I hate when people can't differentiate between a plot that "doesn't make sense" and a plot that simply doesn't spell everything out in detail for the viewer. This is the latter. There are surely dozens of viable explanations for how the situation developed into what we see at the beginning of the movie. But it doesn't really matter how we got there, even if your favored explanation is simply that Luke was an incompetent strategist. As long as the events that are actually depicted make some kind of sense, it's not a plot hole or a flaw in storytelling; it's just something that challenges you to either use your imagination or suspend your disbelief.
My guess is that Leia and Lando infiltrate Jabba's Palace. Leia frees Han. Lando frees Chewbacca. Luke is the wheelman outside or extra gun if things go south after they get out of the palace.
The point is that things did go south and they never get out of the Palace. The original plan, whatever it was, is toast. Everything Luke does after that is just him making things up as he goes along because the plan is already blown.
"The Projects." Wow - that's exactly what I thought when I read this. All this time I thought those hulking monstronsities were unique to my childhood in Buffalo. They were only torn down a few years back. They were everywhere? Big time social failure.
They tried really hard to make Bijlmer not sound like The Projects across America. It does. There is no reason to blame or shield any person or group. The concept was intellectually mistaken, mismanaged and poorly used by residents.
The only real blame goes to ideological purist who first thought that architecture could change mankind and eventually refused to work with a changing culture. (My condemnation of Projects everywhere.)
Eddie -- your description of that final car scene absolutely gave me goosebumps!! Glad they had 3 cars ready!!!! Lots of new info here. Great job as always!!
Great article Eddie. Maybe it was best that Jodie Foster won the Best Actress Academy Award. I would think having two friends from the same movie going up against each other for the same award would have been tough...especially for the loser.
The point is that things did go south and they never get out of the Palace. The original plan, whatever it was, is toast. Everything Luke does after that is just him making things up as he goes along because the plan is already blown.
http://www.neatorama.com/2018/02/26/Laser-Scanning-Reveals-Lost-Ancient-Mexican-City-That-Had-As-Many-Buildings-As-Manhattan/
The only real blame goes to ideological purist who first thought that architecture could change mankind and eventually refused to work with a changing culture. (My condemnation of Projects everywhere.)