ZkinandBonez said:
Well, first off, he does point out how he’s a casual viewer of SW. Not everyone is as well versed in SW lore as the fans are, and not everyone has seen ANH enough times to know every detail by heart.
If he doesn’t understand the basic story elements of the movie, he’s not qualified to comment on the story elements, and his commentary is worthless.
He analyzing the film’s strengths not as a part of the franchise, but as a standalone film.
Yes and no. He flipflops. At one point he’s just talking about ANH but then he complains about how Leia refers to her father on Alderaan when, in later movies, as he points out, Darth Vader is her father.
Smoking Lizard said:
…the Death Star pulls everything downwards (wrong!)
I understand that that editing sequence is misleading. The Death Star is built with buildings jutting up from its surface, just as building are built on earth. The gravity is at the core of the space station. So the hangar bay the MF flew into was a tall building structure. See here:
Smoking Lizard said:
EDITOh! And the medal ceremony at the end. That stupid ceremony bothered me more than anything else.
I’m not quite sure what you’re trying to say here. Are you still disagreeing with him, or are you agreeing with him here?
Yes, I’m agreeing with him. The medal ceremony certainly played a critical role in wrapping up the film with a happy ending, but logically, as far story goes, it makes no sense. The Rebels just destroyed the Empire’s greatest new asset…but they lollygag around to give out medals when surely the Imperial fleet is on its way to retaliate?