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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Henry" data-source="post: 692150" data-attributes="member: 158">I'll tell you why the "Greedo Shoots First" does not set well with me:It was done very poorly. No matter how many technical processes you have at your disposal, the only way Lucas will get the scene he really wanted was if he got a Face-double to re-shoot harrison's part. He just didn't have the footage to support it.Also, I too believe that the characterization of Han was harmed. He's a grey-area smuggler, for goodness' sake! He's going to shoot first to defend himself!Finally, it harms the VERY SCENE Lucas masterfully had restored - the meeting with Jabba. Jabba from that scene was VERY clear he wanted Han alive. Later, we even see in Empire Strikes Back that Boba Fett was very careful to keep him alive. Not that Jabba couldn't have changed his mind in 3 years, but it was VERY consistent that he wanted Han's money or Han himself in Mos Eisley.It was clear Han knew that if he let Greedo take him, it was the end of his freedom and possibly his life. The Greedo shot really flew in the face of all the other scenes that supported it. If Lucas ever listened to the fans, this one issue is the sorest point among a large percentage of his fan base.</blockquote>