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"Would it help if I got out and pushed?"
– Leia Organa, The Empire Strikes Back

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Carrie Fisher used gaffer's tape to hold down her breasts because George Lucas 'didn't want her looking too aggressively feminine'. Carrie Fisher joked about it saying: 'No breasts bounce in space, no jiggling in the Empire.'


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I’ll be honest—when I first saw The Force Awakens, I cried when Han died.

But what stuck with me even more was that awkward moment right after, when Leia walks past Chewie and hugs Rey. Like, what?? I remember turning to my friend in the theater and saying, “Wait, did she just ignore Chewie?!”

It’s been bugging me ever since, so I finally did some digging. The reason behind that scene is not what I expected—here’s what I found.

The Force Awakens: Why Leia Hugs Rey After Han’s Death Instead of Chewbacca?

Chewie’s grieving too...💔

As Someone Who Watched the Prequels First, the ‘Palpatine Is Sidious Reveal’ Took Me by Complete Surprise.

The story below shared by u/roelgj.

It was 2005, and I was just eleven years old. My dad and I were looking for a movie to watch on TV when we saw The Phantom Menace was playing. We had never seen Star Wars before, but we were up for something new, so we decided to give it a shot.

From the moment Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan pulled out their lightsabers to battle the droids, I was hooked. The visuals, the action, the sound design—it was all mesmerizing. And don’t even get me started on the lore. The scale of the galaxy they created was mind-blowing to me at that age. From that day, I was a Star Wars fan for life. The very next weekend, Attack of the Clones was on TV, and of course, I was glued to the screen. The arena scene, the start of the Clone Wars, and Yoda wielding a lightsaber for the first time—it was epic.

Then came the news that Revenge of the Sith was about to hit theaters. Since my dad and I had enjoyed the first two movies so much, we didn’t hesitate—we went to see it on the big screen.

Now, keep in mind, I was still just 11, and all I really knew was that this was the movie where Anakin becomes Darth Vader. That was it. My family didn’t have any deep Star Wars roots...


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May the Force be with you,

Vance

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