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Jabba was probably throwing people into the Sarlacc pit weekly. Even when Lando was falling in it had people falling in left and right. Sure the Sarlacc wanted to eat Lando but even easier food was literally falling right into its mouth.
But after? I don't think Bib Fortuna was making as many trips to the Sarlacc pit. Poor thing was probably hungry.
Well makes sense, as Lando is wearing a heavy set of plot armor.
A blind man saw to free him. Nothing stops Lando.
Han didn't see, he's Force-sensitive, as are many who don't realize it.
As for Lando vs. the ship, not all canon is good canon. A saarlac that has that much awareness and strength for what it is doesn't make any sense. And yes, I realize that's bringing Star Trek rationality to a Star Wars conversation... but still, there has to be a bit of realism kept.
It's probably just a matter of how much you resist. A human can't really resist very much so the Sarlacc doesn't have to put much effort into dragging him in. A ship is pulling pretty hard, so the Sarlacc has to put much more effort into dragging it down.
IIRC the canon explanation actually kinda makes sense; While the grab-and-eat reflex is subconscious for a sarlacc, this particular sarlacc was a strict vegetarian and was fighting the reflex to consume Lando (and others) whenever they were thrown in; with the ship it was not trying to restrain itself since it was acting primarily in self defense.
That’s the dumbest explanation possible and I can only hope that you’re making that up.
Alas no, this is real.
I'm not a big star wars fan, but I really do respect their dedication to filling in plotholes by any means necessary
Vegetables in the desert?
As seen in the films it would still consume meat - it just did not do it by choice.
(don't hurt me, I didn't write it)
Still better than "somehow, Palpatine returned".
AND THIS TIME, HE'S GOT A BRAND. NEW. PLAN.
Okay, so morally it wants to be a vegetarian, not it’s being force fed humanoid aliens?
Feels a little silly but I appreciate someone thought it through.
Yes, this comes from a short story set during the period when C3P0 is wandering the desert - he stops to talk to the Almighty Sarlacc and it explains its position:
«So you keep calling me the almighty Sarlacc, which feels a bit cheeky, to be honest. Absolutely nobody has ever bothered to ask my opinion about anything before, and you keep feeding people to me without my consent. How exactly am I all-powerful?» ―The sarlacc, to C-3PO
Thanks, I hate it
And the other one subsisted on a diet of spaceships?
No, they're the same sarlacc (the Great Sarlacc)
So Star Wars ships are made of vegetables?
Wouldn't be the dumbest thing in the canon.
Meesa sad about dis.
What's the lifespan and maturity cycle of a sarlacc? I can't recall, was this the same sarlacc? Maybe it hit puberty between the two events. You know how toddlers like to play with food, could have just been toying with Lando. Maybe it had children and had gained sarlacc Dad strength by the time it ate the ship.
Or, the Saarlac had a lot of will/intention with the space ship ...and almost none with lando.
You know it's a bit like saying "A kitten must be very heavy if a weight lifter can lift them, because they can ALSO lift a 100 kg weight".
late 20th and early 21st century movie goers hate letting someone else tell a story
The fuck does this even mean.
He's defending the use of plot armor for the benefit of telling a good story. I suppose.
Well, honestly if I was up for realism I wouldn't watch a movie about space wizards magicking an entire empire out of existence.
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