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  1. In Topic: The Original Star Wars Trilogy on DVD

    Posted 6 Nov 2005

    QUOTE (ion eon @ Nov 6 2005, 10:33 PM)
    I hope that George Lucas chokes on a bone and suffocates:(


    Dude you've got some issues.
    You have to take the good with the bad.

    Now that I've seen how many people are involved in making these films via the In a Minute DVD commentary It's a wonder you have any cohesive story at all.

    It's a major effort. Sure we'd change a few things here or there to suit our personal taste but it is GL's vision. If I were him, I present it my favourite way as well.

    Wouldn't you.
  2. In Topic: Lucas Explains Death Star Construction

    Posted 6 Nov 2005

    It never made sense to me that you would build a Death Star from scratch.

    It would make more sense to use a moon or asteroid as a starting point.
    Mine the materials for resources and the like.
  3. In Topic: Will you buy Star Wars Battle Front II?

    Posted 6 Nov 2005

    QUOTE (Revan-47 @ Nov 6 2005, 02:37 PM)
    Ive played the demo on the ep 3 dvd. the land level gave me a head ache because every time i moved or turned around the scenery went crazy. Im lovin the space battles though.


    It seems like you are forced to achieve objectives in order.

    If you try to achieve them out of order, (for example blow up a gun turret that you are supposed to take out later) you are not permitted. You are just wasting ammo.

    I hate that.

    Haven't gotten to the flight parts yet.

    Can you play it in any order?
  4. In Topic: Padme/ROTJ/Vader's Redemption

    Posted 6 Nov 2005

    QUOTE (DarthTherion @ Nov 5 2005, 07:40 PM)
    Actually, this is why Vader's final words "Tell your sister...you were right," have acquired such a special new significance after the PT.

    In the symbolism of the movies, mother becomes lover becomes daughter. Leia represents her mother, who is Anakin's lover *and* a stand-in for his mother. She is the omnipresent female for which the trials of the hero are undergone.

    In the end, She was right. There's no need for an explicit reference to Padme in Jedi, because there already is an implicit one.
    ____________

    On a separate note...

    You imply that no one can be redeemed after destroying a planet -- but what are you basing this on?

    First of all, every Western religion would disgree with you. Christianity, to use an obvious example, is very specific about the fact that redemption is open to anyone at any time, even the most heinous of individuals. All it requires is sincere contrition.

    Of course, the unforgiving attitude towards Vader actually seems to be rooted in the worldview of Western religions, where the idea of Hell and punishment for sins is too often emphasized over forgiveness. This is where it may help to realize that Star Wars is far more inspired by Eastern faiths, particularly Buddhism.

    In the Buddhist worldview, it's not a question of doing "good" actions to atone for "evil" actions in an attempt to reach a make-believe afterlife called "heaven." That's not what's going on in Star Wars at all. A Buddhist avoids the mind state that produces attachment -- an action is "bad" only if it is performed with this mindset of attachment. Hence, Anakin saving Palpatine for his own selfish motives is bad, while his saving of Luke through selfless surrender is what liberates him.

    Liberates. Not redeems.


    Well by putting an end to the Emperor, Vader did save other planets from the same fate.

    Still that Jedi tenet, There is no death there is only the force, begs the idea that
    you could just imagine Anakin spending eternity apologizing to the doomed planet's residents.

    The other thing is:

    Padme is comparable to Princess Diana. Famous in life and death.
    Padme would be Galaxy Famous.
    You'd think that Leia would have lots of holocrons and news footage to learn all about her mother.

    I guess that's where she got the head buns hair style.

    When Luke asks Leia what she remembers you'd think she'd reference some of that info.

    Oh why bother.

    It is hard to build a whole galaxy out of your imagination.
    You got to expect a few continuity errors.
  5. In Topic: Nitpicking the Deleted Scenes?

    Posted 6 Nov 2005

    QUOTE (Storm @ Nov 6 2005, 04:04 AM)
    One thought that kept popping up in my head while watching the "creation of the Mustafar duel" feature was that I'm so happy I don't work for George Lucas.  It seemed to me that everybody was extremely intimidated by his presence, and typically they would just turn into "yes men" for him.  Several people commented that they were allowed to be creative, but I got the impression that Lucas had this concrete idea in his head and really wasn't interested in listening to other people's opinions.


    You are dead on there!

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    It would take a really strong and persuasive personality to influence GL, the man with the Billion Dollar idea. Nobody wants to contaminate the recipe.

    Imagine a Star Wars movie coming out that was a box office failure and it was your ideas that were to blame. Who wants the risk.
    The carreer ending risk.

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