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Re: A couple stupid SW questions...
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Mon, 12 Jun 2000 21:33:56 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Jason Maxwell writes:
> In lugnet.starwars, Eric Kingsley writes:
> > In lugnet.starwars, James Simpson writes:
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> > > > > What about Chewbacca?
> > > > > Although, I must admit, Chewie speaks better English than some of my co-
> > > > > workers.
> > > > >
> > > > > Jeff J
> > > > He is cleverly pushed aside by the commie (not that there is anything wrong
> > > > with that) Rebels, and never receives praise or a medal for his hard labor.
> > >
> > > It's always bothered me that Chewie didn't get a medal placed around his • neck
> > > by the Princess. He risked his his life also. What's up with that!?
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> > This one has been debated repeatedly ever since the movie origionally came • out.
> > I personally think he should have received a medal and I can't really give • you
> > a good answer as to why he didn't.
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> The only "good" excuse (and I use good lightly) I've heard was that it
> was "undignified" for the Princess of alderann to get up on a chair to present
> Chewie his medal (due to his hight) and he recieved it at the party afterwards
> in a less formal setting.
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> In real-life Lucas originally intended for Chewie to have a much smaller part
> and be much less tech-savvy. In fact the Ewoks were originally going to be
> Wookies, but Lucas ended up doing so much with Chewie that having the other
> Wookies with sticks and stones didn't mae much sense. The lack of a medal was
> probably something left in from the time when the script had Chewie as a more
> minor character. A mistake, but probably not intentional.
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> As for the racial overtones, those that want can chose to see them, I however
> do not.
Bleah. I learned a technique in English class this year called "Willful
suspension of disbelief." All that it says is not to be critical of the novel
you're reading or movie you're watching, etc, or you will not enjoy it at all.
Star Wars is just a movie. It has nothing to do with the real world. If you
nit-pick all of the movies to death looking for every minor detail that
doesn't seem quite right, the movie won't be enjoyable anymore. Why don't we
all just watch the movies and not think about what racial or religious
undertones are in them and just enjoy them for what they are?
Greg "Fwoom" Majewski
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Dome/1888/abs.html
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| (...) wrong (...) labor. (...) present (...) afterwards (...) was (...) had thought! WE are all communicating in written English!!!!! Oh, no. I too am a part of this plot to subvert the known universe to English! It is certainly possible that Chewie (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| (...) I'd like to speak with your teacher, because that's not what suspension of disbelief is about at all. Suspension of disbelief entails an overlooking of improbable or impossible elements of a story so that, incorporating those elements, the (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| (...) out. (...) The only "good" excuse (and I use good lightly) I've heard was that it was "undignified" for the Princess of alderann to get up on a chair to present Chewie his medal (due to his hight) and he recieved it at the party afterwards in (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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