Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Summary
The openhanded raider inThe Empire Strikes Backwas leakproof , andGeorge Lucasalready explained why even the cyberspace could n’t have discoveredStar Wars’most shocking reveal . In 2020,StarWars.comconducted several interview celebratingThe Empire Strikes Back’s40th day of remembrance . These interviews covered a chain of mountains of topics pertain to the movie , let in behind - the - vista insights . One of these interview was with none other than George Lucas himself , regarding theStar Warsmovies and shows ' most memorable bit .
Towardthe end ofThe Empire Strikes Back , Luke Skywalker confront off against the villainous Darth Vader . During the scene , Darth Vader tell Luke that Obi - Wan Kenobi never told him what materialise to his father . Luke states that Obi - Wan told him that Darth Vader killed his begetter . This is whenDarth Vader made the most surprising confession inStar Warshistory : " No , I am your father . “This view has gone down as one of the well - guarded and most shocking game twist in cinema story , and Lucas excuse how he tear it off .
Star Wars ' Galactic Civil War continued to rage between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi with several important events .
George Lucas Didn’t Tell Anybody About The Surprise Reveal
The Secret Was Kept Amongst Everyone Except A Select Few
George Lucas kept the fact that Darth Vader was Luke ’s father under careful wraps . He was extremely selective about who he tell , even when it came to the cast and crew . The only mortal who know besides Lucas in advance was the film director , Irvin Kershner . When discussing the secrecy around the patch twist , Lucas had this to say .
… I did n’t state anybody -anybody- about it . And it was n’t in any of the script . It was n’t even in the story treatments . I kept that vista of it secret and I was the only one that knew about it . And it was n’t until the day we shot that we told Mark [ Hamill ] so he could react appropriately .
In a 2017 consultation onThe Graham Norton Show , Mark Hamill also discourse the minute , describe how Kershner plump to his grooming elbow room to dislocate him a slice of paper with the reveal . He describes the pressure he felt when Kershner evidence him that , " I know it , George knows it , and when I say you , you ’ll know it , but if it leaks , we ’ll do it it was you . " uncalled-for to say , Hamill kept the secret .
George Lucas Would’ve Been Able To Keep The Secret In The Age Of The Internet
Though Leaks Are Common Now, Lucas Would Still Be Able To Prevent Them
Because of the silence , Lucas stated in his audience withStarWars.comthat he believe he would ’ve been capable to keep it from leaking in the geezerhood of the net - and he is right about this . Since it was n’t in the playscript , it could n’t have been spoiled even if they were preemptively released , and since the only people who eff in advance of the movie ’s sack were the three citizenry who had to know and those who shot the tantrum the day of , it was highly unlikely that anyone who knew would ’ve told anybody . This was perhaps the most leakproof reveal in cinematic history .
Disney could learn from George Lucas to prevent furtherStar Warsleaks . Details such as cast announcement , set photos , and more fromStar Warsproductions leak time and time again . Even finished scenes sometimes leak out , either due to a social media posting error or someone get access without proper authorization . The digital age has made it harder and hard to continue secrets , but it can still be done . In the time to come , Disney should take the access Lucas took withThe Empire Strikes Backfor pregnant spoilers .
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