Actually the accusation of laziness was originally stated by an anti sith eye guy. I agree with him that they are kind of lazy as a way to designate a characters emotional state and alignment....except I also think they work.
I think i'm done arguing the point in any case both because i'm just reiterating what I've already stated several times, and I'm not really gung ho about it one way or the other.
Bingowings said:
It would make more sense if the switch was beyond the reach of anyone in the area and Luke used the Force to propel the skull beyond the barrier and hit the switch (Maul uses practically the same trick in TPM and it one of his few subtle moves).
It could then come down lightning fast like the Death Star door in ANH, the Cloud City gate in ESB and the Palace door in TPM.
While Luke could probably use the Force to bring the door down directly (Yoda does lift a whole fighter in ESB) it would be showy in a Count Dooku sense especially when there is a door switch to hand.
I think overall i'd be satisfied if it was just changed to a force thrown rock/skull into the switch rather than a physical throw ala Darth Maul....but I would like to point out that while plenty of doors shut closed pretty fast in star wars, they tend to open pretty fast as well, and the Rancor's gate opens very slow and deliberately.
I admit it's really nitpicky and it's hardly a deal breaker, but you do kind of have to wonder if smashing the panel like that would really release a doorway like that, as a opposed to just making it close. That's why I thought Luke using the force to break it's locks and pull it down my work better...but if the consensus is that it's too overblown then the keeping the smashed panel is fine.
Just throwing it out there...but does anybody else have an issue with how the sequence plays out? Maybe it is just me, but while Luke doesn't have a whole lot of options (especially without his lightsaber), I really feel like there's got to be a better way for him to handle the situation then hiding under a rock and shoving a bone in the things mouth. Lol, maybe I've just gotten too used to doing this in more recent days: