"My god, he's loose!" - Religion in the Star Wars universe...

In the detention block scene in ANH, that's what one of the guards screams out when Chewie "breaks loose". I really have to wonder if this refers to a God like what we have here. I know, this is an obscure line, but it got me thinking. I've always thought that the Force was a pretty big religion in the Star Wars universe, but if people make these comments referring to God, maybe there is a big religion that believes in God. I've always known there was a concept of hell, but I never noticed this particular line. Any thoughts?

 

Hmmm...interesting. Lucas has said in the past that he always tried to make the Force very vague so that it could be interpreted widely, a sort of all-encompassing religion if you will.

Within the GFFA, however, at least by the time of ANH, followers of the Force seem to be slim to none. Quotes from Han ("There's no mystical energy field that controls my destiny") and Tarkin ("You, my friend, are all that's left of their religion") support this, but others don't (General Dodonna "May the Force be with you."). So, I'm sure there probably ARE other belief systems within the spectrum of the GFFA, but we're never really introduced to them.

 

Yeah, and going off of that, if the Empire worked to discredit the Force and the Jedi (which seems to be plausible), would they have made another religion the state religion? Maybe belief in God was something the Empire instituted? This might be reading too much into one line, however.

 

doesn't he scream "look out, he's loose"?

 

Yes he does. The original poster is hearing things, methinks.

 

Either way, Han Solo says "Then I'll see you in Hell"

Although I'm sure that's not to be taken as a literal reference, just as a turn of phrase.

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oh yeah. you're right. But, Did GL change that in the DVDs?

 

OK, sorry people. I did mishear it and I thought it was either a change or I never noticed before. This is what I get for trying to watch the DVDs on laptop speakers. Even though I listened to the line twice, both times it sounded like "My God, he's loose."

When I plugged in my real speakers, the sound is resolved properly. It is "Look out he's loose."

Moral: I'll never make comments about sounds or dialog until I hear it on my THX certified sound system.

I can't edit the title of the thread anymore. It's just dumb now.

 

Ya, the line is "Look out, he's loose!"

There are references to gods in the saga, but it seems to be reserved for more primitive cultures (ie. Ewoks and Gungans). I would expect that various cultures in the GFFA (as have the various cultures on Earth) develop their own belief systems over the years. However, I don't see a reason the Empire would institute a state religion; if anything the Empire seems to be centered on scientific beliefs. I got this impression from the dialog of the meeting of the Imperial officers on the Death Star in ANH. From this I suppose the Empire is basically a technocracy, with the exception of the Emperor who used his Force powers to maintain control, but didn't seem to publicly declare his Sith religious beliefs.

 

Actually, the line is, "Look out! He's loose!" but I won't hold that against you.

Yep, sorry Defiance, but it's as HanSolo29 said. And it wasn't one of the guards that shouts it, but rather Han Solo acting out his part as a Stormtrooper.

 

And it wasn't one of the guards that shouts it, but rather Han Solo acting out his part as a Stormtrooper.

Really? It's very hard to tell. Wow, I had no idea.

OK, I'm going to listen to it again.

It does sound like Han. Where does it say definitively that it's him? Just curious.

I think I'm hearing impaired now. I can't hear things properly anymore.

 

It doesn't say that it's Solo shouting it, but I've always been able to tell it's Harrison Ford's voice from inside his Stormtrooper helmet.

 

That line is Han's according to the script.

 

That line is Han's according to the script.

It probably varifies it's Han in my script for ANH in the book, The Art of Star Wars ANH, which has the full script for the film in the back.

 

Don't forget "I'm altering the deal, PRAY I don't alter it any further" -Darth Vader, ESB.

I think it's just common everyday phrases that find their way into the script.

edit: spelling

 

Just noticed something: during the detention block gunfight, did Chewies big rifle always make an "AT-AT" blaster sound? I remember it sounding like a regular rifle.

 

In terms of religion in Star Wars, the Ewoks did think that C-3PO was some sort of god and the Gungans also had gods.

C-3PO: "They think I'm some sort of god."

Qui-Gon: "Your gods demand that he belongs to me now."

 

Why would you accept so many worlds, races and cultures in the Star Wars universe and not accept there would be various religions among them?

Remember, Lucas is a student of cultural and religious anthropology, myth and folklore... of course he's going to make these subtle references throughout the films.

 

This was explained in an issue of Star Wars Magazine.

The explanation to Solo's Hell line was that there are millions of individual religions in the Star Wars universe, and Corellia has about 9 just located on that planet. So, with the mater that Solo was apparently raised by space gypsies, he has a varied view of religions, hence his scepticism of the Force.

And, of course, the B'omarr monks believe in their God/Gods

 

a) The line is "look out, he's loose" and yes it is Han
b) "My god" implies *a* god, but not "the" God
c) In the ewok films, Catarine Towani screams simply "God!" as she sees her Cindel standing on a precipice with the Gorax behind her, meaning the reference was actually to the Judeo-Christian god.