Star Words: Episode VI, Part 54
The very last line of the Star Wars saga (unless one counts the Ewok yips) belongs to Leia. It's a simple one, offered as the explanation for why Han has no reason to step aside for Luke.
"He's my brother."
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"He's my brother."
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“The First Script I wrote had stories for everybody... and I cut it down and we had a script. But when we cut it together, there were still Problems. Finally, I said, Okay, let's be even more hard-nosed here and take out every Scene that doesn't have anything to do with Anakin. But that causes you to juxtapose certain Scenes that you were never contemplating juxtaposing before, because the Scenes were never meant to be next to each other. What happens then is that some of the themes grab hold of each other and really strengthen themselves in ways that are fascinating. You pull things together and suddenly a theme is drawn out because it's in three consecutive Scenes instead of just one. Suddenly one theme is infinitely stronger than it was bevor, so we'll strengthen that theme because it seems poetic."
“But in my films, the dialogue is not where the movie is. My films are basically in the graphics. The emotional impact comes from the music - and from juxtaposing one image with the next.”
He refers to dialog as a sound effect, and he’s said he prefers the French dubbed version of the films because it’s just a better sound, whether or not you know what the words mean. He’s pointed out with pride that children in foreign countries who don’t speak any English can watch Star Wars and understand it based on the visuals and the music.
What George Lucas cares about is “pure cinema” or what he calls “tone poems”. Again, he has said this over and over in every interview where he has got a chance. What he’s referring to is the ability of cinema to create meaning and emotions with editing and the juxtaposition of different images.
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