George Lucas Explains The True Meaning Of 'Star Wars'

George Lucas made a surprise appearance at the Star Wars Celebration event in Orlando where he took part in a panel discussion on the film franchise. 

The “Star Wars ” creator outlined in an interview with actor Warwick Davis  at the event Thursday what his beloved film series is really all about. 

“The idea was simply to do a high-adventure film that I loved when I was a kid with meaningful psychological themes,” he said. “I’m not supposed to say this, and I wasn’t supposed to say it then, but it’s a film for 12-year-olds.”

He explained:

“It was designed to be a film, like mythology, of: This is what we stand for. You’re about to enter the real world. You’re 12 years old, you’re going to go on into the big world, you’re moving away from your parents being the center of focus.

You’re probably scared, you don’t know what’s going to happen, and here is a little idea of some of the things you should pay attention to: Friendships, honesty, trust and doing the right thing, living on the light side, avoiding the dark side. Those are things that it was meant to do.”

Lucas joined at the celebration by some of the biggest names in the franchise’s history, including Mark Hamill , Harrison Ford , Billy Dee Williams and composer John Williams . 

The event also featured a moving tribute to Carrie Fisher , who died in December at the age of 60 .