People realize how easy it is to “fly” in space right? You don’t have to to be Superman or Mary Poppins. It’s space. People realize this, right? Right?
If you’re going to remind people how space actually works then you need to explain how she didn’t die from it’s vacuum, how they opened the door she appeared at without decompressing that entire area and shooting Leia back out into space. Why was Rose’s sister not in a space suit when in the bomber bay that was exposed to space? Why did the bombs drop as if reacting to gravity?
If you’re watching Star Wars for accurate space physics then you’re watching the wrong movie. Might as well edit out all the sounds and explosions from all the other films if that’s the way you feel about it.
The way I look at it, if Dave in 2001 (a human in an ostensibly sci-fi film) can hold his breath in space, then I don’t see why Leia (a force user in a fantasy film) can’t. At the very least, it’s consistent with the only other times we saw this kind of thing in SW (space slug in ESB, window breaking open in ROTS).
These are all obvious plot holes anyway but regardless of the fairly casual approach to space facts in its sci-fi that SW normally takes, these are all stepping far beyond the edge of plausibility and straight into suspension of disbelief zone for anyone with the simplest knowledge of how things work in space.
I just don’t see how you can argue a point (so snidely / sarcastically as well) by calling out the obviousness of how easy it would be to move yourself in space with the force but then ignore the in-your-face issues applying such logic creates for so many other areas of the movie and from someone that says it’s a great movie…
.Val
Plot holes are the lowest form of criticism. One of the worst things about the internet is it thinks you can judge the quality of a movie based on how many plot holes it has (blame Cinemasins, I suppose). That’s wrong.
And this isn’t even a plot hole.
Anyway, my point being, people say “oh, well I guess force users can fly now” when they watch that scene, but that’s not what’s happening at all. The takeaway should be “oh, well I guess force users can hold their breath for a very short period of time in space (but once to safety, the stress of it will render them unconscious),” which personally I don’t find that hard to buy? Am I really crazy for thinking this?
Also, I’m snarky/sarcastic about everything. That’s just who I am.