Star Wars

[Sesshomaru_2]

I sat in front of an entire row of kids opening night and they were having the times of their lives watching the film. They had the biggest reactions to everything. (Also as a bonus they got to see the infinity war trailer before the movie and also lost their shit watching that as well)

Normally sitting on front of talkative kids would ruin being at the theater, but since it reminded me of myself as a kid enjoying star wars it actually put a smile on my face.

The older we get, the more we focus on the flaws rather than enjoying a movie for what is meant to be.

If only they skipped Canto Bight, saving us be sitting more than 2 hours.

[Sesshomaru_2]

She is indeed adorable, some Star Wars talk at the end.

[locoghoul]

something I just noticed is that only in the OT the young jedi apprentice doesn’t develop rage/anger issues against his former master. In the lol prequels Anakin gets resentful of Obi Wan and turns against him, in this new piece of shit trilogy, Ben is trying to kill Luke out of rage/reasons.

I don’t particularly find the logic behind Kylo Ren’s actions bad (quite the contrary to be honest) but the portrayal of his character is what annoys me. Is like in order for this generation to “feel identified” with characters now you have to make them as emo as possible. Meanwhile in the 70s, Vader had a fuckin mask on, you couldn’t see his facial expressions and it was just his bad assery combined with Earl’s voice that made you realize how BOSS he was.

[Mood4food77]

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This is answered in tlj

[Hawkingbird]

Ben reasons for turning against Luke were justified.

[LordxMugen]

The older we get, the more we focus on the flaws rather than enjoying a movie for what is meant to be.

I didnt know it was meant to be a middling, incoherent, bogus piece of shit.

[Foolinfection]

The older we get, the more we focus on the flaws rather than enjoying a movie for what is meant to be.

I didnt know it was meant to be a middling, incoherent, bogus piece of shit.

Quiet, grandpa.

[Mood4food77]

Why are the movies SO LONG now?
Weren’t the the other Star Wars movies about 120 minutes in length?

The main star wars series ranges from 2hrs 5 (a new hope) to 2hrs 22 min (revenge of the sith). The last jedi is 2 hrs 35 min

[LordxMugen]

Quiet, grandpa.

Oh thats right, children today are into jingly keys and fidget spinners while i was into Transformers and Super Nintendo. things like “Story” and “characters” and “Plot” would be too much for your tiny ignorant mind to comprehend.

[voodazz]

Haha yeah I found myself being surprised at how long the movie kept going.
The only reason I didn’t think the movie was going to end sooner than it did was because they hadn’t shown the Imperial Walker/hoth ripoff scene yet… however, as the movie dragged on, in the back of my head I was beginning to think if they had cut the scene out entirely. Lol

Seriously, man… Cutting out Finn’s misadventure and poe’s Mutiny attempt would have freed up a lot more time to explore more important issues… or they could have just ended the movie sooner.

[YMDSLTSAC]

Ben reasons for turning against Luke were justified.

Eh, the whole thing was handled poorly. If Luke only briefly thinks of snuffing Kylo in his sleep cause he sees darkness in him (contrived, but okay), why does he turn on his lightsaber? And Kylo instead of being momentarily taken aback why his master would try to end him in his sleep goes from 0-60 in 2 seconds and destroys everything. This leads me to believe there was already a crumbling relationship between the two but I probably have to read that backstory in a Marvel published Star Wars one-shot called “Master and Apprentice” or some shit. We wouldn’t want to take precious screen time from the Canto Bight excursion.

[Darksakul]

Interesting effect of this movie… at first it’s like “ehhhh it’s a mixed bag…it has some issues”…

Later on, those issues grow more annoying the more you think about them. For me, another nitpick is that issue many have mentioned with bombs falling… in space. The girl releasing that payload didn’t have any protective head/face covering if I recall…while being there in a hangar that is exposed to the harsh environment of space. (sheeeeit, she could help me release this load anytime though heyoooooooo)

*sidenote–I’d have no problem grilling one of those porgs…seasoned up they probably taste like a nice baked or grilled chicken breast.

The series has established they have force fields that keeps atmosphere (AIR) in and allow solid objects to pass though (like the hanger deck of the death star).

Also I think the bombs are magnetically repelled/propelled, magnets propels the bombs and let inertia do the rest

[Hawkingbird]

Ben reasons for turning against Luke were justified.

Eh, the whole thing was handled poorly. If Luke only briefly thinks of snuffing Kylo in his sleep cause he sees darkness in him (contrived, but okay), why does he turn on his lightsaber? And Kylo instead of being momentarily taken aback why his master would try to end him in his sleep goes from 0-60 in 2 seconds and destroys everything. This leads me to believe there was already a crumbling relationship between the two but I probably have to read that backstory in a Marvel published Star Wars one-shot called “Master and Apprentice” or some shit. We wouldn’t want to take precious screen time from the Canto Bight excursion.

It’s not contrived. Snoke already got to him at that point. In TFA, Leia had Luke train Ben to keep him in the light.

[Foolinfection]

Quiet, grandpa.

Oh thats right, children today are into jingly keys and fidget spinners while i was into Transformers and Super Nintendo. things like “Story” and “characters” and “Plot” would be too much for your tiny ignorant mind to comprehend.

Go to bed. It’s late,grandpa.

[Wil]

Well they still need to kill off Chewie… or just keep him to the background as occasional comic relief with his porg buddies. bleh…

They still need to kill off people who are so depressed that TLJ didn’t happen the way they wanted it to happen. It’s like those pro wrestling smarks who feel like they can do no wrong when it comes to booking.

[Kinniku_Buster]

Well they still need to kill off Chewie… or just keep him to the background as occasional comic relief with his porg buddies. bleh…

. It’s like those pro wrestling smarks who feel like they can do no wrong when it comes to booking.

I feel personally attacked by this

[dodgers2213]

Ben reasons for turning against Luke were justified.

Eh, the whole thing was handled poorly. If Luke only briefly thinks of snuffing Kylo in his sleep cause he sees darkness in him (contrived, but okay), why does he turn on his lightsaber? And Kylo instead of being momentarily taken aback why his master would try to end him in his sleep goes from 0-60 in 2 seconds and destroys everything. This leads me to believe there was already a crumbling relationship between the two but I probably have to read that backstory in a Marvel published Star Wars one-shot called “Master and Apprentice” or some shit. We wouldn’t want to take precious screen time from the Canto Bight excursion.

It’s not contrived. Snoke already got to him at that point. In TFA, Leia had Luke train Ben to keep him in the light.

But…WHO THE FUCK was Snoke???

And the movie says…who gives a fuck

And I say…well, I don’t give a fuck about you either. Shit movie

[Optimus124]

The Emperor, who is not called Palpatine in film till Episode 1, doesn’t even break 6 minutes of screentime. For the most part he was just spouting “Something, something, something, Dark Side”. He was there to operate as the master that Vader needed to break away from.

[dodgers2213]

So you’re saying it’s perfectly fine for the same franchise to use the exact same beats from the far superior original series with far superior characters in a, at the time, fresh original story

also, Vader turning on the Emperor is the final climax of the entire original series. That was a huge moment. One of the biggest bad guys in movie history, turns on his master at the conclusion of a trilogy after the pleas and love of his son, after having 3 movies of battles.

Where’s the comparison here with Snoke and the betrayl? C’mon now. You folks that love this movie are setting the bar so fucking low for story telling

[Optimus124]

So you’re saying it’s perfectly fine for the same franchise to use the exact same beats from the far superior original series with far superior characters in a, at the time, fresh original story

Same premise, different result.