Ingenious – the creator of “Star Wars” had a very good reason to give this characteristic to the character
If you have always wondered why Yoda is so special, George Lucas has finally lifted the veil on this mystery.
Present during the projection of the 45th anniversary of The counterattack empire At TCM Classic Film Festival, the father of Star Wars explained that this systematic inversion of the order of words in the sentences of the Jedi master was not a creative whim.
Listen to me well you will have to
Indeed, it was a trick to make sure that the public, and especially the youngest spectators, pay attention to the words of the character.
-“If you speak normally, people don’t listen to that much,” said the 80 -year -old filmmaker whose comments have been transcribed by People. “If you have an accent, or if it is very difficult to understand what he says, they focus on what he says,” continued George Lucas.
A tip all the more important since Yoda is “the philosopher of the film” and that it was necessary to find a way to encourage 12 -year -old children to listen to his precepts. An idea that would probably not have worked as well without the talent of Frank Oz who, let us remember, was both the voice and the puppeteer who gave life to the most famous Jedi masters.
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