Star Words: Episode IV, Part 32
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matrilObi-Wan's sacrifice provides the distraction our heroes need for their final escape. We're given just a few moments for Luke's stunned grief before the tone shifts into heart-stopping action once more. A thrilling sequence, but the triumph of their flight into hyperspace is immediately belied when an exchange between Tarkin and Vader reveals that they were allowed to leave. The Falcon is being tracked.
But then our dismay is flipped yet again to learn that Leia is fully aware of the Empire's ploy. At this point, she recognizes that the time to hide is over. Let the Empire come; it's do or die. She remains unimpressed by Han's bluster (he amazes even himself? That doesn't sound too hard) and acknowledges that the real battle is just beginning. "It's not over yet." To which Han retorts "It is for me." There is, he claims, only one thing that motivates him. He expects to be well-paid. Leia loftily assures him that he has no need to worry about that.
"If money is all you love, then that's what you'll receive."
This has the ring of many an old proverb. You reap what you sow. Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Han's mercenary ways might make him rich, but they won't bring him anything else. They can't guarantee happiness; they certainty can't provide love or a sense of belonging. And if he has any conscience at all, a hefty reward will be a cold comfort for the guilt at abandoning a righteous cause.
Han might put on a front of indifference, but it's clear that Leia has rattled him. Of course this is partly because he's already started to toy with the possibility of a princess and a guy like me, but his overly defensive attitude here and later on reveal that he's not as heartless as he pretends to be. Money isn't enough. He needs something more.
Next time, the stage is set for the climactic battle.....
But then our dismay is flipped yet again to learn that Leia is fully aware of the Empire's ploy. At this point, she recognizes that the time to hide is over. Let the Empire come; it's do or die. She remains unimpressed by Han's bluster (he amazes even himself? That doesn't sound too hard) and acknowledges that the real battle is just beginning. "It's not over yet." To which Han retorts "It is for me." There is, he claims, only one thing that motivates him. He expects to be well-paid. Leia loftily assures him that he has no need to worry about that.
"If money is all you love, then that's what you'll receive."
This has the ring of many an old proverb. You reap what you sow. Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Han's mercenary ways might make him rich, but they won't bring him anything else. They can't guarantee happiness; they certainty can't provide love or a sense of belonging. And if he has any conscience at all, a hefty reward will be a cold comfort for the guilt at abandoning a righteous cause.
Han might put on a front of indifference, but it's clear that Leia has rattled him. Of course this is partly because he's already started to toy with the possibility of a princess and a guy like me, but his overly defensive attitude here and later on reveal that he's not as heartless as he pretends to be. Money isn't enough. He needs something more.
Next time, the stage is set for the climactic battle.....
