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Yeah, I'm doing a REAL GOOD job staying away... I didn't even last one day before I was here again. must be that I love you guys so much .
As a SW fan girl, I can clear some of this up:
Han Solo is from a human looking but slow aging race, he's supposed to already be a known smuggler by the time Luke and Leia were born. Notice how he looked so young, but acted like an old man who was around for a long time? That's supposed to be why. Could be like Padme being in her mid teens in episode I and still looking mid to late teens in episode III, despite that there was no way she could have been younger than 30. She was 11 years older than anakin in episode I, he was 21 in episode II... that means she would have been 32? and Solo's supposed to be the same way. He's suposed to be almost 50 in the original trilogy, despite how young he looked. That would make him late 20's possibly early 30's when they were born.
Anakin wasn't killed, but remember the "certain point of view". Anakin crossed over to the dark side, and had when he fought the remaining Jedi masters, he got molten steel poured on him. He didn't fall in a volcano, like a couple posts said. When he got the injuries, he abandoned the small measure left in his humanity and adopted Darth Vader as his new identidy. This is supposed to be why he got so pissed at Luke for calling him by that name. So, in a way... he kinda did die.
I think Lucas is kinda keeping how Padme died a mystery on purpose; unless he changes it, there's no mention of how it's going to happen appearing in episode 3. It's revealed in episode 4 that he is the killer of many of the Jedi masters that remain, although he's being way too secret about who DOES die, aside from the obvious. I have heard that he is the person who kills Mace, and almost kills Obi-won, but even that offers no proof.
Luke is kept with his half brother because Vader believes they are dead, when they survive an assult by the clones. It almost makes sense thinking about it like that, except wouldn't have they eventually been found out? Before they were?
Senator Palpatine IS the emperor- he was the most powerful sith, and second to only Yoda. Which is probably why Darth Sidius doesn't just kill him. He controls the clones besides his incredible power, which is why he's on the seat.
Hope that clears some of it up... I guess I love you guys too much to stay flat out away, but I'll be trying to tone down my "every night, post as much as I can" binges. Now, I g2g... the beach is calling my name.
What good's time off if you're using it to do the same things, eh?
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Here's my thoughts on EPIII for what they're worth:
* Padme will find out she's pregnant & realize that she can't let Anakin near the kids.
*Jar-Jar will die defending Padme from Anakin.
DH is a big fan of ST Fiction. He says there's a book where Luke looks for his mother & finds that she has died but that she was alive for quite some time after Luke & Leia were born. Unless Lucas addresses this in EPIII or decides to do EP 7-9 (*please!!!!!*), it will probably be an unknown.
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quote:Originally posted by Faye Valentine: Could be like Padme being in her mid teens in episode I and still looking mid to late teens in episode III, despite that there was no way she could have been younger than 30. She was 11 years older than anakin in episode I, he was 21 in episode II... that means she would have been 32?
There is a five year difference in age between Anakin and Padme. He was 9, she was 14, in episode I. That makes him 19, and her 24, in episode II.
From starwars.com:
quote:He also garnered the attention and admiration of Queen Amidala, who was disguised as a simple handmaiden at the time. Despite their age difference -- she was fourteen and he, nine -- he professed someday that they would marry and carried a devoted crush on her.
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This is my first post here. I just felt I had to say it...
" young or child Han solo will not be appearing in episode III because Lucas feels no one is worthy to play the classic role without causing humiliation to the original Harrison Ford protrayal."
Odd that he didn't find Greedo shooting first an embarassment.
I agree that the final sequence will be Vader donning his mask.
Vader should have emerged in Episode 2 and E3 should have been about Vader and the Emperor wiping out the Jedi. I bet they'll kill all the Jedi in some really cheesy way, like blowing up some building they're all in at the time or something, and only Yoda and Ben will escape.
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I'm pretty sure that I've read numerous times that Star Wars was written, filmed and shown as a stand-alone film. Lucas had to struggle to get it made, and the studio had no faith in it wahtsoever. It did really well, and the "Episode 4" moniker was added.
quote:Originally posted by BeachLife: I can't imagine why Lucas would make them siblings later it doesn't add much to the plot or the way the characters treat each other.
It gives Luke extra impetus to go after Vader in the final duel, when Vader says he will go after "your....sister". It also kind of "gives Solo permission" to fully go for Leia.
quote:And in fact, Luke's wouldn't have acted any different in episode IV since he didn't know they were related. That said, they probably would have had a major 'ewwww' moment when they found out.
Luke wouldn't have, were that universe real. but had Lucas known from the offset all the details, I'm sure that he wouldn't have had Leia give her brother a Frenchie in a family-orientated film.
quote:lizzy Basilisk said: I could swear I read it somewhere, but who knows. Anakin had a duel with Obi Won, and fell into a vat of acid or lava.
When James Earl Jones said he was going to be doing Darth's voice for 5 minutes at the end of the film, he said it was "after Annikin falls into a Volcano". Jaime, you didn't say how much you wanted to bet...
As for this whole age thing. There's 20-30 years between the end of Ep III,and the beginning of Ep IV, right? So what's up with Yoda? He's 600-odd when he dies, right? And he looks like an old man. He was incredibly youthful looking in Ep. I, and looked young, but moved old in Ep II. He's certainly bigger in stature in Ep. V.
So, are we saying that his species stays young until the last few years of their lives, and then they suddenly age at a rate of knots? Imagine going thorugh puberty when you're 550!
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quote:Qui Gon guesses that Anakin was concieved by midcloreons.
Those bloody midcloreons again. They never call, they don't send flowers....
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quote:Originally posted by Lulu: Those bloody midcloreons again. They never call, they don't send flowers....
*snort* *giggle*
Proof they're male.
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quote:Originally posted by Tootssssssie Plunkette:
quote:Originally posted by Noemi: ...if we look at it from the point of view that Luke and Leia's origins had to be obscured initially. To do that it was going to require a pretty elaborate story that had to match up on all levels ... Obi-Wan knew that question would come up and came up with a cover story without thinking that there would be a problem when the truth comes out.
So Obi-Wan thinks to himself, "We must hide Annakin Skywalker's children so that the most powerful Jedi can't ever find them. Let's see, we'll cleverly conceal the son on Skywalker's home planet, near his home town, and living with his half brother and wife! And we'll hide his identity by calling him Luke Skywalker! No one will ever guess..."
One of the novels came up with the idea that Yoda and Obi Wan were pretty much setting Luke up to be a weapon against Vader and his pimp daddy. Besides, given his backstory, I'm sure Vader is quite happy forgetting Tantonine (sp) even existed and didn't have much respect for his step-family. As for Luke Skywalker, it's part of the weapon thing.
quote:Originally posted by trollface: As for this whole age thing. There's 20-30 years between the end of Ep III,and the beginning of Ep IV, right? So what's up with Yoda? He's 600-odd when he dies, right? And he looks like an old man. He was incredibly youthful looking in Ep. I, and looked young, but moved old in Ep II. He's certainly bigger in stature in Ep. V.
So, are we saying that his species stays young until the last few years of their lives, and then they suddenly age at a rate of knots? Imagine going thorugh puberty when you're 550!
"When all your friends and everything you worked for is destroyed in front of you, see how old you look"
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quote: Han Solo is from a human looking but slow aging race, he's supposed to already be a known smuggler by the time Luke and Leia were born. Notice how he looked so young, but acted like an old man who was around for a long time? That's supposed to be why. Could be like Padme being in her mid teens in episode I and still looking mid to late teens in episode III, despite that there was no way she could have been younger than 30. She was 11 years older than anakin in episode I, he was 21 in episode II... that means she would have been 32? and Solo's supposed to be the same way. He's suposed to be almost 50 in the original trilogy, despite how young he looked. That would make him late 20's possibly early 30's when they were born.
I've never heard this before. According to current canon, Han Solo is fully human, from the planet Corellia (same place Wedge Antilles is from). He was even in the Imperial Academy for a while, training to be a pilot, but was booted out when he saved an enslaved Chewbacca's life.
He's only in his thirties or so by the time of Ep IV. And he acted like he'd been around the block because he'd done a LOT of stuff as a smuggler. He hasn't lived an extra-long life, he's just done a lot more in it than most people.
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quote:Originally posted by Kokopelli: I've never heard this before. According to current canon, Han Solo is fully human, from the planet Corellia (same place Wedge Antilles is from). He was even in the Imperial Academy for a while, training to be a pilot, but was booted out when he saved an enslaved Chewbacca's life.
He's only in his thirties or so by the time of Ep IV. And he acted like he'd been around the block because he'd done a LOT of stuff as a smuggler. He hasn't lived an extra-long life, he's just done a lot more in it than most people.
Thanks for putting that better than I could have, Kokopelli. I was wondering where she got that theory. I couldn't find that kind of info on him anywhere.
I still say Han won't be in the third movie. Of course, it's fun to speculate on what will be in it. I just can't believe I have to wait 2 more years to find out! Darn Lucas for being so slow.
Of course, if it's an awful movie, I may just have to go back to only watching the original three.
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quote:Originally posted by Faye Valentine: ....Anakin wasn't killed, but remember the "certain point of view". Anakin crossed over to the dark side, and had when he fought the remaining Jedi masters, he got molten steel poured on him. He didn't fall in a volcano, like a couple posts said. ....
Says a volcano here.. And I could swear that Alan Dean Foster or perhaps Timothy Zahn told me that Vader had fallen into molten lava on the shoulders of an active volcano--but I've never read a Star Wars novel, so I won't be too insistent.
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quote:Originally posted by Brad from Georgia: Says a volcano here.. And I could swear that Alan Dean Foster or perhaps Timothy Zahn told me that Vader had fallen into molten lava on the shoulders of an active volcano--but I've never read a Star Wars novel, so I won't be too insistent.
Yup. I knew I had read about a volcano in one of the books, somewhere. Thanks for helping me realise I haven't totally lost my brain, Brad.
quote:(Apparently, many years before, Ben Kenobi and Darth Vader faught a fierce light-sabre duel, and Vader was driven into the molten lava of an active volcano.
I wonder if that scene is going to be in Episode III. I do hope Hayden Christensen will have a stunt double for it!
quote:I can certainly cope with the Chewbacca inclusion, because I've heard that Wookiees live to be hundreds of years old and that Chewie is about 300 in the original trilogy.
Only a "spry 200", was what I read on one site. Can you imagine being spry at 200? Heck, he's just a baby!
quote:I also told you I had never owned a droid, less even a R2 unit, when I know this particular pair from before you were born.
I had a thought about this. He isn't really lying when he tells Luke he's never owned an R2 unit. R2-D2 belonged to Padme. So, he wasn't really lying, from a certain point of view.
quote:So what's up with Yoda? He's 600-odd when he dies, right? And he looks like an old man. He was incredibly youthful looking in Ep. I, and looked young, but moved old in Ep II. He's certainly bigger in stature in Ep. V.
Actually, he was about 900 when he died. He says "When 900 years old, you will look as good, you will not", or something like it to Luke. I think his moving old in Ep. II is a cover. Look how well he fought! And he went right back to being "old and feeble" after the duel with Dooku. As for the bigger in stature in V, maybe because he was a "real" puppet, and not totally animated? Pure guess on my part there.
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quote:Originally posted by LizzyBasilisk: There is a five year difference in age between Anakin and Padme. He was 9, she was 14, in episode I. That makes him 19, and her 24, in episode II.
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quote:Originally posted by Aureal: Geez, the Naboo must have really short lifespans, like Kes from Voyager's race. Putting an 8-year-old in the senate, and making her queen at 14? Maybe she just dies of old age rather than anything untoward.
Naw. I think Padme just had a really unhealthy interest in politics. From starwars.com:
quote:As a child, Amidala was prodigiously talented and extremely well educated. She had long been interested in public service, volunteering in the Refugee Relief Movement in her youth. Her efforts helped in the Shadda-Bi-Boran exodus. At the age of eight, she joined the Apprentice Legislature and became an Apprentice Legislator at age 11. By 14, she was elected Queen of Naboo.
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quote:Originally posted by Kokopelli: He was even in the Imperial Academy for a while, training to be a pilot, but was booted out when he saved an enslaved Chewbacca's life.
Hmm, isn't the basic plot that the Stormtroopers are clones? If not, then what's all that clone business about?
quote:LizzyBasilisk said: I wonder if that scene is going to be in Episode III. I do hope Hayden Christensen will have a stunt double for it!
They won't even have a real; person doing it at all; it'll be CGI. As a consequence, it'll be laughable.
quote:I think his moving old in Ep. II is a cover. Look how well he fought! And he went right back to being "old and feeble" after the duel with Dooku.
According to the behind the scenes stuff on the DVD, he moved so lithely when he fought, because he was using the force. Then again, according to the behind the scenes stuff, the one thing they were avoiding like the plague was making that sequence funny, and I couldn't stop laughing. So make of that what you will.
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quote:Originally posted by trollface:
quote:Originally posted by Kokopelli: He was even in the Imperial Academy for a while, training to be a pilot, but was booted out when he saved an enslaved Chewbacca's life.
Hmm, isn't the basic plot that the Stormtroopers are clones? If not, then what's all that clone business about?
He probably wasn't going to be a Stormtrooper. Weren't the pilots and such on the larger ships regular guys? I honestly can't remember. In any case, there were lots of non-troopers running around, so he was probably training to be one of them.
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I'm surprised with people talking about Obi-Won and his lying tendencies hasn't stated the biggest whopper of them all.
"When I met your father he was already a great pilot who was strong with the force"
A great pilot? He won one ship drag race and Obi-Won thinks that makes him a great pilot?
How about the truth "When I met your father when he was 10 he was a ok racer, and then completly lucked out by acidently taking off on a ship and accidently blew up a enemy base allowing us to beat the evil federation"
I'm not happy at all with the movies (espically episode 2). The problem is, when Anikin first appears in episode 2 isn't he already on the dark side? Every action he does is unjedi like. He openly attacks his master, has no control over his emotions and so forth. He should be played as a jedi who is conflicted and his mother's death brings him over the edge. Instead the portral is of an ass who becomes a great asshole because of his mon's death.
And speaking of the subject of the mother. No one could of said "hey Ani, I've been saving up, we can free your mother now"?. Instead its, "I wonder how your slave mom is doing, I could do something about it, but I won't"
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quote:Originally posted by DerekT: "When I met your father he was already a great pilot who was strong with the force"
A great pilot? He won one ship drag race and Obi-Won thinks that makes him a great pilot?
Well, he could be applying the skill Anakin demonstrated later in life to their original meeting. You know, one of those "I always knew he'd be successful" type deals.
quote:Originally posted by DerekT: I'm surprised with people talking about Obi-Won and his lying tendencies hasn't stated the biggest whopper of them all.
"When I met your father he was already a great pilot who was strong with the force"
quote:LUKE: No, my father didn't fight in the wars. He was a navigator on a spice freighter.
BEN: That's what your uncle told you. He didn't hold with your father's ideals. Thought he should have stayed here and not gotten involved.
LUKE: You fought in the Clone Wars?
BEN: Yes, I was once a Jedi Knight the same as your father.
LUKE: I wish I'd known him.
BEN: He was the best star-pilot in the galaxy, and a cunning warrior. I understand you've become quite a good pilot yourself. And he was a good friend.
I think its clear he isn't. Hell, he isn't even a cunning warrior. Lets face it, after seeing episode 2 you wonder what anyone sees in this guy?
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quote:Senator Palpatine IS the emperor- he was the most powerful sith, and second to only Yoda. Which is probably why Darth Sidius doesn't just kill him. He controls the clones besides his incredible power, which is why he's on the seat.
Darth Sidious *is* Senator/Emperor Palpatine. Same actor even. (Even from the original movies). Nope, the good Emperor is playing both sides against the middle. I certainly hope they don't pull something cheezy like him being a clone. That would piss me off to no end. I want to see how/why he's been lying to everyone and how it all melds together.
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quote:Originally posted by trollface: Hmm, isn't the basic plot that the Stormtroopers are clones? If not, then what's all that clone business about?
quote:LizzyBasilisk said: I wonder if that scene is going to be in Episode III. I do hope Hayden Christensen will have a stunt double for it!
They won't even have a real; person doing it at all; it'll be CGI. As a consequence, it'll be laughable.
It's very likely the Stormtoopers are clones. Of course, the only thing I can find from starwars.com is this: "Following the collapse of the Empire at Endor, stormtroopers were an increasingly rare sight in the galaxy. It was not until Grand Admiral Thrawn procured a working set of Spaarti cloning cylinders that the Imperial ranks of stormtroopers began to be replenished."
As for Hayden Christensen needing a stunt double, it was a poor attempt at a joke.
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quote:Originally posted by LizzyBasilisk: As for Hayden Christensen needing a stunt double, it was a poor attempt at a joke.
Judging from his performance in Episode II, he needs an acting double even more than a stunt double. The only thing he seems to do well is look pretty.
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Going back to the duplicity of poor Obi-Wan:
In Empire he says of Yoda: "There you will learn from Yoda, the Jedi Master who instructed me."
And in Jedi, "I took it upon myself to train him as a Jedi. I thought that I could instruct him just as well as Yoda."
In Clones, we see Yoda training a ****load o' young Jedi. It seemed to me that it was the task of Yoda to teach the young'uns up to the point that they were old enough, or talented enough to become apprentices. As, presumably, Obi-Wan himself was also taught as a kid.
Dealing with Anakin, Obi-Wan skipped this stage completely, taking over the responsibility of Anikin's initial training. And the responsibility of the results.
Therefore, Yoda was Obi-Wan's teacher, or instructor. Not Master. That would have been Qui-Gon. So, what he said was true... (oh, go on... you can finish it yourself... )
Anyway, it takes less logical shoehorning than does; "He betrayed and murdered your father..."
Just a note from a geek...
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quote:I think his moving old in Ep. II is a cover. Look how well he fought! And he went right back to being "old and feeble" after the duel with Dooku.
According to the behind the scenes stuff on the DVD, he moved so lithely when he fought, because he was using the force. Then again, according to the behind the scenes stuff, the one thing they were avoiding like the plague was making that sequence funny, and I couldn't stop laughing. So make of that what you will. [/QB]
I was laughing, but not because it was funny... I cackled because I knew Yoda was going to kick some serious ass.
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Once again though, one would wonder why Obi-Won thought that. Its clear in episode 2 that Anikin hasn't seem to learn one single jedi concept.
Its funny, when Yoda teaches Luke the first things he trys to teach Luke is pateince and controling ones emotions. Seem like Obi forgot about that part of the training.
At least one thing that they kept from both stories that you got to admire. For those wondering why Luke seems to be such a whiner it clearly comes from his father's genes.
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For everyone saying Kenobi's a liar in episode 4... You have to watch again. When Luke asks him what happened to his father, look at Kenobi's face. A torn and hesitant look flashes in his eyes. He shifts his seat. He had to tell a little fib, I mean really. "Oh, he became Darth Vader and is now the scourge of the galaxy," wouldn't really have worked.
Seriously, watch that part again, and pay attention to the look on Kenobi's face when he answers Luke.
As for the new trilogy, I make no apologies.
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Anakin = Great Pilot.
I've been pondering this and I thought of the following. (I may be full of crap though )
1) Anakin is the only human who has ever had the reflexes to handle a pod in race conditions. This must indicate that he has great natural talent. Albeit unhoned with actual pilot training.
2) Even though he fluked the inital flying in Epi 1. Let's face it, the ship was on auto for a while lol. He does shows great skill in Epi 2 with his handling of the car and the maneuvering of it. He is rash though. Needs more training perhaps.
This leads me to the quote below;
quote: LUKE: No, my father didn't fight in the wars. He was a navigator on a spice freighter.
BEN: That's what your uncle told you. He didn't hold with your father's ideals. Thought he should have stayed here and not gotten involved.
LUKE: You fought in the Clone Wars?
BEN: Yes, I was once a Jedi Knight the same as your father.
LUKE: I wish I'd known him.
BEN: He was the best star-pilot in the galaxy, and a cunning warrior. I understand you've become quite a good pilot yourself. And he was a good friend.
Ben is clearly referring to Anakin's involvement in the Clone Wars. Episode 2 was witness to only the beginning of it. Maybe in Episode 3 we will finally witness Anakin's great skill as a pilot. Maybe even see the events that lead to Ben considering him the " best star-pilot in the galaxy, and a cunning warrior." ?
quote:Originally posted by Bryan Lazores: Seriously, watch that part again, and pay attention to the look on Kenobi's face when he answers Luke.
I have done. A few times. From his expression and his mannerisms, Alec Guinness clearly believes he is telling the truth.
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Something else to be mentioned is Obi's racism.
In a New Hope when they come upon the bodies of the jawas, Luke first says its the Sandpeople. Obi disagrees because "look at these blaster shots too acurate to be Sandpeople".
Obi believes that just because they are sandpeople they can't shoot a gun, shame Obi shame.
This is really made laughable when we later see in the death star average stormtrooper acuracy. I say it can't be the stormtroopers, the blaster shots are too acurate.
Derek "member of the equality for sandpeople"
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quote:Originally posted by DerekT: In a New Hope when they come upon the bodies of the jawas, Luke first says its the Sandpeople. Obi disagrees because "look at these blaster shots too acurate to be Sandpeople".
Obi believes that just because they are sandpeople they can't shoot a gun, shame Obi shame.
I think you're reading way too much into that statement. Obi Won also points out that the Bantha tracks are side by side, and not single file. He was trying to point out to Luke that it wasn't Sandpeople that attacked the Jawas, because he wanted Luke to realise the Stormtroopers had arrived for the droids.
Perhaps Sandpeople are notoriously bad shots, perhaps worse than the Stormtroopers, we don't know. But calling it racism, that's going a little too far.
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Sandpeople do at times ride side by side. The idea they don't ever is just typical jedi prejudice of the sandpeople. Shame Lizzy Shame.
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quote:Originally posted by DerekT: Sandpeople do at times ride side by side. The idea they don't ever is just typical jedi prejudice of the sandpeople. Shame Lizzy Shame.
Derek "I thought it was a funny joke, but someone had to take it seriously and ruin it"
Allow me.
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quote:Originally posted by trollface: From his expression and his mannerisms, Alec Guinness clearly believes he is telling the truth.
I disagree. I don't think it's anywhere near that clear-cut. To me he seems slightly taken aback by the question, and looks grave while considering what to say. That could indicate sorrow because of the death of Anakin, but also concern about just what exactly to tell Luke.
It's sort of like that scene in Fellowship of the Ring with Arwen chanting in Elvish at the Ford of Bruinen. It looks like she's casting a magic spell to cause the flood, but I've heard people say she looks startled when it occurs, indicating that she wasn't responsible for it. It's just too ambiguous to be certain what exactly what going on in those scenes.
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