The Secret History of Star Wars by Michael KaminskiMy review
rating: 2 of 5 starsThis is an exhaustive (and exhausting) examination of the creation of Star Wars and the other films in the series. The author makes extensive use of contemporary interviews and quotes to show how George Lucas developed the story, what his influences were (notably Kurosawa's 'Hidden Fortress') and most intriguingly how Darth Vader changed from a minor henchman in early drafts into the central focus of the whole saga.
The book's overwhelming detail is its downfall though. The interesting snippets of information contained within are submerged beneath a torrent of quotes, footnotes, digressions and repetitions. It aspires to being an academic study, but it is not a book that I would care to use for a handy reference guide.
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