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#1310917
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4K restoration on Star Wars
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The words “not necessarily” carry a lot of weight, as does his “reasons I don’t quite understand.” It says he’s at a remove, and he’s not clear on what it is that’s actually happening with it, and more importantly, that he never really followed up.

No those words are of course dodging real answers to avoid giving away his stance. He’d love to see the OOT (because saying otherwise would annoy fans) but can’t say any more (to avoid annoying his current employer). It’s pro Q&A stuff.

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#1310566
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Small details that took you <em><strong>FOREVER</strong></em> to notice in the <em>Star Wars</em> films
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Shopping Maul said:

screams in the void said:

I watched Return Of The Jedi last night and caught something that I never gave much thought …when the Emperor tells Vader to go to the sanctuary moon and wait for Skywalker , he does not arrive on the moon until after nightfall .In the scene right after Vader has his talk with Palps ,the rebels land on Endor and a full day passes into night before Luke goes off to meet Vader . Was there that much travel time between Death Star 2 and Endor via shuttle ? Or did Vader go off and meditate for a while before departing ? I guess this could be open to a lot of speculation .

Also Luke says to Leia “Vader’s here - on this moon…” when Vader hasn’t landed yet.

Oh god.

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#1308071
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Episode IX: The Rise Of Skywalker - Discussion * <strong><em>SPOILER THREAD</em></strong> *
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oojason said:

‘The Rise of Skywalker screened early for dying Star Wars fan’:-

https://ew.com/movies/2019/11/29/star-wars-rise-of-skywalker-screened-dying-fan

^ fair play to Lucasfilm / Disney for doing that.
 

Fair play. But they could have kept it behind closed doors instead of making it more PR.

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#1308018
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Worst Ideas in Star Wars/Good Ideas that went Horribly Wrong
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Anakin already murdered a whole village out of “anger” in AOTC. So killing one extra guy is nothing. It’s not a turning point or a good example of characterisation. Is Dooku more human than the sand people and therefore a darker step along the path? Does Anakin even learn anything new about himself or the dark side? We may never know. There’s no apparent easier path, or any obvious seductive power.

Luke at least used dark powers to allow his easy access to Jabba’s palace, and fell afoul of his abuse of the Jedi mind trick. When he lashes out at Palpatine it’s the same, his temper does more harm than good. Then at the end with Vader it’s clear the strength he gains allows him to win the fight. But instead of seeing this as a great advantage he’s the better man and corrects these mistakes. If he was weaker he might have let the victory influence him in a different way, that’s why these moments in ROTJ work.

Vader’s redemption is certainly iffy, but in the context of acting selflessly instead of selfishly it’s enough. As long as you ignore his supposed child murdering days. In a broader sense he’s finally giving up all that power to remember his humanity. It’s less about killing one last bad guy and more about the sacrifice.