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10 years ago
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....YEP...finally got a probe in a few days ago to see the Star Wars film. I say a few days ago to, one, be honest, and two...it took me awhile to get over what happened in that first episode (err...of the third third trilogy). To those who have SEEN it (no spoilers for others who haven't if you would), you KNOW what I'm talking about. Yeah, that-thing-that-happened-which-might-be-a-big-mistake on Disney's part. And yeah, it was so big, I just had to take some time to process it, and I'm not even a die-hard Star Wars fan (those guys are threatening with said-spoilers or raving about the decision).
Deeeeepppppp breeeeattthhhh.....ok, lets do this and try not to spoil anything...or be a peek-er and check the wiki for spoilers somebody already put on. Thanks guys....good thing I never looked till after.
First off, movie was...alright. I was worried Disney would grind things down, but they did decent enough. Leia, Han, Chewie, and Luke are, by this time, legendary figures, so their appearances are marked by the usual "hey! It's them!". Most of them got decent screen-time (aside from one, to the point you have to wonder HOW much they were paid for THAT bit they did), and performed admirably after so long.
The new cast? Decent. Rey is a cool lead, female lead too, which is different from the past two trilogies (where we mainly followed Luke and Anakin). She's spunky, tomboyish and has that rough exterior that comes from surviving off quarter-packets of foodstuffs (dang that dealer was a complete jerk), with the emotional side of loss and uncertainty.
I have to say, I like Finn too. Anybody who had probably ever been in a big fight or is a veteran probably would understand this kid better than most. Finn's just like most people thrust into a bad situation, you want to get out of it. But he slowly starts forming himself into being a more direct involves of fixing things, of doing "what's right", and you gotta admire that.
Poe? Mr. Amazing Pilot? Oh heck does this guy earn his title, and boy do they show it. I still remember one sweeping shot (no cutaways) with nearly no blockage that shows just how good this guy is. He's a bit...too good actually...huh....
BB-8 was Disney's answer to R2-D2, so essentially they're the same. Though, while R2-D2 does more comedic gestures with his noises, BB-8 does some more with his various instruments (including a really funny one with a lighter tah!).
Kylo Ren? Ehh...Dark Vader wannabe on SO many levels.
The story, while good, harkens back to Episode 4 a little too much for my taste. I still enjoyed myself, but just couldn't help seeing the off-putting similarities. When you see it, you'll probably understand better.
There's a few some-what subtle hints for the sequel. Such as what happens to some of the characters in the state their in, who that "big dude" was, and what the heck Luke's been up to. I've seen all the Star Wars' so far, and I'm certainly looking forward to the next one.....
.....though hopefully they won't do the same "certain thing" they did in this one. Oui....remembering now....I gotta sit down...oooh....
Deeeeepppppp breeeeattthhhh.....ok, lets do this and try not to spoil anything...or be a peek-er and check the wiki for spoilers somebody already put on. Thanks guys....good thing I never looked till after.
First off, movie was...alright. I was worried Disney would grind things down, but they did decent enough. Leia, Han, Chewie, and Luke are, by this time, legendary figures, so their appearances are marked by the usual "hey! It's them!". Most of them got decent screen-time (aside from one, to the point you have to wonder HOW much they were paid for THAT bit they did), and performed admirably after so long.
The new cast? Decent. Rey is a cool lead, female lead too, which is different from the past two trilogies (where we mainly followed Luke and Anakin). She's spunky, tomboyish and has that rough exterior that comes from surviving off quarter-packets of foodstuffs (dang that dealer was a complete jerk), with the emotional side of loss and uncertainty.
I have to say, I like Finn too. Anybody who had probably ever been in a big fight or is a veteran probably would understand this kid better than most. Finn's just like most people thrust into a bad situation, you want to get out of it. But he slowly starts forming himself into being a more direct involves of fixing things, of doing "what's right", and you gotta admire that.
Poe? Mr. Amazing Pilot? Oh heck does this guy earn his title, and boy do they show it. I still remember one sweeping shot (no cutaways) with nearly no blockage that shows just how good this guy is. He's a bit...too good actually...huh....
BB-8 was Disney's answer to R2-D2, so essentially they're the same. Though, while R2-D2 does more comedic gestures with his noises, BB-8 does some more with his various instruments (including a really funny one with a lighter tah!).
Kylo Ren? Ehh...Dark Vader wannabe on SO many levels.
The story, while good, harkens back to Episode 4 a little too much for my taste. I still enjoyed myself, but just couldn't help seeing the off-putting similarities. When you see it, you'll probably understand better.
There's a few some-what subtle hints for the sequel. Such as what happens to some of the characters in the state their in, who that "big dude" was, and what the heck Luke's been up to. I've seen all the Star Wars' so far, and I'm certainly looking forward to the next one.....
.....though hopefully they won't do the same "certain thing" they did in this one. Oui....remembering now....I gotta sit down...oooh....
I know your pain...but Harrison Ford is getting old. They could not keep him around too much longer. They had to kill off his character somehow. What better way then to make his character's son take him out, as a monstrous cold blooded killer. This kind of thing has happened before in shows/series. One example was MASH, When Henry Blake went down in a plane, but he was killed off for a different reason.
Well your reason is off the actual reason is that the writer and Ford wanted Han to die in Return of the Jedi
Sparks_Firedrake
~sparksfiredrake
I know that. But he had to stay around because his character got overly popular. George Lucas rejected the idea of killing him off in that film because of the ongoing success of merchandise and toys. That was back when he was a younger man. Now he is an old man, who cannot do as much as he used to. I know they did indeed discuss killing him off before. Being old, he cannot be expected to do everything he was able to do in the past.
