1. If the Ewoks had been handled properly, they would have been fantastic. But the execution was faulty.
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@HeerJeet What else could they have been? Sentimental teddy-bears is basically what they were.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet One of the best things about SW VII is *no Ewoks* or other cute animals. BB-8 is R2D2, but that's fine.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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7. Sentimentalism was combined with some retrogressive racist mythology. Remember how Ewoks mistake C3PO for a God?
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@HeerJeet the ewok god is "Kundowak", also known as the "tin god" in ewok lore.
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@HeerJeet as I recall the lore,that was due to budget constraints- original plan was for the finale to be at Kashyyk, the Wookiee homeworld.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet FFS, man.That the Ewoks opposed Empire bc E was destroying trees must also be a sly bigoted snub to environmentalist mvmt amirite?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet no the ewoks *are* the teddy bears, converted from the originally intended wookies. Seems like a glaring omission from this essay.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Noghri's in Expanded Universe were much better. Fierce warriors that prefer peace but are exploited by Empire.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Perhaps because he increasingly cared more about marketing toys to kids than about anything else? -
@benjamingeer@HeerJeet Yep. They redesigned some ships so they would make better toys. The marketing tail wagging the creative dog.
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