Did Jar Jar Binks Ruin Star Wars?

Jar Jar irked the hell outta me at times, and yet other times, I almost liked him. In the latter two Prequals, I developed a newfound respect for the goofy gung-ho Gungan. Watching how easily manipulated he was by Palpatine was interesting, and Jar Jar matured alot once he realized that he was representing his entire race for the Galaxy.

Until this point, the F/X companies could not create an animation that looked real enough to use as a main character; but with the release of The Phantom Menace, Lucasfilm had the power and talent to do it, and I'll admit that Jar Jar looked quite good. He was real enough to accept as a character.

But what do you think? Use the comment section to cast your vote for or against Jar Jar, and give us your own Star Wars Opinion...

The following is a brief story of Jar Jar Binks:

A clumsy, well-meaning Gungan outcast from his people on Naboo, Jar Jar Binks struggled to prove his worth throughout his life. Putting his awkward past behind him, Jar Jar left the swamps of Naboo to enter the even murkier waters of Coruscant politics, becoming a representative for his people in the galactic capital. There, his best intentions and eagerness to serve were exploited by scheming Senators and others in positions of power.

Before The Phantom Menace

An orphan, Jar Jar was not even 20 years old by the time he was exiled from Otoh Gunga. By that early age, he had done a lot ... of destruction, that is. Jar Jar's clumsiness resulted in unfortunate incidents with the city sewer system, the accidental freeing of animals in the Otoh Gunga Zoo, and the flooding of Boss Nass's mansion and adjoining bubbles while he was working as a waiter. His bumbling caused many a headache to city officials in Otoh Gunga, especially Captain Tarpals.

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Imperial Star Destroyer vs. The USS Enterprise D

The waging war of nerds everywhere is in full swing with the release of the new Star Trek movie back in 2009. Since the release of the first Star Wars episodes (I, II, III) George Lucas has been in control of the debate. But the release of Star Trek, directed by J. J. Abrams, has opened a whole new can of whoop-ass that Trekkers can now use in the battle of supremacy in the sci-fi ring.

The only sound way to bring this war to an end is to put the best spacecraft from each movie into a head-to-head battle royal for the top spot in geek fandom.

LET THE BATTLE BEGIN!!!

Star Wars - The Imperial Star Destroyer

The Imperial Star Destroyer is the flagship of the Empire's space fleet. It was commissioned between Episode III and Episode IV. It stands at 1600 meters in length, 509 meters in width, and 250 meters tall. It carries six turrets that contain heavy turbolasers and heavy ion cannons. It also carries brim-notch turrets. It is rumored that it carries enough firepower to put an entire planet into a stone age. Shields are also equipped to withstand any type of laser fire. Its agility is fairly lacking, but has a hyperdrive to achieve light speed.

Star Trek - The USS Enterprise D

The Enterprise is a member of the largest class of starships in the Federation. It is 642 x 463 x 173 meters and has a weight of 4.5 million tons. It has both phasers and 275 photon torpedoes. A photon torpedo produces its own warp field and can be launch while in warp. It is powered by a matter/antimatter warp drive to bring it to a maximum of Warp 9.6. It also has high maneuvering impulse engines that can perform complex tactics.

AND THE RESULTS ARE IN!!!

The USS Enterprise D is a much more agile ship and can separate the saucer section in order to try and overcome the massive firepower of the Imperial Star Destroyer. However, the use of TIE Fighters by the Star Destroyer can quickly overcome that advantage. It is possible that the Enterprise could defeat a Star Destroyer in a long drawn out battle, the Empire usually comes in, guns-a-blazing and the sheer firepower of the Imperial Star Destroyer would annihilate the USS Enterprise D.

FINAL VERDICT

Star Trek may be cool, but Star Wars will always hold the top spot in sci-fi culture.

If only we could fly like they do in the movies!!! Part 1

The giant Corellian Imperial Star Destroyers. The dinosaur sized AT-AT. The super-fast Pod Racers. The iconic Millennium Falcon. The vehicles of the Star Wars movies have been ingrained in American pop culture for decades. The imagination of George Lucas has shaped how all movies are made and seen, not only science fiction. He has created a world where anything is possible and the laws of physics seem to be bent at every turn.

The hundreds of star ships, speeders, and walkers of the Star Wars Universe have held places in cinema that few movie props have been able to achieve. If we were to walk up to anyone on the street and ask them who was the pilot of the Millennium Falcon, odds are that most, if not all, of them would answer: Han Solo. They may not be able to tell you on which planet he was born, or who he won the Millennium Falcon from, or how fast the Falcon ran the Kessel Run, but everyone knows of the ship that changed movie history forever.

With the popularity of the technology in the Star Wars movies, one would think that these amazing vehicles would have made their way into the dreams and onto the designs of inventors and scientists today. Not to say that there hasn't been technology created by NASA that was not at least inspired by Star Wars, but you think that we would have more Star Wars-like cars driving around. The mere convenience of being able to float your car out of the driveway in the morning on your way to work is more than enough to encourage some smart brainiac to invent a speeder like the one Luke Skywalker drove across the Tatooine desert. It was even 100% electric. With all of the "Green" thinking of science and industry these days, a vehicle operated by electricity collected by wind or solar power would be right up the ally for companies trying to lose the internal combustion engine and willing to risk finding a progressive niche in the market.

There are a few promising companies out there willing to try it. But with problems like a poor economy and the unsure future of a clean renewable source of energy, these companies have many hurdles to cross. Let us all look into the future just as George Lucas did in the 1970's. One can only dream of flying like they do in the movies.