15 Things That Make No Sense About The Original Star Wars Trilogy

The original Star Wars Trilogy is one of the greatest achievements in film history, but even the best stories have things that make no sense. When George Lucas decided to tell a story more concerned with movie magic than scientific realism, it became clear that audiences would have to suspend their disbelief to some degree. This is the most wonderful aspect of a fictional universe, being able to convey ideas that would never work in the real world. However, sticking to the established rules of a story can help maintain the illusion of reality and enhance the movie experience.

when Star Wars Movies have plot holes, continuity errors, or anything that seems strange even by fictional standards, it can temporarily distract the viewer. Despite being a masterclass in good storytelling and exceptional filmmaking overall, the Star Wars Original trilogy suffers from these problems at times. Some are more obvious when you watch the film, while others become more obvious when you take a closer look. Even though they don’t ruin the movies as a whole, 15 Star Wars Moments in the original trilogy make the least amount of sense.

15

Why does C-3PO act like he doesn’t know Leia?

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One of the first plot holes in Star Wars is C-3PO’s contradictory comments about Princess Leia Organa. In the opening scene, he comments to R2-D2 that “There will be no escape for the princess this time”Implying that he knows her and is familiar with her past missions. However, when Luke Skywalker finds a recording of Leia, C-3PO claims not to know who she is and guesses that she is “A man of some importance, I believe.” It’s possible that C-3PO’s programming kept him from revealing her identity, but it’s unlikely since he already told Luke about the rebellion.

14

How did R2-D2 get this far on Tatooine alone?

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The Star Wars Movies, especially A new hopeShow that R2-D2 generally does not move quickly. He is old and tired, he sometimes has to hold on and travels in a landscape full of sand, which would block his engines. Even so, R2-D2 somehow leaves the Lars Homestead without being noticed and travels far enough to be out of sight during the relatively short time Luke Skywalker is gone. The scene where Luke and C-3PO find R2-D2 even shows him hobbling again, casting serious doubt on his ability to get this far on his own that quickly.

13

Why don’t characters in Hiding change their last name?

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The first thing a person does when they go into hiding is change their name, but letters in Star Wars Just get this half right. Obi-Wan Kenobi changes his name to “Ben Kenobi,” while Luke Skywalker is allowed to keep his father’s last name.

Living in a place that Darth Vader knows about is already dangerous, so keeping the last name just adds more unnecessary risk. Perhaps the latter names are common in the larger galaxy, and the prequels reveal that Vader did not know that Luke was alive, but It still seems odd for Obi-Wan to only change half his name.

12

A pivotal scene was edited out of order

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An oddity that most people will miss on first viewing is the scene in Ben Kenobi’s hat that was edited out of order. This is evident because C-3PO asks Luke Skywalker if he can shut down, remains powered off for a few minutes, and is suddenly awake again.

If edited in chronological order, the scene would begin with Leia’s recording, transition to Obi-Wan explaining his history and the Force, and then end with Obi-Wan asking Luke to come to Alderaan. While the final edit may improve the flow of the scene, it can be a bit distracting.

11

Didn’t the other stormtroopers see or hear Obi-Wan’s mind trick?

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Obi-Wan Kenobi’s Jedi mind trick is one of the most iconic and quotable lines of all Star WarsAlthough he should not have left his group for the storm. The movie only shows Obi-Wan influencing the mind of one stormtrooper, but there are three other stormtroopers around the Spider, all of whom should hear Obi-Wan speak. Luke Skywalker also looks visibly confused and turns his head from Obi-Wan to the stormtrooper, which should definitely have raised suspicion. Obi-Wan may have used the mind trick on all of the storms, but the scene doesn’t make it clear.

10

Yaba should not have let Han go

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Jabba the Hutt originally made his debut in Return of the JediBut a deleted scene was saved for those Star Wars Special edition. Unfortunately, this only makes Jabba’s character less intimidating by him going back and forth on whether he wants to kill Han Solo. Greedo made it clear at the Mos Eisley Cantina that Jabba had gone through with Han and had already placed a bounty on him.But that Yaba should quickly let Han off the hook and threaten to put another blessing on him. This scene adds nothing to the story and makes it unnecessarily confusing.

9

Why would Leia knowingly expose the Rebel base?

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Despite a convincing performance, Grand Moff Tarkin and Darth Vader allow the rebels to escape from the Death Star to track them with a homing beacon hidden on the Millennium Falcon. However, Princess Leia Organa quickly deduced their plan but still went straight to the rebel base, making Yavin 4 the Death Star’s next target.

If Leia knew the Empire was after them and had seen firsthand what the Death Star could do, then she should have had the Falcon Encounter another rebel ship that has not been tracked. It seems like an underground rebellion should have more stringent security measures.

8

Did the rebels really have to maneuver down the trench?

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While the strange design flaw of the Death Star was eventually explained in Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryThere is still a problem with A new hopes trench flow. General Ian Dodonna declared that the rebel pilots were “…required to maneuver directly down the trench…” To reach the exhaust port, but he never explains why this is necessary. Flying through the trench meant that the pilots were completely defenseless against the Imperial T fightersSo it seems like maneuvering outside the trench would have given them a better chance of reaching the goal.

7

Why did Obi-Wan wait three years to send Luke to Yoda?

The empire strikes back

The empire strikes back Takes place three years later A new hopeAnd it is only then that Obi-Wan’s spirit tells Luke Skywalker about Yoda. Obi-Wan believed that Luke was ready to begin his training in A new hopeAnd he was able to talk to Luke from beyond the grave, so it’s unclear why he didn’t make Luke’s continued training a priority.

The back cover of The empire strikes backs novelization originally implied that the movie was six months later A new hopeWhich would be more understandable. In canon, however, there is no explanation for Obi-Wan waiting so long.

6

How did Luke and some other rebels escape from Hoth?

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The Battle of Hoth has some of the highest stakes in Star Wars… until these Millennium Falcon Takes off. After this, Luke Skywalker and some other rebels casually retreat from the fight and seem to leave the planet easily, despite Luke seeing the Falcon Not so far. It’s odd that getting through the Imperial blockade is presented as a significant challenge, only for one ship to be relentlessly hounded while others manage to get away. Darth Vader may have prioritized these Falcon Since he knew Luke’s friends were there, but there were plenty of Star Destroyers to go around.

5

Luke’s rescue plan makes absolutely no sense

Return of the Jedi

Although Luke Skywalker and his friends successfully rescued Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, their plan was far more complicated than it needed to be. Lando Calrissian poses as a guard, Luke gives the droids to Jabba, Leia frees Han from the carbonite, Luke gains with Jabba, and then all the heroes blow up Jabba’s sail mount.

Luke’s job gets harder with each redundant attempt, thus It would have been simpler for Lando to let the group in and have them all captured at once. This would improve the pacing of the movie and make the plot feel more logical.

4

Obi-Wan should have told Luke about Leia sooner

Return of the Jedi

While it’s understandable that the Jedi split Luke and Leia up to keep them safe, it’s hard to justify Obi-Wan not telling Luke that Leia was his sister sooner. He may be afraid that the truth puts Leah in greater danger, which has happened in Return of the Jedi When Darth Vader sensed Luke’s thoughts, but she was a target of the Empire regardless. Keeping this secret prevented Leia from learning the ways of the ForceWhich would have become critical if anything ever happened to Luke. Having them be siblings would also prevent the more problematic moments between them.

3

The Ewoks overpowering Stormtroopers (or anyone)

Return of the Jedi

The Ewoks joining the fight turns the tide during the Battle of Endor, but the way they overpower the Stormtroopers looks incredibly unconvincing. Arresting the rebels made more sense, because it was clear that Luke did not want to start a fight and went to harm them when they did nothing. But during the battle, The Ewoks somehow beat the Stormtroopers into submission and pierce their armor with small arrows. It might be a fun final battle with a good theme of a seemingly primitive people defeating a technologically superior empire, but the execution of it might be hard to take seriously.

2

Why do the Ewoks already have traps capable of fighting the Empire?

Return of the Jedi

Another eyebrow-raising moment in the Battle of Endor is the Ewoks with giant traps perfectly suited to take down Imperial AT-STs. There was no way the Ewoks had enough time to set the traps Or to know they would work for that particular scenario. The film also gives no indication that these are there for another reason, and they just happened to be useful in the battle. Seeing the AT-STs explode makes for some cool visuals, but also makes the Ewoks seem a bit too prepared with any explanation.

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“Obi-Wan once thought as you do.”

Return of the Jedi

Finally, Darth Vader’s line about his history with Obi-Wan Kenobi no longer makes sense thanks to the prequel trilogy. When Luke Skywalker asks his father to leave the dark side and come with him, Vader reflects that Obi-Wan once felt the same way. However, in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, Padmé Amidala is the one who asks Anakin Skywalker to come with her and believes that there is good in himNot Obi-Wan. Although this contradiction is caused by another movie, it’s one of the most notable things that doesn’t make sense about the original Star Wars Trilogy.

• The film that launched the Star Wars franchise, Episode IV – A New Hope tells the story of Force-sensitive Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), who longs to leave his home planet of Tatooine to fight the evil Empire. After inheriting his Jedi father’s weapon, a lightsaber, Luke sets off under the tutelage of Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness) with smuggler Han Solo (Harrison Ford) to join the Rebellion and face the evil Darth Vader.

• 1980 saw the continuation of the Skywalker saga with Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. Although it was the second film in the Star Wars series itself, it would be the fifth film chronologically in the Skywalker saga itself. Created by George Lucas and directed by Irvin Kershner, this sequel sees Darth Vader attempting to find the Rebel Alliance after they destroyed the Death Star.

• The third film released and the sixth film chronologically in the Star Wars saga, Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi is a sci-fi epic adventure film that follows the adventures of Luke, Leia, Han and friends as they battle the Empire. After a narrow escape but crushing defeat at the hands of the Empire, the Rebel Alliance learns that a new Death Star has been constructed above the moon of Endor. As the war reaches its conclusion, the heroes will team up with the inhabitants of the forest planet and prepare for a final showdown with Darth Vander and the Galactic Empire.