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Star Wars saga
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- "A film for a generation growing up without fairy tales."
- ―George Lucas[2]
TheStar Wars saga, also referred to as theSkywalker saga, is the main line ofStar Wars films that began in1977 byGeorge Lucas, withStar Wars: Episode IVA New Hope being the first film. While a larger universe of stories and characters has evolved around it, the saga films tell the story of theSkywalker family through a set of three trilogies. Theoriginal trilogy ran from 1977 to1983, which was followed by theprequel trilogy from1999 to2005, and thesequel trilogy from2015 to2019.
Plot summary[]
Chronologically, the story spans 67 years. It begins withAnakin Skywalker, theChosen One ofJedi prophecy, as theprequel trilogy charts his rise as aJedi Knight through his fall to thedark side of the Force and becoming Darth Vader. Theoriginal trilogy tells the story of Anakin's children,Luke Skywalker andLeia Organa, as they lead thefight against theGalactic Empire, and Luke saves Anakin from the dark side and becomes a Jedi in his own right. Thesequel trilogy focuses onRey, aForce prodigy, who is swept up into anew galactic conflict and faces off against Anakin's fallen grandson,Ben Solo, now known as Kylo Ren, while becoming the first of a new generation of Jedi.
Development[]
The series was created byGeorge Lucas, who, as the writer and director ofA New Hope and the entire prequel trilogy, has written and directed more films in the Skywalker saga than any other person. Other saga film directors includeIrvin Kershner,Richard Marquand,J.J. Abrams, andRian Johnson.Leigh Brackett,Lawrence Kasdan,Michael Arndt, Abrams, Johnson, andChris Terrio have all been writers on the films.Gary Kurtz andHoward G. Kazanjian produced the original trilogy,Rick McCallum produced the prequel trilogy, andKathleen Kennedy produced the sequel trilogy.
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In story order:
- Prequel trilogy
- Original trilogy
- Sequel trilogy
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Episode titles[]
The nine released films of theSkywalker saga begin their designation with "Episode" followed by their chronological order displayed as a Roman numeral.Star Wars: Episode IVA New Hope was originally released simply asStar Wars, as it was not known whether it would be followed by a sequel. Beginning with itsApril 10, 1981 re-release, it was renamed to its current title.
Opening crawls[]
Theopening crawl of each film in the Skywalker saga follows the same format. The introduction and crawl begins with the blue text "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away....," which is then immediately followed by theStar Wars logo and the slanted, yellow-text-on-starfield summaries of immediately preceding off-screen action. While the typefaces vary slightly, these all follow the same overall general format. These crawls were inspired by the Flash Gordon serials from George Lucas' childhood.
Skywalker lineage[]
The prequel trilogy
TheStar Wars saga follows the Skywalker family through all nine films:
The original trilogy (out-of-universe:1977–1983;in-universe:0 BBY–4 ABY) focuses on protagonistLuke Skywalker, his unbeknownst-to-him sisterPrincess Leia, thesmugglerHan Solo, and the redemption ofDarth Vader.
The prequel trilogy (out-of-universe:1999–2005; in-universe32 BBY–19 BBY) focuses on protagonist Anakin Skywalker as he matures from 9-year-oldTatooineslave child to aJedi Knight. The prequel trilogy also focuses on Skywalker's eventual wife,Padmé Amidala, and his mentor,Obi-Wan Kenobi, and sets the groundwork and basis of the plot in the original trilogy.
The sequel trilogy (out-of-universe:2015–2019; in-universe:34 ABY—35 ABY) focuses on thescavengerRey as she discovers and trains withthe Force, the ex-stormtrooperFinn, theacepilotPoe Dameron, and the antagonistKylo Ren, who is the son of Leia Organa and Han Solo.
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George Lucas had previously changed the "planned" number of saga films from interview to interview over the years[3] (with potentially as many as twelve as far back as1978).[4]
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Notes and references[]
- ↑Star Wars: Timelines
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1995 ToppsStar Wars Galaxy Series 3 Card:Joseph Campbell/George Lucas (backup link) - ↑
The Long, Winding, and Shapeshifting Trail to Episodes VII, VIII & IX onStarWars.com(backup link) - ↑George Lucas' Galactic Empire onwww.time.com (March 6,1978) (backup link archived onSeptember 30,2007)
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