Well said! “You are part of the Rebel Alliance and a traitor. Take her away!” 2 lines. 1 hand wave. Love that part!

If you assume episode IV takes place minutes after R1, Leia’s line makes no sense. But if you assume there’s a little time between them (even a few hours) it’s more plausible. The Tantive IV could’ve gotten away, Vader catches up, Leia says the line as Hail Mary, etc.

You’re forgetting the Leia doesn’t necessarily know what the viewer knows. There was, maybe, one rebel on that ship that actually saw Vader. Horror-movie Vader who massacred dozens of armed men in moments. Not a stretch to assume he’d be in shock, unable to properly communicate what he saw. Now Leia and the crew of…

I actually really like the new timeline for Leia getting the plans followed by Vader catching her.

Ah, a gaming nerd and Star Wars nerd but not a Tolkien nerd, I see :P.

I didn’t mind the ending and have a few thoughts on it:

Leia’s lie would’ve been exactly the same, because in either case she has little other recourse besides the diplomatic censure of a fading Senate. At least with this lie, she can maintain enough pretense for senatorial review after she’s captured, delaying the Empire long enough to get the plans into the hands of Obi…

I think Leia’s lie makes as much sense before as after. With Episode IV alone, she’s saying this in response to a military takeover of her ship. Appealing to diplomatic courtesy and a response from the Imperial Senate is about the only recourse she has left, and Darth Vader waves it away with a single line.

The reason for changing it may be up for interpretation. But her “I rebel” line was not even in the movie so it was not just a recut.

Dunno, if it's bs, but well there is it-

Good-looking white people play against their usual appearance all the time, to be specific.

Twilight actually did a decent job of casting non-white actors for smaller roles, particularly the other high school kids.

Didn't this movie come out a few years ago? I could have sworn I saw it with an all-Japanese cast.