FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
on 15 Mar 09:27
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Usually how it works.
Dead people don’t shoot second, after all.
gigastasio@sh.itjust.works
on 15 Mar 12:53
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My understanding was that Lucas did this because he wanted to try and make Han more of a “heroic” figure. When really, what makes Han such a compelling character is because he’s a dirtbag who unwittingly ends up in a heroic role just trying to make a buck.
I saw the original film in theaters as a kid. When Han shot Greedo, I was like, holy shit, what’s this guys deal? It made me pay more attention to him than any of the other characters.
The Solo movie, for all its flaws, at least tried to demonstrate that Han was a “shoot first” kind of guy and how he got that way.
I think Lucas did it to create controversy to generate sales.
Especially maclunkey.
gigastasio@sh.itjust.works
on 15 Mar 15:08
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Years ago I played in a band with this guy who’d write really good songs, then after we learned them and played them for a while, he’d want to start adding a bunch of stupid shit to them and we’d all have to say no, stop that. I would make fun of him by saying that he’s George Lucasing his own songs again and that would get him so pissed!
That has to be a giant hood/cloak. Just look at the size of the real mouth and chin. The guy’s wearing a prosthetic head the size of a big watermelon. It’s so weird and creative… I’m always sad when revisionism kills something great. If not for projects like Despecialized 4k77 and the sequels, we would never see this version ever again.
threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works
on 16 Mar 09:13
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The guy’s wearing a prosthetic head
Wasn’t it a female actress?
vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works
on 16 Mar 10:32
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I believe it was something weird like a female actress with like chimp eyes overlayed.
I figured it was the Ian McDiarmid guy, since he was the emperor in return of the jedi and they just did prosthetics on him to be weird and creepy. Guess they hadn’t even casted him yet?
And then in 2004, the on screen evidence was deleted with the DVD revision edits when they deleted the original emperor and replaced him/it/her/them with Ian McDiarmid retroactively.
Praxis rings ruined movie explosions. They aren’t realistic at all. Explosions in space are mostly spherical. Therefore the original is the most realistic.
Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world
on 15 Mar 14:13
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Original is assymetric (perfection in the meme). Maybe you mean the first remake?
Plus once all the air burned up that was in the death star there would be no more left to fuel a fireball. So the parts of the death star getting blown away would look normal but the fireball would die off quickly and not spread very far.
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God, he changed the dumbest things.
Han Shot First
and really, i think it was much better that way.
Not only that, Han was the only one who shot.
Usually how it works.
Dead people don’t shoot second, after all.
My understanding was that Lucas did this because he wanted to try and make Han more of a “heroic” figure. When really, what makes Han such a compelling character is because he’s a dirtbag who unwittingly ends up in a heroic role just trying to make a buck.
I saw the original film in theaters as a kid. When Han shot Greedo, I was like, holy shit, what’s this guys deal? It made me pay more attention to him than any of the other characters.
The Solo movie, for all its flaws, at least tried to demonstrate that Han was a “shoot first” kind of guy and how he got that way.
I think Lucas did it to create controversy to generate sales.
Especially maclunkey.
Years ago I played in a band with this guy who’d write really good songs, then after we learned them and played them for a while, he’d want to start adding a bunch of stupid shit to them and we’d all have to say no, stop that. I would make fun of him by saying that he’s George Lucasing his own songs again and that would get him so pissed!
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Ironic
That has to be a giant hood/cloak. Just look at the size of the real mouth and chin. The guy’s wearing a prosthetic head the size of a big watermelon. It’s so weird and creative… I’m always sad when revisionism kills something great. If not for projects like Despecialized 4k77 and the sequels, we would never see this version ever again.
Wasn’t it a female actress?
I believe it was something weird like a female actress with like chimp eyes overlayed.
WAS it?? No shit. Look at that.
starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Marjorie_Eaton
I figured it was the Ian McDiarmid guy, since he was the emperor in return of the jedi and they just did prosthetics on him to be weird and creepy. Guess they hadn’t even casted him yet?
Edit: and looks like a different actor was used for “test shots” before the eventual final cut starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Elaine_Baker
And then in 2004, the on screen evidence was deleted with the DVD revision edits when they deleted the original emperor and replaced him/it/her/them with Ian McDiarmid retroactively.
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There is another
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What book is this?
Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr, if I am not mistaken.
Yeah, it’s vonnegut
Thank you! Definitely need to read more Vonnegut.
You are not
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asshole
Why do AI company logos look like buttholes?
I’ve been saying this for a year.
Praxis rings ruined movie explosions. They aren’t realistic at all. Explosions in space are mostly spherical. Therefore the original is the most realistic.
Original is assymetric (perfection in the meme). Maybe you mean the first remake?
Yeah wouldn’t want my movie about telepathic space battle-monks with light swords to be ruined by unrealistic explosions.
The explosion should have been completely silent! My immersion is ruined!!!
Unrealistic is ok if it doesn’t look dumb.
Plus once all the air burned up that was in the death star there would be no more left to fuel a fireball. So the parts of the death star getting blown away would look normal but the fireball would die off quickly and not spread very far.
It was a scifi energy source and materials emit light when hot. You don’t need oxygen.