One question I have - Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Discussion

[–] MikeCable (1668) 2 years ago

They went in after the main generator had been destroyed.

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[–] MovieChatUser497 (18943) 2 years ago

No they had entered the base before Veers blew up the generator . Watch the scene again

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[–] MikeCable (1668) 2 years ago

I did watch it, on YouTube, but admittedly it was only part of the battle, or edited. I must have missed something.

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[–] MovieChatUser497 (18943) 2 years ago

Yeah as Han and Leia are leaving you hear someone over the intercom say “imperial troops have entered the base” then in the next scene Veers blows the shield generator

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[–] KingsRule (891) 2 years ago

Was the wampa also waiting for the shield to be destroyed? I guess they were more intelligent than they looked.....

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[–] MikeCable (1668) 2 years ago

Wasn't there a bunch of wampas kept in a storage room in the base? I recall a deleted scene where we see the room. Or maybe I'm thinking of that really early script by Leigh Brackett.

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[–] KingsRule (891) 2 years ago

You mean this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVcn8dRdMbo

I wonder why the Rebels would allow wampas to be kept in their base?

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[–] Oskar (274) a year ago

They're too nice to slaughter them all, but wanted them to be out of harm's way until they left.

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[–] pjl69 (2439) 2 years ago

Slow ship penetrates the shield... oh wait, wrong movie.

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[–] millsey72 (9604) a year ago

Please stay on topic with the correct movie. You could have just deleted your comment instead of saying wrong movie

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[–] Oskar (274) a year ago

How could the Battle Droids walk through the forcefield which turned their blaster shots? Physical things can pass through pass through forcefields, laser bolts can't.

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[–] MovieChatUser497 (18943) a year ago

Then why did the Endor shield have to be deactivated so that Han and everyone else could get down to the moon?

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[–] [deleted] a year ago

Didn't you see the briefing with the CGI schematic? The Endor shield encompassed miles around the shield generator, up into space, and around the Death Star, protecting the whole area. Otherwise, any ship attempting to enter it would blow up.

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[–] MovieChatUser497 (18943) a year ago

And if the same type of shield was around the base how could Vader get in when the shield was still up?

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[–] [deleted] a year ago

It probably wasn't the same type of shield. As I recall, the Imperials detected the Hoth energy shield and simply said that it was strong enough to deflect any bombardment. I'm guessing orbital bombardment here, so the Hoth shield was basically like a giant umbrella, but the Imperials could still land AT-ATs outside the perimeter and march their way in, "under the shield", so to speak. The Imperials still had to destroy the generator to deactivate the shield altogether and then start bombarding the base from orbit.

Just my guess.

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[–] MovieChatUser497 (18943) a year ago

Well I appreciate your speculation

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