ARTHUR%MIT-ML@sri-unix.UUCP (06/25/83)
From: Arthur L. Chin <ARTHUR at MIT-ML> Lemme see... did I miss something about the Star Wars Saga? Uncle Owen is Luke's Uncle. Darth Vader (Anakin) is Luke's father. Therefore, Darth Vader is Owen's Brother. And We Have Speculated that Obi-Wan Is Owen's Brother as Well! So EVERYONE (except for Big E, Han, Chewie and Lando) IS A SKYWALKER!!!! Now, wouldn't it be nice if Han and Lando were Brothers? And C3P0 and R2D2 were manufactured at the same plant? And the Ewoks were unsuccessful clones of Chewbacca? And the Emperor was the grandfather of all? What a concept: Patricide/brothercide/allsortsofcide going on here.
MERMAN%MIT-OZ%MIT-MC@sri-unix.UUCP (06/30/83)
From: Dave Goodine <MERMAN%MIT-OZ@MIT-MC> Re: Trash about Spielberg!?!?!?!??!? Yeah, neato, Lucas found a great opening scene... I felt like leaving the theatre when he used the same GIMMICK(yes, gimmick) in RotJ. Speilberg has made two movies(Raiders and ET) that I think most would agree are GREAT! Along with a few others (Poltergeist and Jaws) that were very popular. (Jaws, ET, and Raiders are among the top 10 most popular films of all time.) I think we can look to him for some more entertainment in the future which won't be so dedicated to one story or one facet of the Adventure/Science Fiction genre. Re: Sensing... I honestly think that all this speculation about sensing a Jedi has been unnecessarily due to the fact that those envolved in the conversation forget that a the movie has a plot first and then a "fill in" background. In TESB, Yoda clearly states that size, distance, or any physical proportionalization has no relevancy to the use of the force. Therefore any Jedi could sense any other at any distance. I imagine that a possible explanation is that a Jedi has a "power" to sense another, not an inherent trait. Just like we can see other people but not with our eyes closed as opposed to hearing (most humans can't shut it off). I think that one character sensed another only because it was convenient to the plot. Let's remember that its a movie, and if you want to establish physical rules about the Jedi universe then don't look to Lucas' movies, because they are filled with contradictions. Dave Goodine