Maybe that is what
is going on in Bill's head --
thinks he's a Jedi . . .
Posted on 05/22/2005 7:45:44 AM PDT by Conservatrix
I don't think that matters, since Obi-Wan hacked off about a foot and a half from his height. ;)
Leia becomes a "princess" because she is the adoptive son of Bail Organa, a member of the Alderaan royal family. The royal family also fills in the role of "Senator" in the Republican (and later the Imperial) Senate. hence, Leia was passed off as the daughter of Bail Organa, a princess.
Remember that in "The Empire Strikes Back," the emperor tells Vader "There is a new threat. Luke Skywalker." And Vader says he felt it as well. Then the Emperor says "The son of Skywalker cannot be allowed to become a Jedi."
I don't see it so much as an inconsistency. I see it more as an omission.
You recall in Empire Strikes Back wherein Luke declares to Obi Wan, 'you told me Vader killed my father', and then Obi Wan goes on to say that in a manner of speaking, Vader did kill Anakin. It would seem Obi Wan has a way of bending the truth to fit his agenda.
In Episode IV, Obi Wan may have told Luke that Anakin wanted to give Luke his lightsaber because it fit an agenda to move Luke along the path to becoming a Jedi. Also, since Obi Wan thought of Anakin as a brother, he may have thought of Luke as his nephew or son.
Hello! Obi-Wan was there at the birth, he should have known this.
I think you put a lot of thought into this.
Regarding point 1, Your scenario is as good as any. Another possibility is that Leah may have referred to her adoptive mother as her real mom. Or Leah may have retained some memory of being in the womb or of birth and sensed her mother.
Regarding point 2, I think the viwer is left to presume that at some point between episode 3 and 4, Obi Wan learned the power of immortality from Qui Gon Jinn.
Regarding point 3, Vader didn't ask about the baby because he may have felt in his premonition that the baby had died. At that point, he may have realized that the death he forsaw and he sought to prevent, to the point that he had given himself to evil, was actually caused by his own hand. Palpatine / Sidious looked as if he was feeding off of Vader's anger. He may have chosen to tell Vader only enough to fuel Vader's anger.
In any case, I don't think these points merit an Episode 3 1/2.
I thought the acting was good, but bone of it was oscar worthy (with the exception of General Grevious, I'm kidding).
Did you catch a glimpse of the Millenium Falcon? I thought I saw it in the mid-to-lower right corner of the screen during one of the daylight scenes of bustling city.
"Am I right about this or am I tripping? LoL"
I think the 'vader is luke's father' plot actually was part of the background of the first movie (lucas has always claimed so, and it fits), so presumably the kenobi hesitation when asked how lukes father died, along with the outright lie about the origin of that light saber, were actually meant to be lies and not just lucas doing crappy writing for the prequels.
ESB actually vader was looking for skywalker by name from the beginning, when the probe reported on the hoth system.
I tried watching Ep II last night. Feh.
Good writing and acting the new episodes do not have. Matchup to the first three they do not. Community dinner theatre actors they are missing.
Good point. It may have been that Obi-Wan was so focused on Luke becoming a Jedi that he forgotten that Leah would also have her father's prowess with the force. Yoda's comment simply put his view back into focus. But I haven't watched ESB in a while so I don't remember Obi-Wan's reaction to that comment. Maybe it was one of surpise like - Really? Another? Who is it? - or maybe it was one of - Oh, yeah... Leah... She completely skipped my mind! : )
Thinking back, the only scene I recall that Obi-Wan and Leah shared was in Episode IV wherein Obi-Wan is watching a hologram of Leah.
Though strangely, in the case of both the Emperor and Darth Vader, they don't seem to have invented plastic surgery yet. ;)
Yes it is. But it's something fans can dissect and discuss. Like baseball, or even - politics.
Maybe that is what
is going on in Bill's head --
thinks he's a Jedi . . .
This is definitely true!
Yes. Another inconsistency.
It would have been better if Lucas had acutally connected ALL the dots, not just some...
You make good points. I just personally would have liked more actual continuity to the next 3 episodes...
I still think Christiansen was incredible this time!
This makes sense. THANKS.
My explanation: Leia's memory & Luke's certainty that there "is still good" in Anakin are both Force-impressed on them at birth.
That's just old Obi-Wan lying, as is his habit.
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