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Hi, I'm Michael.

This is Lessons from the Screenplay.

For a long time, I assumed When Harry Met Sally was just another romantic comedy.

I knew that it had some famous scenes...

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

...and some famous lines.

"I'll have what she's having."

But otherwise it probably wasn't that special.

And then I saw it and quickly realized it was the most charming film I'd ever seen.

From the lovable best friend characters...

"You're right."

"You're right, I know you're right."

...to the wonderful use of classic love songs...

...I find the film to be delightful from start to finish.

But what I always find impressive about the film is how clever the writing is.

Written by Nora Ephron with some great collaboration from director Rob Reiner, Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan,

the film avoids several classic love story clichés in a way that feels effortless and original.

So today I want to talk about the importance of genre.

How a writer can take something familiar and give it a unique spin.

As well as examine how clever use of comparison can reveal the deeper nature of characters.

Let's take a look at When Harry Met Sally.

Everyone is familiar with the basic idea of genre.

Most people can easily describe a film as a romantic comedy, or a drama,

or science fiction.

But for a writer, it helps to have a deeper knowledge about the genre you're working in,

and the conventions that come with it.

For example, if you're writing a crime thriller,

you should know the audience probably expects a crime to happen early-on,

and for some form of a detective character to solve it.

If you're halfway through the film and there hasn't been any crime,

the audience is going to wonder what's going on.

So essentially, genre is a set of expectations the audience has when they walk in to a particular

kind of movie.

On one hand, these expectations can be helpful as a writer.

It's almost like a checklist of things that must be included in your story.

But as Robert McKee points out in his book, Story...

"The genre sophistication of filmgoers presents the writer with this critical challenge:"

"He or she must not only fulfill audience anticipations but must lead their expectations

to fresh, unexpected moments, or risk boring them."

"The challenge is to keep convention but avoid cliché."

This can be very hard.

But every once in a while, a film like When Harry Met Sally comes along and puts

a new spin on a classic genre.

A familiar storyline in love stories goes like this:

Boy meets girl.

They can't stand each other, but are forced to spend time together.

"If you're nursing any silly notion that I'm interested in you, forget it!"

"You're just a headline to me."

And in doing so fall in love.

But in When Harry Met Sally it goes like this:

Boy meets girl.

"Sally this is Harry Burns.

Harry this is Sally Albright."

"Nice to meet you."

They can't stand each other.

- "Basically I'm a happy person."

- "So am I."

"And I don't see that there's anything wrong with that."

"Of course not, you're too busy being happy."

And then, on page sixteen, they say goodbye forever.

"Well, have a nice life."

"You too."

That is, until they run into each other five years later.

"The University of Chicago, right?"

But after nine and a half pages, they still can't stand each other...

"You look like a normal person but actually you're the angel of death."

...and say goodbye forever again.

"Harry, goodbye."

Until another five years passes, and they run in to each other yet again.

"Someone is staring at you in Personal Growth."

And this time they stay in each others' lives.

This is an example of how to take a genre convention and flip it on its head.

Rather than forcing the characters to spend the whole movie together, the script lets

them go their separate ways.

This departure from convention surprises the audience,

and makes them curious about what happens next.

And "what happens next" is unique as well.

Ten years after their first meeting, Harry and Sally have both just ended very serious

relationships, and are not looking for romance.

So instead, they decide to be friends.

"You know, you may be the first attractive woman I have not wanted to sleep with in my

entire life."

"That's wonderful, Harry."

This aspect of the story is important because it allows the film to have yet another uncommon

trait.

There is no external conflict.

"I think that people are always trying to stick that in to movies."

"And then you stick it in in the beginning, and then you have to keep sticking it in,

and sticking it in."

"Because the minute you stick something into a movie it has to keep popping up."

"So then you've got this big, fake subplot you didn't care about at all."

In You've Got Mail, Tom Hanks's company is forcing Meg Ryan's bookstore out of business,

causing complications to their love story.

In Trainwreck, Amy Schumer and Bill Hader's careers cause trouble for their relationship.

But in When Harry Met Sally, the only thing standing in their way...is them.

So if there aren't external plot elements putting pressure on the characters,

what makes the story go?

What does it spend all its time doing?

The answer is that it spends its time revealing character through comparison.

Because we meet Harry and Sally just out of college, and then again in their mid-twenties,

and then again in their early-thirties, we get to compare their younger selves with their

current selves.

Then, there is the comparison of how they each deal with heartbreak.

Sally seeming to be mature and rational.

"Every time I think about it I am more and more convinced that I did the right thing."

While Harry wallows in his depression.

"I'm definitely coming down with something."

"Probably a 24-hour tumor, they're going around."

In fact, most of the film is putting Harry and Sally in situations where we get to see

their differences and similarities.

But the comparison isn't just between Harry and Sally.

Ephron gives each of them a best friend.

And the relationship of Jess and Marie serves as a foil for Harry and Sally's relationship.

Immediately after they meet, Jess and Marie fall for each other,

and when they see a good thing, they jump on it.

"I think I'll get a cab."

"I'll go with you."

"Great! Taxi!"

This directly contrasts with Harry and Sally, who spend years afraid of falling in love.

Through Jess and Marie we see what Harry and Sally could have if they just let themselves

love each other.

But it's important to note that all this comparison isn't arbitrary.

It all orbits around the central idea of the film: can men and women be friends?

In a seemingly effortless way, Ephron introduces this central idea during one of my favorite

sequences of the film:

When Harry meets Sally.

In "The Anatomy of Story," John Truby writes:

"An advanced dialogue technique is to have the scene progress from dialogue about action

to dialogue about being."

"Or to put it another way,

it goes from dialogue about what the characters are doing to dialogue about who the characters

really are."

This sequence is an excellent example of this technique.

Harry and Sally have just graduated college, and through a mutual friend have planned a

road trip from Chicago to New York.

And soon a pattern emerges in the dialogue.

Over and over, they raise a topic...

"Amanda mentioned you had a dark side."

Debate it in a humorous way...

"Why, don't you have a dark side?"

"No, you're probably one of those cheerful people that dots their eyes with little hearts."

"I have just as much of a dark side as the next person."

And as they argue, they reveal their core values, and we learn more about who the characters

really are.

"When the shit comes down, I am going to be prepared and you are not, that's all I'm saying."

"And in the meantime, you're going to ruin your whole life waiting for it."

And each time Ephron repeats the pattern, the topics get more intimate.

"You're a very attractive person."

Until it finally culminates with Harry making a pass at Sally.

"Amanda is my friend."

"So?"

"So you're going with her."

"So?"

And the ensuing debate finally leads them to the central idea of the film.

"We are just going to be friends, okay?"

"Great. Friends. It's the best thing."

"You realize of course that we could never be friends."

"Why not?"

"Men and women can't be friends because the sex part always gets in the way."

What's great about Nora Ephron's use of this pattern is that it ensures there is never

aimless discussion.

There is always a goal that the dialogue is heading toward, and with every line we're

learning more about Harry and Sally.

When Harry Met Sally shows how a clever writer can flip genre conventions to create a fresh

take on a classic story.

It demonstrates how you can define characters by comparing them to others,

and how two people arguing about Casablanca can be the start of an epic romance.

And it reminds us that sometimes there is no better foundation for love than friendship.

Hey guys!

I thought it'd be fun to do a romantic comedy for Valentine's Day, and When Harry Met Sally

is one of my favorites, so I really enjoyed putting this together.

Let me know in the comments below what screenplay you want me to do in a future video, and please

consider supporting this channel on Patreon.

Have a very happy Valentine's Day, and thanks for watching!

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8 Hair Mistakes That Make You Look Older - Duration: 5:25.

Nothing feels as good as a great haircut.

"Fabio..."

Unfortunately, a bad hairstyle can destroy your confidence and leave you looking older

than you are.

The good news?

It's easy to update your look without a lot of time or money.

We asked some of our favorite hairstylists to share the biggest mistakes they see women

making with their hair — and how to fix them!

Cat-lady, bye

Our stylists agreed that all women can rock long hair… to a point.

That being said, crazy long hair will always age you.

Celeb stylist Mitch Stone tells us "Too-long always ages a woman.

I'm not talking past-your-shoulders long, but cat-lady long — not to be confused,

of course, with Catwoman."

"You're going to see the puurrrfect crime when I get Batman in my claws!"

According to Stone, once your hair has passed your ribs, it's officially making you look

older.

He recommends going with a timeless long bob "or as short as an inch or two past your chin."

Stone says, "Think of [...]Kim Basinger's hair in 9 1/2 weeks — hot at any age."

"I can't concentrate."

If you love the long look, go for it!

Just make sure your haircut doesn't go shorter in the front, and longer in the back.

Senior salon stylist Judy McGuinness at Mizu New York explains, "Shorter in the front,

longer in the back — unless you're going for a rocker mullet — tends to look dated.

Keep everything pretty square or a bit longer in the front for shorter hairstyles."

Bob 'n weave

Finding the perfect haircut for your face shape can be a lifelong search.

Talk to your stylist about the most flattering look for your hair and face type.

Our hair thins as we age, so keeping it long may accentuate the thinning.

Sam Villa Show Ambassador, Marisa Villa says, "If hair is thinning, going shorter is an

option.

If you've had long hair your entire life, it might be time to update to a lob."

"It's just what I wanted!"

Whatever you do, make sure your haircut has layers and depth.

Mizu New York salon owner Damian Santiago says, "The classic hairstyle that makes a

woman look older and dowdy is the cut where everything is the same length all over, a

few inches long.

Then set with a small curling iron all over.

Not cute or modern.

Wispy bangs on this look kill it for me."

As long as you have a dynamic, flattering style, the length of your hair truly doesn't

matter.

Santiago revealed even his mature clients rock long layers or short pixie cuts.

According to Santiago, "A mature client with a strong inner confidence can rock any cool

and modern look."

"And it's possible you can be really genuinely cool and I, I'm going to fail just 100%."

Color in the lines

Going too dark can add years to your look.

Marissa Villa says, "Your hair color should compliment your skin tone.

If you have fair skin, jet black is not the best choice, and it's always a good idea to

have more than one color to add depth and dimension."

Recommending his clients focus on their skin tone when choosing a color, celeb colorist

Kelly Cardenas says, "No matter your hair color, if you go up a shade or two, it will

give the appearance of looking more youthful, but the placement of highlights is key.

Have your hairstylist frame your face to brighten your complexion."

In addition to making you look older, dark colors show gray or white roots much faster

than a more subtle color.

Owner of Artkiteks salon, Jeff Stump, says, "I recommend blending the color with highlights

or a demi-permanent color, so that the color will grow out much better, and achieve a more

natural look."

Lady parts

Surprisingly, just how you part your hair can age you.

Marisa Villa says, "Straight down the middle doesn't work for everyone, but you also don't

want to have a severe side part either.

A soft irregular part could be flattering, and don't forget about bangs; in some cases,

they can make you look younger."

Turn down the volume

While a little volume can be beautiful, going overboard will only age you.

Because our hair tends to thin as we age, many of us worry about it looking too flat.

Talk to your stylist about a great volumizing shampoo or flattering layers.

Clients often strive for volume in all the wrong places, according to co-owner of Mizu

New York salon, Damian Santiago who says, "Too often, a mature client thinks she must

have height.

Teased up hair can make anyone look older.

Volume is different and can look modern and elegant."

Shampoo your 'do

Your shampoo affects your hairstyle, and it may be making you look older.

Shampoos for "normal hair types" aren't the best option as you age.

Marisa Villa explains, "You have to have the right tools and products for gorgeous hair.

Grey and aging hair has unique characteristics that require a mask once a week, color protecting

shampoo, thermal protectant, and more effort in the fight against frizz."

"Sometimes you need a little Finesse, sometimes you need a lot!"

Shine bright like a diamond

Damaged hair always looks older than it is, leaving the owner looking older than she is.

It's important to keep up your natural sheen by taking good care of your locks.

If you're noticing a lot of split ends, it's time to go to the salon for a cut.

Marisa Villa recommends, "If you want long hair and your hair just isn't healthy enough,

get extensions to create fullness or length that looks healthy and shiny.

When you look good, you feel good — and you're only as young as you feel!"

"Don't tell me not to live, just sit and putter.

Life's candy and the sun's a ball of butter.

Don't bring around a cloud to rain on my parade!"

Head to makeup

A gorgeous, youthful hairstyle will keep you looking great, but if your makeup is aging

you, no one's gonna notice your locks.

Often seeing clients age themselves with way too much makeup Celebrity stylist Mitch Stone

says, "When skin starts to age, make-up can exaggerate lines and wrinkles if not put on

correctly.

Accentuate your eyes and lips, use a light base and take it slow."

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The Other Son Of Will Smith You Don't Hear Much About - Duration: 4:51.

There few Hollywood kids as high profile as Will Smith's children Jaden and Willow.

So it might surprise you to find out that he has a third kid named Trey.

In fact, if people have heard of Trey, it's likely due to a popular internet meme poking

fun at just how unknown he is compared to his younger brother and sister.

But Trey is a lot more than just a reddit punchline.

Here's a look at Will Smith's other son you don't hear much about.

His mother is on Hollywood Exes

Will Smith had been starring on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air for two years when he and

new wife Sheree had their first and only child, Trey, in 1992.

Three years later, with Will blowing up to become one of the biggest movie stars on the

planet, the marriage ended.

But even though Sheree starred on the VH1 reality show Hollywood Exes, she actually

seems to get along quite well with Smith, keeping the drama on the small screen and

out of their personal lives.

She told Marketing Ministry that maintaining a good relationship was important for Trey's

sake.

"I know sometimes we have a tendency to use our kids as pawns — and if I'm mad at you

then you're not going to see [your father].

That's so foolish, because you're taking it out on your child."

He starred in a music video

Considering Trey now works as a DJ and electronic music producer, it's fitting that he made

his showbiz debut at the age of 5 in his father's music video for the song "Just the Two of

Us," which reached number 20 on Billboard's Hot 100 in 1998.

"Now dad, this is a very sensitive subject."

But that was about it for Trey's Hollywood career.

Unlike brother Jaden, he never seem to catch the acting bug.

And speaking of Jaden, he also made a cameo appearance in the "Just the Two of Us" video

— in his mother's womb.

Now that's precocious!

Tight with Jaden and Willow

Just because he doesn't spend much time in the spotlight doesn't mean he's not close

with his siblings.

In fact, Trey isn't shy about sharing family photos on social media, and under his stage

name AcE, he collaborated with Willow and Jaden on a song called "Find You Somewhere"

in 2012.

He also produced Willow's single "Why Don't You Cry," and cross promotes his own music

through Jaden's multifaceted brand, MSFTS.

And they all got together for this super touching Mother's Day tribute to Jada Pinkett Smith.

"Honestly ma, like I literally appreciate you so so much.

I'm so blessed to have you as my bonus mother in my life.

Thank you, for being you ma.

I love you."

Awww!

He's ripped

Like his dad, who bulked up for roles in films like I Am Legend and Ali, Trey has been hitting

the gym hard and isn't shy about posting proof of it on Instagram.

Besides inheriting his dad's good genes, though, Trey has also been working with Austin Wheatley,

a professional trainer and former pro-footballer.

Which makes sense, because Trey himself was a wide receiver at famed Oaks Christian High

School, which won consecutive district championships during his time at the school.

Trey was so good, he was offered a football scholarship to Northern Arizona, which he

reportedly passed on in order to pursue his music career.

Working the red carpet

Even though Trey never pursued an acting career, that doesn't mean he wasn't comfortable in

front of the camera at a very young age.

At 12 years old, Access Hollywood hired him to be a special correspondent, reporting live

from the red carpet at the Young Hollywood Awards.

He did a great job flagging down A-list celebs such as Eva Longoria, Jessica Alba, and Lindsay

Lohan, and even asked them some hard hitting questions.

"You heard Aisha's speech right?

"Yes I did."

"And those curves, oh!

I want to personally thank you Lindsay for making Hollywood safe again for girls who

are naturally stacked."

"What does stacked mean?"

"Stacked… look it up in the dictionary."

Sneaker model

Collaborating with Creative Recreation, a Los Angeles-based sneaker company, Trey become

a sneaker model.

He told Pret-a-Porter magazine, "I feel like the shoes I wear each day set a piece of that

day's tempo.

When I'm DJ'ing I usually like any sleek low profile shoes — when I'm up there on stage

I don't want shoes being louder than my mix."

Which makes perfect sense.

Who among us hasn't been in the club just getting jiggy with it only to be completely

distracted by the DJ's footwear selection?

It's a real evening killer.

Carlton taught him how to drive

This may sound hard to imagine, but Alfonso Ribeiro, who played Carlton alongside Will

Smith on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, is an avid race car enthusiast and has even driven

in a Grand Prix here or there.

For some crazy reason, Smith thought this was a good reason to let Ribeiro teach Trey

how to drive.

"So Trey goes and he takes all the lessons, and he learns how to you know, catch the car

if it drifts and slides, and they teach him all of that stuff.

And then I get a call from the pastor of the church that he was doing donuts in the church

parking lot."

You know, that actually sounds like it could be the plot for an episode of Fresh Prince.

Looks like the apple hasn't fallen far from the tree at all.

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"Nerd" - Duration: 4:59.

"Then the whole town will ask, 'why, this boy never sleeps, no keeper before ever kept

what he keeps! there's no telling what that young fellow will do!" and then, just to

show them, I'll sail to ka-troo and bring back an it-kutch, a preep and a proo a nerkle,

a nerd and a seersucker too!"

This is the first ever instance of the word "nerd" in the English language, in the

1950 doctor Seuss book "If I Ran the Zoo."

But, as you can see, there are six other made up words on that page alone, and none of them

went on to be particularly widely used, so dr Seuss probably isn't responsible for

popularizing the term.

Especially considering that this fellow here doesn't bare any obvious resemblance to

our modern idea of the nerd.

A better candidate for the first real instance of the word "nerd" comes just one year

later in an issue of Newsweek, which reads: "In Detroit, someone who once would be called

a drip or a square is now, regrettably, a nerd, or in a less severe case, a scurve."

Here we see it used in a much more familiar sense, but still not quite the way most of

us understand it.

Other examples of the word come soon after, and a lot of them compare the word "nerd"

to the word "square," so let's talk about the word "square" for a second.

There's a popular etymology of the word "square" that claims that it originally

referenced the way a conductor's hands move when they conduct a regular four-four beat.

That origin may or may not be true, but at any rate, the word "square" really did

come from jazz culture, where at first it referred mostly to people who didn't appreciate

jazz, but it wound up being expanded to mean traditional, conservative and close minded.

It seems like in the 1950s when it was first becoming popular the word nerd was used more

or less the same way, as a way for jazz musicians and beatniks to describe the more mainstream

culture and institutions that looked down on them.

It didn't mean introverted or bad at socializing or smart or obsessed with some subject or

even necessarily unpopular.

All it really meant was traditional and boring.

It wasn't until the around 1960 that people started using the word "nerd" to mean

roughly what we think of today.

Now, there's an argument to be made that the idea of the nerd is much older than that.

The term "greasy grind," had been used since the 1800s to describe students who focused

on academics to the exclusion of extra-curricular actives, or making friends.

Likewise, something we could easily call nerd culture is also pretty old, but it wasn't

until the early '60s that the word "nerd" really became associated with the modern "nerd"

stereotype.

People with poor fashion sense, poor social skills and uncommon interests, people who's

obsession with the minutia of some topic made them boring to be around.

I've read reports of it being used like this as early as 1959, but it seems to me

like it took until the '70s to really become mainstream.

At this point Fonzie from Happy days was regularly using it, and the SNL skit "the Nerds"

also probably helped popularize it around the same time.

But then, just as the word was peaking in popularity, its meaning started to shift for

a second time.

I've found it difficult to pin down exactly when and how this happened, but I'd say

that the '80s and '90s comprise a sort of transition period during which the term

"nerd" became less and less derogatory.

It still wasn't exactly cool to be a nerd, but in tv and movies from the time nerds increasingly

became the protagonists rather than just comic relief.

The obvious example of this is Revenge of the Nerds.

In this movie, we're still supposed to laugh at the main characters for being so nerdy,

but we're also supposed to root for them and to think that their treatment is unjust.

Also, quick tangent, it wasn't until this period that the term "geek" comes into

the pictures.

See, originally the two words "geek" and "nerd" weren't just different, they

were complete opposites.

While "nerd" referred to people who were boringly conventional, "geek" was a synonym

for "freak" to the extent that circuses would literally advertise their "geek pits"

the same way they'd advertise a freak show.

So when in the 1980s people started using the phrase "computer geek" to describe

people who were really interested in computers it would have sounded to them basically the

same as "computer freak."

But, at that point, sense the stereotypes surrounding people who were really into computers

were basically the same as the nerd stereotype, it was kind of inevitable for the two words

to start converging.

There are still people who insist that there's an important difference, but I'd argue that

at this point the two are basically interchangeable.

Anyway, on the other end of this transition period the term nerd had gone through a radical

shift in meaning.

At least as early as the 1990s certain social groups were describing themselves as nerds,

and especially after the dot com boom people started wearing the term "nerd" as a badge

of honor.

It kinda looks like once the word "nerd" became seen as a subculture rather than the

boring mainstream, it gradually started seeming cool and rebellious.

Look at the way the characters in Big Bang theory treat the word "nerd":

"you've created some sort of nerd-vana!" "what do you mean 'aw,' like she didn't

know we were nerds?"

They use it to just matter-of-factly describe certain types of interests, particularly having

to do with science and technology and science-fiction.

Compare that to the way in the 1970s the characters in Happy Days hate the prospect of being labeled

nerds: "because we go to chess club and eat dinner

with our parents and wear matching jackets!"

"Well it was terrible!

It's a nerd party!"

"Yeah?

Who won?" "…it's not important."

Sometime between the two the term not only lost its sting but became a proud self-description,

broadened to anyone who's deeply enthusiastic and knowledgable about something.

Maybe I'm just weird but I don't think in my lifetime I've ever heard someone sincerely

use the word "nerd" as an insult.

From my point of view, someone who did so would be woefully behind the times and embarrassingly

unfamiliar with modern language use and culture in general.

In other words, they'd be a bit of a square.

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The Untold Truth Of Princess Leia - Duration: 6:31.

Princess Leia's journey from an orphaned prisoner of the Empire into a kickass space general

has been nothing short of stellar to watch over the decades.

"Somebody has to save our skins.

Into the garbage chute, flyboy."

But the history behind the Star Wars character is a fascinating galaxy unto itself.

Here's the untold truth of Princess Leia.

A symbol of hope

Star Wars creator George Lucas developed many of the franchise characters' names based on

their phonetic pleasantry — how good they feel to say and to hear — and a determination

to steer clear from some of the more common sci-fi naming conventions.

But for Leia Organa, he took things a step further: Her name is a play on Princess Dejah

Thoris from Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter of Mars stories, combined with Lady Galadriel

from J.R.R Tolkien's Lord of the Rings.

Dejah, Galadriel, Leia … sounds about right.

Meanwhile, Organa comes from a more obvious source, as it's meant to sound like the word

"organic," as a nod to the fact that Leia and her rebels represent a more natural, life-loving

side of things than the Death Star-wielding Empire.

The hairstyle

Few have ever been able to lay claim to a fashion moment as their own as much as Leia

and her cinnamon bun-style hairdo.

Interestingly enough, however — that hemispherical hair almost didn't make it into the movie

in the first place.

The original concept artwork for Leia had no such hairstyle drawn in, but Lucas landed

on the look as a tribute to 20th century Mexican revolutionary women.

He told Time Magazine that he wanted to capture "a kind of Southwestern Pancho Villa woman

revolutionary look … the buns are basically from turn-of-the-century Mexico."

Unfortunately, historians have since stepped forward to dispute his characterization of

that era, but there was reportedly an Arizonian tribe of women called the Hopi who wore their

hair in a similar fashion around the 1920s.

Perhaps not coincidentally, the cultural adoption of the Hopis' "squash blossom" style by non-tribal

women of the era was seen as an act of rebellion and feminism for splitting from the mainstream

style.

"I don't know who you are or where you came from, but from now on you do as I tell you."

Decades later, Fisher's own daughter Billie Lourd wore earmuffs on Scream Queens as a

subtle tribute to her mom's iconic look.

The twins

Some Star Wars fans still have trouble watching the scene in Empire Strikes Back when Leia

plants a smooch on her secret brother Luke Skywalker.

Even though the two didn't know they were related until Return of the Jedi, it still

doesn't sit very well knowing what we know from later in the series, and Mark Hamill

himself has said it had a lasting impact on the character.

This has, naturally, drummed up some questions about whether the two were originally intended

to be sister and brother in the first place.

Rumor has it that in the original draft for Empire Strikes Back, Luke's sister was actually

named Nellith.

Ladies first

When Star Wars first debuted in 1977, Princess Leia was among the first film toys that kids

got to place on their shelves.

"Princess Leia, champion of the rebel cause."

The company that made the original action figures for the series released a set of four

figures: Luke, R2-D2, Chewbacca, and Princess Leia, who wielded her own blaster, too.

That meant that Leia figures predated both Han Solo and Darth Vader in collectability

and that she was recognized as more than just some damsel in distress from the get-go.

Costuming gripes

Carrie Fisher was undoubtedly the lifeblood that made Leia so special on-screen.

"It was me.

I don't want to brag or anything, you know."

So, it should come as little surprise that, like her counterpart, Fisher became known

as being a bit rebellious.

Her wit and resistance to being labeled as a sexpot was also a mainstay of her post-Star

Wars fame.

And she was particularly outspoken about the challenges of some of Leia's costumes.

For example, Fisher revealed in her comedic stand-up special-turned-memoir Wishful Drinking

that George Lucas instructed her not to wear a bra under her infamous white dress because,

to his mind, women in space wouldn't wear underwear...for fear that they'd be strangled

in zero gravity situations.

The infamous gold bikini Leia wore while imprisoned by Jabba the Hutt during Return of the Jedi

was also a subject of some discord with Fisher, who kindly advised The Force Awakens actress

Daisy Ridley to resist a similar fate.

However, Fisher ultimately made peace with the costume by creating her own backstory

for the look.

In response to a citizen movement to have "slave Leia" items removed from Star Wars

merchandise, she said, "To the father who flipped out about it, 'What am I going to

tell my kid about why she's in that outfit?'

Tell them that a giant slug captured me and forced me to wear that stupid outfit, and

then I killed him because I didn't like it.

And then I took it off.

Backstage."

Leia in real life

In Fisher's final memoir, The Princess Diarist, she revealed the intense love affair she and

Han Solo actor Harrison Ford engaged in during filming — and how it bled into the movie

itself.

She explained in 2016 that the pair had a wild night out with the cast of Monty Python

and the Rolling Stones that included a spirits concoction called the "Tunisian Death Drink"

and kept them up all night until their call time the next day for the Cloud City scene.

Their smiles were there for a reason.

Bonus spirit

Shortly after Fisher's unexpected passing in late 2016, a deleted scene from The Force

Awakens went viral due to its epic display of the character's grit and wit in the matter

of just a few sentences.

"Not all the senators think I'm insane, or maybe they do.

I don't care."

For many, the moment was a perfect example of Leia's growth and tenacity throughout the

series, bookending her unending willingness to fight for the Republic.

She's one with the Force?

There's another question that's long irked audiences of the Star Wars series.

Why didn't Leia, who was not only Force-sensitive but strong, ever become a Jedi herself?

According to The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams, though, it was a mere matter of the

character's own "choice."

He explained that it was a topic of conversation between himself, Lucas, and Fisher during

the development of Episode 7 and that they all decided that while there was no age limit

at which a person could be trained as a Jedi Knight, "It was simply a choice [Leia] made,

that her decision to run the Rebellion, and ultimately this resistance, and consider herself

a General as opposed to a Jedi, was simply a choice that she took … she's still Force-strong.

And it's something that I think is an intrinsic piece of her character."

Making it her call all along certainly seems fitting for the Princess — nay, General.

"May the Force Be With You"

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