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Subject: 
Re: Star Wars ruminations (was: Reality == fiction?)
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Date: 
Mon, 6 Nov 2000 18:25:56 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Sean Forbes writes:

> I think I
> understand
> where GL was coming from with the super power effects.  As I've gleaned from
> the various bits of written fiction, there were lots of things that the Jedi
> could do when the were the bad-a**es of the universe.

Before the movie came out, people were asking all kinds of things about what
the Jedi would be doing.  Would there be a Lightsaber duel?  Would there be
force powers?  Etc, etc.

Lucas basically answered their questions by saying that what we saw in Episodes
IV-VI were old men past their prime and out of pratice, and a boy who was, at
best, half trained.

Yes, the Jedi were bad-a**es in their time.  Heck, they're led by Shaft!  ;D

Seriously, though, the whole point of the Jedi is that they are warrior-mystics
capable of... well, of having super-powers.  Frankly, I was a little
disappointed in how wussy Qui-Gonn and Obi-Wan still came across at points.  I
can't wait to see some things I've heard about coming in the next Episode.

eric
who has always been a Jedi fan



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  Re: Star Wars ruminations (was: Reality == fiction?)
 
Just to throw my two cents into the fray... While I agree the running away was a lousy special effect, I think I understand where GL was coming from with the super power effects. As I've gleaned from the various bits of written fiction, there were (...) (26 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.starwars)

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