Janskeet said:
Darth Chronus said:
Just to sound elated -
'Bring My Shuttle' is a kick-ass example of someone in a tetchy mood.
I've read and re-read the things that are being done with this edit and I noticed this under Bespin - 8. Removing of all the SE shots of Vader's shuttle leaving Bespin and docking with the Executor.
I already know that it's an omission that's been well praised by everyone and I also have to say that they should indeed go. Goes without saying anyway :)
Ok, whilst the SE shots of Vader's shuttle leaving Bespin and docking in (haha the Death Star II) the Executor are indeed history in this edit, has Ady actually said that he may keep that small SE shot of Vader walking on the Bespin platform (whilst editing out the shuttle and changing the sky a bit of course)? I have to admit that for a very small shot it looks cool and is the only time that we see Vader walking in front of a city as well. It hopefully won't do anything to the excellent pace of the original - but I have a weird feeling this has been discussed. I'm far too lazy to scroll through 400 odd pages, lol. So in short, has Ady saved that little snippet for the edit? Thanks.
Why would Vader be walking out on the platform if he just said "bring my shuttle"? To stand out there and wait? I always wondered why Lucas made this change? My theory is to add symmetry between this movie and AOTC. In AOTC we see Count Doofus fly out to Corousant at the end of the move and Lucas has this weird obsession with symmetry in SW that what was done in the PT must mirror what is done in the OT. If this obsession continues I wouldn't be surprised if by his 20th revision, Lucas just has ROTJ be TPM played in reverse.
It's fine dude. I see your point. Maybe I have a strange obsession with seeing Vader out in an open city, because we always see him in either confined spaces or generally in interiors of ships/buildings etc. I always wondered what ROTJ would have been like if the Vader/Luke and Emperor confrontation was set in the Imperial Capital (which was called Had Abbadon - which was a name that is pre-Coruscant, since Timothy Zahn's novels in the 90s called the galactic centre Coruscant). I read one of the early drafts of ROTJ and it was quite fascinating. But I suppose the end duel on the Death Star II was climactic enough. The thought of two Death Stars may have been overkill, lol.
Anyway, back to TESB Revisited - I'll agree in defeat that the Bespin platform snippet (sans the Shuttle) may actually not help the pace, and it's probably a good thing since Ady is trying to match the pace of the original 1980 release.
- I gotta admit you made my day with your last sentence, lol :D That would indeed be a cock-up on Lucas' part. Or maybe he may make Jar Jar Luke's father instead :P