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- 50+1 for pointing out that the impact of a token is related to the value to the offerer, not necessarily the receiver.ThePopMachine– ThePopMachine2017-05-24 17:49:43 +00:00Commented May 24, 2017 at 17:49
- 1Luke didn't really go for "poor peasant" routine with Jabba, more like "powerful threatening Jedi knight". Obviously, it didn't work very well, but I doubt his gifts were supposed to be humble . youtube.com/watch?v=qSVCvC-jU68rs.29– rs.292017-05-25 03:23:29 +00:00Commented May 25, 2017 at 3:23
- 4Tokens also don't need to have that much intrinsic value to either party to be valued. E.g. if Mark Hamil showed up and gave you an autographed RotJ Blu-Ray, you'd probably be pretty happy about it. That's true even though a Blu-Ray is only worth about $20. Skywalker showed up and gave him a valuable gift as a sign of respect. It doesn't matter how expensive the droids are, they're expensive enough to show respect.fectin– fectin2017-05-25 04:34:37 +00:00Commented May 25, 2017 at 4:34
- 6@rs.29 When he gives the gifts, he very much humbles himself ("I know that you are powerful, mighty Jabba..."). In the scene you link (which is a different scene), there's no longer a need to convince Jabba the droids aren't a trap, so he goes for the more direct mind trick approach just in case it works. If not, it just means back to the main plan.Mwr247– Mwr2472017-05-25 04:45:47 +00:00Commented May 25, 2017 at 4:45
- 4I think this answer would be even better if you noted the "effectively stolen" aspect of the Jawa's wares mentioned in the comments on the question. Also, when rs.29 says, "his gifts were supposed to be humble", they mean that the gifts were supposed to be valuable and therefore generous. (A person being humble is different than an object being humble.)jpmc26– jpmc262017-05-25 06:07:12 +00:00Commented May 25, 2017 at 6:07
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