaped reality and went to Hawaii how happy he would become crazy after knowing the reality, and once heard that Lucas ran every day during that time. I went to the coffee shop across from the Chinese theater and watched people who accepted and fell in love with their works rushing into the movie theater.
From worst to best, this dramatic life arrangement may seem so unreal, but it really happened.
On August 3, 1977, Darth Vader, R2-D2 and C-3PO left their glorious footprints on the concrete floor in front of the Chinese theater, full of celebrity handprints. The sales of peripheral products produced by the movie are soaring. Because Hasbro Kenner, the company responsible for the production of dolls and toys, did not anticipate the frenzied purchase of people in advance, the toys produced in a short period of time are far from being able to meet the needs of the market. In a desperate situation, I had to launch an empty box pre-sale package of "Early Bird Certificate Package" (Early Bird Certificate Package) to buy time. And because Lucas insisted on having the right to sell the movie’s merchandise before the film was shot-the shallow-sighted producer thought it was not profitable, so he gave it to Lucas for free-as a result, Lucas got a large sum of money. Profit. Recalling the various pressures from the producers before, he resolutely decided to get rid of the shackles of the producers from the next one, invest completely by himself, and have complete initiative. The empty box set produced by Hasbro's pre-order before Christmas will not be delivered until March of the following year.
By the end of 1977, "Star Wars" had a domestic box office of 193.5 million, surpassing "Jaws" to become the most profitable film in Hollywood history. This record was not recovered until 1982 by Spielberg with "ET Alien". At the same time, "Star Wars" won 6 out of 10 nominations at the 1978 Oscars. The reporters named the spirited Lucas the surname of the protagonist of his story-Skywalker, a man who walks in the sky.
Brief description of the plot
A long, long time ago, in a far galaxy, the people of the galaxies in the galaxy empire under the rule of an iron fist suffered suffering, and they rose up against tyranny. Princess Leia of Alderraan sneaked into the core of the empire with the help of people, and obtained the structural design of the death star, the ultimate weapon of the empire. On the way to Tatooine, he was captured by Darth Vader, the Black Lord of the Empire. Fortunately, she put the design in the robot R2-D2 in advance, and R2-D2 successfully escaped with the ceremonial robot C-3PO in full view. To Tatooine Star. After a series of encounters, they were obtained by the local young farm boy Luke Skywalker. Luke discovered the distress message in R2-D2 and found the hermit Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi who lived in seclusion. At the request of Obi-Wan, the only remaining Jedi in the galaxy, he decided to go with him to save the beautiful princess. The smuggling ship owner Han Solo cooperated with everyone to the destination under the condition of high remuneration. Unexpectedly, Alderaan had been ordered by Tarkin, the Supreme Commander of the Empire, to destroy and annihilate Princess Leia with the Death Star. Obi-Wan was killed by the evil Black Lord. With the help of the rebels, the people who left the Death Star launched a decisive battle against the Death Star. Luke successfully destroyed the Death Star under the guidance of the Force of Awakening. Historically known as the Battle of Yavin.
In childhood, a child believes in the countless fairy tales and beautiful human nature that adults have told them. However, in the adult style of setting foot in society, it is ridiculous to be told to break everything that has been instilled. Fairy tales do not exist to trick children into a huge trap. Lucas's consciousness is also a child who does not want to grow up. In his world, good and evil are very distinct, the glory will be forever but the darkness will be dispelled. He is indeed a completely romantic, and that is how he is in Hollywood. The appearance in it seems so novel. As Time Magazine said: "Lucas is a romantic, a simple and innocent romantic. It is this innocence and simplicity, this kind of fantasizing about romance, that makes "Star Wars" so refreshing, So funny, so whimsical. Lucas believes in everything he created in the film. At the back of the film, he is Luke Skywalker-stepping forward to slay the demon and slay the dragon, save the princess, and find the Holy Grail. Black is black. White is white, good conquer evil-at least in his film."
At the end of the 1970s, this film beyond imagination changed Hollywood and changed the times.
Time coordinate:
In 1977, the biggest political scandal in the United States, the "Watergate Incident", had just started, and the mysterious whistleblower's "deep throat" identity entangled a mystery; the United States had just withdrawn from Vietnam, and many Vietnam War veterans took to the streets and shouted for unfair treatment; A president who lacks confidence in the future, James Carter, took the stage; the ball king Bailey's farewell game; in the same year, the great movie magician Charlie Chaplin passed away.
In the post-Star War era,
"That's a big improvement. If the doll (Master Yoda) fails, the whole movie will not be watched. If Yoda looks like a nerd, then it's really finished. The biggest difficulty is money. It’s over... It’s not enough for all the money I made in "Star Wars" to invest in this film... Even if I need to pay more interest to guarantee the bank loan, I am willing. Fox also hopes that we can complete this film."- Lucas, the
script of "The Empire Strikes Back" has just finished filming 1/3, and of course it will continue. Thanks to the success of the previous episode, Lucas easily borrowed 25 million from the bank, plus his own remuneration in the previous episode, he used the money to buy the "Skywalker Farm" and put ILM Industrial Light & Magic Scale up. At this time, movie special effects have become the highlight of Star Wars, and Industrial Light & Magic, who has explored experience in the next sequel shooting, will play a more important role. The desperate approach to all property is more like gambling. On the one hand, Lucas completely got rid of the traditional Hollywood production model and took the initiative completely in his own hands. On the other hand, he left the position of director and devoted himself to being a producer. Abandoning the position of director is to better complete the measures taken for the film. He invited his teacher Owen Kirshner in the Department of Film at the University of Southern California. The second part has more scenes and a larger scale than the previous one, so Irving, who hesitated to take over as a director, is under great pressure. If he can’t smoothly surpass the previous one, it will not only break the Hollywood sequel, it’s destined to not sell well. It is more likely that the third part of the plan will also be destroyed. However, Owen Kershner relied on his personal talent and experience to completely control the shooting. On the basis of the original script, many plot highlights and human conflicts were added, making "The Empire Strikes Back" the most acclaimed part of the series. .
Lucas believes that it is easy to cover up flaws in the shooting with space as the background. In "The Empire Strikes Back", he regarded the snow-white scene covering the entire Hoth star as a test, because it is easy to reveal flaws under the white background, special effects The staff needs to work harder. However, the encounter in the first filming continued. When they came to the location of Norway, they encountered heavy snow that was rarely encountered in 50 years. The last time was scorching heat and sand, this time it was severe cold and wind and snow. It's choking to be tossed again. In many cases, it is necessary to take a tracked vehicle to enter the snow of minus 28 degrees.
John Barry, who won the Oscar for Best Effects for "Star Wars: A New Hope", passed out at the shooting site and died of meningitis.
Regarding the Master Yoda that appeared from this movie, as Lucas said, it is a very important role. Like other characters, his appearance has undergone many changes. The final image comes from the face of the stylist Stuart Flieben and Einstein's. The earliest image is a short Santa. Due to the limitations of technology at the time, Master Yoda cannot rely on computer CG that has not yet appeared, nor can he be played by people in costumes like C-3PO. He is just a doll controlled by humans, but in order to make Yoda more like a living thing. The life of the doll is manipulated by four staff members, who are in charge of eyes, ears, mouth and limbs. When we saw the final effect, we couldn't help but admire it. Master Yoda did have vitality. The location of Dakopa Star where Master Yoda is located is Lucas’ own unbuilt swimming pool.
During the chase during the shooting of the meteorite group, the staff of Industrial Light and Magic actually mixed a potato in it, and because Lucas kept asking the staff to remake this shot, an angry staff also threw it into it. A shoe, but there is no clear trace of these things in the final shot. Moreover, the strong light caused part of the model to melt and deform.
This time the expenditure also exceeded the budget again, and Lucas also had to allocate funds for the "Indiana Jones" during the same period, which undoubtedly made the situation worse. In order to make the film come out smoothly, he only reserved the right to shoot the sequel and peripheral products this time.
On September 24, 1979, the last shot, Tang Tang Shou, was completed, and all photography work ended. On May 19 of the following year, Darth Vader appeared on the cover of Time Magazine.
On May 21, 1980, "The Empire Strikes Back" was released in 127 theaters in the United States, and only two were not full.
The brief description of the plot The
story adopts a two-line advancement. After the Battle of Yavin, the empire's encirclement and suppression of the rebels became more fierce. Luke and other rebels hid in the snow-covered Hoth star and waited for an opportunity. The empire's probes found them on Hoth Star and launched a strong attack on them. Blow. The people who lost to the empire left Hoth Star, Luke was directed by Obi-Wan’s soul to go to Dagoba Star; while Captain Han Solo took Princess Leia and others to Bespin Nebula City to seek refuge with his former friends Lando Carrisin. But the claws of the empire had already made Lando surrender, and Han, Leah and others were betrayed and were captured. On the other hand, Luke ran into the last Jedi Master Yoda on the Dagoba star covered by the virgin jungle, and under his guidance, he practiced Jedi practice. Because the Force foresaw the crisis of Han and others, Luke decided to suspend his practice and rescue them; at the same time, the black warrior Darth Vader also set a trap for the coming Luke and waited for him to cast himself into the trap. Han Solo was frozen, and Lando, who knew that he would not abide by the agreement, decided to resist and save everyone, but the bounty hunter Boba Fett took Solo first, and Leah and others had to escape under the circumstances. . At the same time, Luke and Darth Vader are fighting. The Black Warrior attempts to lure Luke into the dark side of the Force and tells Luke a shocking secret: He is Luke's father. Unable to escape the family inheritance of the severed hand, Luke swearing to his death, he jumped into the abyss. Fortunately, she was rescued by Leah, who felt Luke's crisis, and everyone escaped by boat and joined the spacecraft of the Resistance. Luke and others stood by the porthole, looking at the deep universe, waiting for the unknown future.
In the original design, "The Empire Strikes Back" will have the Chobacka's family debut, but after Lucas's own repeated changes to the script, only Chobacka faces Han Solo alone in the end. When Han faced Princess Leia’s "I love you", he should have said "Remember what you said, Leia, because I will be back." But Harrison Ford himself hasn't decided whether he will come back. Continue to shoot, the resolute director Owen simply let him figure it out, so he said the phrase "I know." Of course, of course he came back later, otherwise what we would see is that the frozen Solo is dead... …
"The Empire Strikes Back" has a double harvest in word of mouth and box office, and Lucas' gambling once again won big prizes. He generously shared 5 million with all employees, completely demonstrating his different approach from other Hollywood companies. However, there are times when he can do nothing. In order to highlight the effect of the opening (a long time ago...), he put the staff list at the end of the film. Although he was not held accountable in "New Hope", this time it was released by the screenwriters and directors' union. Ten thousand dollars in fines and parking orders. Lucas, who was out of anger, lost his stomach, but in order not to involve Owen Kershner, who is also a union member, he paid the fine and became angry. Quit the union. At this time, Lucas has gone farther and farther from Hollywood's regulations, but he has enough capital to succeed, so he put aside all this and started the plan for the last one.
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In 1980, President Ronald Reagan came to power; Master Yoda appeared on the cover of "People"; CNN officially launched; John Lennon was assassinated; Suspense master Alfred Hitchcock passed away.
"Because I devoted myself to filming, my private life was challenged. After filming "Star Wars", I had two decisions. One was to be independent in the Hollywood world, and the other was to build my own family. After finishing "Return of the Jedi", I breathed a sigh of relief and finally completed the trilogy. The original goal was finally achieved, but destiny always intervened when undefended. After filming the trilogy, my marriage ended. "—Lucas, "Return of the
Jedi" The final version of "Return of the Jedi" is actually called "Revenge of the Jedi" (Revenge of the Jedi). Although the license for the distribution of the film product has been approved to the manufacturer very early, but In January 1983, Lucas Jean changed the title of the film, so many products had to change the title urgently. But this title is still carried on by Lucas, which is the prequel III "Revenge of the Sith" corresponding to "Return of the Jedi".
When filming this work, because the reputation of Star Wars was already too great, various studios and locations were drooling against the oily crew, and the asking prices were rising. And enthusiastic movie fans are also extremely concerned about the crew's next itinerary. Lucas was forced to let the crew shoot in Yuma, Arizona under the banner of the small-cost horror film "Blue Harvest", but it was still known by the local media and fans, so they had to send additional security guards to speed up the completion.
When filming the film of the Ewokers on Endor Star in New Orleans, California, the woods scene made these actors very difficult. One day they left a note saying: We have had enough, we have gone to the airport. The crew hurried to stop them, and saw that every actor was wearing the same T-shirt, which read: Revenge of Ewok.
Compared with the previous filming, the shooting was smooth sailing. There was no sandstorm and no heavy snow. But Lucas couldn't stretch his veins because he quit the screenwriters and directors union, and couldn't invite his friend Spielberg to help out, so he had to find Richard Marquid to direct the tube. At this time, Harrison Ford has become a hot big-name actor in Hollywood because of "Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones", leaving his carpenter status in the past. Be a good carpenter around the group). Lucas's lineup was not yet in place with Ford alone. Fortunately, he did not forget the well digger, and finally came back. During the filming, Harrison, who seemed to be heroic, suggested to Lucas that Han Solo finally die like a hero, but Lucas shook his head and did not agree.
Synopsis
In the previous episode, because Solo was not rescued, Princess Leia and others went to rescue one after another in this episode, but they all became prisoners of the evil businessman Jabba. Luke came to slaughter the Jabba group and liberated everyone. At this time, the Empire had begun to build the Death Star II, and the Sith Emperor also planned a conspiracy that could luke Luke into the dark side and destroy the Resistance. Before his death, Master Yoda confirmed to Luke that Darth Vader was indeed his father, and told Luke that Leah was actually his sister. Yoda then returned as part of the Force. Luke, who was firm in his conviction, came to Endor with the others and destroyed the energy station on the satellite with the assistance of the Awoks. Luke, who was caught in the trap and came to the Death Star, saw Emperor Das Sidias, and Hidias, who had failed to lure Luke into the dark side, wanted to get rid of it quickly, but then the black warrior Darth Wei Because of his son's inspiration, De returned to the bright side and pushed the emperor into the abyss. Anakin, who had lost his dark power, met Luke before his death, after which the son of the force reintegrated with the force. After blowing up the Death Star, Luke and everyone ushered in the long-lost peace in the galaxy.
Just like the title of the movie "Return of the Jedi", Luke became a real Jedi and re-established the Jedi class, and I think that Anakin's return to the bright side of the Force is another meaning of Return of the Jedi. . This son of the Force, burdened with fate and prophecy, is a veritable star wars protagonist.
"Return of the Jedi" successfully completed the trilogy. So far, Lucas can finally lament that the 10 years of hard work were not in vain. He can also leave this circle in a dignified manner and take good care of his family. But at this time, it was his wife Marcia's divorce agreement, which really hit Lucas. He divorced his wife, and the marriage ended with the end of the Star Wars.
For many years after '83, except for Lucas's name occasionally seen in "Indiana Jones", he was no longer seen anywhere, and he was almost depressed. This helpless middle-aged man disappeared from everyone's sight for more than 10 years.
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In 1983, the US government introduced the Star Wars program; Pioneer 10 became the first man-made object to fly out of the solar system; on July 15, the FC console was released, and Nintendo began to build its empire.
"Star Wars" freed sci-fi movies from the embarrassing status of B-level films, leading film workers with futuristic fantasy in their minds to step out of hesitation. "Third Type of Contact", "ET", "Independence Day", "End Numerous films such as "The Hero", "Jurassic Park" and "Blade Runner" came out successively. Spielberg, James Cameron, Peter Jackson and others used their imagination to create one after another eternal classics following the frenzy brought by the Star Wars. Industrial Light & Magic is always at the forefront of movie special effects. The large-scale models and blue screen technologies used in the early days of Star Wars are still the norms commonly used in the industry until today. When other companies studied the old standards, Star Wars has completely entered. The all-digital era.
Lucas film, which injected fresh blood into Hollywood's rigid film production model, left the situation of big companies covering the sky in the past, and the film entered the industrialized era. After Industrial Light & Magic, there was Weta Studio, Pixar, and countless solo talents who had worked at Industrial Light & Magic and are now scattered in various studios in the United States.
The Americans in the theater forgot the threat of the Cold War and the depressed economy. In that turbulent era, hippies began to face the future of life again. They used a sentence to inspire their companions around them: "May the Force be with you!" (The Force is with you)
Young countries with no history seem to regard Star Wars as a glorious part of their own culture and an important part of history. I think this is not unreasonable. How many astronauts decided to fly to space to look directly at the vast universe because of watching Star Wars? How many people therefore return to a positive desire for the future? We cannot count. The humanistic significance carried in the Star Wars is indelible.
"I finished this movie because I love "Star Wars", and I want to finish filming the whole story."-Lucas, "The Phantom of Crisis"
Skywalker Returns
If a person truly loves a world, he will think Exhaust your life to perfect it, make it perfect, and let it shine. As a creator, you will be able to deeply feel his mood. Takahashi Tetsuya, Naganoto, George Martin, and people who have never listed their attachments, all of them are like this.
Anakin Skywalker, the name that made him dream of, flashed back endlessly in his mind for more than ten years when he was not a director, and he couldn't avoid it. He knows what to do. In 1994, Lucas opened the dusty old notes and reconstructed the deleted 20 pages back to the world. He loved this history so much that he picked up the guide tube again and appeared in front of everyone again.
After that, everyone is familiar with it.
This is a story about the life of the Son of the Force. He came to the world like Jesus, showing miracles to the world, experiencing pain, feeling love, friendship and distrust, happiness and sorrow. And where he is in prophecy and destiny, people will remember where he will go. This is an irreversible process.
Twenty years later, they returned to Tozeur again. Tatooine, the starting point of the story, paid tribute to Lucas and his party who had revisited their homeland like 20 years ago. Lucas lost the ruined set. On the side, excitedly thought this was a good sign.
Jack Lloyd (childhood Anakin) selected from more than 3000 people around the world, Natalie Bowman (Padme Amidala) who captured the world's peace of mind again after "Lyon", "Sinde Liam Neeson (Quegang King), who was the savior in Le’s List, and Ivan McGregor (young Obi-Wan Kenobi) who was still wandering in the art film at the time, plus the eternal C -3PO and R2-D2, these actors dedicated a feast to every audience.
It was May 19, 1999, the day Darth Vader appeared on the cover of Time 19 years ago.
"The movie is mainly about Anakin, describing how he handles his feelings, as well as struggling with his obligations and feelings for Padmé." "In the last "Star Wars", I want to lead the audience to witness Ah How Nagin transformed from a wayward Jedi warrior into a breathtaking Sistar Vader under a mask, witnessing how he put on the infamous black warrior suit. With the end of this episode , The two trilogy will be fully connected, and the questions that existed before will be answered. I am proud of this, because "Star Wars" has finally become a whole. Although they are two trilogy, no matter what They are all unified, just like the father and son in an epic poem. My initial idea was a continuation of blood... In the "Star Wars" series, I used a same story and a The language with blood ties is how children in this area can make up for the mistakes made by the previous generation. Therefore, there is always a connection between "Star Wars" and "Star Wars", which is a mythical theme. "——Lucas, "Attack of the Clones" and "Revenge of the Sith"
"Phantom Crisis" has mixed reputations, but it does not prevent it from continuing to break box office records. "Attack of the Clones" ushered in a new era of all-digital cinema, without using an inch of traditional film from beginning to end. Hayden Christensen, who played the role of young Anakin, defeated many male stars including Leonardo DiCaprio to win Lucas's favor. Although his performance is not very expressive and experience is slightly insufficient, but this boy with both innocence and evil temperament is obviously suitable for Anakin.
In 2003, "Vengeance of the Sith" opened in Australia, went to Switzerland, Britain, Tunisia and other countries around the world to take location, and completed the wonderful scenery of the Wookiee star Cassico in Guilin, China. 2,300 sets of special effects shots were used throughout the film, breaking a new record.
On May 19, 2005, "The Revenge of the Sith" was released. Owen Lars and his wife looked at the sunset over the twins on Tatooine with the baby in their arms, forming a complete circle of Mobius with the timeline of the work and the timeline of reality. 28 years of Star Wars ended perfectly.
Lucas and Anakin
Lucas said: "The reason I want to be an independent producer is because I want to do what I want to do. I fight with big companies because I don't like its system. I don't like those big companies taking over the film business. But now I find that I am also in the ranks of big companies, so it is ironic that I have become the person I most want to avoid without knowing it. In fact, that is the basic theme of "Star Wars." Just like the black warrior, He became the person he was most opposed to at the beginning. But at the same time I am very happy because my movies can be completed according to my ideals.”
Obviously, Lucas, who was romantic in the 70s, and he is now a world away. No, just like the story of Luke and Anakin. The prequel trilogy carries the helplessness and helplessness of fate. Anakin grew up in Tatooine just like Luke, who was a farm boy, but the pressure brought by the predictions faced family affection. Because of the separation of identity, love did not respond to kind intentions, and because there was no other Jedi Knight to trust him except Obi-Wan, who was also a father and friend, and Anakin was lonely more than anyone else. And Lucas is projecting his own shadow in the script.
Anakin's tragic path was actually arranged early in the morning by the big hands of fate, and there was no room for compromise. Is it wrong to help the mother? Is it wrong to be brave for love? When they need affirmation, they get alienation. When they want to believe in Jedi, they let themselves learn to betray others. Shouldn't the Jedi take greater responsibility for this? Is it really necessary to let family and love live and die with the arrival of the force? Isn’t it right to give trust and care to a child who is compassionate? When feeling the pain of Anakin, can it be that all you can say is "Let go"? Why did Master Windu, the Jedi elder, only say "You have gained my trust" after more than ten years? It's ridiculous. The savior who balances the force is not as caring as an ordinary person. What reason does Jedi have to blame others?
Except for Obi-Wan, no one placed trust in Anakin, and it was heartache when Obi-Wan shouted "You was the chosen one"! The tragedy has been done for a long time, no matter how struggling, it will only proceed step by step.
Anakin became the last person he wanted to be, and so did Lucas.
The son of the force who came like Jesus did balance the force as predicted. Anakin faced his son's influence and returned to the bright side, and the Sith the Great died because of him. But what exactly is the force of balance in the prophecy, and who made the prophecy, no one will know... And the depth of Star Wars will make people continue to sing and go crazy...
When Star Wars Prequel III comes to an end. , I walked out of the cinema. A family portrait of all the main characters of the six parts appeared before my eyes, except for the late old jazz Eric Guinness. Some people have grown old. I watched time change them and also change us. And we also know that this kind of opportunity is no longer there...
One day, the story will turn into a legend, and the legend will become a myth. The magical shadow of The Force and Space Opera will be passed on with the new generation.
Yes, new hope, new future.
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extended keyword
The Force: The Force, also called Da Neng. Rumors are inspired by the concept of "Tao" in Eastern Taoism, but it is more similar to animism. The original force exists in all objects in the universe, is a kind of energy that exists naturally, and has a bright side and a dark side. Generally speaking, the bright side emphasizes compassion, protection and good deeds with the original force, while the dark side pursues the destructive power of the original force. Jedi uses the light side, and Sith uses the dark side.
Space Opera: Space Opera, the term was invented in 1940 to refer to a type of branch of science fiction, usually the background is an interstellar empire or culture, and the plot is a romantic hero story with a mixture of action and adventure. This type of work is relatively easy to start, and does not require scientific background and knowledge like writing "hard science fiction", so many early writers devoted themselves to it. The most eye-catching writer of this type in recent years is Lois Bjord. This woman’s Myers series has won three Hugo Awards and one Nebula Award. The space opera has inherited and inherited from her work. Introduce the old and bring forth the new.
Harry Shetton: A character in the series "The Base" written by science fiction master Asimov, who created and is proficient in psychological history, or can be understood as probability prediction. Asimov is one of Lucas' favorite science fiction writers.
Francis Ford Coppola: Famous director, his representative works include "General Patton" (screenwriter), "The Godfather" trilogy, "Apocalypse Now", "Four Hundred Years of Surprise" and many other masterpieces. In addition, the Coppola family has a very close relationship with the film industry. His daughter Sophia Coppola won the Oscar with her self-written and directed "Lost Tokyo", and her father Kamin Coppola had won the award for the composition of "The Godfather II" Oscar's best original soundtrack. And the famous actor Nicholas Cage is also a member of the Coppola family who abandoned his real name.
Jedi: Jedi, also known as Jedi. 25,000 years before the Battle of Yavin, a special research group appeared. They were called Jedi. Jedi was studying the meaning and application of the Force, and at the same time discovered the dark side of the Force. The first dark Jedi Xender declared war on the Jedi Order and was expelled. In order to fight against the dark Jedi, the Jedi Knights (Jedi Knights) class emerged to become the guardians of peace and justice in the Republic, and to prevent the trained apprentices from falling into the dark side, emphasizing the pursuit of knowledge and enlightenment rather than the pursuit of personal power. The samurai regiment is led by a supreme council composed of twelve masters. Jedi are often found at an early age and taken to the Jedi Temple for training, and cut off all ties with their families. When the Jedi students mature, they have the opportunity to be selected by a master and receive individual guidance, while the rest are eliminated. After their training ended, they became true Jedi knights after experiencing some trials. In the heyday of the Republic, there were about 10,000 Jedi in service. The exclusive weapon of the Jedi Knight is the lightsaber. Anakin Skywalker is considered to be the one who rebalanced the Force in the ancient prophecy, and his son Luke Skywalker re-established the Jedi Order during the New Republic.
Jedi Laws: The Code of Conduct of the Jedi Knights. The laws and regulations cover all aspects. The general core is "Stop impulsively and seek peace, quit foolishness and knowledge, quit anger and seek calm, and achieve immortality by force."
Sith: Sith, the Sith was originally a race of ancient culture. The dark Jedi that was expelled discovered and enslaved the Sith race and established the Ancient Sith Empire. The leader called himself the Sith Emperor. During the long period of time, the strength of Sith and Jeddie has been declining, and there have been many cases of mutual defection. About a thousand years before the Battle of Yavin, the Sith and Jedi were wiped out in the final large-scale war, and only Darth Bann survived in secret. He established a concealed one-teacher-one-apprentice system to extend the power of the Sith. As the old republic came to an end, Darth Hidias seized power and re-established the empire, eradicating the Jedi warrior class. Until Luke Skywalker brought Anakin back to the bright side, the Sith Empire collapsed, and the Sith appeared to be extinct again, but the fire was still left behind.
The Lost Twenty: In the history of the Jedi, there were twenty Jedi masters who turned their backs on the creed of the Jedi and turned to the dark side of the Force, and the last person was Earl Dooku. In order to alert themselves, the Jedi placed the bronze statues of these twenty people in the Jedi Library. These twenty people are called "The Lost Twenty".
Lightsaber: Lightsaber, the symbol of Star Wars. As an elegant weapon, the lightsaber is used by the Jedi and their enemy Sith, and Sith also possesses the Sith Lightning. The blade formed by pure energy can cut everything, except for another lightsaber, it can also reflect the laser back. The appearance of the lightsaber is different, but the structure is basically the same. There are energy batteries and crystals hidden in the hilt. The function of the crystals is to focus the energy released by the energy batteries into a tight blade beam. The color of the lightsaber depends on the color of the cryst
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