The Star Wars Archives. 1977–1983. 40th Anniversary Edition
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Drew
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"The Star Wars Archives" is a conflicted book。 It wants to be a lot of things to a lot of people， but doesn't really excel at any of them。For one， the format is huge。 This allows for a lot of photos and paintings （a lot of which I'd never seen） being given a massive amount of space， but this makes this "coffee table" book weigh over 15 pounds and takes up the entire coffee table。The images are great， for the most part。 Any image from the final film is pulled from the 2011 Blu-ray Special Edition "The Star Wars Archives" is a conflicted book。 It wants to be a lot of things to a lot of people， but doesn't really excel at any of them。For one， the format is huge。 This allows for a lot of photos and paintings （a lot of which I'd never seen） being given a massive amount of space， but this makes this "coffee table" book weigh over 15 pounds and takes up the entire coffee table。The images are great， for the most part。 Any image from the final film is pulled from the 2011 Blu-ray Special Edition， even when the images next to them are from pre-production or post-production of the original shot。 Most of these images are helpfully labelled， even to what version of the Special Edition the change was done， but not all of them。 There are two images from Return of the Jedi that were added for the Special Edition that are not labelled。The text tries to present an "oral history" type of format， but I feel like the history is soured。 Quotes from George Lucas made during the original production are mixed with the author's own post-Disney interview， so sections where Lucas talks about not having any idea where the story is going are intermixed with sections where Modern Lucas tries to make it sound like he had it planned all along。 It would make for a confusing reading for someone who might reference only this book for the story of how Star Wars was made。The format of the book is also confusing because the images all go through the movie in chronological order of the movie and the text goes in chronological order of the production。 Very rarely does the text match what the images are talking about。 I can understand why this is， J。W。 Rinzler's books already exist， and this is more of a coffee table book。 But I think it shows one of the flaws of trying to make a book all things for all people。 It just gets muddled。 。。。more
Cindy
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I've already acquired an encyclopedic knowledge of the Star Wars saga， both of the story and behind the scenes。 （Do you know many people who can identify Dennis Muren on sight？） Still， I welcome anything I can add to my encyclopedia， and this served that role nicely。 All the history and pictures and such were framed by snippets of interviews with the Maker himself， which gave a very cohesive and satisfying explanation of the overall meaning of the Star Wars。 It was particularly poignant when Luc I've already acquired an encyclopedic knowledge of the Star Wars saga， both of the story and behind the scenes。 （Do you know many people who can identify Dennis Muren on sight？） Still， I welcome anything I can add to my encyclopedia， and this served that role nicely。 All the history and pictures and such were framed by snippets of interviews with the Maker himself， which gave a very cohesive and satisfying explanation of the overall meaning of the Star Wars。 It was particularly poignant when Lucas observed after completing the original trilogy that after all that success and masterful storytelling， he was still left to deal with a divorce and the deconstruction of so much he had built up -- fully as traumatizing as the car crash that nearly ended his life when he was eighteen。 "It was the emotional equivalent of hitting that walnut tree。 For a whole year I was out of commission， trying to figure out what went wrong。 I went through a huge emotional upheaval。 All the structure I had built fell apart。"And later， his realization: "Raising kids is the most important thing in life。 Kids give you something you can't get from any other recognition or creative endeavor。 You feel very aware this is what life is about。"That's really what Star Wars explores， beneath all the fantastic trappings。 How family bonds and an ethos of selflessness can overcome every evil， no matter how powerful it may seem。 。。。more
Greg Goldstein
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Well done behind-the-scenes overview of the original Star Wars trilogy， with interviews with George Lucas being of main interest。 Despite considering myself a knowledgeable fan， and having worked on the brand as a professional， I came away with a much better understanding of Lucas' creative process。 （Spoiler alert: The scriptwriting process essentially tortured him。） Most notable in the book was a fascinating transcript of a conversation（s） between Lucas， Lawrence Kasdan and Richard Marquand as Well done behind-the-scenes overview of the original Star Wars trilogy， with interviews with George Lucas being of main interest。 Despite considering myself a knowledgeable fan， and having worked on the brand as a professional， I came away with a much better understanding of Lucas' creative process。 （Spoiler alert: The scriptwriting process essentially tortured him。） Most notable in the book was a fascinating transcript of a conversation（s） between Lucas， Lawrence Kasdan and Richard Marquand as they developed and re-wrote the script of ROTJ late in the game。 。。。more
Carlos Eguren
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Es una tragedia。 Un coche es embestido por otro。 El Fiat Bianchina da varias vueltas de campanas。 El cinturón se rompe。 Su conductor sale disparado。 El vehículo choca contra un nogal。 El muchacho que llevaba el automóvil solo tiene dieciocho años y es llevado de forma urgente al hospital。 Sus padres se esperan lo peor。 El nombre del herido es George Lucas:«No me rompí ningún hueso， pero se me habían aplastado los pulmones。 Era un milagro que siguiera vivo。 Fue algo así como: «Bueno， aquí estoy， Es una tragedia。 Un coche es embestido por otro。 El Fiat Bianchina da varias vueltas de campanas。 El cinturón se rompe。 Su conductor sale disparado。 El vehículo choca contra un nogal。 El muchacho que llevaba el automóvil solo tiene dieciocho años y es llevado de forma urgente al hospital。 Sus padres se esperan lo peor。 El nombre del herido es George Lucas:«No me rompí ningún hueso， pero se me habían aplastado los pulmones。 Era un milagro que siguiera vivo。 Fue algo así como: «Bueno， aquí estoy， y cada día es un día de propina。 Me han dado un día más y tengo que aprovecharlo al máximo»。 Cada día es un regalo。 Quería aprovecharlo al máximo， como si estuviera empezando una nueva vida»。Un hecho que me fascina de este libro es leer sobre los diferentes borradores de las tres películas y ver las numerosas ideas descartadas。 Algunas no se hicieron realidad por temas de efectos especiales， otras para abaratar costes， algunas porque no terminaban de encajar con el resto de las películas… Desde la guarida volcánica del Emperador pasando por el padrastro de Han Solo， sin olvidar a Nellith （la hermana perdida de Luke） o que el primer borrador no se pareciese casi en nada a lo que llegó finalmente a nuestras pantallas， es curioso ver cómo algunos de estos conceptos pudieron llegar a hacerse realidad o como sirvieron de base para las pinturas de Ralph McQuarrie que han servido de base para Rebels del digno sucesor de Lucas que es Dave Filoni。A menudo se ha acusado a George Lucas de haberse vendido a las grandes compañías， cuando， en realidad， comprendemos que él tuvo que crear su propia industria para hacer realidad su película y que， si años después vendió la saga a Disney， es porque deseaba estar con su familia y no continuar siendo vilipendiado por los fans que ahora lo aclaman como una especie de redentor tras años de odio durante las precuelas。 Más allá de agrias polémicas， el director dijo lo siguiente sobre lo que Star Wars había hecho con el público:«No me había costado nada renunciar al éxito o comerciar con él de no ser por la felicidad que Star Wars ha proporcionado a alunas personas: eso tiene valor y doy por bueno el precio que he pagado， pero creo que ya he aportado mi granito de arena y ahora puedo invertir el tiempo en mí mismo。 Espero poder recuperar un poco de la felicidad que hemos llevado fuera»。Desde mi punto de vista， como aficionado a la saga， pero también como contador de historias， veo en George Lucas una inspiración: podemos hundirnos， sentir que nuestra vida no tiene sentido y estar a punto de morir… Pero cada día es una propina y debemos aprovecharlo。 Podemos crear obras que jamás se disfruten o crear obras esperanzadoras que conecten con los más jóvenes。 Pienso que me gustaría recorrer ese sendero algún día。La crítica continúa aquí 。。。more
Scott
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The best - and most comprehensive- single book on the production of the original Star Wars saga that I’ve read。
Kai Charles（Fiction State Of Mind）
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I've wanted this book for a long time， its not the original version of the book but it's full of fun facts about the original trilogy。 I've wanted this book for a long time， its not the original version of the book but it's full of fun facts about the original trilogy。 。。。more
Jaysen Huculak
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The Star Wars Archives was amazing。 Its focus is the "Why" of Star Wars。 A glimpse into Lucas' intentions for how the movie should make you feel。 Of what morals or can do spirit it could give a 12 year old。 When I watched the movies as a boy it was all about how real， gritty and rough the world felt。 After reading this I realized the real story was simpler。 The ethical choices， determination and can do attitude。 It made me reflect on how many good life lessons I've lived by from the series and h The Star Wars Archives was amazing。 Its focus is the "Why" of Star Wars。 A glimpse into Lucas' intentions for how the movie should make you feel。 Of what morals or can do spirit it could give a 12 year old。 When I watched the movies as a boy it was all about how real， gritty and rough the world felt。 After reading this I realized the real story was simpler。 The ethical choices， determination and can do attitude。 It made me reflect on how many good life lessons I've lived by from the series and how they were on purpose。 If you're into learning more about why things were chosen combined with the journey to find and make it this book is for you。 The choice of highlight quotes was awesome。 Here are a few of my favorite:"George is immensely sensitive on a primordial basis to the nature of our culture， and he has a way of developing myths for a society that would like to think that it has outgrown a need for myths。 His films allow us to confront the issues of childhood -- relating to one's parents， learning to be brave -- which adults like just as much as children， because most of us adults never dealt with those issues the way we wanted to in our own childhoods。" - Harrison Ford"You don't approach this type of movie with cynicism， because if you do you're dead。 You can see it on the screen; you can smell the cynical director。 And if you can tell it in any movie， then you can certainly tell it in Star Wars which is a movie about innocence。" - Richard Marquand"My films have a tendency to promote a personal self-esteem， a you-can-do-it attitude。 Their mess is: 'Don't listen to everyone else。 Discover your own feelings and follow them。 Then you can overcome anything。' It's old fashioned -- and very American。" - George Lucas"The sense of group loyalty which you get from Jedi is enormous。 I would love it if people came out feeling much better about the world they live in。 It's the only world we've got and I think it's a pretty good one。" - Richard Marquand"Fairy tales are how people learn about good and evil， about how to conduct themselves in society。。。 The young knight who through his virtue slays the Dragon。" - George Lucas"I was raised believing that right always wins -- and still believe it。 It's a deceit of course and it's been replaced by cynicism。 You can learn from cynicism， but you can't build on it。 You can build on dreams。" - George Lucas"I come across so many people who are basically lost， and all they need is that kind of inspiration to say， 'Don't let all this get you down。 You can do it。 You may have to overcome a lot of fear， and get up a lot of courage， sometimes to do even the simplest things， sometimes just to get up in the morning。 But you can do it。 You can make a difference。'" - George Lucas"There's nothing wrong with bringing pleasure to people。" - George LucasI had some favorites from the text as well:"The whole point of the film， the whole emotion that I am trying to get at the end of this film， is for you to be real uplifted， emotionally and spiritually， and feel absolutely good about life。 That is the greatest thing that we could possibly ever do。" - George Lucas。The book itself is just amazing as well。 A full size amazing coffee table book。 The images are big enough for you to be a bit overwhelmed by them。 。。。more
Mario
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This book does not deserve 5 stars， but at least 7！ This is a massive undertaking of knowledge about Star Wars and the creation of the original trilogy， with interviews with George Lucas， the crew and cast。 Plus it includes as a bonus the related projects such as the Holiday Special， the Ewok TV movies and the Ewoks and Droids cartoons。The sheer size and quality of it allows for impressive one or two-page displays of photos， many of them never seen before。This is a volume that might cost a lot b This book does not deserve 5 stars， but at least 7！ This is a massive undertaking of knowledge about Star Wars and the creation of the original trilogy， with interviews with George Lucas， the crew and cast。 Plus it includes as a bonus the related projects such as the Holiday Special， the Ewok TV movies and the Ewoks and Droids cartoons。The sheer size and quality of it allows for impressive one or two-page displays of photos， many of them never seen before。This is a volume that might cost a lot but that is worth every penny you pay for it。 Can't wait to get my hands on the second volume。 。。。more
Jay Gabler
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An absolutely stunning volume — truly a treasure for fans of the original Star Wars trilogy。 An oral history stuffed with incredible behind-the-scenes photos， concept art， and storyboards， presented in a lavish oversize format， The Star Wars Archives takes you on an incredible journey through the films' creation。 Even if you've read all the other books about the making of Star Wars， this one will open your eyes。 An absolutely stunning volume — truly a treasure for fans of the original Star Wars trilogy。 An oral history stuffed with incredible behind-the-scenes photos， concept art， and storyboards， presented in a lavish oversize format， The Star Wars Archives takes you on an incredible journey through the films' creation。 Even if you've read all the other books about the making of Star Wars， this one will open your eyes。 。。。more
Yancy Evans
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FANTASTIC！ Yes the pricetag is a bit hefty， but it’s worth it for this hefty tome。 Full of wonderful photos， memories， and details about the making of the original Star Wars。 An excellent companion piece to J。W。 Rinzler’s， “Making of Star Wars。” If you are a fan it’s a must read。
Graham Tomlinson
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