36 Star Wars Memes That Prove the Force Was Stronger Than George Lucas’s First Draft

It's absolutely wild to think that by all accounts, Star Wars was supposed to fail. George Lucas originally wrote a story that was, let's face it, just a bad Flash Gordon knockoff (because he couldn't get the rights to the real thing). Everyone who read it told him it was terrible, so he rewrote it—several dozen times—until Fox reluctantly agreed to greenlight it. And even then, it was still… not great.

His closest friends said the movie didn't work, and the first cut was borderline unwatchable. It wasn't until Lucas's wife, Marcia, completely restructured the story in the editing room that we got the Star Wars we know and love today. These 36 memes celebrate everything about the galaxy far, far away—its chaotic beginnings, its undeniable charm, and the absolute miracle that it turned into one of the most beloved franchises of all time.

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