"Star Wars" George Lucas made a decision not many understood.

The "Star Wars" franchise is, undoubtedly, one of the most successful film franchises of the century. Since it's inception it has become an iconic piece of film and pop culture history, and still expands even up to the present day.

It all began when George Lucas wanted to create an epic space opera that was set "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away."

"You go to make a movie and all you do is get criticized. People try to make decisions about what you're going to do before you do it - you know, it's not much fun," said Lucas in a video on Vanity Fair.

As a director who began with experimental films, he values having the freedom to express his creativity and explore new ways of creating films. Unfortunately, due to the success of "Star Wars," the films were expected to be done a certain way, thus creating limitations Luxas wasn't comfortable with.

Even at a distance he still cares for the franchise he created and hopes "The Force doesn't get muddled inot a bunch of gobbledygook" as Disney has plans on expanding the "Star Wars" universe, as reported by IGN.

While he may be giving up the director's chair to new directiors, "Star Wars" George Lucas gave some advice to those williing to direct the movies. "There's more to it than just space ships," he said. 

"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" is getting its theatrical debut on Dec. 18, 2015 as the seventh installment in the film franchise and the first of the third trilogy.

"Star Wars" is an American epic space opera film franchise created by George Lucas and . It follows the adventure Luke Skywalker as he discovers who he really is and his destiny in the universe.