• WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    a) They thought he’d miss. Wedge missed his shot and he was a much more skilled pilot than Luke.

    b) For most of his approach he had Darth Vader on his tail. They were probably expecting Luke’s X-Wing to be blown up before he could even take a shot.

    • 1984@lemmy.today
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      3 days ago

      That was why the movie was so good. He was not a hero. Just some farm boy without ego, without oneliners. What movie today has that…