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   Lydia Conwell (lydiaconwell@todon.nl)'s status on Friday, 26-Dec-2025 18:13:23 JST Lydia Conwell

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   I think the first space battle when leaving the Death Star is, dramatically, weak. There is a push for the character to escape and it seems that's the 'pay off' point.

   When the TIE fighters come, the whole sequence feels to me like it was an afterthought. I'd prefer it if they'd just escaped or maybe escaped with the TIE fighters shooting at them.

   It kinda doesn't make sense that the empire would only send about four fighters to chase them. They'd have thousands on the Death Star.

   I think also the 'destroy the Death Star' thing is too much of an overreach. In hindsight, the destruction should have been left until the final episode - Jedi.

   You've got this incredibly powerful weapon that gets destroyed by a couple of laser balls and the force.

   It's a weak way to destroy the Most Powerful Weapon Ever Created™️

   I think a better ending would have been for the Rebels to see off a single attack that didn't include destroying the Death Star. Or maybe accidentally (seemingly) destroying the Death Star.

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     Lydia Conwell (lydiaconwell@todon.nl)'s status on Friday, 26-Dec-2025 18:13:25 JST Lydia Conwell

     A few thoughts on #StarWars

     While it is an excellent movie in many ways, I've always seen it as the weakest of the trio. I know many people hate the Ewoks but I think Jedi is a much more successful movie in terms of story telling.

     The look of Star Wars is just excellent. It really stands up after all these years, although some of the computer terminals do look a bit like 60s Star Trek. But overall, it looks good and there's no doubt it was pioneering.

     One part of Star Wars that bores me is the space battle as soon as they leave the Death Star. It's like a scene that was just added in at the last minute and much of it is just cuts of each character turning their head edited into the section. It's just a very very dull scene and not strictly necessary.

     I also find the final battle a bit dull. This is reprised in Jedi and that battle is much better, with them having to enter the Death Star and the added temptation of Luke bit.

     I think maybe the problem with the attack on the Death Star in Star Wars is that we haven't spent much time with the rebellion, so the sense of loss and achievement is diminished. And the stakes are high, but they don't feel too high.

     Another thing I noticed was Peter Cushing's acting. It's very theatrical and I think he plays the part too nice.

     #scifi

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