Via Screenrant.com:

The 1977 version of Star Wars grossed $307.2 million at the domestic box office and scored 10 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director. However, as fans of the galaxy far, far away know all to well, that original theatrical cut isn’t the only edition of the movie that exists.

Going back to 1981 (when George Lucas added the A New Hope subtitle to the text crawl), the creator of the iconic sci-fi franchise has constantly been going back and making alterations to certain scenes, allegedly so the trilogy plays more in line with his original vision. He celebrated the 20th anniversary of the first film by releasing the “special editions” in 1997, and in every home media release since (2004 DVDs, 2011 Blu-rays) more changes have been incorporated.

What makes fans of Star Wars really upset isn’t that Greedo shoots first or Darth Vader now says “NO!” before saving Luke from the Emperor. That’s part of it, sure, but the fact that Lucas has basically eliminated the theatrical versions from existence is seen by many as the greater sin. Those cuts were available as bonus features during a limited edition 2006 DVD release of the trilogy, but they were ripped from the laser discs, non-anthromorphic, and clearly could have been of higher quality.

But fans aren’t the only ones who wish Lucas had just let it be. Actor Oscar Isaac, who has an unspecified role in the upcoming Star Wars: Episode VII, said in an interview with The Huffington Post that he wishes the changes were never made.

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