10 More Star Wars Changes George Lucas Made That Were Completely Justified

Lucas first began instituting significant changes upon his creations with the 1997 Special Edition re-releases of the original trilogy, but here's one that was actually totally worthwhile.

In the original version of Return of the Jedi, Han (Harrison Ford) hangs over the sarlacc pit from a skiff in order to rescue Lando (Billy Dee Williams) from the creature, yet it never quite makes sense how exactly Han is being suspended in the air.

In some shots it's simply not physically plausible for Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew) to be holding his legs, and yet there he dangles.

For the Special Edition, though, Lucas added CGI ropes which have been digitally tied around Han's ankles, explaining how he can be plausibly suspended upside down at all times.

Though Lucas has made many objectionable changes to the sarlacc pit sequence - namely making the sarlacc more detailed and less mysterious - this one actually tidies up a slightly annoying nitpick, so it's tough to begrudge it at all.

Han may be many great things, but he can't just defy gravity whenever he wants.