The original Star Wars trilogy was groundbreaking for its special effects, its world building, its action, and so, so much more. But if you ask George Lucas, it isn't the action, nor the performances, or even the dialogue itself that ultimately carries the story of Star Wars. It is, fundamentally, John Williams' iconic score that carries Star Wars, even without dialogue. By that notion, Lucas compares Star Wars to silent movies, which didn't depend on dialogue to move and entertain. Today we'll look at some of the ways one can experience the Star Wars films... a little differently.

I make reference to two other video essays in this video. The first is called "How Does An Editor Think and Feel?" by Every Frame a Painting, specifically starting at around the three and a half minute mark. I cannot recommend this video enough:

• How Does an Editor Think and Feel?

The other is called "How Star Wars was saved in the edit" by RocketJump:

• How Star Wars was saved in the edit