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point 4 of the "bad things about the original movies" is kind of weak LadyLorraine Send a noteboard - 24/08/2011 01:07:01 AM
Luke is no more a hypocrite than any large number of movie heroes. And I think you can set him apart from prequel-Anakin based on intent/goal. Anakin went on a murder spree in the name of senseless killing. Luke went on a murder spree to fight the Empire. We can, of course, get into the details on how ethical that is and whether that's any more or less "evil", but Anakin's behavior is a great deal less grey.

And Luke's sudden growth in the Force is somewhat accounted for by the fact that, supposedly, there was a great deal of time and untold "plot" that happened between Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, that we don't get to hear about until after the movies came out. Of course, that could have totally been made up by Lucas after the fact. but it may not of. I also don't think this is any more unusual than any other similar situations in most fantasy/sci-fi heroes.



As another side note, about Anakin as Darth Vader and him bowing to people like Tarkin and constantly being told what to do...I think that, partially because of always being told what to do, Anakin/Vader NEEDS that kind of "strong guidance". I get the impression that if he didn't have it, he'd sit like a lump and not really do much of anything, except whatever impulses he had at that exact point in time.
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Star Wars: The Prequels Strike Back - 23/08/2011 05:22:54 PM 1630 Views
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point 4 of the "bad things about the original movies" is kind of weak - 24/08/2011 01:07:01 AM 762 Views
They'll have to refer to these notes when they remake all of them in 10 years - 24/08/2011 04:31:39 AM 857 Views
Re: Vader and Tarkin - 24/08/2011 04:20:43 PM 1216 Views
I like that take. *NM* - 24/08/2011 05:18:21 PM 446 Views
That's kind of how I saw it. *NM* - 24/08/2011 11:00:32 PM 494 Views
Also, it makes the military guys feel better if they see the chain of command at work. - 25/08/2011 01:53:02 AM 942 Views
On that last statement... - 25/08/2011 09:27:01 AM 783 Views
Yeah, I've seen that theory before - 25/08/2011 02:27:29 PM 799 Views
Yes - 25/08/2011 07:31:25 PM 778 Views
Nice theories *NM* - 26/08/2011 08:26:20 AM 898 Views
Good stuff. And there are many more. I like the PT better than the OT. - 24/08/2011 07:48:19 PM 793 Views
I don't want to alarm you, but you might be a monster. - 24/08/2011 07:54:17 PM 736 Views
Most people I know under age 22 or so prefer the PT. *NM* - 24/08/2011 09:07:10 PM 444 Views
So the real question is ... - 24/08/2011 09:19:51 PM 859 Views
I'm 26, but it's pretty close. - 24/08/2011 11:46:39 PM 806 Views
No offense - 25/08/2011 12:10:17 AM 859 Views
I'm 38, and I do love the PT - 25/08/2011 12:45:11 AM 757 Views
I agreed with so much of what you said, then I cried. - 25/08/2011 01:39:45 AM 908 Views
Traviss's Mandalorian fan-fiction makes Kevin J Anderson almost tolerable by comparison - 25/08/2011 02:11:41 AM 994 Views
Ugh Zahn was so boring. *NM* - 25/08/2011 04:00:28 AM 435 Views
Four of his five books are among my favourite Star Wars entries. - 26/08/2011 01:42:29 PM 748 Views
I, too, loved the Thrawn trilogy *NM* - 26/08/2011 02:15:18 PM 383 Views
He actually wrote at least eight. - 12/09/2011 07:33:28 PM 776 Views
Thankyouverymuchindeed. - 24/08/2011 09:04:54 PM 790 Views
I'm not even going there. - 24/08/2011 09:26:11 PM 826 Views
my biggest complaint about the prequels is - 25/08/2011 12:48:13 AM 735 Views
I mostly agree - 25/08/2011 01:37:28 AM 901 Views
I tend to consider the prequels to be inferior - 26/08/2011 08:41:46 AM 1028 Views
I still think that James Franco would have been awesome as Anakin - 26/08/2011 09:05:48 AM 937 Views
I'd never really thought about it before, but I agree! *NM* - 26/08/2011 02:22:00 PM 490 Views
I'd have to agree as well *NM* - 28/08/2011 12:01:18 AM 473 Views
I've said that before. And they look almost exactly the same. *NM* - 28/08/2011 12:26:29 AM 575 Views
except, imo, Franco looks like a MAN *NM* - 28/08/2011 08:01:03 AM 534 Views
Re: I tend to consider the prequels to be inferior - 26/08/2011 10:26:15 PM 1095 Views
Re: I tend to consider the prequels to be inferior - 27/08/2011 08:25:45 AM 839 Views
It's the Force, stupid. - 25/08/2011 02:46:38 AM 1076 Views
Woah, woah. - 25/08/2011 03:26:02 AM 797 Views
Oops. Sorry. Will fix soonest. - 25/08/2011 07:32:37 PM 905 Views
I still remember how much I adored Episode I - 25/08/2011 08:05:02 PM 1001 Views
The one thing about the PT that I could never get over is..... - 26/08/2011 05:24:12 AM 975 Views
That issue is over four hundred years old. - 26/08/2011 06:09:37 PM 863 Views

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