Bingowings said:
No more superficial than a Tomb ?:-D
Star Wars isn't reality. It's fable and ripe with symbolism.
The notion of a significant object starting out as a shining royal yacht, changing form and becoming a pirate ship but still fighting the good fight is in-keeping with that milieu in my view, though clearly not in yours.
The Falcon isn't just a ship. She's as much a character as the Tardis or the Enterprise or Trigger.
yeah, the same discussion, we had about "cowboy-hats" again
some think everything "real" should not be in SW, but it is, just slightly changed, but we have Samurai, Cowboys, Pirates, Knights, Wizards ...
the idea to have an "imperial" ship turn "rogue" is classic, see movies like "Captain Blood" ;-)