Originally posted by: SilverWook
It emphasizes what a desolate hole Tatooine is, (before the prequels made it plot-point central anyway) and gives Luke more background. Plus, it would make the whole reinstated Biggs scene on Yavin in the SE make sense to non-fanboys.
It emphasizes what a desolate hole Tatooine is, (before the prequels made it plot-point central anyway) and gives Luke more background. Plus, it would make the whole reinstated Biggs scene on Yavin in the SE make sense to non-fanboys.
Both true. However, the early stuff on Tatooine slows down the pace of the flick to an incredible crawl. Add to that the fact that Luke barely reacts when his best-friend-for-however-many-years is killed in battle, the scenes made a lot of sense to lop out.