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RETURN OF THE JEDI

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LShilk...@parc-maxc.arpa

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May 25, 1983, 12:04:00 PM5/25/83
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O.K. folks, here's the scoop! If you are planning on seeing the movie and do not
want it spoiled for you then CLICK...DELETE NOW! I could just tell you if I
thought if it was worth seeing, but why bother? You already know it's going to
be good and you'll see it anyway!
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ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO GO THROUGH WITH THIS?!?!?!?!?!?!?
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O.K. HERE GOES


Story summary...Return of the Jedi

As you might remember, in the last installment Han Solo was captured by the
bounty hunter Boba Fett and delivered to Jabba. The Rebel resistance was
delivered a harsh blow. Luke also found out that Darth Vader was actually his
father.


The Return of the Jedi begins with Luke Skywalker and his cohorts making an
attempt to bargain with Jabba for the return of Han (defrosted of course). Jabba,
not too receptive with Luke, takes him captive. Princess Leia takes a shot to
rescue Han and sucessfully frees him from his carbonite freeze. However, in the
attempt, she is captured and turned into a slave. Jabba decides to sentence all of
them to death by taking them to the Dune Sea and feeding them to a mighty
underground creature to "suffer the agony of being digested over 1000 years".
Luckily, Lando Calrissian is there to free them in a dramatic rescue. All except
Luke returns the Rebel Base; he must thank an old friend on a planet in the
Dagoba system.

Luke visits Yoda to thank him for his instruction in the ways of the Jedi which
helped him rescue his friends from Jabba. Yoda is dying, and in his final words
he tells Luke he is not a Jedi Warrior until he confronts the evil Darth Vader.
Only then will he truly be a Jedi.

Upon returning to the Rebel Base it is disclosed the Empire is building a new,
more powerful Death Star. Still under construction, this terror is still
non-operational and must be destroyed. The Death Star is being protected by a
force field originating from Tatooine, the planet it is orbiting, which must first
be disabled (Han, Luke, Leia, C3PO and R2D2). It is important the station is
destroyed before a Rebel attack led by Lando reaches the Death Star.

Arriving on Tatooine, Han and the rest meet up with a tribe of creatures known
as Ewoks. These furry little guys (about 3 feet tall) are befriended by the group
and offer to help them disable the power station. Much resistance is encountered
with the Empire laying in wait, anticipating an attack on the station. Luke is
captured by Darth Vader and taken to the Death Star where he is to be
indoctrinated to the dark side of the Force.

Lando and his party of Rebels arrive at the Death Star only to find the force
field still operational, and must fight off the Empire until Han can manage to
eliminate the force field.

On the Death Star we see Darth and the evil Emperor trying to turn Luke to the
dark side. Luke resists and tries to sway Darth (his father) from evil. A light
saber duel ensues with Luke severing Darth's right arm (ala Empire). The
Emperor encourages Luke to finish him off, leaving Luke the heir to Darth's
reign. But Luke does not, refusing to be duped into the hateful dark side. As a
result, the Emperor decides to destroy Luke with a sort of electrical field from his
fingertips. Apparently Luke's efforts to sway Darth were not in vain. In a
dramatic scene Darth Vader picks up the Emperor and tosses him down a
cylindrical tube leading to the power core of the Death Star marking an end to
the evil Emperor. But Darth is dying, and in a moving scene, he asks Luke to
remove his helmet so that he may see his son with his own eyes before he dies.
He appears as an unassuming middle aged, bald man where without his garb
appears somewhat less of a terror. In his final breath, he turns from the dark
side.

In the finale, Han and the Ewoks manage to disable the force field station,
leaving the Death Star exposed for an attack. Luke manages to escape with the
body of his father shortly before the battle station is destroyed. Later on Tatooine
Luke creamates his father in a funeral and a celebration over the destruction of
the Death Star ensues. The movie ends with the etherial images of Obi-Wan
Kenobi, Yoda, and Luke's father (Anakin Skywalker...his real name) looking over
the celebration.

Go see the movie. You won't be dissapointed.

Larry

rba...@allegra.uucp

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May 29, 1983, 8:10:41 PM5/29/83
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For those who read the article:
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The planet from which the shield protecting the new Death Star,
is not Tatooine! Jabba the Hutt lives on Tatooine, the Ewoks live
on the Moon of Endor, where the force field generator is.

Danny Espinoza
allegra!rba-dx

BROL...@parc-maxc.arpa

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May 31, 1983, 3:31:00 PM5/31/83
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Lando Calrissian being at the Dune Sea was not luck. Luke had it all planned
out and he was the one who actually started the rescue attempt. The reason
Luke returned to the Dagoba system was not only to thank a friend, but also to
complete his training.

The Emperor had foreseen everything that had happened and knew that there
would be an attack on the power station and he had men waiting. Luke was not
captured by Darth Vader. He surrender on his only, thinking he could reason
with Vader and turn him back to the good side of the force.

Luke actually only severed the right hand of Vader, which was mechanical.
Upon seeing this Luke seemed to think about the fact that his own right hand
was now mechanical and maybe he saw himself turning into a Darth Vader
figure (lots of mechanical parts instead of human parts). This may have helped
him in staying with the good side of the force.

Paul

Talsm...@parc-maxc.arpa

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Jun 1, 1983, 1:03:00 PM6/1/83
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I believe the significance of Luke focusing on Darth Vader's severed hand and
then his own was to imply that Luke was recalling how his father (Vader) had
once had this similar advantage in their earlier dual (The Empire Strikes Back),
but had not killed Luke. Darth Vader's apparent hint of compasion for his son at
that moment was what Luke held as proof that his father was not in fact evil to
the core and lost forever to the dark side of the Force. (This he stated at the
time of his surrendered to Vader.)

Remembering this as he was about to kill Vader enabled Luke's own compasion
for his father to overcome his hatred and to resist falling to the dark side of the
Force.

So in actuality, it was Darth Vader's compassion for his son that saved Luke from
the dark side of the Force, and Luke's compassion for his father that saved
Anakin Skywalker (Vader) from the same destiny.

Regardless, however, "Return of the Jedi" was an execellent movie in every
respect and I hope the sequels keep right on coming.


~~ Randy ~~

KLGro...@parc-maxc.arpa

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Jun 2, 1983, 12:10:02 PM6/2/83
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I would apprecitate it greatly if you would put a spoiler header on your
messages about movies that some people haven't rushed right out to see.
I read half of your message before I realized it contained direct facts
from the movie.

Have a NICE day....

Kevin

Fullm...@parc-maxc.arpa

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Jun 2, 1983, 1:04:00 PM6/2/83
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Kevin,

I have solved that problem by NOT READING THE MESSAGES, but storing them
for later referral.
I haven't yet seen the movie, but I will be seeing the movie eventually.

Don

KLGro...@parc-maxc.arpa

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Jun 2, 1983, 1:49:25 PM6/2/83
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The point is that the proper way to send those type of messages is to
have a spoiler heading...good lord, haven't we been through this about
95 times before?

Send it with a spoiler heading, please, if it deals with plot details.
It won't kill you.

Kevin

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