Star Wars: The Force Awakens (12/18/15)

[slackerboy]

Kinda far fetched and contrived how the burnt to hell mask and helmet was somehow recovered from a random moon full of teddy bears. That and the Anakin/Luke blue lightsaber that was clearly lost when it fell from Cloud City.

Seems like something you'd see in an EU novel or comic from the 90s. What's next, they recovered Luke's hand and decided to make a clone from it?

Geez, episode 8 spoilers!

 

[K07]

I missed that Harrison Ford/Hot Toys video. Oh my. I found it to be hilarious and horrifying at the same time. I remember once in the '90s he was presented with the Collector's Series Han Solo figure and he asked if it was supposed to be John Travolta

 

[Darth Snoopy]

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[Darthrazz]

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"I will finish, the meal you have started"

 

[RIDDICK]

What's next, they recovered Luke's hand and decided to make a clone from it?

That did happen in the EU didn't it? They made Luuke?

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[Sachiel]

Kinda far fetched and contrived how the burnt to hell mask and helmet was somehow recovered from a random moon full of teddy bears. That and the Anakin/Luke blue lightsaber that was clearly lost when it fell from Cloud City.

A huge space battle happened at Endor which resulted in the Rebels destroying a Death Star and killing the Emperor. The whole galaxy would know about it after that. It wouldn't take much to deduce Vader remains could be found there. Luke, Leia, Han, and some teddy bears wouldn't be the only ones who saw the funeral pyre.

We never see Luke's saber fall from Cloud City. He loses it in the giant shaft, but it could have been sucked through any number of side vents and ended up anywhere within Cloud City. Which it did... then some Ugnaught found it and sold it on the black market.

 

[DiFabio]

You're right, but that all just makes this universe, er, galaxy feel so small.

 

[RavenEye]

A huge space battle happened at Endor which resulted in the Rebels destroying a Death Star and killing the Emperor. The whole galaxy would know about it after that. It wouldn't take much to deduce Vader remains could be found there. Luke, Leia, Han, and some teddy bears wouldn't be the only ones who saw the funeral pyre.

We never see Luke's saber fall from Cloud City. He loses it in the giant shaft, but it could have been sucked through any number of side vents and ended up anywhere within Cloud City. Which it did... then some Ugnaught found it and sold it on the black market.

Which if you remember the vents also opened up outside... cause luke fell into a shaft that opened up to a antenna.

 

[RavenEye]

That room looks like Star Wars. The prequels failed to give us any imagery that looked like it was in the same universe. Until Episode III but by then it was too late to matter.

Hello... the Republic hadn't gone to war in a millennia.. they had peace architecture... planets made sales through trade and the only thing that was illegal was Deathsticks (Cocaine, yes Carrie Fisher your character had a supplier), Trandoshan Slavery, Hutt Controlled Space (Non-Republic Planets with Nugget Money) and the occasional crime. So by the time War erupted everyone was like WTF. Hell if Star Wars Bounty Hunter was still Canon the Firespray (Jango/Boba) ship was only 1 of 6 classes of Republic Prison Interceptors (Far beyond anything made in the Clone War).

 

[Mad Old Lu]

A huge space battle happened at Endor which resulted in the Rebels destroying a Death Star and killing the Emperor. The whole galaxy would know about it after that. It wouldn't take much to deduce Vader remains could be found there. Luke, Leia, Han, and some teddy bears wouldn't be the only ones who saw the funeral pyre.

We never see Luke's saber fall from Cloud City. He loses it in the giant shaft, but it could have been sucked through any number of side vents and ended up anywhere within Cloud City. Which it did... then some Ugnaught found it and sold it on the black market.

I was actually picturing the movie open like that! It would be a shot looking up from far below at the end of the battle between Luke and Vader, the hand would get sliced off, and it would fly down towards the camera. Then the camera would follow it through the shafts where it gets sucked into, and stuck at a bend. The ratteling of the saber and hand caught in the vent would make an ugnaught go investigate, where he would find it and then you would start a montage of what happens to the lightsaber in the next 30 years. You would see it go from owner to owner how it changed “hands”, all in quick cuts, like just a few seconds per owner and the whole sequence would just be a couple of minutes.

Or hell, I could picture them doing a whole movie, like War Horse, or the Red Violin.

I know it sounds silly, but I think it would be really interesting to see the “life” the lightsaber had between Luke losing it and TFA. Maybe they’ll write a book for the EU.

And I don’t think it’s inconceivable that Kylo would track down the helmet. Archaeologists find sites all the time based on historical writings and even local verbal accounts.

 

[Matt S]

With one less HT Han Solo in existence, think the value of the rest of em just jumped.....

 

[Prime Clone]

That room looks like Star Wars. The prequels failed to give us any imagery that looked like it was in the same universe. Until Episode III but by then it was too late to matter.

Er, I think if anyone, George Lucas knew what "looks like" Star Wars. The prequels very deliberately had a different look to contrast the glittering height of the Republic with the dark times of the Empire.

However your comment perfectly illustrates why some people hated the PT: they wanted another OT. Well, looks like you're finally about to get your wish!

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

"Thug life"

 

[a-dev]

The indifference is strong with Harrison. He's actually a lot like Han Solo - he aint in this for the revolution and he's not in it for you sweetheart. He expects to be well paid, he's in it for the money.

 

[Cixx]

Can't wait! confidence is HIGH!
Man did they ever do a superb job of keep as much as they could under wraps. I wonder if that will continue for ep8, or will they get lax and mostly just wanted to do it for this one.

 

[Biojex]

Ewoks never throw anything out.

I mean they were using stormie helmets as drums at the end of Jedi

Vaders was probably an ashtray

 

[Cixx]

Skip to 33:00 This is what happened to me. My feelings exactly.

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

JESUS...it's just a movie. Still, he'll drink the Kool aid again. He's the same guy who loves the tornado scene from MOS. Enough fan service in the new SW film, and he'll turn in the the Kool Aid Man

 

[jye4ever]

I mean they were using stormie helmets as drums at the end of Jedi

Vaders was probably an ashtray

Ewok and Son.

 

[GasparZizou]

Jimmy Fallon could auction that broken Han Solo doll and there would be no shortage of fools bidding for it, he can get himself some nice vacation money.