*cracks knuckles*
Time to tear xipotec a new butthole.
First, why are we doing this on terms of "hurr durr, we're in May 1977 only, no outside sources allowed"? I know what a T-16 skyhopper is, sue me.
It's not like Episode 9 or alternate source is going to magically make Rey better. It's too late for that. Disney just keeps doubling down on her perfection.
We know from the film that the T-16
Skyhopper is nothing like his X-34
Landspeeder, which is also in the film.
1. it's not just the miniature model, you can see the bigger life size model in the background
2. it has wings
3. Luke is comparing said
flying vehicle and mission (of hitting thermal exhaust port) to the X-Wing
It's not just that one line either, there are multiple instances of the film establishing that Luke "isn't such a bad pilot himself".
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Another strawman argument.
We know from the opening crawl of TFA that this takes place after the Empire vs. Rebellion. There is also a decades old decommissioned AT-AT and Star Destroyer by her along with that helmet, doesn't mean she knows how to drive and pilot them.
I actually quite like that quite scene of her with the helmet eating that sponge cake or whatever, but I digress.
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No, I'm not asking you to take anything into consideration. I was just pointing out the little model Luke was playing with is a miniature of the large scale one (or matte painting, whatever it is) we see parked out front
in the same scene.
No novel needed, we can see the T-16 right there in two instances and hear about it later right in the context of the film.
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See below.
So we got your quote, Luke and Uncle Owen even owning a blaster rifle, Luke's womprat quote and Luke enthusiastically bringing a big ass rifle with him "just in case there or Sandpeople . . . or worse", and I'm the one that is
"assuming".
I guess everyone at the Lars homestead are just gun enthusiasts I suppose, they don't have to actually use them or defend their home. I guess as an audience, we should just assume that Sandpeople are a non threat and when it's dark, Owen, Beru and Luke just hide or something, maybe behind that T-16 Skyhopper!
He carries that rifle in the film!
And that's one of the reasons young Luke is, thankfully, nothing like Rey. He can't do everything and he's not loved by everyone like Rey is. That's why I don't get why you have such a hang up on him being a decent pilot or getting a couple of hits with a blaster.
It's not like he used force powers, mind tricked Stormtroopers and bested Darth Vader in combat. Hell, we get scenes of that remote orb shooting him in the ass with Han laughing at him and Luke missing several troopers with his blaster only for Leia to pull the blaster out of his hands and kill them with it.
Again, you have no arguments here.
How's that getting personal? That's what you and other people are doing! You rip at the originals to support the new flicks. Nothing personal about it. You're the one going into details about being from the south.
Are you sure? You don't seem to remember Luke Skywalker or the original films very well.
Luke had and Aunt and Uncle, his surrogate parents.
Anakin had a mother.
Rey has nobody.
Man, you really haven't watched the older films in a while have you. Lando used to own and fly the Millennium Falcon. He's the rightful successor to it in Han's absence.
As soon as Han dies, she's the pilot of the thing. Sure it's not said that she's the owner, but Chewie is taking orders from her by the second movie and he reduced to a co-pilot and co-pilots chair once again.
It's her ship.
In TLJ, Rey is shooting down TIE fighters left and right the second she's on screen, smiling and enjoying herself as she blasts them with ease.
Luke and Han struggle and it's a slower paced scene that goes on for minutes before they take down a small group of fighters. Same deal with Finn in TFA.
Rey is blasting them out of the air left and right without a second of hesitation.
Just wait until Episode 9.
You're wasting your time. You let me get you flustered for nothing when you could have just moved on and let this discussion be lost and forgotten.
There are no winners here, only losers with too much time on their hands arguing about a stupid movie.
Of course the OT isn't perfect, it's got Return of the Jedi attached to it.
Star Wars and Empire are pretty close however. Disney's sequels don't even touch them.
It's not too late to redeem yourself, say something bad about TLJ and I'll pardon you.
