Behind-The-Scenes Secrets From The Star Wars Universe

Never Give Too Much

While that crisis was averted, the later films would go on to provide some historical commentary, although subtly. A war may not have broken out between Libya and Tunisia, but the lead-up to World War II is touched on in Attack of the Clones. In the film, the Supreme Chancellor is given emergency powers to go to war. The Senate gives the Supreme Chancellor this power in order to defeat the Separatist forces.

Sound familiar? That’s because this is exactly how Hitler gained power in mid-1930s Germany, proving that it doesn’t matter what galaxy you are in—giving too much control to one person is never a good idea.

Star Wars Was Originally Meant to Be One Long Movie

The original screenplay George Lucas wrote was over 200 pages long, well over the typical 95 to 125 pages. His vision for Star Wars was supposed to be depicted in just one film, but he had too many ideas to isolate it to a single film. The screenplay was eventually shortened, and the cut parts were instead expanded to create two more films.

The end result was even greater than people imagined it would be, with the original trilogy spawning two trilogies. What was supposed to be one independent film turned into an iconic and timeless franchise that is still going strong a generation later.