[J m HofMarN]

We are now aware that Anakin has TWO robotic hands by the time of eps 4-6. Yet he puts out his hand when he chokes that admiral fellow? Why? I can understand how one could channel the force with their own hand since it has midichlorians in it. But what is the point of sticking out a chunk of metal?

Conclusion: Vader was not meant to be de-handed.

[Despondent]

Kind of takes the "Power" out of the (clenching fist) "Power of the Dark Side."

[J m HofMarN]

So apparently the force can be controled by a prosthesis just as well as a real hand. Something just seems wrong about that idea.

[floppydisk]

The force wasn't controlled by your hand, but by the mind. You focus your will, and the force responds. He just extends his hand because it looks cool, and so the audience can tell what he's doing.

And I don't buy that medichlorian BS.

This post has been edited by floppydisk: 30 March 2005 - 11:30 AM

[Lord Aquaman]

The force wasn't controlled by your hand, but by the mind. You focus your will, and the force responds. He just extends his hand because it looks cool, and so the audience can tell what he's doing.

And I don't buy that medichlorian BS.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

No one buys the midichlorian crap (unless they're crazy).

[ernesttomlinson]

"No one buys the midichlorian crap (unless they're crazy)."

Unfortunately I paid nine dollars to see it

[Jordan]

You know when I first watched ANH (SW for the older folks here) I had no idea what the hell Vader was doing to people when he used the force choke.

There are so many things I never understood the first time around (I guess I was young). I thought Boba Fett's name was Bounty Hunter.

Technically speaking, the force should not require any hand moving assitance. You should just will for it, and it should come. It's all mind power right? The fact that Vader needed to stick his hand out to choke people was probably done for the audience, so we would not be confused.

HE lost both arms? HA I though he lost just the one to Count Dooku.

This post has been edited by Jordan: 30 March 2005 - 06:44 PM

[littlejerryseinfeld]

forget the midi's... jedi's can control lightsabers, and they're mechanical and not attached to their bodies... what's the big deal?

[J m HofMarN]

What I'm saying is that I think Lucas didn't originally intend to have Vader be without both hands. I think that in ANH Vader was focusing the force in his flesh and blood hand and manipulating to choke whoever pissed him off. I don't think you can manipulate the force like that with a robotic hand.

[mr whatever]

What I'm saying is that I think Lucas didn't originally intend to have Vader be without both hands. I think that in ANH Vader was focusing the force in his flesh and blood hand and manipulating to choke whoever pissed him off. I don't think you can manipulate the force like that with a robotic hand.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Well the I think the answer is obvious. He's extending the stump to manipulate the force, and in order to do that, he must extend the robotic hand. Haha!

[HK 47]

HE lost both arms? HA I though he lost just the one to Count Dooku.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Both arms and both legs, Obi-Wans gonna slice and dice, slice and dice...

And come on J m, if you were a Dark Lord of the Sith you would know how to gesture dramatically when you kill one of your officers to ensure that everyone gets the message.

[floppydisk]

For the longest time, I thought Vader had something put in the guy's throat, cause when he was released, he collapsed and there was a yellow thing on the table. I thought it was an egg yolk. Imagine Vader choking someone with an egg yolk. I'll stop before I make a really bad joke.


"I don't think you can manipulate the force like that with a robotic hand." - JM

"The force wasn't controlled by your hand, but by the mind. You focus your will, and the force responds. He just extends his hand because it looks cool, and so the audience can tell what he's doing." - floppydisk

This post has been edited by floppydisk: 31 March 2005 - 07:22 PM

[Despondent]

He just extends his hand because it looks cool, and so the audience can tell what he's doing."

"Join me, and we can rule the galaxy as father and son."

Grand gestures are important, on an operatic scale.

(exit, stage right)

[J m HofMarN]

Alright so you've got me on this one but I still intend to prove that Vader was not de-limbed, I just need to find that skeleton picture from when he's being zapped.

[floppydisk]

It could be metal bones, like the terminator.