I give Rian Johnson the benefit of the doubt

Lucas' overarching concept was extremely basic and the details were changed often.

He indeed made it up as he went along. He also had to compensate for problems that his changes created, or ignore the problems.

Such as:
-In the original Star Wars, Vader is a warlord and specifically not Luke's father, and the plan was to bring his father along later, the triumphant return of the legendary Jedi. Thus, Kenobi's "lie" had to be later explained and compensated for, because he was telling the truth as he understood it (the idea was probably that he saw Luke's father cut down by Vader and believed him to be dead).

-In Empire, Vader has been changed to Luke's father, but Leia was still officially unrelated to Luke. This is why they kiss and there is a hint of a love triangle or competition between Han and Luke, although it's only to motivate Han.

-In Jedi, Leia is now officially Luke's sister and Vader's daughter. Leia, of course, officially knew the mother that Luke never did, and is able to tell him a bit about her. This is much later contradicted in Revenge of the Jedi.


These are just the examples dealing with the main character relationships, but it demonstrates at what a fundamental level the stories were changed as Lucas went along. The most basic concepts were in place from the beginning, mostly with facing Vader, facing the Emperor, and toppling the Empire. Very very basic concepts, essentially "the good guys will eventually win."

Not even Alex Jones would come up with such a silly statistic. Many casual fans liked the film. It's the hardcore fans who are doing most of the whining.

Kennedy and Disney are obviously happy with Johnson's blockbuster. Nothing was done without their approval.

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