Why does Darth Vader look so crappy in ANH?
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doubleohfive
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Was that the night the guy tripped out and started screaming during the dream sequence, or did that happen at the Egyptian?
That was in 1969.
Mike Farley said:
In ANH Vader sent in others to do his dirty work ( Tantive IV, Lars homestead ).
doubleohfive
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doubleohfive
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I was being rhetorical about it mostly, as my roommate had actually been at that screening when that happened. I just couldn't recall if it had been at the Aero or the Egyptian. 
I went to a screening at the Aero, which was after that had happened at the Egyptian, I believe. Glad I missed the freak out, honestly. Way to ruin the movie.
Really, then why wasn't he on Tatooine personally leading the search for those missing plans?
MAYBE IN THE REMAKE.
Really, then why wasn't he on Tatooine personally leading the search for those missing plans?
MAYBE IN THE REMAKE.
Vader obviously let the stormtroopers do that shit. You know how much he doesn't like sand.
One wonders why he wasn't at Jabba's palace with an army of troops to catch Luke at the beginning of ROTJ.
Vader obviously let the stormtroopers do that shit. You know how much he doesn't like sand.
One wonders why he wasn't at Jabba's palace with an army of troops to catch Luke at the beginning of ROTJ.
Deleted scene on the Blu-Ray explains that. Vader would much rather sit in meditation and psychically taunt Luke from hundreds of light years away. "Luuuke, Luuuuke...join us on the DARK SIDE (tm)!"
Plus the Emperor said he would come to Vader...later in the movie after that...er...maybe he told Vader earlier and reminded him.
Which is why he LEAD the Imperial troops entering the base?
Given how incompetent Stormtroopers were by the end of ANH, would you expect them to open a door?
Apparently they were cloned from the Kool-Aid Man.
Vader was indeed portrayed as a henchman in ANH, answering to Tarkin, getting scoffed at by flag-level Imperial officers, and climbing in his TIE fighter to deal with problems personally. A lordly henchman, but still. Just because he had other henchmen performing tasks for him doesn't disprove this. Geez, the guy couldn't be everywhere at once.
In ESB, he commands flag-level officers and is answerable to almost no one (considering he can slaughter them with impunity). And barely sullies himself with the scut work at all. He's shown as a lord, not a lordly henchman. If his portrayal was the same as the first movie, he would have been in the lead AT-AT instead of General Veers.
In ESB, he commands flag-level officers and is answerable to almost no one (considering he can slaughter them with impunity). And barely sullies himself with the scut work at all. He's shown as a lord, not a lordly henchman. If his portrayal was the same as the first movie, he would have been in the lead AT-AT instead of General Veers.
Except on Hoth and Bespin.
Silvercrest said:
If his portrayal was the same as the first movie, he would have just floated around in space letting others attack the base.
Exactly. And he would have been doing barrel rolls in the AT-AT and yelling "yipee" and "this is fun!"
Oh... you meant the "other" first movie.
Never mind.
NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Perhaps he just realized how freakishly boring that movie is.
