wanted to make a space opera. it was a huge risk. >> help me. >> a fantasy about luke skywalker and a space dog and a cute robot that spoke in bleeps and bloops. >> what you talking about? >> nobody understood or knew what he was going to do. it doesn't make sense on the page. >> i'm a member of the imperial senate on a diplomatic mission. >> you're part of the alliance and a traitor. take her away. >> "star wars" is another manifestation of a very old story. the roots of it were in samurai films and also westerns. >> yes, i bet you have. >> but i think the magic comes from when you mix the old myths with the very new technology. it totally blew me away. i mean, it just transported me in ways i had really never quite