Empire Minute 100: Emperor Baby

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What a cute baby!

Date

May 30th, 2014

Summary

Steam begins to build up in the chamber. Looking up through the steam, Luke sees a dark figure standing on a walkway above him. Luke holsters his gun and moves up the stairs to face Vader. He feels confident, eager to engage his enemy.

Guests

Meredith Woerner

Notes

Film

  • Minute 100!
  • Starts with Luke in the hallway - after being told that it's a trap - contemplating his options and figuring out what he's going to do.
  • Ends with Luke walking up the stairs to face Vader.

Podcast

  • TGIF.
  • Why is R2 even there? Why didn't Luke leave him in the car?
    • Good thing that Luke did bring R2 otherwise R2 would still be on Cloud City with the X-wing.
    • How does R2 get over that little lip in the door? He must use his rockets.
  • Luke is hoisted up on a platform. This definitely would have been a Force jump in the prequels.
  • The map of this scene doesn't make any sense:
    • Luke is following Leia and the Imperial Officer through a doorway.
    • The area behind the doorway is a closet with an elevator up to the carbon freezing chamber.
    • Where did Leia and the Imperial Officer go?
    • Maybe it's a warp pipe like in Super Mario Bros.
  • All these mechanisms on Cloud City to move things around seem very dangerous.
    • They're fast; there are no seat-belts, markings or signs. They are lawsuits waiting to happen.
    • Cloud City is a dangerous place - as is the entire Star Wars universe.
    • It's a universe without lawyers.
    • Palpatine probably went to law school (Space Yale) and has a bunch of degrees
    • The hosts would watch a frat movie starring Palaptine and his law school buddies.
    • We should have seen Palpatine as a child in the prequels.
    • Or a Star Wars babies movie called "Emperor Baby".
    • Star Wars babies was proposed at one stage. There should be kids Star Wars and adult only Star Wars.
  • There is no music in this minute - it was all used up by Lobot. Lobot controls the ambient music on Cloud City
  • The hallway look and lighting is very 1980s. The green pillar seems to get in the way constantly.
    • Is the pillar low bearing or just decorative? It might be a fountain.
    • Is this what all of Cloud City looks like?
    • Referenced: the "Battlestar Galactica" reboot (2004) and the greenhouse on Cloud 9 or the botanical cruiser.
    • There's not a lot of windows on Cloud City.
    • It gets windy up there and you can only see clouds and sunsets. Also, what about all the gas and smells?
  • Are the Special Edition additions to Cloud City and other scenes good or bad?
    • The original Return of the Jedi is the start of adding cutesy things to Star Wars for kids.
  • Luke finally holsters his weapon, remembering his training.
    • Why isn't Vader just standing near that platform when Luke appears? He could have just instantly pushed Luke into the carbon freezing chamber.
    • Vader / Anakin is not smart or quick like this - plus Vader has a flair for the dramatic.
    • Lobot must have taught Vader how to use the technical system on Cloud City.
    • Vader wanted to see how good a Jedi Luke is.
  • The later fight scene between Vader and Luke is fantastic and is more realistic than in the prequels. It is actual fighting that is not too good and therefore unbelievable.
  • Where did Luke's clean clothes come from? Shouldn't they still be dirty from Dagobah.
    • Maybe Jedi can use The Force to clean things and remove stubborn stains.
    • Or he stopped at the clothes planet on the way to Cloud City.
  • Vader's "not a Jedi yet" line is very dramatic.
  • The buttons on Vader's chest plate control sounds.
    • If what they do control is super important (e.g. his breathing) then why are they on the outside? This seems very risky.
    • Do the controls include a voice changer?
  • Vader calls Luke "young Skywalker" to keep the mystery of what he is about to reveal.