Poll of the Day > What was the deal with the bar fight in the first Star Wars?

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He doesn't like you (sorry)

I don't like you, either; We're wanted men. I have the death sentence in ... (I forgot how many) systems!

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And Luke is just, like, umm... what?

And then Obiwan hits on the man (Let me get you something).... .... and then he flips out
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because hans shot first
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Plothole
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Obiwan tried to mind trick him but immune species.
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It did seem random to me at the time and still does now. I can only assume they're no different than any drunkards in a bar ready to pick a fight.
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Was that the one with the Vulcan or the one with Saruman?

SunWuKung420 posted...

Obiwan tried to mind trick him but immune species.

One thing I dislike about Star Wars canon (and this is going a loooong way back) is how mind trick's changed from "weak minded" to "species dependent".
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I would guess it was just a way to get Obiwan to show off what a lightsabre is capable of... but the way the scene goes is weird
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Its... not really difficult to understand at all.

Cant tell if serious...
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rexcrk posted...

Its... not really difficult to understand at all.

Cant tell if serious...

I understand it, I just thought it flowed weird...

Why did the guy go all psycho just for "not like you either"
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Lokarin posted...

rexcrk posted...

Its... not really difficult to understand at all.

Cant tell if serious...

I understand it, I just thought it flowed weird...

Why did the guy go all psycho just for "not like you either"

Because hes an idiot at a bar whos been drinking.

People flip out over nothing all the time.
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rexcrk posted...

Its... not really difficult to understand at all.

Cant tell if serious...

This. Obi-Wan takes the time to tell Luke that Mos Eisley is a hive of scum and villainy for a reason. They were a couple of jerks at a bar itching to fight the young punk that walked into their regular drinking place.

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I always think of the Robot Chicken sketch
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Well, ok.

I just thought that it's really weird to pick a fight with. "He doesn't like you!... I don't like you either!"
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Metalsonic66 posted...

I always think of the Robot Chicken sketch

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People in bars can be assholes. Alcohol increases aggressive and reckless behavior, so while it seems random and has no place in the story other than to show off the lightsaber (and attract the attention of storm troopers too, iirc), there's no real issue.
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Luke looks like a twink, and clearly doesn't belong in the baddest biker bar on Tatooine. Some punks decided to step up. Obi-Wan laid the smack down. It's not really that hard to understand - even 6-year old me understood it pretty well.
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Lokarin posted...

He doesn't like you (sorry)

I don't like you, either; We're wanted men. I have the death sentence in ... (I forgot how many) systems!

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And Luke is just, like, umm... what?

And then Obiwan hits on the man (Let me get you something).... .... and then he flips out

The guy shot at Obi-Wan. What the fuck do you expect him to do?

jsb0714 posted...

The guy shot at Obi-Wan. What the f*** do you expect him to do?

Ya, that part is fair, that all makes sense. I just thought "I don't like you" was really... weird

I mean, ya, it's 1977, they can't exactly go raging or swearing, that wouldn't go over well
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Lokarin posted...

I mean, ya, it's 1977, they can't exactly go raging or swearing, that wouldn't go over well

You haven't seen many movies from the 70s, have you?
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ParanoidObsessive posted...

Lokarin posted...

I mean, ya, it's 1977, they can't exactly go raging or swearing, that wouldn't go over well

You haven't seen many movies from the 70s, have you?

I mean for a kid friendly space romp :V
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Lokarin posted...

I mean for a kid friendly space romp :V

Contrary to what Lucas said as an older person, Star Wars was never originally aimed at kids. That really only became a thing once he realized he could merchandise literally everything ever and make 47 billion dollars.

And as the RedLetterMedia reviews point out, it's not as if Lucas is all that good at making movies aimed at kids anyway, when you consider most of the motivation and underlying setting details of the prequels would confuse the shit out of most kids. It's more the peripheral aspects of the franchise that are strongly kid-oriented while the films - especially the later ones - are aimed at a broader general audience (in the hopes of making as much money as possible).
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