- The Republic should not be resisting anyone in the beginning but Princess Leia (not general as it is a time of peace) is trying to warn politicians of the republic that something is wrong.
That’s the official story for the movie - It was just told really bad. There was supposedly a scene that was cut, with Leia’s envoy to the Republic senate on Hosnian Prime warning them and asking for support.
That envoy is the girl we see in closeup when the planet blows up.
what about having the charges Han and Chewie set blow up the oscillator (and the planet) […] ?
That wouldn’t destroy the whole planet. It’d take a thousand charges with more explosive power than I’ve…