There's a disgusting trend going on lately about Star Wars nerds whining and boobing about how George Lucas ruined their lives, his movies, the natural world, etc. I have a lot of problems with this on both sides, so this will most likely be a running series. To start things off, I'm going to tackle the big one, the mother of all Star Wars fallacies:
DID HAN SHOOT FIRST?!
When the first Star Wars movie first came out, in the cantina scene when Greedo approaches Han to collect on a bounty, it appears that Han shoots Greedo in cold blood. When the special editions came out in 1997, suddenly Greedo shoots at Han a split second before, missing Han's head, and then gets dealt his dying blow. Some people are fine with this. Most people are against it. I think there's a bigger issue here.
Greedo is a bounty hunter! His whole life revolves around killing/taking/kidnapping anyone and everyone for a profit if the price is right. How in the world does he miss Han's face with a laser blaster from three feet away? What kind of piss-poor bounty hunter is he? Has he ever got his target? Han blasts him from under the table without even aiming, and he's just a smuggler.
The Issue: Did Han shoot first?
The Answer: Who cares! Why is Greedo such a poor shot in a profession that requires a solid shot?
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