Although it is a daunting task within the reach of very few human beings, the idea of making a good film is infinitely simpler than materialize a feature film that transcends as a popular icon and that lasts through the decades; and few things fit this description more than the still current —and exploited over and over again— saga ‘Star Wars’.
Thinking about the galactic adventures of Luke, Vader and company invites us to do so automatically in the fanfare that opens each of the films in the franchise accompanied by a text that puts us in a situation headed by the already mythical “A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…” But, How are you left if I tell you that this introduction was not conceived by George Lucas?
But what is this!?
Brian de Palma himself, a trusted friend of Lucas, was responsible for the creation of the well-known lead-in, whom he invited to watch a first montage of Episode IV together with Steven Spielberg —what a trio of aces. It was Hollywood’s own King Midas who explained how De Palma’s confusion was the trigger for the miracle.
“Well, Brian went crazy. ‘What is this!? It doesn’t make any sense! None! What’s this all about!?’ And despite all the bickering on that wild afternoon, Brian he liked the movie, even though he thought it was a bit confusing.It wasn’t confusing, it just didn’t have 80 or 90 percent of the special effects!Who could understand Star Wars without all those, you know…500 planes with effects?
Brian’s confusion led to George inventing the now very famous lead, like the one in the old series, which would go up the screen. ‘A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…’. That came out of that rough-cut screening.”
But here the thing did not stop. De Palma, in addition to suggesting this contact with the universe in which the film is set, corrected and rewrote the version written by Lucas which ended up appearing at the beginning of ‘A New Hope’. This is friends and the rest is jokes.
Via | den of geek