Star Wars Minute 115: The Actual Blowing Up

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Date

November 8th, 2013

Summary

The Death Star bursts into a supernova, creating a spectacular heavenly display.

Guests

Tim Kreider

Notes

Film

• What a minute this is!
• Starts with Darth Vader spinning off into space after being clipped by Tag or Bink and ends with Luke Skywalker arriving safely back at the rebel base on Yavin 4 after blowing up The Death Star.

Podcast

• There is a shot of Chewbacca in this sequence, although he does look like he's just woken up - maybe he had a nap after they left Yavin 4. Or he knew that he wasn't going to get a medal if they won.
• The proton torpedoes and how they work.
  • They make a 90 degree turn into an exhaust port.
  • The gravity on The Death Star plays a role in this.
  • In the pilot briefing before the attack the torpedoes are shown taking this path so it was certainly part of the plan.
  • Are the torpedoes heat seeking?
  • There is no real concensus on this matter in Star Wars fandom.
  • The targeting computers may be linked to the torpedoes and the distance they travel before turning "south".
  • If so, does this mean that Luke is controlling them with his mind (using The Force) when he turns off his targeting computer?
  • Or is it just to do with when he (or Ben) fires / releases them?
  • They're certainly very cool and are not seen very often in Star Wars.
• Luke's face when he fires the torpedoes reflects someone that has just had a 'welcome release'. There are a lot of connotations in this scene.

Meta Minute

• 26:34 podcast episode length.

 Tim became obsessed with explosions between the ages of 10 and 12 (or the ages of 10 and 42) because of this scene.
 He created a great drawing of the Death Star explosion.
 This image became very important to his sub-conscious.
 It is why he is here (on Star Wars Minute) - its all about the Death Star explosion.

Quotes

• Tim: This is the minute I signed on for!
• Pete: Impersonates The Death Star blowing up.
• Alex: Its not a suck port.

Link

http://www.starwarsminute.com/2013/11/08/minute-115-the-actual-blowing-up/

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