User:TenTonParasol/Sand

Background

George on altering the films

Small paragraph noting minor quality of life changes like color balancing etc. (Though, that's probably already handled in the release history section)

http://www.today.com/popculture/lucas-talks-star-wars-trilogy-returns-wbna6011380

http://web.archive.org/web/20060615045215/http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1531527/story.jhtml

https://www.polygon.com/2015/4/18/8448685/stephen-colbert-george-lucas-tribeca-talk

Significant changes

Han shot first

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/dec/01/george-lucas-han-solo-star-wars-1997-special-edition

http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/george-lucas-explains-controversial-greedo-han-solo-star-wars-edit-20151130

http://comicbook.com/2015/11/30/george-lucas-explains-why-greedo-shoots-han-solo-first-in-star-w/

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Ends-Star-Wars-Han-Shot-First-Debate-Once-All-115797.html

Addition of Jabba the Hutt and Boba Fett into Star Wars

The original script of the Star Wars film included a scene between Jabba the Hutt and Han Solo, and the scene was filmed between Harrison

Hayden

Some felt the change was a visual representation that Anakin through his redemptive act returned to the point when he belonged to the light side of the Force, before he turned to the dark side. It was also felt that Anakin died when he took the name Darth Vader, so it is expected he appear younger as a Force ghost. Others felt that the change undermined the redemptive nature of the act itself and ignores that he returns to the light side as an older man when he kills the Emperor.

Conversion of Yoda puppet to CGI in The Phantom Menace

Yoda in The Phantom Menace

CG modifications and additions

Praxis effect

CG replacing the matte paintings

CG dewbacks

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/star-wars-the-force-awakens/george-lucas-movies-hate-defence/

http://www.mtv.com/news/2680917/why-is-it-such-an-issue-if-han-shot-first/

http://screencrush.com/star-wars-special-edition-20th-anniversary/

https://www.polygon.com/2015/11/30/9820234/george-lucas-opens-up-about-decision-to-have-greedo-shoot-han-first

External links

https://www.babble.com/uncategorized/30-years-later-a-new-way-for-jedi-fans-to-return-to-the-epic-movie/

http://web.archive.org/web/20110505221301/http://www.crawdaddy.com/index.php/2011/05/04/lapti-nek-the-star-wars-disco-hit-that-never-was/

http://web.archive.org/web/20110521005051/http://www.crawdaddy.com/index.php/2011/05/19/sci-fi-scandal-second-sy-snootles-speaks-claims-lucas-was-keeping-company-with-other-snootles/

http://www.denofgeek.com/us/movies/star-wars/264382/are-star-wars-fan-edits-a-force-for-good

http://www.theasc.com/magazine/sep02/exploring/

http://www.radio.cz/en/section/special/the-czech-guerilla-restorationist-battling-to-save-star-wars

http://web.archive.org/web/20140723201923/www.soundonsight.org/a-new-new-hope-film-preservation-and-the-problem-with-star-wars/

http://www.vulture.com/2016/12/greatest-star-wars-moments.html

https://www.yahoo.com/movies/15-changes-to-the-original-star-wars-trilogy-125345399182.html

http://www.denofgeek.com/us/movies/star-wars/17281/the-10-worst-crimes-against-the-original-star-wars-trilogy

http://www.today.com/popculture/lucas-talks-star-wars-trilogy-returns-wbna6011380

http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/star-wars/31764/star-wars-original-cuts-on-blu-ray-the-evidence

http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/05/star-wars-40th-anniversary

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/05/could-disney-finally-give-us-the-remastered-unedited-star-wars-we-want/