17th June 2005, 1:09 AM
DJ, sometimes there is something to be said for trying to NOT be realistic... and often in films and videogames, the game is a lot more fun, or the movie is a lot better, if you aren't realistic. :)
A Mario platformer with a jump only as high as a real person would be pretty boring... as would Star Wars with invisible lasers, no hyperdrive or Force, and no sound in space... you know this. Why can't you just say 'this universe has different rules from our own and that's okay'?
(Oh, there actually is an explanation in the books for the 'sound in space' thing, they excuse it with 'they have sound generators in the ships that simulate the sounds'... :) (of course this doesn't explain the music, but all films have music, and we just pretend that in the "real world" it wouldn't exist. :)))
I'm not sure what you mean about them not being burned when they should be... when the Jedis have been hit with lightsabers they get hurt just like anyone else... remember, lightsabers don't create giant heat fields! They're closer to lasers than heatlamps, DJ...
In some specific case, sure, but not most of the time.
A Mario platformer with a jump only as high as a real person would be pretty boring... as would Star Wars with invisible lasers, no hyperdrive or Force, and no sound in space... you know this. Why can't you just say 'this universe has different rules from our own and that's okay'?
(Oh, there actually is an explanation in the books for the 'sound in space' thing, they excuse it with 'they have sound generators in the ships that simulate the sounds'... :) (of course this doesn't explain the music, but all films have music, and we just pretend that in the "real world" it wouldn't exist. :)))
Quote:Yes ABF, I agree that the rules have to be slightly, well okay majorly, different. And yes, it's about continuity with itself, but that's what I'm talking about here. If the Jedi can hold back air that should be roasting them alive, they should be able to withstand a lightsaber.
I'm not sure what you mean about them not being burned when they should be... when the Jedis have been hit with lightsabers they get hurt just like anyone else... remember, lightsabers don't create giant heat fields! They're closer to lasers than heatlamps, DJ...
Quote:Ya know, just once I'd like to see a space battle where there was no sound (except maybe the music). IT CAN TOO BE DRAMATIC! Yeesh do you lack an artistic taste? War movies sometimes blank out all the sound completely and just play music in the background as the battle goes on. I THINK the same thing could work for space battles.
In some specific case, sure, but not most of the time.
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