Harrison Ford Gives Insight Into Star Wars at Last

[SimuLord]

Hm...I wonder if he answered the question "Who shot first?", because I know someone there must have asked it. Wonder how he feels about that?

George Lucas himself was seen wearing a "Han Shot First" T-shirt at one point.

 

[CKalvin]

Jesus christ 7"3'?!

That chewbacca belongs in the NBA not on star wars.

 

[Therumancer]

Some of that stuff has already been explained on bonus DVDs etc., but it's nice than Mr. Ford is opening up! The last paragraph probably explains why he doesn't see Star Wars as a big deal: I think he just sees it as a fluke hit.

A fluke that struck three times in a row.

Six actually, plus massive merchandising. For all of the panning the Prequels received they apparently made quite a bit of money, especially when you consider the tie ins. If someone did a sequel trilogy, or did remakes, almost guaranteed even if there was massive fan hatred they would sell like hotcakes.

That said, I can sort of see Harrison Ford's perspective. Star Wars is one of those things that if you look at it piece by piece should be absolutly terrible, yet somehow as a whole it manages to work, and has captured the imagination of generations. To be honest, when it comes to sci-fi and fantasy, a lot of the guys involved in the classic works seemed to have the same basic response, that they couldn't believe it got that big. I think Harrison Ford more or less was being careful to try and avoid some of the slip ups that William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy got involved in over the years. Given the rest of his career I think he also did a good job keeping the fans at arms length, without alienating them. That's a tightrope many people couldn't walk, especially given that Harrison Ford had no real interest in being typecast, or living off of his role in Star Wars.

At any rate, it's great to hear he spoke on the subject for charity.

 

[WorldCritic]

Kinda feel sorry for the guy who played Chewbacca.

 

[Worgen]

hes a sex symble, women want to be him and men want to have sex with him
I think, I might have mixed that up but I dont think so

 

[Paksenarrion]

hes a sex symble, women want to be him and men want to have sex with him
I think, I might have mixed that up but I dont think so

No, no, I believe that's accurate.

 

[samsonguy920]

He is a sex symbol, women want to be him and men want to have sex with him.
I think, I might have mixed that up but I don't think so.

There. Now it is correct.

Han Solo was always my main favorite in Star Wars. I cried at the end of Empire.
If they didn't have that snowplow train, he would have just roughed it on his own. The guy does his own stunts for pete's sake. Ya think he's gonna let a little nordic snowstorm stop him?

 

[Terramax]

Some of that stuff has already been explained on bonus DVDs etc., but it's nice than Mr. Ford is opening up! The last paragraph probably explains why he doesn't see Star Wars as a big deal: I think he just sees it as a fluke hit.

A fluke that struck three times in a row.

The first was a fluke. The other two were marketing.

 

[SL33TBL1ND]

Some of that stuff has already been explained on bonus DVDs etc., but it's nice than Mr. Ford is opening up! The last paragraph probably explains why he doesn't see Star Wars as a big deal: I think he just sees it as a fluke hit.

Well if you've seen any other movie he's in he's usually pretty bad, so that could explain it.

 

[Uncompetative]

Han Solo and the actor are in fact just Demi-Godz if you ask me. Stellar presentation. Nice to know secrets are revealed!

I'd heard that they were originally going for Christopher Walken.

 

[Shycte]

hes a sex symble, women want to be him and men want to have sex with him
I think, I might have mixed that up but I dont think so

Nope, it's correct.

i think han solo is a pretty cool guy, eh killz the greedos and doesn't afraid of anything

 

[Vitor Goncalves]

30 years late Harrison, but I forgive you. You are Han Solo and Indiana Jones and yet I can't mistake any detail of both characters. Only a great actor can make us forget the connection.

 

[Deofuta]

Harrison Ford, one of the few Star Wars actors who actually had a career after the end of the movies I hear. Still a great actor, regardless of his advanced age

 

[Kiithid]

Harrison Ford, one of the few Star Wars actors who actually had a career after the end of the movies I hear. Still a great actor, regardless of his advanced age

Not if you consider voice acting, Mark Hamill as the Joker for thw in.

 

[Tipsy Giant]

He's right. John Williams writes damn good music.

John Williams writes damn samey music, all his scores use extremely similar scales and pacing, it's soundtrack 101

 

[Johnnyallstar]

He's right. John Williams writes damn good music.

John Williams writes damn samey music, all his scores use extremely similar scales and pacing, it's soundtrack 101

True enough, but what you're forgetting is that he made a killing doing what he does best. They may all be similar, but they're all good. If you think you can do better, please be my guest because I love classical style music.

 

[Zetsubou-Sama]

This was important not because he talked but because Harrison Ford is probably the most interview-shy actor I've seen, he makes Yahtzee look like a social butterfly

 

[Tipsy Giant]

He's right. John Williams writes damn good music.

John Williams writes damn samey music, all his scores use extremely similar scales and pacing, it's soundtrack 101

True enough, but what you're forgetting is that he made a killing doing what he does best. They may all be similar, but they're all good. If you think you can do better, please be my guest because I love classical style music.

I believe my music is varied to the point where they are not similar. I try to compose without rehashing successful riffs and scales, I appreciate that a lot of people like to comment on art they are not a part of but I am a composer and this is a subject I am studying at university. I personally believe that being renowned shouldn't be the aim, it should be to create a body of work which you can be proud of and if my work was all a one trick pony I would feel embarrassed.

I also have a passion for classical music, my fav is Bach, what is yours?
(I say this out of genuine interest, it's hard to use tone in text)