brucebanners:Han is obviously not being killed in the scene,...

brucebanners:

Han is obviously not being killed in the scene, but at the same time, if he remains encased in Carbonite forever, that’s basically death, so one of the major things that Kershner had to deal with was determining just how hopeful the scene should be. For instance, the original lines were Han and Leia kiss and Leia says, “I love you. I couldn’t tell you before, but it’s true.” And Han replies, “Just remember that, ‘cause I’ll be back.” Kershner originally felt that the “I’ll b...