AlleroJul 12

Star Wars is an ode to the stupidest use of battle lasers

https://lemmy.today/post/33399777

Star Wars is an ode to the stupidest use of battle lasers - Lemmy Today

Star Wars universe does have lasers of all scales and power levels. Yet literally no one uses them well on a personal scale. The Jedi (and Sith for that matter) imbue it with a power of magical stone, and then…use it as a saber. To balance this stupidity, stormtroopers, clones and droids all use slow, non-continuous energy blasters. With actual lasers, they could insta-kill any Jedi, but they cannot, because otherwise the movie wouldn’t exist.

Show threadKühlschrankJul 12

I have always wished for a serious grown up version of Star Wars. Like not being afraid to sever limbs like they used to, or worrying about your scoundrels being too scoundrel-y. Also really taking an inventory of everything and seriously thinking about how it would interact.

Like to your point - no need to toss out the more magical force elements but maybe just tone it down a bit and ground them in reality a little better? Because it’s absolutely ridiculous how they’ve become these invincible laser blocking demigods. They should be afraid to deploy, just like anyone, if there’s going to be shooting. It’s just lazy writing most of the time and it would be wonderful to see what a skilled hand could actually do with it all.

Show threadrowdy
Agreed. Star Wars was never much my cup of tea - a bit too campy. That changed with Andor and Rogue One. Those are up there with my favorite movies/tv of all time.
Jul 12 at 3:03pmWeb
Show threadKühlschrankJul 12
Rogue One was really close to what I want the franchise to be. Having a universe with the force users instead of about the force users is so much more interesting.