darth_ender said:
I'm reading the ROTJ novel, and I have to say that I find the whole slave Leia bit pretty disturbing. I mean, the film and book really don't say much about it, and I know it's a kids movie, and furthermore I understand that GL was probably looking for an excuse to please his adolescent male fans by getting Carrie Fisher in a bikini, but...in reality she would have been horribly traumatized by this experience. If the Star Wars universe were real, I imagine that Leia would have been horribly sexually assaulted, probably numerous times, prior to her escape. These are evil, horrible monsters that clearly have little respect for the rights of others, and the only females you see in the group are slave dancers. In the book Jabba actually kisses/licks Leia and later forces her to drink out of his goblet ("Soon you will learn to appreciate me."). I know it's a kid's movie, but as an adult this part actually strikes me as pretty dark.
Sorry, not trying to be gross. It's just a random thought that entered my head.
This is why I find Kevin Smith's opinion on this matter so skeevy.
On a related note, I wonder if George had a reason for doing this other than fanservice. Could it be that he was making a subtle point about the seductive power of evil, and that the following revelation about Leia was meant to reveal to Luke (and the audience) just how twisted this kind of seduction really was? Or am I giving him too much credit?