A whole generation grew up on these films! Those who are now 40-50 years old remember going to cinemas to watch these amazing stories. Neither the creaky hard seats, nor the sound that is disgusting by today's standards, nor the trams rumbling along the rails behind the cinema wall could interfere with watching science fiction films. Years passed, new episodes of the saga appeared, jealously accepted by connoisseurs of "real old series". And suddenly a big beautiful book appears on the shelves Encyclopedia Star Wars. Since our son, in his incomplete 5 years, is already familiar with all the series, knows almost every character, repeats dialogues from films by heart (and he himself is a bit of Darth Vader), we decided to buy him this encyclopedia for the next holiday. They paid off a considerable amount, bought it, looked through it and made certain conclusions.
Our son, in his incomplete 5 years, was specifically "addicted" to the Star Wars series. About six months ago, I had the imprudence to show him the battle scene between the rebels and the imperial troops from the 5th series. Since then, he has reviewed all the series more than once. Figures of stormtroopers, space fighters appeared at home, and on New Year's Eve, instead of the classic Santa Claus, the kid demanded that none other than Darth Vader himself come to him and hand him a lightsaber.
With such an immersion in the topic, we could not help but pay attention to the deluxe edition - Encyclopedia of Star Wars. Accidentally seeing it in a bookstore, the son just "fell ill" with this book. We made a deal - a whole month of exemplary reasonable behavior and the book will be!
It is easy to guess that the outcome of the marathon was a foregone conclusion. On the appointed day we went to buy an encyclopedia. Looking at the happy kid, who himself dragged the long-awaited gift home (and the book is not light), one could easily agree with the well-known phrase: a book is the best gift.
Having previously instructed the child how to handle the book, we left him alone with the images of his favorite characters. From that moment on, for about an hour the baby, as they say, was not seen or heard.
Two months have passed since then. Of course, now the interest in the encyclopedia has faded a little, but even now, from time to time, one can observe the following picture:
An amazing thing - the kid began to try to read the texts himself and is very happy when the name of a familiar hero suddenly forms from individual letters.
But now let's leave the purely educational role of the encyclopedia and look at the quality of its execution.
Encyclopedia Star Wars. Quality
This is a real deluxe edition. Even despite the fact that the cover is made in black and white, at the first glance at it, it immediately becomes clear that this is a good expensive thing:
If you take the book in your hands, there is a considerable weight. I don’t know for sure, but it is about one and a half to two kilograms. The cover is glossy and hard enough - not some thin cardboard. After carefully looking at the spine, my wife was pleased. She once almost professionally engaged in book binding and said that the spine was made with high quality, the book would not fall apart.
Opening the book, we find an interesting advertising and magazine layout. This is not just a column of text with an insert of separate pictures, as on this site.
There are a lot of pictures, they are wrapped around with text, everything is located quite harmoniously and looks beautiful. Especially for a child - a connoisseur of the series. Let's take a look at a few spreads of the encyclopedia:
Unfortunately, photography taken in a room under normal lighting blurs the real quality a little. Trust me, it's high enough. The paper of the pages is glossy, thick enough - at least 120 gr. m2. Nothing surprising! With this format (27x31 cm), a thinner sheet would not be strong enough and could break if carelessly turned over.
Alas, there are fingerprints on the black pages. Therefore, before viewing a book, hands should be thoroughly washed.
Encyclopedia Star Wars. Content
The first few pages are devoted to introductory articles and photographs.
Then, from pages 10 to 148, the heroes of the saga are presented. This is very convenient, because when watching a movie, you will not always catch the names and titles. Here each character is given a name and description. Not even Jabba the Hutt's vile jester! Even the space slug, into whose mouth Han Solo's ship flew by mistake.
Pages 150 to 227 describe locations where movie scenes were filmed. In addition to mentioning and describing key locations, photographs of how the film's episodes were filmed are shown. Alas, very little is written about the filming itself in this encyclopedia. Movie lovers should pay attention to another book: How Star Wars Conquered the Universe.
From pages 228 to 259, there is a description of technologies: a battle droid, a super droid, and so on.
And, finally, from 260 to 311 pages there is a description of the transport. From compact reconnaissance walkers to huge space cruisers. Star Wars fans will love this section.
Is it worth downloading the Star Wars encyclopedia
In our general opinion, no. Not worth it! The value of the publication lies precisely in slowly leafing through the book in silence, and not under the obsessive buzzing of a computer fan. Of course, this is purely our personal opinion. It may seem wasteful to someone to spend 2700-3000 rubles on a paper book, which then needs to be stored somewhere. Indeed, you can download the encyclopedia for free, although this is not entirely beautiful and legal.
However, not being an old bookworm, I still think that a large beautiful colorful book looks much better than its digital copy on a small laptop screen. In addition, the paper edition is a great gift. You don't come to a Star Wars lover's birthday party with a CD :).
General summary
The Star Wars encyclopedia is very hard to take seriously. It is appropriate only for real fans who have already watched all the series, including the animated versions. As a standalone product, the book has little value. Try to give it to a strict lady from some ministry and get in her face a sworn enemy who will regard your gift as a mockery.
But try giving an encyclopedia to a really interested in Star Wars boy between the ages of 5 and 99, and he will be terribly grateful to you.
The book is valuable only for those who are "in the subject." It is worth starting to read the texts and it will immediately seem that you are reading some kind of fairy tale. Fictional characters, mystical forces, fantastical weapons and modes of transport bring it closer, like the film itself, to fantasy rather than science fiction. In a word, buying a Star Wars encyclopedia for yourself or as a gift to someone, you must immediately abandon the seriousness of the routine surrounding you and prepare for a meeting with old acquaintances: Jedi, Sith, Hutts and other characters who live in a completely different world. A world where we will never be.
« Clone Fighter Armor. Several types of these combat suits have been developed for clone stormtroopers, depending on the envisaged environmental conditions and atmospheres of the places where they will be used. The first units to fight on Geonosis wear armor consisting of twenty plastoid alloy composite pieces worn over thermal underwear made of magnatomic gription panels. When creating armor, Kamino engineers are inspired by the equipment of Jango Fett, a donor of gene material for clones, even copying a helmet with a remarkable T-shaped visor.
The best Star Wars encyclopedia ever published in Russian. Unlike other similar guides, this edition lists information about characters, devices, and locations in chronological order, based on their first appearance. The encyclopedia covers six episodes, from The Phantom Menace to Return of the Jedi, and two animated series, The Clone Wars and Rebels. Each character, object or scene is accompanied by a colorful illustration, background information and some interesting facts.
02. Adam Bray, Carrie Dougherty. "Star Wars. Everything you need to know"
Boiling lava, erupting volcanoes and plumes of ash cover the remote mining planet of Mustafar. This hellish world is the setting for Darth Sidious' plan to destroy the Separatists. The underground buildings of the Mustafarians are designed in the form of a cave fungus kahel. According to an ancient ritual, a young Mustafar must ride a lava flea and jump over a powerful lava flow on it. Protective clothing is strictly prohibited!”
The publication, created in the spirit of the Guinness Book of Records, is a huge number of drawings and photographs with informative blocks of figures, facts and data. Which of the Jedi had two hearts, how to translate into human language the R2-D2 mechanical signals that are served in a restaurant on Coruscant and how to understand that the force is with you - the answers to these and thousands of other questions are hidden under the holographic cover of this book. By the way, unlike the Star Wars Encyclopedia, which is designed for an audience over 18, this guide is intended for children over 12.
03. Elena Khaetskaya. "Star Wars. Far Far Away Galaxy Forever"
“This notorious layout (Death Stars, - note .. I had to crawl a lot on all fours - and repair, repair, repair: moving cameras kept crashing into the surface of the layout, hundreds of squibs depicting explosions fired. And we must not forget that in practice all special effects were created for the first time in the history of cinema.Thus, for the image of impressive explosions in space, they stopped, after a series of not too successful experiments, on a standard firecracker, and a mixture of gasoline and mothballs was used as a detonator.Many have already heard the "shocking" admission that that the famous flight through the asteroid field was filmed using an ordinary potato (simulating asteroids) - and one shoe ... "
Don't let the word "series" on the cover fool you. In fact, this is a very sensible book that describes the process of working on Star Wars from creating the first ever "space" special effects to explaining the sacred meaning of the transformation of Anakin Skywalker into Darth Vader. The author tells many interesting stories from the set and makes various cultural remarks. For example, that costume designer John Mollo used a leather motorcycle suit, a Nazi helmet, a gas mask and a medieval monastic cloak to create the image of Darth Vader. And the choice of white armor for stormtroopers became an argument against the popular notion that only goodies wear white.
04.J.W. Rinzler. Star Wars Storyboards: The Original Trilogy
From the author's preface: "Working on "archive" books at Lucasfilm is often fun. The only problem is that I never have enought to me to go through the material as slowly as I "d like to. Deadlines loom and unanswered e-mails accumulate at an alarming rate. Going through and choosing storyboard for the original trilogy was no exception - indeed it was worse - as hundreds of fascinating boards were drawn for each of the three films. hold in your hands, which combines the most dynamic with the never seen before, creating the most complete collection of storyboards so far for the classic trilogy."
For this book, Lucasfilm has opened its archives and released to the world the complete storyboards for episodes IV, V, and VI by legendary artist Joe Johnston, as well as early sketches by Alex Tavoularis. - episode IV, Ivor Beddoes and (Ivor Beddoes) - episode V, Roy Carnon - episode VI, as well as Ralph McQuarrie, who worked on the creation of key characters. In addition to storyboards, here you can find concept art and previously unpublished deleted scenes.
05. Ryan Church. Star Wars Art: Concept
Image commentary (Alex Tavoularis): “George wanted that shot where Vader comes throught the door real dramatic using this POV that makes him seem omnipotent. So what do you do is you go low on the camera angle and wide, not too wide, but wide enough to distort it a little bit.”
The album "Star Wars Art: Concept" brings together the best works of concept art on the theme of "Star Wars". These include the work of Ralph Macquarie, Joe Johnston, Doug Chiang, Ryan Chert, Ian McCaig, Eric Timens, and a new generation of animators and video game artists. The album contains drawings created from 1975 to the present, which allows you to trace the evolution of the concept art of the saga. Needless to say, this edition will be especially useful for young artists and designers.
06. Ryder Windham, Daniel Wallace. Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide
« Rebuilding Vader. Vader's lifesaving transformation is a complicated procedure that incorporates advanced technology with arcane Sith healing techniques. Vader's new body consists primarily of machine components, and his cloak conceals a backpack that cucles air in and out of his damaged lungs. After his recovery, Vader constructs a new, red-bladed Sith lightsaber to replace the weapon he lost on Mustafar."
An updated and expanded version of the 30th Anniversary Special Edition of Star Wars: A New Hope. The guide contains unique illustrations and key information about characters, storylines, saga settings, vehicles, weapons, and more. As sources, the authors used not only official episodes of the film, but also relied on collaborations, the Clone Wars animated series, video games, Star Wars LEGO sets, and other products released under the franchise.
07. Terryl Whitlatch, Bob Carrau. The Wildlife of Star Wars
“Banta horns grow a new segment each year and they can indicate the creatures enviroment and health: thick, crenellated segments usually signify ample food and good health while thin, cracked, or partially developed segments often signify drought or famine. Male banthas develop thicker and longer horns than females, with males typically completing two horn spiral before they die while females average one complete cycle per liftime."
An insanely beautiful guide detailing and illustrating the entire animal world of Star Wars. Taking an example from reference books on zoology, the authors not only indicated the habits and physical characteristics of each animal, but also placed all creatures in certain ecological niches, according to the planets on which they live and their relationships. As a separate bonus, a diagram is attached, which shows all the creatures mentioned in the encyclopedia, so that you can estimate their scale ratio.
08. Mary Henderson. Star Wars: The Magic of Myth
"As the trilogy opens, Luke is like the Fool, the first card in the Tarot deck, which is an ancient fortune-telling tool. This card shows an inexperienced youth setting out on a journey; the way ahead is unknown, and the youth is completely unaware of the dangers that await him. In some decks, the youth may even be shown unwittingly on the verge of stepping off a high cliff. Like this archetype, Luke "s character as the story begins is unformed and untested, innocent of a wider experience of the world and unaware of what lies ahead."
A very curious book in which the author conducts a comparative analysis of the main characters of the first Star Wars trilogy and the characters of famous myths, tales and legends. Surprisingly, it turns out that not only Darth Vader or Luke Skywalker, but even C-3PO and R2-D2 have prototypes in the mythology of the Incas and Greeks, the legends of King Arthur, the Volsunga Saga, Tarot cards and other sources. This edition is of particular value for culturologists and art historians.
09. Jonathan W. Rinzler. The Making of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
"Before long, Lucas beginning his first extensive walkthrough of the lot"s seven stages and their workin-progress sets. With McCallum and other department heads, he arrives on Stage 7 to examine the set of Pappatin's office. He looks around, sips his coffee, and says, "Home, sweet home". He then talks things over, as he will for each set, with Gavin Bocquet. Much of their conversation is almost shouted as they compete with the sometimes enormous din of hammering, sawing, and welding. McCallum mentions that they have, this time, a four-by-four-by-four recording device, which gives them higer resolution. Lucas decide that they "ll shoot a blank plate, or "control take", of each set before shooting the actors, so they can digitally alter, or reprosuce, each one in postproduction".
This book is the best gift for those who dream of being on the set of Star Wars. Lucas Licensing author and editor Jonathan Rinzler has collected rare notes, interviews, photographs and drawings created during the filming of Revenge of the Sith and designed them in the form of a diary. Now everyone can learn the details of the work on the third episode, watch the activities of George Lucas and his film crew, as well as learn the technology and secrets of the production of space films. The book is divided into three parts: pre-production, direct shooting process and the so-called "digital shot production".
10. "The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia" (in 3 volumes)
Force grip. Sometimes called a Force choke, this technique was used by Dark Jedi and the Sith. By using certain control and alter skills, a Dark Jedi could take hold of an individual's body structures and crush them. This technique could also be used to place other individuals in a Force-assisted grip, which could push or pull them into a dangerous position".
The most complete encyclopedia of the world of Star Wars, which has undergone several reprints. Created as a dictionary, the three-volume set contains almost all known information about the universe of George Lucas and his followers. Cosmology, technology, philosophy, history, geography, ecology, culture, biographical data of the heroes of the saga - all this fits into 1224 pages. Particularly important articles are illustrated with frames from a movie, series or games. In addition, there are many useful diagrams and graphs (chronicle of events, table of the Sith and Jedi, etc.).
For those who have not yet crossed over to the Dark Side and are able to feel the Force in themselves: on December 15, the next episode of the Star Wars saga, Rogue One, was released.
And again, like a year ago, like ten years ago (and someone, maybe thirty-nine years ago), we will tear ourselves away from reality at the very first galactic credits: "A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away..."
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Admiral Akbar
Commander of the Rebel fleet, former slave of the Empire. Looks a bit like an octopus (but shh, we didn't tell you that). First appeared in Return of the Jedi, and fans were immediately stoked. In contrast, by the way, from George Lucas, who during the filming considered Akbar "not too realistic." Therefore, the animated puppet, which was supposed to represent Akbar, was replaced with a real person in a suit, actor Timothy Rose.
Akbar is an outstanding commander (this word in Arabic means “great”). By the way, the words "Akbar is back" is almost a direct quote from the signal to the British Royal Navy of the Second World War: only then it sounded like "Churchill is back!"
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Binks, Jah Jah
Poor Jar Jar Binks is the most hated Star Wars character by fans. Lucas did not hide the fact that he created it with the expectation of a children's audience, and partly borrowed his appearance from the Disney dog Goofy.
Moreover: according to the first idea of the author, Jah Jah was to be voiced by Michael Jackson! Lucas ultimately refused Michael's services, believing that the singer would pull the blanket over himself (we also think so), but Jah Jah successfully played in The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones (in Revenge of the Sith he got one single line ). Binks is mercilessly ridiculed to this day - for example, in The Simpsons and South Park.
Star Wars' new dad, director JJ Abrams, can't stand Binks either - he even wanted to kill him in The Force Awakens, but Lucas wouldn't let him. However, perhaps jealousy speaks in Abrams: his name sounds similar to the name of this cosmic Goofy.
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Shot
Perhaps even the real killer of John F. Kennedy does not cause as much controversy as the question: what actually happened at the Mos Eisley Spaceport facility? If you remember, Han Solo and the bounty hunter Greedo met at the bar. Which one fired first? If Greedo is clear, he is essentially a cold-blooded killer. But what if it's still Solo?
There are actually three versions of this episode. In the very first, original version, Han Solo shoots first. But Lucas himself did not like this concept too much - a good hero is hardly capable of such meanness.
Therefore, in the restored director's cut, Greedo shoots first - and finally, in the 2004 special edition, they shoot at the same time (Greedo misses). The question “Who fired first?” is still discussed by film school students and just fans. Lucas himself says that the answer is impossible to find - as in the discussion of which comes first, the egg or the chicken.
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Gender
In fact, Lucas wanted the main character of Star Wars to be a woman. He, as you know, changed his mind, but not completely: Princess Leia is perhaps a more interesting character than her brother Luke.
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Dejarik
Board game, galactic version of chess. The board should be round, the figures should be holographic and animated. The rules may exist, but only George Lucas knows them: they have never been published anywhere.
However, we still know one main rule: if you play with a Wookiee, only the Wookiee should win. Remember how C3PO says that it's better to give up the win, as a Wookiee in a rage can tear off the droid's arm?!
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the villain
The galaxy needs a charismatic villain, and that villain in the new trilogy is Kylo-Ren. He is a new version of Darth Vader: Vader is his icon and role model. Kylo imitates Vader even in the manner of dressing: however, he needs the helmet that he puts on purely formally (unlike Vader, who, as we remember, could not breathe without him).
JJ Abrams said he "wanted to show the power of a child who has gone astray." After all, there is also a Freudian motif here: like another Star Wars character, Kylo Ren is a parricide.
Sounds
Star Wars is full of strange and wonderful sounds, and after Darth Vader's heavy breathing through a respirator, and the inimitable sound of lightsabers cutting through the air, the most delightful sound is the one made by Chewbacca. Artist Ben Burtt spent a year collecting sounds that lions, badgers and bears make in their natural habitat - and then added a walrus cry to it. "And it was eureka!"
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X-wing
After the droids R2-D2 and C3PO, this is the favorite toy of young Star Wars fans, a replica of the best rebel fighter. Lucas came up with it while studying real World War II combat fighters - and they look more real than, for example, the battle fleet of the enemy Empire.
In the "calm" state, the "x-wings" are blue - flying out on a combat mission, they change color to red. There are exact copies of the X-wings in the National Space Museum in Washington, in Disneyland California, and, of course, in Lego sets.
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carbonite
Not to be confused with kryptonite - the latter is related to Superman. Star Wars carbonite is a fast-freezing metal alloy. In normal times, it is used to transport valuable cargo, but it was they who poured poor Han Solo in the Empire Strikes Back series.
You should not look for parallels with the feat of General Karbyshev: Han Solo was thawed back in Return of the Jedi. However, casts of it in carbonite are still popular as souvenirs - for example, as a phone case.
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Luke
We all hope that Luke Skywalker (65-year-old Mark Hamill) will become a key character in Rogue One - especially after the tragic death of Han Solo. Everyone loves Luke, everyone loves Mark Hamill - this role has become for him, at the same time, fate and a curse. Having played in A New Hope, he woke up as a star, but he was hardly offered any other roles anymore.
In addition, while filming in the Tunisian Death Valley, Hamill had a terrible accident - and in order to regain his face, he underwent several plastic surgeries. Thank Lucas, he decided not to change the actor, but to shoot him the way he became, with scars that looked like battlefields.
Leia the princess
Leia Organa Solo (born Leia Skywalker) was the daughter of Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker and Senator Padmé Amidala Naberri, and the twin sister of Luke Skywalker. Upon birth, she was adopted by Bail Organa and Queen Breha, making her the princess of Alderaan. A highly trained senator, Organa was known as a staunch leader during the Galactic Civil War and other subsequent galactic conflicts, becoming one of the galaxy's greatest heroes.
She later married Han Solo and became the mother of a son, Ben. As their son grew older, Leia and Han saw in him a weakness for the Dark Side of the Force, and gave him to Luke for training, but even Leia's brother could not save Ben from Snoke, the Supreme Leader of the First Order, generated by the Dark Side. The son of Leia and Han changed his name to Kylo Ren and followed the path of Darth Vader.
Years later, Leia was chosen to lead the Resistance forces. Although she grew up in the privileged environment of a peaceful planet whose main idea was demilitarization, which excluded weapons from her culture, during these difficult years the brilliant diplomat learned the military skills of self-defense, both with a blaster and in hand-to-hand combat. She used this knowledge in the many wars and other conflicts that shook the galaxy during her lifetime.
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"Max Rebo Band"
The most popular pop group in the galaxy, founded by the blue elephant-like creature Max Rebo. As another famous singer in another galactic system sang, "Alive for profit again."
Max Rebo signed a contract with Jabba - as a result, his group performed during lunches and dinners, for a very modest fee, the remnants of food from the master's table. When Jabba was killed, Max Rebo did not lose his head: disbanding the group, he moved to the planet Coruscant and opened a chain of restaurants.
Garbage chute
More precisely, the trash press 3263827. Luke, Leia, Han and Chewie fall into it during the escape from prison. To film this scene, a real dump was built at Pinewood Studios, where they dumped real garbage - the costume designers were then terribly indignant that Chewbacca's shaggy costume could not be rid of the bad smell.
New Hope
The title of the very first movie released in 1977. George Lucas could not even imagine how popular his offspring would become. In the early 70s, he was obsessed with science fiction, space, and the Flash Gordon comics.
With the help of a friend, Francis Ford Coppola, Lucas tried to buy the film rights to The Flash, and when he did not succeed, he was offended and decided that he would come up with a story no worse. Star Wars' date of birth is January 1973: that's when Lucas sat down at his desk. He worked eight hours a day, five days a week.
The script was based on Akira Kurosawa's film "Three Scoundrels in a Hidden Fortress": as well as there, the story was told on behalf of minor characters (droids R2 D2 and C3PO). Han Solo, as you know, in the first version was a green-skinned monster, and the film was supposed to end on the very first episode - its creator did not count on more.
But whatever you call the ship, that's how it will sail: Episode IV was the beginning of something bigger - so much bigger that perhaps only the generation of our grandchildren will come to the finale.
outfits
For most of The Phantom Menace, Queen Amidala changes outfits - Lucas wanted her to be dressed differently in every scene. Carrie Fisher, who played Leah in the previous parts, was a little jealous: "Harrison Ford had three changes of clothes in the first trilogy, I had six, including a golden bikini - and my mother, Queen Amidala, probably three hundred." By the way, most of Amidala's dresses were inspired by Mongolian national costumes.
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Headhunters
In the Star Wars universe, there is always someone to catch. The most recognizable bounty hunters are Boba and Jango Fett, cynical, immoral and greedy. They are clones and, at the same time, relatives: Django raised Bob as his own son. They are not talkative: for example, Boba Fett says only five lines in the entire film. One of these lines became iconic: "We don't need him dead."
Boba Fett is also a wildly popular toy: some, even very grown-up boys, value his action figure more than a Darth Vader action figure.
Obi Wan
One way or another, Obi-Wan appears in every (absolutely every!) Star Wars series - dead or alive, in person or at least in voice. Apparently, this is a favorite character of George Lucas, based, by the way, on General Makabe Rokurota from "Three Scoundrels in a Hidden Fortress" (see also "A New Hope").
In the original trilogy, Obi-Wan was played by Alec Guinness, a great actor with a terrible temper who wrote to friends that he was acting in "some childish stuff" and somehow refused to give an autograph to a boy who had watched Star Wars a hundred times.
In general, Obi-Wan is an old bore, the Skywalker family teacher who first raised Anakin, then Luke, and even after death reads morality to the younger generation.
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Padawan
In Sanskrit, this means "apprentice", and, indeed: Padawans are young people who are trained to be Jedi. Upon completion of the initial course, the Padawan is "taken under the wing" by a personal teacher, a Jedi Knight, or a master. The rite of initiation is the cutting of a small pigtail with a laser sword. Obi Wan Kenobi, Luke, and Anakin Skywalkers were Padawans in their time.
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Rancor
Jabba's favorite pet, a ten-meter reptilian monster with impenetrable armor and teeth sharper than a shark in Jaws. Jabba got him as a birthday present, and spoiled him in his own way: he fed unwanted people to his rancor. “I like the idea that in our world everyone loves someone,” George Lucas said about him. “Even the most terrible monster that you can imagine loves its owner.”
However, Rancor was killed by Luke Skywalker, for which he was later tormented by pangs of conscience (is the monster to blame for being a monster?). Lucas said that in the first sketches, the rancor looked like both a bear and a potato tuber - imagine if you can.
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Force
A metaphysical energy possessed by all Jedi, acting. god in the Star Wars universe. Lucas did not invent it himself: the term "power" was first used by avant-garde filmmaker Arthur Lipsett in his "Experimental Film" (1963). With the Force, a Jedi is capable of anything: he can walk on walls, he can shoot fiery beams from his fingers, he can rise from the dead, and seduce the most beautiful girl in the galaxy.
No wonder why everyone so passionately desires it, and the words "May the Force be with you!" Sound like a real spell.
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Credits
"A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away..." These words (more precisely, running credits) open every Star Wars series. When the first, original parts were filmed, the camera simply glided along the plates with written letters (a big problem for distributors in other countries, because the text needs to be translated somehow).
Nowadays, "A long time ago ..." is already written using computer graphics. By the way, here Lucas was not original either: the trick with “running away” credits was borrowed from the old science fiction series “Buck Rogers”.
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Wilhuff Tarkin
One of the most sinister characters in Star Wars, Imperial official and creator of the Death Star. It is he who is responsible for the genocide on Alderan, the home planet of Princess Leia (the "Death Star" destroyed the planet in a few seconds). Tarkin was played by the famous actor Peter Cushing.
Cushing was uncomfortable on the set, he, like Alec Guinness, believed that he was playing the worst role in his life, but Lucas tried very hard to please him, and even allowed him to act in slippers brought from home.
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Surname
The real name of the Skywalkers is the Starkillers: at least that's what George Lucas wanted. In a draft version of the script for the first part, it was called "The Adventures of Starkiller Saga One: Star Wars".
By the way, according to the first idea, Anakin had a younger brother, Dek Starkiller: but later Lucas decided that everything in his story was already too confusing.
Freud
Willingly or unwittingly, but in the "Star Wars" psychoanalysis constantly intervenes. Now Luke shows interest in his own sister Leah (of course, without knowing it), then the son kills his father - if he lived to this day, Freud would be happy.
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Chewbacca
Chewbacca was "born" thanks to Lucas's beloved dog, an Alaskan Malamute named Indiana - when the owner worked, he slept in a nearby chair.
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Ewok
Imagine living bears that have been kept in a psychiatric hospital for too long, and fed with sedative pills. These are the Ewoks, actually an inferior race, which, nevertheless, should not be underestimated: it was largely thanks to them that the Empire was defeated.
Lucas said that the prototypes of the Ewoks were the Viet Cong guerrillas (!), who fought against the Americans in Vietnam - as well as the American Miwok Indians. On our own behalf, we would also add the Brussels Griffon dog breed, to which Ewoks are extremely similar.
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Yavin
An orange gas giant (almost a star) and, at the same time, a reference point in the cosmic chronology: everything that happens is divided “before” and “after” the battle on Yavin. It was here that the rebel pilots defeated the overwhelming odds and destroyed the holy of holies, the Death Star. In galactic schools, the "Battle of Yavin" is the same as for us - four years of the Great Patriotic War.
"I am your father"
The most recognizable, most quoted line from Star Wars. Do I need to be reminded by whom and under what circumstances it was uttered?
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