Isn’t it a little weird how in the first movie, Han says that he’s never heard of the Jedi or the Force, but the Jedi only went extinct twenty years earlier?
He doesn’t say he’s never heard of them.
Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.
Kid, I’ve flown from one side of this galaxy to the other, and I’ve seen a lot of strange stuff, but I’ve never seen anything to make me believe that there’s one all-powerful Force controlling everything. 'Cause no mystical energy field controls my destiny. It’s all a lot of simple tricks and nonsense.
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Okay, I’ll concede that. My memory was faulty.
But, I’m pretty sure Han was alive during the time that the Jedi were around, and it seemed like they were a pretty extensive organization. If he really travelled the whole galaxy, I think it’d be pretty odd for him not to see one.
Lastly, my problem here is not with the OT, but with the PT.
He may only have traveled after the Jedi fell.
Just be glad the idea of young Han in Episode III got scrapped early on. 😉
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How many billions of people live in the galaxy? 10,000 is a relatively paltry number. Not to mention that the PT portrays them as mostly hanging out round the temple, rather than exploring.
Also, how old was Han when they went extinct? 15 at the oldest? Even if Han had seen a Jedi use the force at a young age, it’s not hard to believe an older, more cynical version of himself would pass that off as simple tricks and/or nonsense.
I wonder if this kid witnessing “badass” Windu was at some point supposed to be a young Solo (I’m glad he’s not):
I wonder if this kid witnessing “badass” Windu was at some point supposed to be a young Solo (I’m glad he’s not):
What show is that from? I don’t recognize it.
That’s the 2D Clone Wars microseries.
I’ve only watched that once a long time ago but it didn’t quite seem to be the same style. I guess it was the thanks Frink.
You should try to watch it again. IMHO it’s the best thing that happened in the SW universe since TESB. It also provides exactly what’s missing in the PT about Anakin, Ben and the Jedi.
Han is 29 in ANH, so he’s between 7 and 10 during the Clone Wars. He’s likely to have seen a Jedi at some point (I’m pretty sure Genndy intented this little boy to be kiddo Han without confirming it, like “it’s your theory dude, think as you wish”. I need to check his commentary track about that). Han just got cynical afterwards.
I kind of enjoy the microseries but that Mace sequence is ludicrous.
Yeah, it was so over the top and the machine he went up against was silly.
Oh shit! I just realized something.
Maybe that kid is a young Biggs Darklighter. I better go check Wookieepedia!
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I kind of enjoy the microseries, but every scene in Star Wars in which Jedi kill robots is is ludicrous.
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I would put this in my sig if I weren’t so lazy.
Yeah, but that Windu scene takes ludicrous to ludicrous speed.
Yeah, there’s really no comparison.
I remember hearing that were deliberately designed to be ludicrous, more of a propaganda reel than literally true, but that may be apocryphal attempts to excuse it.
I remember hearing that were deliberately designed to be ludicrous, more of a propaganda reel than literally true, but that may be apocryphal attempts to excuse it.
Don’t know if that’s true but it makes sense.
Either way, it’s clear they used the different medium as an opportunity for some artistic license, not just in that one Windu scene, but throughout the series. It’s a fun series, and even the silly and over the top parts are easily enjoyable if you don’t take it seriously.
I remember hearing that were deliberately designed to be ludicrous, more of a propaganda reel than literally true, but that may be apocryphal attempts to excuse it.
Sounds like a classic Legends way of keeping everything canon when no one designed anything to actually be canon.
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Anyone notice that Harrison ford is a bad actor in certain parts of IV?
Anyone notice that Harrison ford is a bad actor in certain parts of IV?
No. I have noticed him play the weaselly, untrustworthy type in certain parts of IV, though.
Was watching Saturn 3 tonight, and a bit of set decor looked kind of familiar!
The question is, was this some sort of funky futuristic 70’s European furniture used for both films?
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Legoland added a TFA section in the Star Wars Miniland. It was cool.
Legoland added a TFA section in the Star Wars Miniland. It was cool.
Is there an ROTS section where a guy dresses up as psychotic Anakin and pretends to kill patrons’ small children?
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Legoland added a TFA section in the Star Wars Miniland. It was cool.
Is there an ROTS section
Yes.
where a guy dresses up as psychotic Anakin and pretends to kill patrons’ small children?
No.
No Slaughter of the Younglings diorama? ;P
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Carrie Fisher would have been 61 today.
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