Star Wars Rogue One MASSIVE SPOILERS BY BERKUT

[celedhring]

I think we are saying essentially the same. Most of the technology in Star Wars doesn't make any sense if you pry on it, but those liberties are there because they help make the films more fun. I.e. AT-ATs are the most idiotic ground vehicle ever, but god damn ESB would be a lesser film if the Empire employed some boring tank. And don't get me started if space battles had no noise in them.

[The Brain]

Midi-chlorians explain everything Star Wars to me in a scientifically satisfactory manner. I'm happy that George Lucas put them in there. As a scientist science in space opera is critically important to me.

[garbon]

Midi-chlorians explain everything Star Wars to me in a scientifically satisfactory manner. I'm happy that George Lucas put them in there. As a scientist science in space opera is critically important to me.

What's a scientist science and how does one become that?

[viper37]

how does one become that?

by skipping a comma?

[Eddie Teach]

Comas aren't very fun. I don't blame him for skipping it.

[The Brain]

Why is garbon uppity?

[Josquius]

I take midi-chlorians as non literal canon.
That yes.  People in universe think that this is how the force works.
But that says more about the republic than anything -  they believed that they stood supreme over the galaxy and had a full understanding of the laws of science. As that's what the force had to be.  Science.  Their world view just couldn't accept that there existed magic outside or their control or understanding.
Everyone locking into this anti faith view is what ultimately doomed the jedi.

[garbon]

Comas aren't very fun. I don't blame him for skipping it.

Have you ever been in one?

[Eddie Teach]

Yeah, for several days.

[garbon]

[grumbler]

I find the attempt to provide 'scientific" explanations for the powers and events in Star Wars highly puzzling.  The series doesn't attempt to be scientific - it is a fantasy set in the world of starships, and was never intended to be taken as hard science fiction.  Things work the way they do because that's what the plot required, and because magic is cheaper to shoot than than science.  It's science works just fine within its own universe, and cannot be removed from that universe into ours without falling apart.

[The Brain]

I find the attempt to provide 'scientific" explanations for the powers and events in Star Wars highly puzzling.  The series doesn't attempt to be scientific - it is a fantasy set in the world of starships, and was never intended to be taken as hard science fiction.  Things work the way they do because that's what the plot required, and because magic is cheaper to shoot than than science.  It's science works just fine within its own universe, and cannot be removed from that universe into ours without falling apart.

Pistols at dawn, sir!

[garbon]

I find the attempt to provide 'scientific" explanations for the powers and events in Star Wars highly puzzling.  The series doesn't attempt to be scientific - it is a fantasy set in the world of starships, and was never intended to be taken as hard science fiction.  Things work the way they do because that's what the plot required, and because magic is cheaper to shoot than than science.  It's science works just fine within its own universe, and cannot be removed from that universe into ours without falling apart.

Pistols at dawn, sir!

Midday might be better. That's a less antisocial hour.

[Admiral Yi]

Yeah, for several days.

[Crazy_Ivan80]

there's no way to be entirely sure but it seems there's a cockpit of a YT-2000 in one of the shots the first time you see Yavin. Upper left iirc.