re: Star Wars questions for any old timers

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Did people have any idea that Vader was Luke's father? Was the theory floated around before ESB?

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i dont recall wondering that myself, however there was no internet so 11 year old me would have little knowledge of what other people's theories were. when empire came out, that scene was a complete shock to me and my friends

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Did people have any idea that Vader was Luke's father? Was the theory floated around before ESB?

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I don't think so. It certainly didn't enter into my very young head at that point.

Think about how different the way we talk about and share information about movies is today. We weren't yet even in the era of widespread VCRs and VHS tapes so even watching the movies as often as you might like was more challenging for most people.

There was no internet for the public so therefore there was no youtube or reddit to dissect the films. Certainly, people did watch the movies over and over again, and talk about them forever on teh playgrounds etc, but that kind of organic experience lended itself more to bullshite and speculation than a real analysis.