Chewbacca could be female for all we know. Equality!Sorry, no. In the only Star Wars movie that matters, Chewbacca's family is explicitly referred to as "his" wife, father, and son.
Lucas — I was thinking that this old guy could have been [Indiana's] mentor. He could have known this little girl when she was just a kid. Had an affair with her when she was eleven.... He’s thirty-five, and he knew her ten years ago when he was twenty-five and she was only twelve. It would be amusing to make her slightly young at the time.posted by tzikeh at 12:29 AM on April 18, 2011 [1 favorite]
Spielberg — And promiscuous. She came onto him.
Lucals — Fifteen is right on the edge. I know it’s an outrageous idea, but it is interesting. Once she’s sixteen or seventeen it’s not interesting anymore.
Running around like twats, firing at everything in sight except the people they're actually trying to hit.
One memorable exchange of dialogue was partially ad-libbed. Originally, Lucas wrote a scene in which Princess Leia professed her love to Han Solo, with Han replying "I love you too." Harrison Ford felt the characterization was not being used effectively, and Kershner agreed. After several takes, the director told the actor to improvise on the spot. Ford changed Solo's line to "I know."[14]posted by Brandon Blatcher at 12:19 PM on April 18, 2011
But on the other, her slave outfit is not exactly a strong proclamation of gender equality.Girls at cons seem to really like wearing that outfit though, at least from the pictures I've seen.
Tenel Ka struggled with the importance of a lightsaber, believing that it was the warrior's skill that mattered, and not their weapon.[5]While her friends began constructing their lightsabers, Tenel Ka set out doing rigorous physical training to prove to herself that she was able to handle a lightsaber, and upon hearing from Lowbacca that the three were nearly complete, began creating her own.[5]Of course, this construction turns out shoddy, causes her blade to die, and leads to her losing an arm, but I think we all learned an important lesson about hubris from that one.
Tenel Ka considered several options for the lightsaber handle, wanting something suitable for a warrior of Dathomir, thinking of the rancor as the appropriate symbol. She then remembered that she had kept two of the smaller teeth from her grandmother's favorite rancor, when it had died a few years earlier. The two treasured possessions would be of the right shape and size.
With Lowbacca flying her to a volcano, Tenel Ka traveled down a lava tube and found the crystals within that she used as her lightsaber's focusing crystals. Back at the temple, Tenel Ka realized the tooth's hollow that she had chosen was a little too small for the crystal arrangement she had hoped for. Her closer inspection also revealed a tiny flaw in each hazy volcanic crystal, but decided to make do as her sense of competition urged her to complete its construction quickly. Her blade was a white-gray color due to the volcano's crystals.
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Also, George Lucas hates women.
posted by mikeh at 5:08 PM on April 17, 2011 [3 favorites]