skye1083 said:

TheBoost said:

But the palace is what tells us the most about Jabba. All we know about him is that he's a crime boss at least high enough up the totem pole to have a bounty on Solo's head, and Han doesn't necessarily seem like a big time operator. That's all we know prior to ROTJ's opening.

I don't see where the argument that the palace is somehow inappropriate comes from, since 90% of what we learn about Jabba's character is from the palace he lives in.

I see your point, but if he wasn't that big of an operator, why would Han be more worried about paying Jabba back than getting caught by the Empire? If all he had to do was avoid Tatooine, he should have just stayed with the Rebellion that's willing to protect him from the stray bounty hunters.

Since I do see him as having influence beyond Tatooine, a sleazy little strip club in the middle of no where seems odd. You could go to Mos Eisley for that. I don't want CGI just for CGI. I do think that showing more money at least would make taking him out seem more impressive.

My point is not about Jabba's role in the galaxy or how big an operator he is. It's that his palace is his #1 defining feature.

"We need to change Jabba's palace since it doesn't fit his character" is what confuses me. Jabba's palace IS his character. He doesn't have soliliquey to explain himself. He has no love interest or character arc. What impression we get of Jabba is almost completely based on his palace. Changing the location changes the character.

"We need to change Luke's actions, dialog, motivations, and relationships since they don't fit his character" would be just as confusing to me.