joefavs said:
.Mac. said:
ray_afraid said:
timdiggerm said:
Bad news: Still opens with a lightaber floating in spaaaaaaace
Ugh… that’s such a stupid concept. Surely it can’t be true. Opening with something that throws reality so far out the window doesn’t set a good tone…
Can either of you or somebody explain what exactly is wrong with having a lightsaber/hand in space? In a sci-fi/fantasy universe, where there is the Force, sound in space, and multiple other laws of physics being defied (according to our world)… to me, a hand floating in space doesn’t throw reality out the window any more so. I’m guessing some think it’d surely evaporate when entering the atmosphere, or something? How do we know for certain it would or wouldn’t? It could also very well be a mechanical hand (where any remaining synthetic flesh may melt away) or maybe it’s encapsulated in something - we don’t know any details. So I do not understand how there’s a predetermined disgust in this concept when we haven’t seen how it plays out… if it’s even true. I’m open to it and will let the story tell me what’s going on.
My problems with it are A.) the six previous movies have opened with a spaceship sailing past, and breaking that pattern by showing literally anything else is going to leave a bad taste in my mouth
I can understand that. It comes down to personal preference really. EpII was the first to show a pan-up after the crawl - some didn’t like it and others were fine with it (personally, I didn’t mind it). Or EpI was the first film to not feature a Star Destroyer somewhere in the establishing shot, as the predecessors always had. So I do agree there are times when certain patterns should be kept (the crawl should always be in yellow, not blue, for example), but other times, I don’t think it really matters and it’s okay to mix it up, such as having a non-ship object going by the screen. I’d say whatever serves the story best in the establishing shot and as long as it’s handled well (pun intended).
I’m sure something we can all agree on, though, is the establishing shot must be somewhere in space after the crawl 😉
joefavs said:
B.) we see stuff burning up when entering the atmosphere in ROTS, so even if Star Wars does ignore some real-world physical laws, it’s established that it doesn’t ignore that particular one.
Correct, it has shown us that (even in ESB with the Imperial probe), but again, if it’s a mechanical hand or if it’s encapsulated in something that can withstand entering atmosphere, I don’t see a problem with it making it through.
It is a moot discussion as you said, lol. I’m prepared in case it does happen in the film, though 😃