Star Wars Minute 41: Death and Torture

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Date

July 29th, 2013.

Summary

Luke returns home to a grisly scene and Leia gets interrogated.

Guests

Mars Wong

Notes

Film

• Grisly close-up in this minute.
• Tiefighters and Death Star corridors debut in this minute.

Podcast

• Torturebot.
• Nature of the attack on the homestead.
• The 'Ben attack' conspiracy theory and how the attack went down.
• Ben and Uncle Owen not liking each other.
• The fate of Treadwell.
• Does Luke feel survivior's guilt following the attack? Mars thinks he feels rage and it slowly builds inside him.
• Mark Hamill's windblown and high hair line (mentioned by Pete).
• Luke's general reaction and feelings in this scene; there seems to be a lot going on.
• The different camera wipes used in these sequences and if they mean anything.
• Tiefighters.
• Star Wars toys and how people approached collecting them (sorry everyone!).
• Growing up with Star Wars and how different people discovered it.
• A preferable viewing order of the movies - 4 5 1 2 3 6.
• The prequels and related matters.
• Corridors (mentioned by Pete).
• The guys walking with Darth Vader (alternately known as Death Squad Commanders, Death Star Commanders, Star Destroyer Commanders) and what their purpose is. Escorts for Vader?
• Vader has to duck to enter the cell. Design fault? Admiral Motti trying to annoy Vader by making the ceilings and doors just a little bit too small? The Death Star being a scale model for the real Death Star (Death Star II in RotJ)?

Meta Minute

• 22:03 podcast episode length.
• Mars is the youngest guest on the podcast up until this point.
• Referenced: The parody called Troops based on the TV show Cops. This is one of the first Star Wars fan films.

Quotes

• Mars: And I am Mars Wong from Lower Manhattan.
• Alex: We're getting kind of off our charter here.
• Alex: C'mon you guys we've got a job to do here.

Link

http://www.starwarsminute.com/2013/07/29/minute-41-death-and-torture/

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