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Re: A couple stupid SW questions...
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Tue, 13 Jun 2000 03:37:17 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, James Simpson writes:
> 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!?
I want to say I remember the novel mentioning that Chewie got his later
because nobody could reach over his head to place it around his neck. It's
not just Carrie Fisher that would be at a disadvantage. I'm 5'10" and I can't
reach and easily maneuver as high as 7'2" (or was he 7'4" in costume?
Whatever, it was up there.)
The medal ceremony is a brief, formal scene without dialogue. R2 adds a
little lightheartedness, but dragging out a chair or having Chewie get down on
one knee probably would have broken the solemnity of the scene. There is a
good chance that they tried these things. Realistically, I have to say Chewie
not getting his medal was done for reasons of practical cinematography and has
nothing to do with Wookie rashes, dignified Princesses or anything else
pertaining to the characters themselves.
John
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| (...) I remain skeptical. Chewie could have kneeled or bowed low. It was careless to put Chewie in the scene (particularly since the whole audience knows that he deserves to be honored), and then fail to adequately recognize his bravery. Lucas gets (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| (...) Has no one ever heard of a bow? Chewie bends over a bit, the princess stretches, and the medal is bestowed. Oh, well. The scene more-or-less worked the way it was intended. Lucas never did understand the dynamics of the little group of (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| (...) Maybe the tradition in that far, far away galaxy is that only the ship commanders get a medal, the honour, though, goes to the entire crew, which is why there were all up there on the platform. -- David Schilling (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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