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Movie was cool. Why that AT-AT near the act like a bull? Felt forced as fuck.
Most plot lines are close. Half assed and poorly thought out, but closed. And thatâs a problem for a story that is supposed to be large enough to fit 3 parts. It really canât anymore or have much of an impact. Think about it, what other than how can the good guys win, is there left to explore?
[details=Spoiler]-The Knights of Ren
-The rebuilding of the resistance
-What Rey discovers in the stolen books
-What becomes of the broken lightsaber
-The Force manifesting itself in others, like the stableboy
-What becomes of the new era of Jedi
-How Maz got the lightsaber from Bespin
-Fin, Rose, Rey love triangle
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I bet you Abrams gonna be petty and just disregard all that cause it wasnât his idea. Much like Rian did to JJ.
Iâm trying to figure out how they got Marvel sitting RIGHT THERE with the blueprint, and they didnât try to create an overarching narrative plan for these films⌠Instead they decide to let each film be created and directed totally independent of the others.
That makes no sense when youâre planning a trilogy.
A majority of those should have been addressed on this movie.
Others, imo, are terribly uninteresting because the characters arenât interesting to me after this past turd.
That sucks, man. Sorry you hate Star Wars now, lol.
Biggest question, who is Snoke?
Necalli, basically.
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both were hyped, and were jobbers
Nobody
That was the theme of the movie I guess.
but the original trilogy had 3 different directors. or have you forgotten.
btw, how well is this movie doing at the box office?
i only ask cuz disney gave rian johnson 3 other star wars films to make. makes me wonder why disney has such a hard on for this director.
OT also had Lucas as the overseer guiding the narrative with people that could tell him no when he was getting too wacky.
These new films are made by committee, and it shows.
Heâs willing to let go of the past; kill it if he has to . . . .
So what the fuck happened with the prequels, lol?
Those people that would tell him ânoâ werenât there anymore.
Itâs well-documented that prequel Lucas surrounded himself with yes-men and enablers that were too afraid to confront him.
I donât think committee is the issue. There is no beginning, middle, or end in sight. The decisions made seem to be based on how well something is responded to and not how to assemble a saga together.
Story Team - Reintroduce characters, play it safe; Fans like ANH, lets do a victory lap but add in some âmystery boxesâ and lens flare
Fans post release - Good but too similar to ANH; so many theories!
Story Team - Well, that worked, but lets make sure it doesnât retread anything, and close all those mystery shits; occasionally make a hard left with character motivations
Fans Post Release - Reaction ranges from âWorse than TPMâ to âGREATEST SW MOVIE EVER!â
Story Team - UNLEASH THE ABRAMS - Episode IX will be ROTJ v1.53; Retcon everything that the fans didnât like and add some more Death Star with that.
Disney is going to destroy (if not impair) this franchise like it or not. The movies are made with no real vision. They should have left Lucas on as a story consultant.
I did enjoy the Last Jedi, but I agree with @âpo pimpusâ, unless something miraculous happens.
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Exactly. Watch TPMs special features. Itâs clear that everyone told him yes in the development process since they knew itâd basically print money and itâs George Lucas . . . . at the time he could do no wrong . . . . . .
Maybe they should get Lawrence Kasdan or someone from the OT days to act as a Kevin Feige esque overseer
Itâs needed. Walking out of TLJ I couldnât help but think about what IX will be about and how the audience will remain engaged with this saga. More importantly, how this trilogy will be looked at in comparison to the OT and the prequels.