"The Physics in Star Wars Isn’t Always Right, and That’s OK" Topic
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Tango01 | 17 Dec 2015 4:29 p.m. PST |
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens is finally in theaters (or at least it's close enough). I wanted to take a moment to clear up a few points. Don't worry—this will be a SPOILER FREE post since I haven't even seen the new movie. A Summary of Star Wars Physics This might come as a surprise to some people, but I have been writing about Star Wars physics for a very long time. In an effort to share all my past Star Wars posts, I am tweeting them under the hastag #StarWarsPhysics. In case you can't tell, I am sharing my favorite #StarWars posts from the past 8 years. You can see them all at #StarWarsPhysics— Rhett Allain (@rjallain) December 15, 2015 I think one of my favorite Star Wars posts was the one where I looked at Han Solo shooting Greedo in Episode IV. In case you aren't aware, the original version showed Han shooting Greedo before Greedo tried to shoot Han. In the new version, Greedo shoots first. I wanted to see if there was enough time for Han to react and shoot Greedo or he had already planned on shooting him. I will let you read the analysis if you are interested, but my favorite part is my speculation on what it means if Han shoot first (from a character development perspective). Perhaps this is what Han was thinking if he shot second. "Oh, here is that Greedo guy again. I know what he is going through, pressure from Jabba the Hut to bring in someone and someone soon. Well, he is probably a good guy deep down. He won't shoot me, I know he won't. But you know what, I will keep my gun out just in case…." Full text here link Amicalement Armand |
15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 17 Dec 2015 4:41 p.m. PST |
How many times do I have to tell you that Star Wars is more fantasy and magic than syfy and "real science"? |
Dynaman8789 | 17 Dec 2015 4:47 p.m. PST |
Yup, any relationship between science and Star Wars is strictly accidental. |
tberry7403 | 17 Dec 2015 6:28 p.m. PST |
Yup, any relationship between science and Science Fiction movies is strictly accidental. There, I fixed it for you. |
15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 17 Dec 2015 6:34 p.m. PST |
I assume you're only kidding. 'The Martian' is a science fiction movie that mostly got it right. |
John the OFM | 17 Dec 2015 6:42 p.m. PST |
How many times do I have to tell you that Star Wars is more fantasy and magic than syfy and "real science"? +1 |
Gunfreak | 18 Dec 2015 3:58 a.m. PST |
Star wars is a western meets lord of the rings, but with glowy swords and glowy bullets. |
Old Wolfman | 18 Dec 2015 7:52 a.m. PST |
Han was just faster,that's all. JMO |
Calculon | 22 Dec 2015 9:34 a.m. PST |
A Cambridge University scientist's take on it (WARNING: mild spoilers): link |
Mithmee | 22 Dec 2015 2:04 p.m. PST |
Greedo was dead the moment he confronted Han. |
Sargonarhes | 26 Dec 2015 10:01 p.m. PST |
To say there is science in Star Wars is to say the same thing about Battletech I guess then. But then there are those that call it pseudo-science in Star Trek as well. So I guess every one is back on even ground then right? |
Hafen von Schlockenberg | 29 Dec 2015 8:25 p.m. PST |
Maybe the difference is between Science Fiction and "Sci-Fi",a term coined by that jokester showman Forrest J. Akerman in the fifties,as parallel to "Hi-Fi",itself a new,strange, and "hip" term. SF fans hated it,especially after journalists latched on to it.I came up in the time when it's use immediately identified the speaker as a non SF reader. Later,in the 70s,a couple of sf critics including Damon Knight thought it could be useful as a critical term to identify hack-work. Still later critic Susan Wood began using the term "skiffy", a friendlier sounding pronunciation,to refer to " colorful, sometimes entertaining,junk sf",to quote The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. Star Wars is skiffy. That said,I drove with my girlfriend from Richmond,VA to DC'S Uptown Theater to meet my brother for one of the first showings of the original film. I had forgotten until reminded recently that it only premiered in 32 theaters,because the studio was sure it would flop. And I'd also forgotten until my brother reminded me that we got some of the first "sensurround" effects--they were blasting for the Metro nearby,and every now and then the building would shake;I hope it was at "appropriate" times. I also confess that I didn't let my sf fan snobbery get in the way when a beautiful blonde once came up to me and gushed "Hey I really dig sky-fy!". I blush now to think about it. |
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