Oh man, there are tons of inconsistencies, improbabilities, and impossibilities in the Star Wars movies. History Channel did a whole special on them:
- Of course, the sound and maneuverability in space without thrusters all over the ships.
- The actual production of weapons like photon torpedoes and such.
- The fact that you can see the blaster’s “bolt” and it can be blocked by the Jedi
- Hyperspace itself
- Ships with cockpit covers that are hinged (would not resist space’s compression)
- Lightsabers that have a terminating end and/or can be adjusted (light doesn’t work like that)
- Cloning
Plenty more I can’t remember.
From what I recall reading, the Jedi have existed for a very long time, and essentially in Episode IV on there are 3: Yoda, Obi Wan, Luke (and 2 Sith, which there are only ever 2 - Darth Vader & the Emperor). When Order 66 went into effect, it destroyed the Jedi Knights in that they went from hundreds, if not thousands, to only 2.
One of the things I remember is that one’s ability with the Force depends on the (gag) midichlorian count. Anakin had the highest they had encountered, more than Yoda himself. Luke had the highest count overall in SW lore, which would explain how quickly his training was completed in a very short time - but not at all his peak.
Also, the lightsaber fighting style is quite varied, and it was gone by the time Luke came around because no one was there to teach it. Apparently there were 7 forms, the seventh I think being developed by the lightsaber master - Mace Windu (which is why his saber is purple - although Samuel J. supposedly demanded the color). Blue, green, and yellow light saber colors were used to denote the type of Jedi you were, they stood for different styles (e.g., one color stood for diplomatic Jedi, one for more physical oriented knights, another for those who relied on Force powers more than anything, etc.).
My biggest complaint is Yoda’s light saber battles. Especially in Ep. 2. I know he’s a bad ass, but he’s an old man. If he walks around with a cane limping, then how the hell can he fight Dooku and Darth Sidious as he does? So stupid. I think it would have been way more appropriate and awesome if he were to sort of go into a Force trance and fight with his lightsaber floating around. That seems way more Yoda like than flipping around all over the place. And you could have still used the puppet instead of the cheesey CGI.
And puppet Yoda was way cooler than CGI Yoda. He tries to steal Luke’s stuff and gives him a hard time, and somehow…SOMEHOW…got a sense of humor after all the Jedi were murdered and he ended up living on a swamp.