vaderios said:
Imrahil said:
She was 18, wasn't she? Hamill was 25.
We dont know that dont we? ;)
Tell me if am i wrong but we never get a clear definition how many years passed through the episodes (ignoring the the visual growing up of characters) dont we?
EU or starwars.com doesnt count as answers or sources.
-Angel
First of all... if the EU or SW.com doesn't count as "answers" then what does? To fill in the blanks that the movies don't cover is what the EU is out there for and it is an area of battle in which I know extensively...
Secondly... from your wording, I get a sense of the movies being the end all and be all concerning the saga in terms of canon information... If that is the case then why are we in a forum concerning CHANGING things in the movie and making things as continuitous as possible?
Mark Hamill may have been 25 and Carrie 21 (points in which I can honestly say I don't care about and therefore don't actually know) but the characters they portray are the same age and younger than the real actors age. That is an established fact concerning the movies we do get from the movies...
Lastly... I was bring up informational points to end a ridiculous debate on weather or not Leia's character/Carrie's role should be cut as a military leader and if she's experienced enough to be such a leader. That is directly related to a person's age along with the age of Luke as they are twins. The Star Wars universe is obviously more advance that our lil planet so experience in terms of age is younger in their galaxy (albeit NOT REAL GALAXY). Look at the dynamics of our own planet. Kids now a days know way more than their predecessors from what they were taught in school... Accessing information is easier than ever and kids are literally forced to grow up a lil faster and therefore mature faster to be competitive in todays world. Star Wars experience is like that but several times more intense as tech and knowledge there is far better to the point were a young person has the educational background in a variety of fields to be leaders.
I could care less if you don't consider the EU/SW.com as informational sources. None of this is "real" anyway... However many people DO keep track and want to have things make sense. Otherwise, once again... why are we in this forum...