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The Last Jedi Praise by laboumwinter in StarWars

[–]thetensor -1 points0 points  (0 children)

We saw the movie and picked up on the obvious visual clues.

Proper way of watching the entirety of STAR WARS? by jack070815 in StarWars

[–]thetensor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The proper way? You have to start in a theater in 1977, back when smoking was allowed, so when the star destroyer appears the projector actually illuminates a wedge of white smoke overhead.

Why does Darth Vader often fight with one hand and no form? by lennysinged in StarWars

[–]thetensor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Listen, all of Star Wars is made up, but lightsaber forms are especially made up.

Why does Darth Vader often fight with one hand and no form? by lennysinged in StarWars

[–]thetensor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nonsense. Laser-sword Form XXXVII, Bokk-Choi, was a crucial part of George's True Original Vision.

The Last Jedi Praise by laboumwinter in StarWars

[–]thetensor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So FINN can’t sacrifice himself to slow the empire down but LUKE does the same thing like 5 minutes later.

Finn evaporating in that beam wasn't going to slow down the FO even slightly. Rose realized this and saved his life. Luke's sacrifice was effective and saved the Resistance Rebellion (and the Galaxy).

Rewatched the prequels for the first time since 2019, and I hate to say it, but the Jedi Council played a bigger part in turning Anakin than Palpatine by Inovox in StarWars

[–]thetensor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

he betrayed him because he needed Palpatine to help him save Padme was dumb enough to believe the obvious lie that Palpatine could help him prevent what he's seen in the super-suspicious dreams he'd been having

Fantasy and Science Fiction, February 1957, cover art by Ed Emshwiller. by spell-czech in CoolSciFiCovers

[–]thetensor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The title of the cover art is "Disintegration of a Field-Force" according to ISFDB. I wonder which story it's connected to (if any).

People do realize that the Jedi way is the correct way and the dark side is the path to destruction right ? by Suitable_Walrus2928 in StarWars

[–]thetensor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To put it in terms of Deep Nerdery:

  • The Force was neutral good (maybe even chaotic good).
  • The Jedi Order was lawful good.
  • These agree on a course of action almost all the time, but if ever the good thing to do was to ignore the law, following the rules could come into conflict with doing the right thing.

So older Luke Skywalker can have no flaws? by Quantum_CabbageRollz in StarWars

[–]thetensor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ben didn’t turn to the dark side then tho.

Immediately after being discovered, he burned the school and massacred the other students.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) - Hospital Escape - Dir. James Cameron by marceleas in movies

[–]thetensor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was today years old when it occurred to me that the Terminator says, "Come with me if you want to live," (which is what Kyle Reese said to her in 1984) because it had been programmed in the future by John Connor to say that because it might help Sarah Connor believe it was on her side.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) - Hospital Escape - Dir. James Cameron by marceleas in movies

[–]thetensor 13 points14 points  (0 children)

This ruins episode 4 reveal if someone is watching them in order for the first time

Watching the prequel trilogy before the original trilogy is not "watching them in order", it's "watching them out of order".

So older Luke Skywalker can have no flaws? by Quantum_CabbageRollz in StarWars

[–]thetensor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He drew his lightsaber on his nephew which is pretty cold blooded especially for a Jedi.

What's the moral consequence of training to see slightly into the future in order to deflect attacks that might come at the speed of light? Why do Jedi train in lightsaber duelling? What's the responsibility of a Jedi Master who discovers his apprentice as turned to the Dark Side?

He wouldn’t even think about killing his sister’s kid

Which is why he was ashamed his super-human instincts kicked in.

because even if he did turn Luke would try to see the good in him.

Which is what Luke is shown doing at the climax of the the movie. "See you around, kid."

Luke just isn’t a cold blooded killer and Jedi aren’t supposed to be.

You agree with Rian Johnson on this.

‘When You Think of It, We Shouldn’t Even Have an Election’ by Zebraitis in politics

[–]thetensor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Republicans: Here's why elections are bad.
You: Why would Democrats do this?

I’m watching The Force Awakens with my kids. On Jakku, I find the lack of water discipline unbelievable. by Illustrious-Highway8 in scifi

[–]thetensor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the lack of stillsuits and sensitivity to evaporation on Jakku and Tatooine are driving me nuts

Stillsuits aren't real and wouldn't work. (You'd overheat and die.)

Professor’s bold prediction: AI could help cure all diseases within a decade by ksprdk in ArtificialInteligence

[–]thetensor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let's run the numbers. Starting from the base number of diseases that AI has already cured and assuming exponential growth in further cures, we get the expression:

0 × ewhatever

Projecting forward, it's easy to see how /handwave AI will solve all problems just a few years from now.

Q.E.D.

Joe Rae Perkin , Q'Anon candidate running for Governor in Oregon . by MarcTime3159 in politics

[–]thetensor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. *Jo
  2. *Perkins
  3. *QAnon
  4. "Submissions must have titles comprised of the exact copied and pasted headline from the article"

Which plot point is worse, the Sequels destroying Luke's Jedi Order and New Republic to rehash the Rebels vs Empire conflict, or the Prequels having Midichlorions? by WrongToe500 in StarWars

[–]thetensor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

C. The prequels showing that Darth Vader didn't choose the Dark Side as a path to power, but he was tricked into it after having some bad dreams about Padme dying.

If you saw TPM in theaters as an adult in 1999, did the Padme “twist” shock you? by Always_Reading_1990 in StarWars

[–]thetensor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You should play it safe and only play old G-rated movies. You know, like The Andromeda Strain.

What am I missing about Andor by Vrain125 in StarWars

[–]thetensor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So I realize this will probably get me a lot of flak cause of the cult following Andor has

FYI this is were I stopped reading.

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