ANH extended Death Star conference room scene
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Metaluna mutant
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Or "The Source", the cosmic power tapped into and used in Jack Kirby's New Gods comics. And the hero actually turning out to be the big baddie's son. And the grey planet-sized base used by the big baddie. And...
Solo4114
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Same here.
I mean, I can get not wanting to be reminded of Li'l Orphan Ani and his particular vernacular, but I figured "laser sword" was meant to be merely sort of the "common" term for the weapon, as in what the average non-Jedi might also describe a lightsabre as being. As in, it's the kind of language you'd hear in a child's fairy tale (which tracks to Anakin's use of the term as a little kid). The whole point is that it's meant to be a silly description of a silly idea implying that it's silly for people to assume that Luke can singlehandedly save the day.
That's how I took it, anyway. I actually had forgotten about the use of the term in TPM, though, since I've largely purged that film from my brain.
No confusion, just that Luke should be calling it a lightsaber because he knows what it is. Anakin, as a kid, might not have known it was a lightsaber, just that it was a sword with a laser.
Yeah, it was a lame attempt to mock the tone, spirit, and reverence for what came before - both out of and in-universe - and another scene that perfectly encapsulates the criticism that TLJ felt like a movie that knew it had an audience watching - but "hey!" - it's "subversive"
From Shattered Empire, we have the First "Luke Skywalker saves the day" moment. One wonders how many more he'll have over the next quarter-century. I, personally, have no problem seeing him get kinda bitter. Like, "I've been trying to inspire you people to stand up and do something! Not just expect me to do the heavy lifting for you over and over!" The term he used was perfect in that scene, no reaching for meta-meaning needed.
PantheraGem
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I've post it before, but I guess I should again, some pics of the prologue and first chapter from the 1976 novelization that my Mom got and read back before the movie came out.
The basic outline of the prequels, Palpatine by name, the "Dark Lord of the Sith" title, it's all there. Everyone thinks that was stuff George came up with in the 90's. It wasn't.
The basic outline of the prequels, Palpatine by name, the "Dark Lord of the Sith" title, it's all there. Everyone thinks that was stuff George came up with in the 90's. It wasn't.
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sztriki
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Yea, it was just never spoken on screen, but the concept was there. BTW, re-reading the ADF novelization pages now just reminded me how badly written pulp both the SW and Alien novelizations are...
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