A little Star Wars trivia: Yoda Has a First Name Obi-Wan Kenobi, Mace Windu, Anakin Skywalker… all the rest of the Jedi have two names, but Yoda has only one. Few fans know that the little Jedi has another name he seldom uses. The name isn’t very imposing, but it perfectly captures Yoda’s appearance and personality. However, George Lucas wanted to send the message of his great power, so Yoda was known by one name instead of his original one: Minch Yoda. Providing all his characters with first and last names was a touch of verisimilitude from George Lucas. Since almost all human societies use names composed of multiple words, having such names for fictitious characters make them seem more real to us. In Yoda’s case, the realism was carried a step further by designing the character after a real person. Since Yoda was so short, makeup designer Stuart Freeborn knew he would have to provide him with a face full of wisdom and respectability to prevent the character from seeming toy-like. With this in mind, Freeborn based Yoda’s face on Albert Einstein.
Posted on: Thu, 01 May 2014 02:12:11 +0000
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