yoda1138 said:

Anyone else ever wondered why Vader saves Chewies life?

As Han is getting frozen, Chewie kicks off, Boba is about to blast him, Vader pushes Bobas gun away. Considering Chewie is of no use to Vader, and Vaders fondness of choking even his own buddies, I always wondered why he spares the wookiee. Maybe under that dark exterior he's an animal lover.

I used to have a theory that Vader subconsciously knew to keep Leia from being shot, maybe through the force. The reason I had this theory was because the look that Leia gives Vader after he prevented Boba's shooting. It was like there was a moment there, between them, but neither understood it at that time.

But, after dwelling on it, I wasn't so sure if it was plausible or not as an explanation.