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Post #213852

Author
Gaffer Tape
Parent topic
The Star Wars Storybook
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Date created
26-May-2006, 2:40 PM
Heh, glad to see I'm not the only nostalgia-driven fan out there. Anyway, I noticed some cool things about ESB's storybook as well, for those who are interested. It briefly mentions the wampa subplot by 3PO telling Luke that they had some locked away on the base. It retains the death of General Veers. It leaves out Han and Leia's kiss on the Falcon, but it has some interesting dialogue when Han's about to be put into carbonite:

Leia took Han in her arms. "I love you," she said, her eyes filling with tears. "I wish I'd told you before."

Han tried to be brave. "Remember that, 'cause I'll be back." He kissed her softly on the forehead.

Okay, the forehead thing's kinda weird, but I really liked the line. It's not quite, "I know," but it still retains that Han Solo personality.

The thing I found the weirdest was the revelation scene. It has the radio version's line of, "No, Luke. I am your father" (in bold and italics). But what happens soon after is really weird...

But there was another way. It was the only way for Luke. With the utmost calm, Luke stepped off the platform and let himself fall into the chasm.

Vader rushed forward and made Luke a witness to the Dark Lord's power. He held out his hand and a great wind caught hold of Luke. It swept him back up the shaft. Then Vader gestured again and, as abruptly as it had started, the wind ceased. Vader let him go. Now Luke was falling again--faster and faster.

Um, okay, so Vader had the power to bring Luke back after he escaped. It seemed like Vader was like, "Almost got him! Almost got him! Ah, to hell with this!"