tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15742539.post2169201202387645324..comments2024-03-28T03:10:19.013-07:00Comments on Fraggmented: Under the Hood: Star Wars, Episode FiveJohn Seaveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530526320973807452noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15742539.post-12093445899422213592008-11-18T14:00:00.000-08:002008-11-18T14:00:00.000-08:00In all fairness, the Expanded Universe does finall...In all fairness, the Expanded Universe does <I>finally</I> break away from the Manichean struggle, most notably in the New Jedi Order novel "Traitor." From then on, the protagonist seeks to truly teach a balanced Force.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568396529141958972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15742539.post-90173799047826523212008-07-27T13:23:00.000-07:002008-07-27T13:23:00.000-07:00There's also the angle of a "leap of faith." Luke...There's also the angle of a "leap of faith." Luke is presented with two options - give in to rage and hate and join with his father on the Dark Side, or fight his own father, clinging to the sterile philosophy of the Light Side. Given two unsatisfactory options, he more or less <I>creates</I> a third, and the drop that turns out to be better than the dead-end he'd otherwise have been stuck in.<BR/><BR/>I'd actually done a scene with a decision like this (right down to the choice to drop off a cliff, but without the cavalry to catch the hero) for a flight of fancy a while back, and now I wonder if it wasn't an echo of feeling that level of the scene as a kid.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15694932622678066392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15742539.post-87264014474144303972008-07-25T03:10:00.000-07:002008-07-25T03:10:00.000-07:00Because he refuses to kill Vader (cause it's his d...Because he refuses to kill Vader (cause it's his dad), join Vader (cause it's wrong), and there's no escape. Vader's presenting him with a "join or die" ultimatum...Luke jumps as a dramatic presentation of the concept of "die". :)John Seaveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07221569513392130884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15742539.post-3582123249112268752008-07-24T18:11:00.000-07:002008-07-24T18:11:00.000-07:00Luke always took a suicidal fall and changed his m...Luke always took a suicidal fall and changed his mind at the last second, at least until later versions added a scream to the fall.<BR/><BR/>If he finds out on Hoth, why's Luke suicidal at Cloud City?Kyle Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11585645795214120227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15742539.post-61641278055650905042008-07-24T11:12:00.000-07:002008-07-24T11:12:00.000-07:00I always wondered why the whole prophecy of 'Bring...I always wondered why the whole prophecy of 'Bringing Balance to the force' was seen as a terrible thing and never truly explained.<BR/><BR/>Now I understand and yes, your small change puts the whole series in a much better perspective.<BR/><BR/>And the midichlorians can go straight and directly to hell.<BR/><BR/>Benticore<BR/>OutBenticorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16962995094766413418noreply@blogger.com