Did Greedo even shoot?

Did Greedo even shoot?

In a February 9, 2012 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, George Lucas indicated that Greedo fired first, even in the original film, and pointed out that the exchange of blaster fire between Han Solo and Greedo was shot in close-up which made the scene ambiguous.

Did Han Solo shoot Greedo first?

Han shoots first. The alien dies. A revision came about for the 1997 re-release and plays out the same except Greedo fires and the shot hits the wall, Solo is luckier or more skilled and hits his foe. The change came about to show Han killing Greedo as an act of self defense, rather than a mindless killing.

Why did Han Solo shoot Greedo first?

In the original version of the movie, Han Solo fires first, killing Greedo, who had come to the cantina in Mos Eisley with the intention of collecting the bounty which had been placed on Han’s head by the gangster Jabba the Hutt.

When did they change Han Solo shooting first?

Obviously, it upset people because they wanted Solo to be a coldblooded killer, but he actually isn’t.” In 2004, for an updated DVD release of Lucas’ first “Star Wars” trilogy, the sequence was changed again to show Greedo firing just a hair before Han.

Who shot first Han or Greedo I dont care?

In the original version of the scene, Han shoots Greedo dead. Later versions are edited so that Greedo attempts to fire at Han first. Director George Lucas altered the scene to give Solo more justification for acting in self-defense.

Who shot first Han or Greedo interview?

The 1977 original saw Han shoot Greedo before the latter could reach the trigger, but this was altered in a new edition of the film released in the late 1990s, with Greedo shooting first in the new version.

What does Harrison Ford hate Star Wars?

“I did think the character itself was relatively thin. I would have liked to see some complication for the character; the only complication I didn’t get was to die at the end of the third one. I thought that would have given the whole film a bottom, but I couldn’t talk George into it.”

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