The era is practically defined by making us go “What the heck?”. Darth isn’t a name. Boba Fett’s a clone. Midichlorians exist. The list goes on. They should have been consistent with the army organization you are right. But looking for consistency in the CW era was already futile.

Even the name “GAR” was weird. The Grand Army of the Republic was an association of US civil war veterans. Sort of a forerunner of today’s VFW.

On 8/23/2019 at 9:13 AM, TauntaunScout said:

The era is practically defined by making us go “What the heck?”. Darth isn’t a name. Boba Fett’s a clone. Midichlorians exist. The list goes on. They should have been consistent with the army organization you are right. But looking for consistency in the CW era was already futile.

Even the name “GAR” was weird. The Grand Army of the Republic was an association of US civil war veterans. Sort of a forerunner of today’s VFW.

I've never though that any of those things was weird. Darth being a title works fine (much better than it being a name, IMO), Boba Fett as a clone is perfectly fine, and actually was a fan theory as far back as ESB, and Midichlorians are something that helped the story establish Anakin's force potential and nothing else. Most of these may have been unexpected, but they aren't bad decisions by any stretch.

And the Grand Army of the Republic as the name of the military was likely very, very intentional. We have a GAR fighting a separatist force in a Confederacy (of Independent Systems) that claim to be fighting for freedom and to distance themselves from corruption in a republic, but whose real motives are primarily financial and less idealistic. The end of the Clone Wars as it bogged down into sieges could also be a nice comparison to Petersburg. ****, Dooku looks similar to Lee, and the "honorable foe, formerly a member of the organization he now fights" part of his character is also likely stolen from the Virginian. The parallels between the CW and the American Civil War are certainly intentional, and pretty well done. It's a shame that they were dropped in more recent years (when was the last time an official source used the term "Grand Army of the Republic" or "Confederacy of Independent Systems"?), as there was plenty of nuance and details for them to cover.

6 minutes ago, Alpha17 said:

I've never though that any of those things was weird. Darth being a title works fine (much better than it being a name, IMO),

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A young Jedi named Darth Vader, who was a pupil of mine until he turned to evil, helped the Empire hunt down and destroy the Jedi Knights.

Even if it works better (debatable) it's still inconsistency.

5 minutes ago, TauntaunScout said:

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A young Jedi named Darth Vader, who was a pupil of mine until he turned to evil, helped the Empire hunt down and destroy the Jedi Knights.

And we later find out that much of that story was BS anyways. Or rather, was true, "from a certain point of view." Thus, Vader having the title of Darth, and using that title as part of his name was true, from a certain point of view. Unless you're upset that Darth Vader and Anakin were actually the same person, and Darth Vader didn't really betray and murder Anakin, in which case it's a separate issue.

I actually find Obi-Wan using the title "Darth" later on in the movie as a name as a nice touch, as in this context it comes off as mocking Anakin for his choices.

6 minutes ago, Alpha17 said:

And we later find out that much of that story was BS anyways. Or rather, was true, "from a certain point of view." Thus, Vader having the title of Darth, and using that title as part of his name was true, from a certain point of view. Unless you're upset that Darth Vader and Anakin were actually the same person, and Darth Vader didn't really betray and murder Anakin, in which case it's a separate issue.

I actually find Obi-Wan using the title "Darth" later on in the movie as a name as a nice touch, as in this context it comes off as mocking Anakin for his choices.

Upset? No. But it proves the inconsistent nature of the artist George Lucas. We don't "find out", Lucas changes his mind. Seeking consistency in the SW era which he had the most undiluted influence over, is an uphill battle because as it turns out, he is a driver of inconsistency.

3 minutes ago, TauntaunScout said:

Upset? No. But it proves the inconsistent nature of the artist George Lucas. We don't "find out", Lucas changes his mind. Seeking consistency in the SW era which he had the most undiluted influence over, is an uphill battle because as it turns out, he is a driver of inconsistency.

I'll agree that the changes mentioned above were likely Lucas changing his mind over time, rather than the complicated and nuanced story that developed. That said, I'll again state that my complaints about the inconsistencies in the GAR are far less of a problem with Lucas than his successors, and the Prequels are no more victims of inconsistencies than the OT, and likely far less victim to this than the films released under the Mouse's control.

I don't let all these things come to mind when watching a movie movie are all full of flaws, The only thing i consider when watching a movie is was I entertained or not if I was it a good movie scrutinizing the small details ruins many good movies. Are all the star wars movies good no but as a whole i was entertained and enjoyed them all enough to inspired me to get boys to watch them as well. I personally like reading book more then the movies mainly because the writing better then new hope and phantom movies. but i still enjoyed all the fills and seen all them in the theaters and looking forward to watching new one and subscribing to Disney plus so maybe i just sucker for bad sci fi. but it entertaining.