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A review by dylanhenning
The Star Wars: Based on the Original Rough Draft Screenplay by George Lucas by J.W. Rinzler, Mike Mayhew, George Lucas
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
This comic miniseries was interesting. It was neat to see some of the early ideas George Lucas had for the epic Star Wars franchise we all know today. A lot of characters, places, and plot points he already had in mind to use. It’s interesting to see what stayed the same from this rough draft idea to the final film and what got changed. For example here Han Solo is an alien reminiscent of DC’s Swamp Thing. Luke is the Ben Kenobi old Jedi, Owen Lars is with the Wookiees and Valorum is more of a threat.
The story honestly wasn’t that interesting. It was a fair amount of the plot from the original trilogy string together but this clearly is a rough draft because the story felt unpolished and I respect it for what it is but I have to review it fairly for what it is as well.
Overall if you’re a Star Wars fan this is a cool peek into what might have been Star Wars if it hadn’t had some significant changes along the way. It’s a neat bit of history for sure.
The story honestly wasn’t that interesting. It was a fair amount of the plot from the original trilogy string together but this clearly is a rough draft because the story felt unpolished and I respect it for what it is but I have to review it fairly for what it is as well.
Overall if you’re a Star Wars fan this is a cool peek into what might have been Star Wars if it hadn’t had some significant changes along the way. It’s a neat bit of history for sure.