Star Wars Minute 59: Denying the Science

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Date

August 22nd, 2013.

Summary

Han expresses his opinions on the Force.

Guests

Ryan Haupt

Notes

Film

  • The chess game concludes.
  • Han bad-mouths The Force.

Podcast

  • More about the holographic chess game (called Dejarik).
  • Pete wonders if the chess sequence, which is very memorable but brief, is the Star Wars equivalent of the "CG robot stepping in poop" type scenes that we see in the prequels (ie is it just a special effects scene for special effects sake?). Pete and Alex conclude that it isn't on the basis that its a very brief sequence and is adding to the 'world' rather than just being a punchline.
  • The fantastic sound effects and design in this scene and the entire movie (eg all the little noises that the chess board creatures make, The Death Star laser warming up etc).
  • Referenced: Battle Chess, Star Wars Chess.
  • Alex thinks that Battle Chess is the kind of game in which, after many games, you'd turn off the animations to get through the game quicker.
  • In the chess game, are the creatures actually fighting each other or are they just cut scenes of (eg) Knight to Pawn. What are the rules? A request to call 8-DAY-GREEDO to explain the rules.
  • Luke "practicing his lightsaber".
  • Did Ben bring the remote training device with him or was it already on The Falcon? If he did, when did he realize that he was going to need it? If he packed it before he left his house back on Tatooine, this may add some weight to the theory that he orchestrated the whole thing.
  • Ben and Luke don't have any luggage, just two droids. Given this, how do they carry stuff around? In their robes? In R2-D2's "lightsaber slot"?
  • How the remote works. Is Ben controlling it?
  • Han is no fan of the lightsaber and the Jedi religion. Or is Han commenting on all religions not just Jedi?
  • Ryan makes the point that, in the context of just this movie, Han has never actually seen The Force do anything so is therefore rightly skeptical. However when you take into account the prequels, which reveal that there is actually a scientific blood test that can be done to determine someone's "Force power", Han becomes a creationist by denying the science of The Force.
  • In making the above excellent point, Ryan mentions the midi-chlorians and how much he dislikes the concept of these.

<To be resumed at 8:37.>

Meta Minute

  • 16:32 podcast episode length.

Quotes

  • Alex: Oh no no, I meant R2-D2 and Chewbacca, not you. You're totally forgiven.
  • "Ryan:' My Grandpa never threatened to pull my arms off if I beat him. Alex: Grandpas are known to do that!
  • Pete: Is that in quotes? Alex: What do you mean? Pete: "He's practising his lightsaber".
  • Pete: If so, was that remote in his pocket then? Alex: Just happy to see him.
  • Ryan: So Pete, they made these prequels. Pete: I've heard about those. Ryan: Yeah, so they made like three whole other movies...

Link

http://www.starwarsminute.com/2013/08/22/minute-59-denying-the-science/


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