Revenge of the Sith Easter Eggs

Ant writes "Via TheForce.Net, a StarWars.com article with a great list of Easter Eggs from the third prequel movie, Revenge of the Sith. There were many cameos and hidden images." From the article: " It's tiny, but visible enough to send a warm fuzzy through the hearts of original trilogy fans. In the establishing shot of the expansive Senate docking bays, there's a tiny Millennium Falcon easing into frame. And it's not just a non-descript Corellian freighter; it's on good authority -- namely George Lucas -- that this is the infamous hunk-of-junk before it came into the ownership of either Lando Calrissian or Han Solo."

Interesting reference...

[ArbiterOne]

In the original trilogy, the characters visit cellblock 1138, a reference to Lucas' film THX 1138.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_egg_(virtual) [wikipedia.org]

Re:What bothered me about Anakin's downfall

[Anonymous Coward]

He should have been obeying his new master's orders but hating them, and hating himself too

Did you notice the tear running down his check after he killed the separatist leaders? I think he was hating himself.

Stupid webmaster

[Anonymous Coward]

If you put clickable thumbnails on a page, don't, I repeat, DON'T make them href="javascript:" links! The correct way to link to a picture which you want to show in a popup window is to make the link to the image itself and capture the onclick event to open a window. That way a visitor can middle-click the link to open the tab and disable Javascript to avoid security risks without getting empty tabs or rendering your site non-functional. and make sure that showImage returns false to stop the event before it triggers the href. [slashdot.org]

Re:heh

[Guano_Jim]

I'm just glad they snuck in a Willhelm among all those screams.

Parent is referring to the Wilhelm [onthemedia.org], a sound effect that sound artists seem to stick into every film they can as a joke.

From the above linked article:

The Wilhelm has punctuated the death and dismemberment of dozens of characters in some 20 to 25 movies, particularly in those associated with George Lucas. With appearances in some of history's biggest hits, from Star Wars to Raiders of the Lost Ark to Toy Story, clearly this sound gets around.

Listen to the RealAudio of the Wilhelm article. [onthemedia.org]

Re:huh?

[croddy]

the kessel run, allegedly, was a test of maneuverability -- not of speed. a ship that could navigate a shorter route through a mess of spatial anomalies, asteroids, black holes, etc., was an admirable ship.

Re:YT-1300 vs Millenium Falcon

[Nokey]

Wrong on both counts bub, she's a big girl with big tits (I should know, with her being my S.O.).

Re:What bothered me about Anakin's downfall

[sg3000]

> Instead of basically just a one-liner saying how he'd run the
> galaxy, it would have been more interesting for him to 'see'
> lack of order in the galaxy causing chaos.

It wasn't just a one-liner. Anakin's feelings about this were all through Episodes II and III.

In Episode II, there was the whole discussion between Padme and Anakin on Naboo. Anakin says the system doesn't work. Padme asked how would he make it work.

Anakin: We need a system where the politicians sit down and discuss the problems, agree what's in the best interests of all the people, and then do it.

Padme: That is exactly what we do. The trouble is that people don't
wlways agree. In fact, they hardly ever do.

Anakin: Then they should be made to.

Padme: By whom? Who's going to make them?

Anakin: I don't know. Someone.

Padme: You?

Anakin: Of course not me.

Padme: But someone.

Anakin: Someone wise.

Padme: That sounds an awful lot like a dictatorship to me.

Anakin: Well, if it works...

Anakin in the scene can tell that Padme is shocked, so he plays it off that he's joking. Padme can't believe that Anakin feels that way so she assumes he's just kidding.

In Episode III, when Obi-Wan laments that the Senate is going to vote for more direct power under Palpatine, Anakin is pleased because it will help them make decisions faster and fight more effectively.

Someone failed Bio

[scapermoya]

mitochondria are tiny sub-cellular organelles that reside in every living cell in the human body. They are the location of the 'electron transport chain', where various chemicals are converted to ATP, the most basic of all chemical energy carriers in the human (and other animal/plant organisms) body.

Midichlorians are exclusively in the Star Wars universe, and a 'count' of them determined one's affinity for feeling, interacting with, and manipulating omnipresent Force. In the original triology, there is no bureaucratic order of Jedi, so midichlorian counts were not performed. In the Star Wars universe, every living thing has SOME midichlorians, but only those with a high enough number had the abilities necessary to complete the training to become a Jedi Knight. This is similar to certain people not having the innate ability to compete in the Olympics. Everyone alive can interact with the Force to an extent, but only those born with enough midichlorians and trained properly could ever be Jedi Knights. There is no discontinuity between the two trilogies because the Jedi order didn't exist as an entity that actively sought and trained younglings with the proper credentials.

Saying the Jedi order in the I-III is 'snobby group' is like saying the U.S. Olympic Team is elitist.

There was no toggle switch.

[jasonhamilton]

You have to keep in mind he killed another Jedi. Once he decided that he would do what it took to save her, there was no turning back. The Jedi wouldn't accept him back after killing their own and betraying them. The fate of his wife depended on his actions and once he went down the side of the dark side....

Re:huh?

[Anonymous Coward]

Actually it was explained in a book...he went so close to a black hole or something that he actually shortened the distance of the Kessel Run.

Re:What's Wrong with New "Star Wars" Trilogy?

[Reverberant]

Nowhere is said that Darth Vader/Anakin gets weaker losing limbs. What is the midichlorian just jumped from the limbs to his head? He would be strong anyway. But I would be jumping into conclusions, don't I?

It's never stated in the movies, but the idea of Vader losing power because he loses his limbs comes straight from an interview with Lucas in the February issue of Vanity Fair (the one with the SW actors on the cover, p 167, 1st paragraph).

The article isn't online, but you can find people who have quoted portions of the article [google.com]:

"Anakin, as Skywalker, as a human being, was going to be extremely powerful. But he ended up losing his arms and a leg and became partly a robot. So a lot of his ability to use the Force, a lot of his powers, are curbed at this point, because, as a living form, there's not that much of him left. So his ability to be twice as good as the Emperor disappeared, and now he's maybe 20 percent less than the Emperor. So that isn't what the Emperor had in mind. He wanted this really super guy, but that got derailed by Obi-Wan. So he finds that, with Luke, he can get a more primo version if he can turn Luke to the Dark Side."

Sidius did NOT want Luke as a new apprentice!!

[Anonymous Coward]

"However, when he lost his arms and legs, he lost nearly half his body mass and thus his midichlorian count fell by half. Thus he went from being more powerful than Darth Sideous to being maybe 80% as powerful. Still strong, but not exactly as powerful as Sideous would like. Thus, Sideous sought a replacement in Luke.
"

This is complete and utter bullshit.

Why? Because Sidius wouldn't have attempted to rebuild the damaged Anakin knowing that he was useless. He didn't seek Luke as a replacement. Maybe you didn't catch it in Empire when Sidius wanted Darth to KILL skywalker, not join the sith. As a matter of fact, it was Darth VADER who convinced the emperor to spare Luke so that he could be transformed to the Dark Side.

As well, Sidius (In Jedi) was going to KILL Luke! So what the hell are you talking about ?

Fanboy alert! Geez

Re:What's Wrong with New "Star Wars" Trilogy?

[Brandybuck]

You have to think of Episodes I - VI as as a single movie, and due to the way Lucas made the movies, you walked into the middle of "the film".

Hate to burst your bubble, but that's utter crap. It's Lucas Revisionism at its worst. The original Star Wars was a stand alone movie. Period. It didn't even have the "Episode IV" subtitle in the original theatrical release. The plot wasn't one sixth of a story, but a near-direct reuse of the plot from "The Hidden Fortress".

Lucas may have orginally envisioned a series of movies, but he most certainly did not have a complete plot in mind for all six episodes.

Re:Just a coincidence

[SeanAhern]

Sigh. This has been hashed out long before. But I'll go ahead and add comments anyway. This will get modded way offtopic, since it is.

Read the following quotes, and ask yourself, if this were the information you had, wouldn't you consider Iraq to be a clear and present danger? If we can't trust the assertions of our Democratic leaders, who can we trust?

"One way or the other, we are determined to deny Iraq the capacity to develop weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them. That is our bottom line."
- President Clinton, Feb. 4, 1998

"If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear. We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program."
- President Clinton, Feb. 17, 1998

"Iraq is a long way from [the USA], but what happens there matters a great deal here. For the risks that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons against us or our allies is the greatest security threat we face."
- Madeline Albright, Feb 18, 1998

"He will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten times since 1983."
- Sandy Berger, Clinton National Security Adviser, Feb, 18, 1998

"We urge you, after consulting with Congress, and consistent with the U.S. Constitution and laws, to take necessary actions (including, if appropriate, air and missile strikes on suspect Iraqi sites) to respond effectively to the threat posed by Iraq's refusal to end its weapons of mass destruction programs."
- Letter to President Clinton, signed by Sens. Carl Levin, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, and others Oct. 9, 1998

"Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process."
- Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA), Dec. 16, 1998

"Hussein has ... chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies."
- Madeline Albright, Clinton Secretary of State, Nov. 10, 1999

"There is no doubt that ... Saddam Hussein has invigorated his weapons programs. Reports indicate that biological, chemical and nuclear programs continue apace and may be back to pre-Gulf War status. In addition, Saddam continues to redefine delivery systems and is doubtless using the cover of a licit missile program to develop longer-range missiles that will threaten the United States and our allies."
- Letter to President Bush, Signed by Sen. Bob Graham (D, FL,) and others, December 5, 2001

"We begin with the common belief that Saddam Hussein is a tyrant and a threat to the peace and stability of the region. He has ignored the mandated of the United Nations and is building weapons of mass destruction and the means of delivering them."
- Sen. Carl Levin (D, MI), Sept. 19, 2002

"We know that he has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical weapons throughout his country."
- Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002

"Iraq's search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam is in power.
- Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002

"We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is seeking and developing weapons of mass destruction."
- Sen. Ted Kennedy (D, MA), Sept. 27, 2002

"The last UN weapons inspectors left Iraq in October of 1998. We are confident that Saddam Hussein retains some stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, and that he has since embarked on a crash course to build up his chemical and biological warfare capabilities. Intelligence reports indicate that he is seeking nuclear weapons..."
- Sen. Robert Byrd (D, WV), Oct. 3, 2002

"I will be voting to give the President of the United States the authority to use force-- if necessary-- to disarm Saddam Hussein because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a

Re:huh?

[toph42]

From StarWars.com databank [starwars.com]:
The term Kessel Run came to encompass a number of smuggler methods designed to separate spice cargoes from licensed Imperial shippers. One particular method saw the quick distribution of spice along a slowly moving train of cargo freighters, while another approach was just a pure contest of raw speed that skirted dangerously close to the black holes of the Maw Cluster. A smuggler that managed to shave off a sizable portion of the 18-parsec Kessel Run had bragging rights indeed.