[Xombie]

Was I the only one who couldn't help but think during the shot of the burning space ship coming in for a landing that it was intentionally filmed in such a manner as to evoke the shuttle tragedy? Straight line re-entry, burning, disintigrating as it hits the atmosphere.

Then when it clips the control tower, the tower collapses in a manner very much reminiscent of the WTC (the straight down collapse of the towers had a lot to do with the lattice cage that surrounded them, something not at all evident on the control tower which in the film takes a side impact from an object that would appear to have dwarfed it in terms of mass.)

Am I paranoid or does anyone else think that Lucas was seeking to score some unearned emotional punch by evoking two recent and still-raw tragedies?

[SPQR]

Was I the only one who couldn't help but think during the shot of the burning space ship coming in for a landing that it was intentionally filmed in such a manner as to evoke the shuttle tragedy? Straight line re-entry, burning, disintigrating as it hits the atmosphere.

Then when it clips the control tower, the tower collapses in a manner very much reminiscent of the WTC (the straight down collapse of the towers had a lot to do with the lattice cage that surrounded them, something not at all evident on the control tower which in the film takes a side  impact from an object that would appear to have dwarfed it in terms of mass.)

Am I paranoid or does anyone else think that Lucas was seeking to score some unearned emotional punch by evoking two recent and still-raw tragedies?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

You're not paranoid, you're cynical and over emotional, a basket case I think is the term. Give me a break.

[Despondent]

I thought the more direct reference (and not disaster related) was on the meet-up moon with Yoda, Bail and Obi-wan. When we first see the moon, there is a sort of homage to "2001: A Space Odyssey" with the guys in retro-future space suits standing on the crater's edge, pointing downward.

that's what I thought anyway.

[Chefelf]

Am I paranoid or does anyone else think that Lucas was seeking to score some unearned emotional punch by evoking two recent and still-raw tragedies?

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I think that's a BIT of a stretch, I think.

I think the ship burned the way anything would when re-entering the atmosphere. I think that the tower collapsing, however, looked like it was slow motion and it was really fake looking, not really 9-11ish in my opinion.

[Darth Sane]

You're not paranoid, you're cynical and over emotional, a basket case I think is the term. Give me a break.

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I definately have to agree with SPQR, Xombie....that last post frightened me. I had no idea people could spew out such...BULL SHIT. Yah and I don't suppose that little green Yoda was symbolic of a spore of Anthrax and the trade federation with their silly hats is reflective of a currupt papacy!?!? HAHAHA

[Darth Sane]

I thought the more direct reference (and not disaster related) was on the meet-up moon with Yoda, Bail and Obi-wan. When we first see the moon, there is a sort of homage to "2001: A Space Odyssey" with the guys in retro-future space suits standing on the crater's edge, pointing downward.

that's what I thought anyway.

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Maybe not a homage...maybe just a plain old Lucas style copy

This post has been edited by Darth Sane: 31 May 2005 - 12:52 PM

[SPQR]

I definately have to agree with SPQR, Xombie....that last post frightened me. I had no idea people could spew out such...BULL SHIT. Yah and I don't suppose that little green Yoda was symbolic of a spore of Anthrax and the trade federation with their silly hats is reflective of a currupt papacy!?!? HAHAHA

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I thought Yoda is a spore of Anthrax, with a dash of midoclorians.
The trade federation represent Chinese delegates to the WTO, everyone knows that.

[floppydisk]

Yeah, man... that's a bit of a stretch there.... But it seems like something Lucas would do... I bet he says that it was intentional in the DVD commentary.

[andy_k_250]

I think that's a BIT of a stretch, I think. 

I think the ship burned the way anything would when re-entering the atmosphere.  I think that the tower collapsing, however, looked like it was slow motion and it was really fake looking, not really 9-11ish in my opinion.

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The tower busting reminded me of the fall of Barad Dur from the end of Return Of The King.

[barend]

and that whining bitch at the end looked a bit like darth vader from those starwars films from the 70s...

remember those.?

they were cool...

[HK 47]

and that whining bitch at the end looked a bit like darth vader from those starwars films from the 70s...

remember those.?

they were cool...

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[Despondent]

There isn't going to be any baroness. This bickering is pointless. The issue ain't pussy, the issue is monkey.

Guys, don't give in to the dark side.

[SPQR]

There isn't going to be any baroness. This bickering is pointless. The issue ain't pussy, the issue is monkey.

Guys, don't give in to the dark side.

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Sorry, my asshat keeps slipping over my eyes.

[andy_k_250]

Was I the only one who couldn't help but think during the shot of the burning space ship coming in for a landing that it was intentionally filmed in such a manner as to evoke the shuttle tragedy? Straight line re-entry, burning, disintigrating as it hits the atmosphere.

Then when it clips the control tower, the tower collapses in a manner very much reminiscent of the WTC (the straight down collapse of the towers had a lot to do with the lattice cage that surrounded them, something not at all evident on the control tower which in the film takes a side  impact from an object that would appear to have dwarfed it in terms of mass.)

Am I paranoid or does anyone else think that Lucas was seeking to score some unearned emotional punch by evoking two recent and still-raw tragedies?

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In all honesty, I did mentally connect the crashing ship with the Columbia tragedy when I saw, both times. I don't know if it was intentional, though.