I’m not taking these questions to be a tool. These are simply things that I’ve always wondered about and thought this might be a place to get answers without getting flamed
- Lifesigns or not why would the Empire choose not to shoot the Escape pod?
Lot of possible answers, but the semi-canon book “From a Certain Point of View” posits that anytime those officers fire at something they have to fill out paperwork, so they decided it wasn’t worth it. Oddly fits.
- When the droids are being sold and bought the red R2 is right next to artoo-detoo. Then he goes off and blows a gasket. Then it cuts back to artoo-detoo and unless I’m tripping they use the exact same screenshot as has a minute before that shows the red R2 next to him again???
I believe that’s a continuity error caused through editing.
- At the very start of the movie C-3PO verbally expresses that he knows the princess but when he’s in Luke’s garage he seems to either be playing dumb or lying?
There’s a version where he mentions the captain and not the princess at the beginning. It’s possible he was lying/playing dumb or maybe has never seen Leia before.
- How does Obi-Wan not remember R2?
He doesn’t say he doesn’t remember. Also, the prequels were not in mind when they made the original.
- Why would the Empire bother framing the tusken Raiders but not bother covering their tracks at the farm?
Lazy/didn’t know that sand people ride single file.
- Why aren’t all the other Troopers WTFing when Obi One Mind Tricks the first Trooper?
I assume he’s affecting them too to an extent.
- Lucas felt the need to replace the Wolfman in the cantina scene but not Satan? Don’t get me wrong I like them both I just thought it odd
The SE is dumb.
- When Tarkin is told that leia lied about the rebel base Vader responds verbally… and then there’s a weird delayed hand gesture from Vader…?
Error caused through editing.
- When the Falcon is first approaching the Death Star how is that TIE fighter not in firing range? It looks just as in range as the rest of the Tie fighters do in the movies
Who knows.
- When han calls the two Troopers standing outside the falcon to come in and “help him” you hear laser blasts but there’s no markings on the stolen armor nor is there mention of what they did with the bodies??
I’ve always assumed it was the stormtroopers firing and missing. Could be wrong. Who knows about the bodies.
- In the trash compactor Luke says that he already tried shooting the door but han jumped in mere seconds after Luke…??
There was enough time. Also possibly not shown in real time.
- Lucas wanted to “remaster” his masterpiece but he felt it was okay to leave the Stormtrooper hitting his head on the door? Again don’t get me wrong I like it that it’s there
It’s a funny moment. Not necessarily an error, even if it was an accident.
- Leia knows that they’re being tracked but still takes them straight to Yavin 4?
Presumably she thinks their best chance is to mount an attack ASAP no matter what.