Should You Be That Close to the Death Star?
Star Wars fans know that the ultimate weapon was the Death Star. They may not realize just how small it really was. The photo shown below shows this weapon in perspective and not as it was on the big screen. Clearly, George Lucas isn’t afraid of anything! He is so close to touching it. Did he? Probably. It was only a prop on a set because there isn’t really a Death Star.
Star Wars Episode VI — Return Of The Jedi (1983)
Death and Destruction Are Surprisingly Hard to Create
You’d think it would be easy to depict the end of the world, but it is surprisingly hard. Even in the early 1990s, most movie producers didn’t have the funds for significant CGI scenes. Below, you can see the crew working hard to put vehicle models on the road. These vehicles look quite realistic until you see the people kneeling down to place them, that is.
Terminator 2 Judgment Day (1991)
