QUOTE (DarthTherion @ Jul 3 2005, 01:07 AM)
I might as well set this plot point straight. In the first place, there was no chance Vader was going to go back to check on his "family" on Tatooine. He met them only once, very briefly, and his memories of his time there are not exactly pleasant. What possible reason would he have for checking up on them?
Secondly, allowing Luke to keep the Skywalker surname is something Obi-wan probably decided -- he was hoping that once Luke became a hero and met up with his father, Vader would learn the name and realize that Luke was his son. This would have several positive effects -- it would shock Vader, remind him of his past, make the fight more difficult for him, stir up emotions, etc.
Thirdly, Vader and Palpatine firmly believe the baby (they think there was only one child) is dead. There is absolutely no reason either of them would ever be searching for a child.
I like how you have to "set plot points straight" and give "definitive" answers to questions from other fans, like you're some kind of special Star Wars nerd or something.
By leaving all these little bits that don't make sense in the new Star Wars movies, it just gives off the impression that Lucas isn't really that worried about making any sense of the whole thing at all. It's like he just wanted to get certain things in the new movies and didn't care at all what happened before. He'll probably edit the old ones and make them crappier, again.
It just bothers me and seems like the new PT is actually taking away from the OT by explaining things that don't really need explanation. It make absolutely no sense to watch Episode III and then pop in 1977's (I think) "A New Hope." I mean come on, anyone that sees these movies in order from 1-6 for the first time is going to be really confused. Let's face it, the best part of Star Wars was LUKE, I AM YOUR FATHER. That means nothing now. Sure, most of us will show our kids the movies 4-6 first, and some won't even show them the PT (haha), but that's not the point. These movies were necessary, and they couldn't even stick to the original plot. He had Three whole new movies to follow a few simple rules.
I guess I'd just rather not have learned about Anakin or Yoda with a light saber or anything like that. When I originally saw the movies, I had no reason to want to see what happened before, and I still don't.
I've said it before, even if there weren't so many plot holes or annoying parts that just don't go together with the originals, the movies still probably would have sucked in my opinion. It's just annoying that so many little things come up that don't make sense when you watch the originals.