One of the most iconic moments in Star Wars that fans will never forget is Princess Leia's plea to Obi-Wan Kenobi in A New Hope. This was the first time the Jedi Master has heard from her after what happened to her father and his best friend Anakin Skywalker. This was also where Luke learns about her existence. But before George Lucas arrived at the iconic speech that has been memorized by millions of fans, he had a few different ideas.
The original script dated July 6, 1976, was recently shared on Reddit for fans to see. It shows the first version along with the revisions that Lucas made that led to the final version that ended up on the film.
Apart from word changes that captured the situation better, the last part, "Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi, you're my only hope" was actually longer. At the start, it has "you must," but ended up being omitted.
The change probably wasn't much, but a shorter version seems to be more catchy and more memorable. After all, this line went on to become one of the most memorable and most quoted Star Wars lines by the late Carrie Fisher's character.
The original Star Wars: A New Hope speech reads:
Check out the Reddit post below. Do you think Lucas made the right call?