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What is the status of SPICE in Canon?

Discussion in 'General Movie Discussion' started by Darby, Feb 10, 2015.

  1. Angelman

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    I don't see Jabba being heavily invested in the nutmeg, saffron, and fennel trade, really...

    I always assumed the spice shipment that Han threw overboard when boarded by Imperial forces was a can't-believe-it's-not-Melange type of substance.
     
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    The great thing is.. if any one of those words were used instead of 'spice', we'd still be like...

    "You know it means drugs, right?"

    "Well duh, yeah! Obvs!!"

    :p
     
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    I thought it was never said what Han was throwing away.
     
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    Lucas knew it was a term from Dune, where it is already defined as a drug. It was culturally established as one before Star War, and GL will have known that. Why use the term if you didn't want people to think it was perhaps some kind of drug?[/QUOTE]

    As a child watching ANH I just assumed spice was ... literal spice. In fact, I thought that well into adulthood -- it never occurred to me to make a link to illegal drugs. Like some spices are valued/priced at higher rates bc of rarity, availability, etc. in our society. (Like you all, I hadn't seen Dune.)
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    As a child watching ANH I just assumed spice was ... literal spice. In fact, I thought that well into adulthood -- it never occurred to me to make a link to illegal drugs. Like some spices are valued/priced at higher rates bc of rarity, availability, etc. in our society. (Like you all, I hadn't seen Dune.)
     
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    So glad that I'm not the only naive and ignorant one here:D
     
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    Seriously, I'm more interested in the current price of spice, now that there is no Order atop the GFFA.


    No Empire. No Republic. The Cartels rule.
     
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    Well there is a reason why saffron is referred to as 'red gold'... That and Jabba loved the wine of the Tuskens. A beast more stomach than man... giphy (6).gif
     
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    I wonder if the word "spice" could just have different meanings in a galaxy far, far away like words do in this galaxy. For instance, there's a huge difference between drinking Coke and doing coke. Peace and piece. Hay and hey. Corona beer and corona virus. Maybe Luke believed that his father worked for a company called "SpiceCo" that everyone just called "Spice" and it was unfortunately the same word as a drug.

    Also, the fact that he used the word freighter makes me think that whatever spice he's referring to, it's something shipped commonly. I know that the Falcon is referred to as a freighter so they aren't all huge, but it just sounds totally innocent and common when Luke says it.
     
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