grisan said:

Ziggy Stardust said:

grisan said:

(never understood why a few seconds of force lightning should kill him).

Because the lightning caused his breathing apparatus to malfunction.

I have read that explanation several times and it makes sense, but I still think it should have been mentioned better in the movies or the damage by the emporer shoudl have been made more obvious. That's why I listed it as one of my main flaws of ROTJ.

As a 12 year old, I clearly understood that the lightening damaged his life-support system beyond repair and that it was failing him.

Also, I would not consider the Rancor pit among Jedi's pros. Absolutely everything about that sequence is just horrible except for the solo shots of the creature. The effects are miserable, and the story-board is inane and unsatisfying. This is the best that Jedi Luke Skywalker could do? Super-let down.