To this day the fans argue about how clashes between Jedi and Sith should look like. During the filming of The Phantom Menace, George Lucas explained the new approach with more dynamic fight scenes.
George R. R. Martin addressed accusations that he kills characters in his books too often. In his opinion, in Star Wars the killing takes place in far greater numbers and nobody cares.
George Lucas' original idea for Star Wars can be seen as an explanation for the inconsistencies that occurred during the development of the universe. Even changes in the stories of certain characters would make sense.
At first, Mark Hamill was not very optimistic about returning to the role of Luke Skywalker in The Force Awakens. We know what influenced his change in attitude.