Post by ||:Blackstar:|| on Jul 9, 2006 14:29:12 GMT -5
Why the Ewoks must die:
I object to Ewoks for the reason that many people like them; ie, that they are cute and fuzzy. The Ewoks seem to be purely an attractant for children and a play for money on the part of the director. They would not be objectionable if only they were not so adorable. During the Battle of Endor, a single dead Ewok is given fourteen seconds of screen time. This is a great deal more than the time given to the rubble of Alderaan, an entire planet which was callously destroyed by the Empire and the inhabitants of which were much less likely to want to eat our hero[es] for lunch. Alderaan was a peaceful place and much more friendly to the Alliance than the Ewoks were and would have been were it not for 3PO.
Also, the species in question seems to be a rather stupid one. They attempted to kill and eat Han and Luke. They also worshiped C-3PO as a god, which he patently is not.
Ewoks also have very annoying songs which are quite apt to become stuck in one's head upon hearing them. The lyrics of these songs, being unintelligible and unsubtitled, are useless to the majority of the audience.
Many fans of the Star Wars series dislike the Ewoks, believing that the scenes with them defeating a legion of the Emperor's "best" Stormtroopers stretch credibility even for a space opera, and that their cuteness was purely an attempt to introduce opportunities for merchandising rather than a serious addition to the story .
Furthermore, despite the fact that the word "Ewok" is never uttered or mentioned in Return of the Jedi, most people know their name, providing additional ammo to those that believe them to be a product of the shrewd merchandising and marketing teams at Lucasfilm.
I object to Ewoks for the reason that many people like them; ie, that they are cute and fuzzy. The Ewoks seem to be purely an attractant for children and a play for money on the part of the director. They would not be objectionable if only they were not so adorable. During the Battle of Endor, a single dead Ewok is given fourteen seconds of screen time. This is a great deal more than the time given to the rubble of Alderaan, an entire planet which was callously destroyed by the Empire and the inhabitants of which were much less likely to want to eat our hero[es] for lunch. Alderaan was a peaceful place and much more friendly to the Alliance than the Ewoks were and would have been were it not for 3PO.
Also, the species in question seems to be a rather stupid one. They attempted to kill and eat Han and Luke. They also worshiped C-3PO as a god, which he patently is not.
Ewoks also have very annoying songs which are quite apt to become stuck in one's head upon hearing them. The lyrics of these songs, being unintelligible and unsubtitled, are useless to the majority of the audience.
Many fans of the Star Wars series dislike the Ewoks, believing that the scenes with them defeating a legion of the Emperor's "best" Stormtroopers stretch credibility even for a space opera, and that their cuteness was purely an attempt to introduce opportunities for merchandising rather than a serious addition to the story .
Furthermore, despite the fact that the word "Ewok" is never uttered or mentioned in Return of the Jedi, most people know their name, providing additional ammo to those that believe them to be a product of the shrewd merchandising and marketing teams at Lucasfilm.
