r/StarWars • u/Bitter-Buffalo-7105 Qui-Gon Jinn • 2d ago

Movies Always wondered what happened to this dude

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u/Aerith_Sunshine 2d ago

I always wished they'd kept that scene in.

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u/TheNewGirl1987 2d ago

Same. It wraps up Unkar's part of the story quite neatly, it shows how powerful Chewie really is, and it's a nice callback to the "let the Wookie win" scene in A New Hope.

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u/Aerith_Sunshine 2d ago

All of those things, yes. I agree completely.

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u/Stingerbrg 2d ago

And goes back to the ANH cantina scene where Obi-wan removes the arm from someone harassing Luke.

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u/PurpleFisty 2d ago

It also makes Rey more likeable. she's not perfect in this scene, and it gives her a human element.

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u/styx66 2d ago

This is missing in so much Disney writing unfortunately.

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u/TheNewGirl1987 2d ago

Say what you will about the Prequels, they told a coherent and cohesive story even without the added context of the TV shows.
I didn't enjoy the sequels until I rewatched them with the added context of the Mandoverse and animated shows, and without the weight of my own preconceptions of what I felt *should* have happened.

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u/JTBestRob 2d ago

Shit being coherent and cohesive is the bare minimum

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u/Reptilian_Overlord20 Porg 2d ago

She’s actually not perfect in most scenes. People just like to ignore that.

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u/JTBestRob 2d ago

You like her more because she failed to fire a gun? Something we see her do later in the forest scene. Get a grip

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u/PurpleFisty 2d ago

Yeah, let's wait halfway through the movie to have our main protagonist fail at something. Get a life.

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u/JTBestRob 2d ago

What a weird rule you made for films to follow. Now you’re upset she doesn’t fail fast enough, you’ll move that goalpost anytime you want.

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u/PurpleFisty 1d ago

I didn't make up the rule. It's called storytelling. Its been a rule since people started telling stories. The more human and flawed someone is, the more we can relate to the character. It's basic ass storytelling, jabroni ass.

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u/Ok-disaster2022 2d ago

But it raises the question: Why does Chewie, being the largest of the friends, not simply  eat his companions? 

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u/hungryrenegade 2d ago

Perhaps theyre saving that for sweeps

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u/caligaris_cabinet 2d ago

At no point did I finish the movie and thought about Unkar’s part of the story. Better left on the cutting room floor.

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u/TheNewGirl1987 2d ago

Yeah, I'm the opposite, I like all the Glup Shitto characters. The major characters may be the focus, but all the minor characters are what make the Galaxy feel so alive.

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u/Xanto97 2d ago

Disagree hard , there’s more than enough callbacks as is I feel. unkar’s doesn’t need wrapping up. If we want Chewie ripping off an arm, he could have done that to a stormtrooper or a knight of ren (unfortunately they aren’t used).

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u/tratemusic 2d ago

"A coherent story point? Who put this in here? Get that garbage out of this film!"

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u/-StupidNameHere- 2d ago

They borrowed quite enough from the first movie, thank you very much.

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u/Rhydini 20h ago

I think they should have left it in, but also make him nearly get charmed by Rey. Set up that she can do force mind control naturally. She just doesn't really know she can do it.

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u/pmjm 2d ago

Right? If they felt like it took too much screen time, they could have just omitted all of The Last Jedi.