So Abrams wrote the story and Kasdan just sat there and didn’t do anything?
And the PT universe was vast when most of the important events happened on the same three planets again and again?
What the heck was the in-universe explanation?
I hope it was that his vital organs are all contained in his top half. Or his bottom half…
If Maul’s top half with robotic legs fights his bottom half with robotic arms, who would win?
But I want to be part of the groupthink circlejerk all these PT fans are saying is going on here 😦
Clicking out of the Private Topic window.
I don’t get it.
They sent everyone private topics “infecting” people with the virus.
*checks inbox* … *sadface*
So I heard a parent relay this great fan theory from their kid.
The reason Luke was hesitant to accept the Lightsaber from Rey is because it’s actually the first step in her Jedi training. “How do you properly give someone a lightsaber? Clearly not with the blade end pointing right at them.”
Can’t be true, Kylo had Jedi training and he didn’t know how to properly hand over a lightsaber, either.
It’s a fantasy weapon, it could be made from non-melting super-glass or from transparent steel or whatever.
Remember these guys?
They can slow it down, by freezing them in carbonite.
When Anakin had the vision of her dying in child birth, not one time did he think why this would happen in the first place. This leads to the conclusion that “dying in child birth” just happens and there is nothing medicine can do about it, otherwise, she could have just went to a doctor to get herself checked.
They can recreate the look of Luke’s hand, seamlessly, when it wasn’t on fire, it was completely gone, but Vader’s charred body right away is put into a suit.
Well, if Vader’s head was cut off, I’m pretty sure they could replace it seamlessly with a robotic head and artificial skin, but healing is completely different than recreating.
There is only so much even super-advanced space technology can do. When Luke comes out of the Bacta tank, he still has some injuries that need to heal naturally, maybe Vader’s injuries are just too severe.
And if you take the prequels into account, women still die in child birth, so the Star Wars medical equipment doesn’t seem as advanced anymore.
Why would Obi-Wan tell the Stormtroopers “These are not the droids you’re looking for”? Letting them know that he knows that they are looking for droids seems kind of suspicious, doesn’t it?
I do.
Vader said that the ability to destroy a planet is insignificant compared to the power of the Force, and the first two Death Stars enabled the Empire’s destruction. Thus, it is illogical for the First Order to build another Death Star.
That didn’t stop Palpatine from building a second Death Star. Also, it’s unlikely anyone who witnessed Vader saying this is still alive or has archived his stance, so why would the First Order care?
Vader’s robotic hand is just a visual reference to show the similarities with Luke. Showing how he got a robotic hand is absolutely pointless, especially since he fell into a volcano and half his body was replaced with robotic parts. For Jedi, having this reference makes sense, because Vader is a very different character from Luke, so visual similarities are the only thing the audience can connect to in the short time of this scene. Similarities between Anakin and Luke in the PT should have been handled by showing how their characters are alike, not by having the same robotic hand. However, the PT failed to establish a copelling character, so we constantly need to be reminded how Anakin resembles Luke through his look and teh situations he’s in.
I think it would have even been a better idea to have Luke’s and Anakins characters be even more alike and instead of showing how differently they react in the same situation, let basically the same guy go through very different situations to show that even a good person can turn evil. Like it is now, you have Luke in Situation A acting good and then you see how Anakin was making a bad decision in a similar situation. This only shows how different the two are, which is the opposite of what Jedi was aiming to do.
This argument is ripping off the arguments from all the orther TFA threads. At least the pre-TFA arguments here were original.
TFA had no reason to make Rey’s journey to Luke’s, though, so it’s fine.
The prequels didn’t have any reason to exactly mirror Luke’s journey, either.
And how is TFA any different?
Though I recognize TFA is not exactly like ANH, unlike for the PT it took references and rehashed plot points to the extreme. There are visual references everywhere, and they are much more evident than in the PT (like Jakku looking exactly like Tatooine).
And the PT taking place right on Tatooine is acceptable because it mirrors Luke’s journey? Why can’t TFA mirror Luke’s journey?
To this, there are WAY more rehashed plot points, and this time for no actual reason at all:
-a droid carries important data;
-the one who got the data, later gets captured (were they trying to compare Poes’s journey to Leia’s? For what reason? 😄 )
-the droid gets on a desert planet that looks almost exactly like Tatooine;
-the main protagonists have to escape this planet while chased by the empire/FO;
Luke’s journey etc.
-the Falcon is caught in a tractor beam;
Completely different situation.
-the old man examines the droid’s data (for what reason Han has to mirror Ben?);
Han’s now a father, so making him a father figure to Rey establishes this character trait.
-the empire/FO is lead by a hooded darkside user;
By this point, that’s pretty much a prerequisite for Star Wars. Had it been otherwise, people would have bitched about it, too.
-they have to destroy the DS/SKB, destroying its weak spot;
-but they first have to shut down its shield generator;
The only valid point here.
-one of the main charcters is captured AND interrogated EXACTLY in the same base they were to destroy (don’t tell me J.J. wanted to mirror Rey’s journey to Leia’s, again for what reason? 😄 );
Why not?
-the old man is killed by the main villain (again, why Han has to mirror Ben?);
see above.
You could spare yourself all this work and just link to his profile.
Thanks, that was helpful.
And how is TFA any different?
As for TPM:
Someone sliced in half by a lightsaber
Further points are given for ripping off Jedi:
Local primitive alien species, which at first isn’t very friendly, helps saving the day in the end.
Fast and deadly race with small vehicles.
Heroes being separated?
Jango Fett?
Chase in an asteroid field?
Hand cut off by lightsaber and replaced with robotic hand?
Palpatines apprentice offering the hero to unite against Palps?
Starting a romance?
Futuristic city that is not build on solid ground?
Damn^^
Ring Theroy Theory anyone?