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But that’s the issue - story and creativity have been subordinated to PC, and that shouldn’t be the case in a work of art. Art should be the free expression of creative ideas. By all means make it gender and race inclusive, provided that the story, characters, lore, continuity, etc... come first
Sadly, someone else paid for my ticket on the first viewing. I almost feel inclined to refund them.
I posted on this topic the other day, but I think it might be Domnhall Gleeson. He might be a good actor generally (no pun intended) but is just miscast in this role.
Tarkin wouldn’t have given him the time of day, just destroyed him immediately
I hated it. It showed disrespect to Rey. Someone hands you an object that you recognise but haven’t seen for many years and probably thought was lost, and you don’t ask who the person is, how they came by it, or what they want? If you’re a rude asshole maybe. Luke might be a lot of things, but he wouldn’t just dismiss someone out of hand like that.
Yes. Yet another thing they dropped the ball on. Although, she might be descended from or related to someone who died a while ago (I.e she could be a Kenobi or Palpatine)
Pure Force entity? That could be cool.
It won't, I'm sure of it. And yes, KK only cares about the cashola.
Well, depends who you ask. Many posters to this board say she's a Feminazi, so not sure she'd have been interested in any ... persuasion ... Rian might have offered ...
I agree on the competent directors. What is a mystery to me is why Spielberg hasn't been offered one yet?
Some of that could be explained away by Abrams in IX though. For example, it's entirely possible that Ren told Rey she was a nobody to make her feel isolated and easier to turn. It might not be true at all. Also, there's no reason that IX can't fill in the back-story of Snoke. And even Luke's death isn't such a big loss if he appears as a Force ghost.
Basically, I think it's potentially redeemable, but Abrams will have to write the best script he's ever done.
This. TLJ was made as if TFA didn't exist, apart from having the characters established already. Apart from that, it was like a stand-alone film, not Episode VIII.
True, but to be fair to Gastonian, he made no mention of release schedule. There's no technical reason that a film trilogy can't be shot in one go, release the first one after post/reshoots are done, then take their time doing post/reshoots on 2 and 3 and release those at 2 year intervals (like they're doing now), and maybe shoot and release anthology films in between (like they're doing now).
I agree. I don't mind Han dying, but yeah, there should have been a scene featuring him, Luke and Leia before or when it happened.
Harrison Ford wanted Han to die at the end of RotJ, and early drafts of the script had that happening (he would have been piloting the Falcon instead of Lando, with the Falcon perishing in the fireball rather than making it out on time). It was an explicit condition set by Ford that Han must die in order for him to sign up for TFA. Belive me, Disney paid him a shitload of money to appear. We might call him an idiot because we didn't want his character to die, but I'm actually glad he did rather than forcing Ford to play him when he's obviously not interested.
By the end of this film, I actually feel that Ren has become one of the more interesting characters. He's clearly still conflicted (doesn't shoot Leia), but at the same time wants to sweep away the old to make way for a new order. He also evidently feels some level of connection with Rey, so it'll be interesting to see where that goes.
Benicio Del Toro's character was pretty much a waste of oxygen/screen time
Agreed on Avatar. I think that's the only 3D film I saw that did it justice. I never bother with it these days. I grew up watching films in 2D, and that's good enough for me.
I also go the V-Max for big movies these days, for the same reasons.
While I agree with you, the thing is that the two goals need not be mutually exclusive. Why can't a film be made that offers what kids are looking for but respects the older fan and matches their expected standards as well? It's not impossible. A good example is Wall-E. Great, entertaining film for kids, who love the central character, but also has a solid story and deeper themes for adults. I loved it, my wife loved it, and my grandkids all loved it too. Ok, it's a Pixar CGI film, but the point remains - why can't a Star Wars film be made to a similar standard?