In the latest Entertainment Weekly, George Lucas claims that he never intended Han Solo to shoot first. (If you don't know what I'm talking about, just skip this post, trust me).
The way it got cobbled together at the time, it came off that [Han] fired first. He didn't fire first.... It's a correction. [When I made Star Wars] I said, ''Well, I don't have that shot, so I'll just, you know, fudge it editorially.'' In my mind [Greedo] shot first or at the same time. We like to think of [Han Solo] as a murderer because that's hip -- I don't think that's a good thing for people. I mean, I don't see how you could redeem somebody who kills people in cold blood.
Right, because Darth Vader never did anything like that. The whole damn series is about redeeming a cold-blooded killer, isn't it?
Or does Anakin get a pass because he delegated most of his killings? Or is it easier to redeem someone who kills because he's been seduced by the dark side as opposed to someone who's just a dick? Anyway, if that is what Lucas always intended, it's not what he wrote in his shooting script. Why doesn't he just admit that he got old and soft and began to worry more about his influence on kids than on making kick-ass movies.
Um, perhaps I should point out that I usually do have a sense of humor about this.
