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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | In the second of the original ''{{w|Star Wars}}'' film ''{{w|The Empire Strikes Back|Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back}}'' | + | In the second of the original ''{{w|Star Wars}}'' film ''{{w|The Empire Strikes Back|Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back}}'', just before {{w|Han Solo}}, portrayed by {{w|Harrison Ford}}, is frozen in carbonite, the following conversation occurs: |
:Leia: I love you. | :Leia: I love you. | ||
:Han: I know. | :Han: I know. | ||
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The original script had Han Solo respond to {{w|Leia}} with "I love you, too," but Harrison Ford felt that the character would not give such a cliched response, even in the face of likely death. He and the director {{w|Irvin Kershner}} changed the line to "I know" before filming. They did, however, also film the scripted version, but it was the "I know" version that was actually used in the finished film. | The original script had Han Solo respond to {{w|Leia}} with "I love you, too," but Harrison Ford felt that the character would not give such a cliched response, even in the face of likely death. He and the director {{w|Irvin Kershner}} changed the line to "I know" before filming. They did, however, also film the scripted version, but it was the "I know" version that was actually used in the finished film. | ||
− | This line is generally thought to be better than the original would have been. It was long thought that Harrison Ford ad- | + | This line is generally thought to be better than the original would have been. It was long thought that Harrison Ford ad-libed the line. Others have even suggested it was because they had filmed the scene so many times, that Ford in exasperation at some point just blurted out the "I know" after hearing "I love you" so many times. But it has later been revealed that it was not ad-lib on the spot, although Harrison did suggest the I know line to the director. This has been described here: [https://uk.news.yahoo.com/the-empire-strikes-back-i-love-you-i-know-119550611107.html How the Famous 'I Love You/I Know' Scene From 'The Empire Strikes Back' Really Came Together]. |
The comic presents several alternative ad-libs that Ford could have made in that conversation, as well as at various points throughout the original trilogy. So in this situation, it is the actor Ford and not Han Solo who speaks the lines. | The comic presents several alternative ad-libs that Ford could have made in that conversation, as well as at various points throughout the original trilogy. So in this situation, it is the actor Ford and not Han Solo who speaks the lines. | ||
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| '''Seriously? ...Christ.''' | | '''Seriously? ...Christ.''' | ||
− | | Another example of an out-of-tone ad-lib. The original line is "never tell me the odds," a nod to Solo's daredevil persona. In this ad-lib, however, he is hesitant to try anything dangerous. Additionally, Ford's use of "Christ" would be unfitting, as ''Star Wars'' takes place | + | | Another example of an out-of-tone ad-lib. The original line is "never tell me the odds," a nod to Solo's daredevil persona. In this ad-lib, however, he is hesitant to try anything dangerous. Additionally, Ford's use of "Christ" would be unfitting, as ''Star Wars'' takes place in a galaxy far, far away, where Christianity is completely unknown. (Still, considering that Solo [[890:_Etymology|named his ship after an Earth bird of prey...]]) |
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| '''Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for scissors, though they do beat paper and rock.''' | | '''Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for scissors, though they do beat paper and rock.''' | ||
− | | The original line is "Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid," a reference to Luke's | + | | The original line is "Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid," a reference to Luke's force training and lightsaber use. In this ad-lib, Han turns a discussion about weapons into a [unusually formal] discussion about the game {{w|Rock-paper-scissors}}. |
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| '''Cool. Listen, this thing is really, REALLY cold.''' | | '''Cool. Listen, this thing is really, REALLY cold.''' | ||
− | | Han is in a freezing chamber in this scene | + | | Han is in a freezing chamber in this scene. This remark indicates that he is not very interested in Leia's feeling at this moment since he is so cold. |
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| '''Man, me too but Chewie never seems interested. Maybe I should grow my hair out.''' | | '''Man, me too but Chewie never seems interested. Maybe I should grow my hair out.''' | ||
− | | The original response was "I can arrange that! You could ''use'' a good kiss!" In the original film, Leia's remark "I'd just as soon kiss a | + | | The original response was "I can arrange that! You could ''use'' a good kiss!" In the original film, Leia's remark "I'd just as soon kiss a wookiee" is meant as an insult to Han, implying that he's no more attractive than a great hairy monster. In this ad-lib, though, Han takes her statement literally, and suggests that he is also interested in kissing a wookiee. Chewbacca is Han's wookiee copilot and fellow smuggler. Han's suggestion that he's interested in kissing Chewbacca is unexpected on many levels: firstly, Han's shown interest in Leia, secondly, Chewbacca is an entirely different species, and thirdly, Chewbacca is also male, and Han Solo is presumed by Leia to be straight. |
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[[Category:Sex]] | [[Category:Sex]] | ||
[[Category:Romance]] | [[Category:Romance]] | ||
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