tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704583061723470804.post8438900737063113109..comments2024-03-10T07:42:17.071-04:00Comments on The Film Doctor: "These aren't the droids you're looking for": 8 questions about Star WarsThe Film Doctor http://www.blogger.com/profile/03073505923746994988noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704583061723470804.post-58617471878594453192015-12-04T19:04:38.988-05:002015-12-04T19:04:38.988-05:00Okay, but why do the stormtroopers carry them? Als...Okay, but why do the stormtroopers carry them? Also why, at the end of the movie, is there nobody to celebrate aside from Luke and Han? Did all the other pilots die? Why didn't Chewbacca get a metal?The Film Doctor https://www.blogger.com/profile/03073505923746994988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704583061723470804.post-46636145544471602962015-12-04T16:53:43.652-05:002015-12-04T16:53:43.652-05:00The grappling hook luck pulls out was on the belt ...The grappling hook luck pulls out was on the belt of the stormtroopers. They had just ditched the stormtrooper disguises but both he and han keep the belts on cause they are super awesome ala Batman?kenchan13https://www.blogger.com/profile/08681304563252781831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704583061723470804.post-10395294085988369562015-11-28T10:58:53.767-05:002015-11-28T10:58:53.767-05:00Thanks, DeadSpiderEye. I had heard about how Luca...Thanks, DeadSpiderEye. I had heard about how Lucas borrowed from Kurosawa, but not Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind. <br /><br />Here's a link:http://www.openculture.com/2014/05/how-star-wars-borrowed-from-akira-kurosawas-great-samurai-films.html<br /><br />That first Star Wars mostly makes me laugh. I kept giggling at inopportune moments during the class screening. The Film Doctor https://www.blogger.com/profile/03073505923746994988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704583061723470804.post-3289256010939706012015-11-27T17:51:06.074-05:002015-11-27T17:51:06.074-05:00I know the mining of that which is the endless bou...I know the mining of that which is the endless bounty of Japanese graphic literature and animation, Peckish Games, Specific Rim, really kicked off with The Matrix but take a peek at Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind vs Phantom Menace, for an insight into Lucas's Magpie habits.DeadSpiderEyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687178085803686186noreply@blogger.com