Star Wars eps. 1-3 - a change of view
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TheHeretic said:
Ewoks. Crap versions of the wookies.
Well, it's funny you should say that. But the Battle of Endor was originally going to be with Wookiees but then George Lucas realised he had already established that Wookiees were competent with guns and flying star ships, which ruined the idea of "savages beating technology" that he wanted, so had to invent the Ewoks. Ewoks = Love children of Wookies and Jawas.
Kill them, kill them all - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvfp5l7kgo4
Kill them, kill them all - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvfp5l7kgo4
O/T, some Star Wars names show up just how much of a petrolhead George Lucas is. Jedi made Formula Junior cars in the '60s and '70s, Jawa were a Czech firm that made motorcycle and single-seater racer engines, and it's interesting how car culture has been transposed in the films with things like landspeeders and podracers.
IIRC he wasn't a bad racing driver in his youth and turned to filmmaking after a particularly bad crash.
IIRC he wasn't a bad racing driver in his youth and turned to filmmaking after a particularly bad crash.
JonRB said:
Well, it's funny you should say that. But the Battle of Endor was originally going to be with Wookiees but then George Lucas realised he had already established that Wookiees were competent with guns and flying star ships, which ruined the idea of "savages beating technology" that he wanted, so had to invent the Ewoks.
Did everyone else read that in a Clarkson-esque adenoidal voice?
TheHeretic said:
Anyone have a little thought in the back of their heads that the jedi are actually a quite creepy sort of secret police, who get pretty miffed if you don't do as they say?
Oh, definitely. Taking children from their parents at a young age, indoctrinating them, etc. 
They're also very stupid.
"So, this child will bring balance to The Force"
"He's dangerous, master"
The Jedi are all powerful.
Balance to The Force
"He's dangerous, master"
Imbalance of The Force towards the Jedi
Duhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....
LET'S TRAIN HIM!!!
JonRB said:
Oh, definitely. Taking children from their parents at a young age, indoctrinating them, etc.
They're also very stupid.
"So, this child will bring balance to The Force"
"He's dangerous, master"
The Jedi are all powerful.
Balance to The Force
"He's dangerous, master"
Imbalance of The Force towards the Jedi
Duhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....
LET'S TRAIN HIM!!!
My thoughts exactly, at that point the Jedi were on top, all powerful with no one to challange them and the Sith were non-existant. Surely they should have realised that any "balancing" which occured wasn't going to be good news for the Jedi?They're also very stupid.
"So, this child will bring balance to The Force"
"He's dangerous, master"
The Jedi are all powerful.
Balance to The Force
"He's dangerous, master"
Imbalance of The Force towards the Jedi
Duhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....
LET'S TRAIN HIM!!!
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