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A New Hope AKA Star Wars plot holes Some things i noticed re-watching SW recently

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Posted 03 May 2007 - 04:40 PM

- Why should the Empire blow Alderan for no other reason then upset Leia? And shouldn't that decision on what is the first target belong to the emperor?

- Luke is going into a "suicide" battle against the Death Star, however just before going into the X-Fighter Leia asks him what's wrong? and no... is not nervous because he could die soon, it's because a guy he met little time before happens to be a mercenary

- Why the empire took so long to activate the trash thingy they fell into? or did they not want to kill them? and this derives into 4 questions:
a) if they wanted them to live (they put a detector beam in the Falcon) why should they activate the trash compactor?
b ) again, if they wanted them to live, and consequently did not activate the trash compactor, why they did not take measures to avoid them being smashed? (they knew they were there)
c) If they wanted to capture them, like it looked like, why no stormtrooper was waiting for them on the other side of the trash room?
d) If the plan was let them go so they can track the rebel base, why risk killing them when they were returning to the Falcon?

- Why Ben acts as he knows is not coming back after switching off the thing that locks the Falcon? He looked surprised when he saw Vader

- When Han and Luke went on to rescue Leia, C3PO and R2 stayed in the room, later stormtroopers arrive, C3PO tells them where Han and Luke are and one stormtrooper stays behind to stand off guard, however, a little bit after, C3PO just asks him to go to maintenance and he let's them?? WTF? he's guarding what?

- Classic one, why did Han get a medal and not Chewie?
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Posted 03 May 2007 - 05:52 PM

I thought the trash compactor was just on a timer or something and just turned on at random. Just a guess.

Chewie didnt get a medal cause they're all a bunch of racists.
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Posted 03 May 2007 - 08:41 PM

QUOTE (Gerhard @ May 3 2007, 04:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
- Why should the Empire blow Alderan for no other reason then upset Leia? And shouldn't that decision on what is the first target belong to the emperor?


as a demonstration of their power.

QUOTE (Gerhard @ May 3 2007, 04:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
- Luke is going into a "suicide" battle against the Death Star, however just before going into the X-Fighter Leia asks him what's wrong? and no... is not nervous because he could die soon, it's because a guy he met little time before happens to be a mercenary


he's also still upset about obiwan, and he just went through a life and death escape with the dude. it tends to bring people closer.

QUOTE (Gerhard @ May 3 2007, 04:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
- Why the empire took so long to activate the trash thingy they fell into? or did they not want to kill them? and this derives into 4 questions:
a) if they wanted them to live (they put a detector beam in the Falcon) why should they activate the trash compactor?
b ) again, if they wanted them to live, and consequently did not activate the trash compactor, why they did not take measures to avoid them being smashed? (they knew they were there)
c) If they wanted to capture them, like it looked like, why no stormtrooper was waiting for them on the other side of the trash room?
d) If the plan was let them go so they can track the rebel base, why risk killing them when they were returning to the Falcon?


I don't think the bad guys knew they were in the trash compactor. the walls activated becuase it was time to crush the trash.

QUOTE (Gerhard @ May 3 2007, 04:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
- Why Ben acts as he knows is not coming back after switching off the thing that locks the Falcon? He looked surprised when he saw Vader


becuase he's over a foot taller since the last time he saw him, and not winging and whining yelling "I hate you I hate YOu."

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seriously, it was the first time he'd seen him since he fough him the first time.
He hadn't seen the suit in person. he'd ben sitting in the desert for 20 years, he'd no doubt heard about vader, but i don't think he'd seen him.

QUOTE (Gerhard @ May 3 2007, 04:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
- When Han and Luke went on to rescue Leia, C3PO and R2 stayed in the room, later stormtroopers arrive, C3PO tells them where Han and Luke are and one stormtrooper stays behind to stand off guard, however, a little bit after, C3PO just asks him to go to maintenance and he let's them?? WTF? he's guarding what?


thinking they were on the same side. ("they're mad men") he wasn't guarding them from escaping he was protecting the room that had alot of controlls that was now unmanned and vunerable.

QUOTE (Gerhard @ May 3 2007, 04:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
- Classic one, why did Han get a medal and not Chewie?


Chewie was only a co-pilot? and he showed up to the ceremony naked. no shoes no shirt no medal.

I don't know...

Wedge did his fair share too.

This post has been edited by barend: 03 May 2007 - 08:45 PM

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