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Originally Posted by Perilscope
Also I do not understand how these new series have better spaceships than the first series, which is after in the timeline. That chrome sleek spaceship in the Phantom Menace is just way out of timeline.  |
Actually, that's something that makes complete sense. The first movies take place before the Empire is formed and power is centralized. By the time that happens progress, technology and science begin to decay. When the first original movie is set these have already been severely affected by the Imperial authoritarianism and the entire galaxy is drawn into a period of material, technical and intellectual recession. So in Episode 1 you get those beautiful Nubian ships displaying all the richness and technological progress of Naboo, but in the second trilogy the Rebels need to rely on shipyards that are distant and weaker in comparison to those that still remain operational in the Imperial coreland, which in turn have no competition to drive progress, though large and capable of mass production the quality of their ships is lacking as is the technological level. A galaxy firmly ruled by a Dark Sith Lord shouldn't exactly thrive in creativity, innovation and progress should it?
If you notice the ship's designs: The Star Destroyers are a mere "evolution" of the Republican ships seen in the first movies, they're like the Battleships of WW2 which were an evolution from the models of WW1 but not a new class of vessels in themselves such as the Carriers. Already outdated for the present warfare but still being produced, these ships are no match for small fighters with torpedoes. The Super Star Destroyer is a propaganda machine more than a super-weapon: it's the flag-ship of the fleet, most of the time it will carry the fleet's Admiral, it is exactly like the KMS Bismarck of WW2. Remember that the Empire must keep an entire galaxy under control, you can kill the people, but what good is a razed planet? Somebody must survive to serve you, and those that are kept alive will be impressed and pacified by propaganda and fear of quick and harsh reprisals for their uprising, exactly like the real world from the times of Rome to Nazi Germany to present time.
About the incompetence of the Imperial Star Destroyer, Captains crashing on each other, just take a look at the Russian officers of the Sino-Russo war. Captains breaking the line, turning too soon, turning too late, never turning, falling into ambushes, traps, low training, the list goes on. Incompetence is no stranger to real navies. If you noticed Darth Vader has a knack for choking officers that fail their mission and promoting the next ranking officer instantly on the spot. After a while this rule by terror will elevate not the capable and skilled officers, but the ones who are willing to lie, hide facts and do whatever is necessary to keep their position or accomplish their mission, to remain alive, including eliminating opposition, eliminating promising recruits or using them as baits or on suicide missions, the cunning, the treacherous, the liar, will rise. Again this is no stranger to the real world, take a look at Stalin's purge and its consequences on the quality of the Red Army.
Still a thumb down? Star Wars may be a boring movie for your well-educated and cultured standards but I find these examples more than didactive, unless you're willing to tell me how else can a kid grasp or even have the interest for these subjects from an early age so that when they reach their teens they can avoid being fooled by the Sith and the power-hungry.