mike@sdcrdcf.UUCP (06/01/83)
For my few cents worth, I think G. Lucas wanted to make RotJ be a definite end to the SW series. With all the publicity he's received saying that he's tired of SW and wants to get control of his life again, etc., the most logical movie to make was RotJ. It really left no questions unanswered from previous episodes, and raised nothing of significance to be explored later on. I can even imagine that the movie's plot, pacing (editing), etc. were deliberately just a little less an improvement over ESB than ESB over SW. In this way, there needn't be another SW "to top the last one", and everyone could feel that the SW saga ended conclusively at every level. Mike Williams UUCP: randvax!sdcrdcf!mike burdvax!sdcrdcf!mike ucla-vax!sdcrdcf!mike cbosgd!sdcrdcf!mike ihnss!sdcrdcf!mike
kpk@5941ux.UUCP (06/02/83)
I read a review of RotJ, in NEWSWEEK, I believe, where the writer stated his or her disappointment in the failure of RotJ to give us an idea of what kind of government the Jedi establish. The problems and successes of an new Jedi-ocracy would be a good basis for the next trilogy.
hoyme@umn-cs.UUCP (06/08/83)
#R:csin:-30500:umn-cs:2200002:000:231 umn-cs!hoyme Jun 7 11:21:00 1983 I agree with kpk. There were alot of open questions concerning the fall of the previous Republic. I think if Lucas wants to make the first trilogy, there are plenty of hooks to tie into. Ken Hoyme University of Minnesota