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For ESB and Jedi there's really no scene where it's necessary to reference his character. He may even be in disgrace for being in command of the Death Star when it was destroyed.
With the prequels we're given no backstory for seemingly any of the generals or important Empire villains not related to the Sith. George seemed to have no interest in expounding on those elements. That said, Tarkin was supposed to be featured more in EP 3 via CGI and archive footage but it was felt the tech wasn't good enough to achieve this, hence just a quickie long shot of a guy in prosthetics.
It's probably for the better though. Tarkin plays a large role in Rogue One and it ends up further diminishing the competence of his character.
At the very least you certainly get the impression they had a more involved history with Anakin; Owen in particular possibly being a close friend in their youth and being resentful of Anakin's decision to pass on the simple life and devote himself to the Jedi, thus getting involved in the clone wars, followed by the events which led to his "death". He seems to harbor a similar resentment to "that crazy old man" Obi-Wan, most likely casting a certain level of blame for what happened to Anakin and disparaging him so Luke would not associate for fear of similar circumstances repeating.
And yet they have to have some adult appeal because adults are mainly the ones buying the toys due to younger generations not having an interest or attachment to toys like the older gens.
This and Fury Road are intended to have an over the top comic aesthetic though unfortunately this one has a cheaper look to much of it despite the large budget.
And no, there's no big ending action sequence. The tanker chase and the fight at the bullet farm are the big action sequences and then the rest is just finishing the story followed by a questionable ending.
It's definitely a movie for people who really liked Fury Road and wanted more of that world.
Well Burton's track record makes that unlikely. While I'm kind of worried it's going to be a "Dumb and Dumber To"-tier sequel, I think everyone wants this to be good or at least a fun and pleasant watch.
For me...
Alien
Aliens
Alien 3 (Assembly)
Alien 3 (Theatrical) = Prometheus
Covenant
Romulus
Resurrection
I don't count the AvP movies though they'd be at the bottom anyway.
Was kinda lame they didn't have a final face to face with the main villain. From her perspective I'm not sure she even knew what happened when she was defeated. =P
I think she was just concerned with getting out of there as quick as possible and tying her up would be too time consuming(Assuming they even had something to bind her with). Though considering the harsh world they live in and the Furiosa's mother's skills(Which suggests shes gone through and survived a lot to be that tough/capable), she really should have killed her rather than giving in to empathy. Well, she sure paid for that mistake. =P
Yeah I felt that way about him too. He's entertaining and it's a fun performance but it flies in the face of what's trying to be a serious and unnerving movie. I find it impossible to find him creepy or disturbing, which weakens the whole thing.
Weird to say but it feels like Harrison Ford showing up in something these days is always a bad omen for the box office.
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