How we remember A New Hope vs. what it's actually like

Funny how we remember things

Yes , why did not Chewie get a medal ??

MartaLina wrote: Yes , why did not Chewie get a medal ??

No idea Marta, makes me very upset

MartaLina wrote: Yes , why did not Chewie get a medal ??

If I remember right it was a production thing. Either the cost was too much to make a third or there was some trouble with the medal and the costume. I think that they explained it later in the fiction as Chewie viewing his actions as continuing to pay his life debt to Han, not something worthy of medals or recognition of any sort. I might be totally wrong though.

Goken wrote:

MartaLina wrote: Yes , why did not Chewie get a medal ??

If I remember right it was a production thing. Either the cost was too much to make a third or there was some trouble with the medal and the costume. I think that they explained it later in the fiction as Chewie viewing his actions as continuing to pay his life debt to Han, not something worthy of medals or recognition of any sort. I might be totally wrong though.

I read somewhere that a new comic shows him giving it to someone, which is why we never see it again. As for where it was during the ceremony, the fiction is still silent.

steamboat28 wrote:

Goken wrote:

MartaLina wrote: Yes , why did not Chewie get a medal ??

If I remember right it was a production thing. Either the cost was too much to make a third or there was some trouble with the medal and the costume. I think that they explained it later in the fiction as Chewie viewing his actions as continuing to pay his life debt to Han, not something worthy of medals or recognition of any sort. I might be totally wrong though.

I read somewhere that a new comic shows him giving it to someone, which is why we never see it again. As for where it was during the ceremony, the fiction is still silent.

Oh yeah! I can't believe I didn't remember that. It only came out a few weeks ago. Chewie crash lands on a planet and then helps a kid free a bunch of slaves there then gives it to the kid before leaving. It was a pretty good story.

I love how Luke is like "You mean the crazy old hermit who lives in the desert by himself? Sure, I'll believe everything he tells me and join his crackpot religion I know nothing about because he has a cool laser sword that supposedly belonged to my dad. Let's get on a ship full of criminals to help him deliver a robot to some chick I've never heard of." :huh:

And then a PRINCESS is like "oh hey strangers who have never ever been a part of our rebellion. I was gonna wait for the republic to rescue me, but since you know the last remaining and now retirement aged Jedi Ben Kenobi, I guess I should take your word for it and lead you into the garbage shoot so I can get on your crappy criminal ship that may or may not escape the tractor beam of the giant weapon that recently murdered my entire planet." :dry:

And medals are for white guys, not angry space bears... :laugh:

I always explained it like "the medal was for the crew of the Millennium Falcon, what were they gonna do, string it around both of their necks?"

Personally, I think R2 should have gotten one. He got freakin FRIED during the whole thing. The racism against droids in the films is simply APPALLING.

I keep it simple.

Chewy was essentially naked.

So there would have to pin it to him(as opposed to on him.), or on that utility belt, but I try to keep in mind that chewy was naked, and that apparenly Wookies breed asexually, as no Wookie seemed anatomically correct.

Timely topic title. My critical eye over Ep VII (in the absence of other context around it) to understand it, has actually made re-thinking about Ep IV more interesting - looking at it in a new light!! Not quite like the comic strip though..

Chewie already sold his medal before he got it I reckon, he's just so way ahead of the curve in profiteering!!