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- From: Michael_Hilgers@k.maus.de (Michael Hilgers)
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- Subject: Re: Meaningless dialogue
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- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 92 01:26:00 GMT
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- In an article Dan Shoham (shoham@ll.mit.edu) writes:
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- s>In article <1992Dec26.152050.1@camins.camosun.bc.ca>
- s>comptec92023@camins.camosun.bc.ca writes:
- >Meaningless dialogue
- >ANH C-3PO "...the dammage doesn't look as bad from out
- >here."
- >Can anyone explain the significance of this useless statement???
- s>
- s>"That's funny, the damage doesn't look as bad from out here."
- s>
- s>I think this line ties in with another mysterious C3PO statement a short
- s>time earlier: "Did you hear that? They've shut down the main reactor.
- s>We'll be destroyed for sure. This is madness!".
- s>
- s>One might ask, why was the main reactor shut down? Well, it wasn't
- s>madness :-), the Blockade Runner decided to avoid destruction by
- s>(apearing to) surrender. A very sensible thing to do when you have the
- s>Rebel's sole copy of the DS plan. Furthermore, the rebels hoped that
- s>diplomatic immunity and fear of senatorial action will moderate whatever
- s>the Empire had in mind for them. After all, only DV is so bold as to
- s>ignore both factors (according to Leia). It was the rebel's bad luck
- s>that exactly DV was on the attacking SD.
- s>
- s>C3PO, not privy to such delicate command decisions is mystified at the
- s>decision to shut down the main reactor. Thinking that the BR was too
- s>damaged in battle to offer resistance, C3PO was again surprised to find
- s>that it has surrendered (nearly) intact.
- s>
- s>- This is NOT a highly speculative interpertation (unlike most of my
- s>posts :]). The only way one can explain the decision to shut down the
- s>main reactor, is as a decision to (appear to) surrender. (This brings up
- s>the evil of DV who ignore diplomatic norms). C3PO surprise at the low
- s>level of damage only reinforces the point that the BR choose not to
- s>fight to the end.
- s>
- s>-- On another level, C3PO may actually be viewed in a favorable light in
- s>this incident (uncharacteristic, but not unique). While the rebels hoped
- s>diplomatic norms would protect them, the simple minded C3PO actually had
- s>the Imperial intentions figured out in his "black and white"
- s>understanding of things.
- s>
- s>- What do you guys think?
- s>
- s>
- s>Dan Shoham shoham@ll.mit.edu
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- It sounds logically to me and seems to be a good explaination of this dialogue.
-
- Michael michael_hilgers@K.maus.de
-