Star Wars Universe Thread: May The 4th Be With You

[noblekane]

Nice.

Wonder if any of the knights of ren use the force? They must if they were able to slay the jedi students right? Unless the knights of ren were all of lukes students and they all turned their back on him?

 

[Master Zik]

I didn't learn much from that. I was hoping for the entire script.

Just read a bunch of theories I feel are wrong.

 

[earldagoat]

That episode 8 script leak

 

 

[luckyluchiano]

That episode 8 script leak :x  

where

 

[KingParappa]

Why read the Episode 8 script leak? Enjoy this time of not knowing.

 

[IATT]

That episode 8 script leak :x  

where

 

[earldagoat]

 

[danger style]

That episode 8 script leak :x  

 

[...So]

.

 

[duba169]

I really, really want to know more about what happened between episode 6 and 7

 

[sea manup]

I really, really want to know more about what happened between episode 6 and 7

 

[CP1708]

My guess is spin offs will develop thru that era with references to Luke, Leia, Han etc, but no actual usage of them.

They "could" someday recast younger versions of them, but might be wise to wait a few years.

 

[5pencer]

Just watched for my second time, must say after a second watch the film was enjoyed even more!

 

[Master Zik]

Why read the Episode 8 script leak? Enjoy this time of not knowing.

Well I want to know.

I wasn't completely fulfilled from a detail and plot point with ep 7.

Plus from what I saw, it's not an actual script leak. Just some guy on reddit claiming it leaked and posting a summary and answering some questions.

 

[KingParappa]

Why read the Episode 8 script leak? Enjoy this time of not knowing.

Well I want to know.

I wasn't completely fulfilled from a detail and plot point with ep 7.

Plus from what I saw, it's not an actual script leak. Just some guy on reddit claiming it leaked and posting a summary and answering some questions.

oh its like the BvS reddit thread? *yawn* rather wait and see the movie then go on someones "verified" story. People will do anything for a moment in the sun

 

[jays25]

I really, really want to know more about what happened between episode 6 and 7

Expect the books and comics to do the majority of the work for that.

 

[noblekane]

Im telling yall man they need to do a new cartoon covering all that 30 year period make it like the clone wars the hell they waiting for?

 

[...So]

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[KingParappa]

The internet is slightly amazing

 

[ksteezy]

That storm trooper is a sleeper nominee for best Star Wars character....my dude was SO HURT....lmao

 

[KingParappa]

That's my Halloween costume.

 

[WhatisLove]

I finally cracked and saw the film that purports to be Star Wars "VII" after dreading how bad it would be (which had resulted in my hold out until I could see it with all of my family together). Warning... semi-long rant that could be much longer follows. I actually don’t know why I wrote this here (probably just because I knew there was a Star Wars thread on Niketalk). Also, I respect everyone's opinion... and do understand how people could like the film that purports to be Star Wars "VII". I do not, however.

Spoiler

I had avoided all spoilers/trailers/previews of any kind as best as I could... but I could not avoid seeing a recovered Darth Vader mask, knew that the primary members of the original trilogy's cast would be in the film, and Disney... so, I anticipated something worse than Indiana Jones "4". While I will not go as far as to say that the film that purports to be Star Wars "VII" was as bad as the monstrosity that is Indiana Jones "4", it was fairly close.

As one of the biggest fans of the original 6 movies (all of them, original trilogy and prequel trilogy; strictly canon only (minus Holiday Special); I did not put much stock or interest into the Expanded Universe beyond playing/owning many Star Wars games), I do not plan on watching the next films in this "trilogy/series". I may consider watching any future films that deal with the events prior to Episode I, but I cannot see myself buying into any more of the supposed storyline that follows this film that purports to be Star Wars "VII".

I have many issues with this film that purports to be Star Wars "VII" that I will not go into. I have not kept up with this or any Star Wars thread at all (see above; no spoilers)... so many of them may have been mentioned, although my brief reading of the past few pages show that many people in here actually seem to have liked the film. I will mention two of my issues by trying to combine/condense/describe them into two main/generalized issues, as I do not wish to go through every single issue that I have with numerous details that are present in the film that purports to be Star Wars “VII” (big and small).

First, this film that purports to be Star Wars "VII" is simply a knock-off of Star Wars IV. There are many different "moving parts" and the plot/characters/objects/pace/etc. is obviously not exactly same... but I felt like I was watching a very high end fan film that was attempting to remake Star Wars IV with all of the subtle (and painfully not so subtle) references (note: obviously, there were references to other parts/scenes of some of the other films... but the Star Wars IV vibe was certainly the strongest). I could go on for hours about every single thing wrong with this, but I won't. It simply felt like a bad version of something I'd already seen before. The lack of creativity must have been intentional, as it was probably done to draw casual fans of the original trilogy back into the fold (although it seems they shot themselves in the foot by killing off one of the most popular, if not THE most popular, character of the old trilogy in a nearly emotionless fashion).

Second, this film that purports to be Star Wars "VII" requires a belief that the events that took place at the end of Star Wars VI (i.e. the destruction of the Galactic/Imperial Empire, Anakin Skywalker fulfilling a 1000 year old prophecy by bringing balance to the Force (i.e. destroying the Sith)) were not as "galaxy-altering" as they were built up to be or that things simply went VERY bad for the victorious Rebellion (on behalf of the rest of the galaxy subject to the Galactic/Imperial Empire) in 20-30 years. I will never believe either of those alternatives, regardless of whatever half-baked explanation that they attempt to put forth in future films.

Summary: As a big fan of the Star Wars films, I am very disappointed (but not at all surprised) to say that I dislike the film that purports to be Star Wars “VII”. Setting this film/new trilogy/series further in the future (say, 100-1000 years) may have worked better… but I knew Disney couldn’t resist trying to appeal to the fans of the original trilogy by cutting out connections to it (i.e. original cast members, similar scenes/objects, etc.). This has led to an unjustifiable state of affairs in the Star Wars galaxy as it appears in the film that purports to be Star Wars “VII” in a very short amount of time (20-30 years) that I cannot agree with or support as a fan.

 

[sea manup]

this is what's so great about star wars

you will have one character that has one line and lasts 30 seconds and fans can turn him into a legend

 

[CP1708]

I finally cracked and saw the film that purports to be Star Wars "VII" after dreading how bad it would be (which had resulted in my hold out until I could see it with all of my family together). Warning... semi-long rant that could be much longer follows. I actually don’t know why I wrote this here (probably just because I knew there was a Star Wars thread on Niketalk).

I had avoided all spoilers/trailers/previews of any kind as best as I could... but I could not avoid seeing a recovered Darth Vader mask, knew that the primary members of the original trilogy's cast would be in the film, and Disney... so, I anticipated something worse than Indiana Jones "4". While I will not go as far as to say that the film that purports to be Star Wars "VII" was as bad as the monstrosity that is Indiana Jones "4", it was fairly close.

As one of the biggest fans of the original 6 movies (all of them, original trilogy and prequel trilogy; strictly canon only (minus Holiday Special); I did not put much stock or interest into the Expanded Universe beyond playing/owning many Star Wars games), I do not plan on watching the next films in this "trilogy/series". I may consider watching any future films that deal with the events prior to Episode I, but I cannot see myself buying into any more of the supposed storyline that follows this film that purports to be Star Wars "VII".

I have many issues with this film that purports to be Star Wars "VII" that I will not go into. I have not kept up with this or any Star Wars thread at all (see above; no spoilers)... so many of them may have been mentioned, although my brief reading of the past few pages show that many people in here actually seem to have liked the film. I will mention two of my issues by trying to combine/condense/describe them into two main/generalized issues, as I do not wish to go through every single issue that I have with numerous details that are present in the film that purports to be Star Wars “VII” (big and small).

First, this film that purports to be Star Wars "VII" is simply a knock-off of Star Wars IV. There are many different "moving parts" and the plot/characters/objects/pace/etc. is obviously not exactly same... but I felt like I was watching a very high end fan film that was attempting to remake Star Wars IV with all of the subtle (and painfully not so subtle) references (note: obviously, there were references to other parts/scenes of some of the other films... but the Star Wars IV vibe was certainly the strongest). I could go on for hours about every single thing wrong with this, but I won't. It simply felt like a bad version of something I'd already seen before. The lack of creativity must have been intentional, as it was probably done to draw casual fans of the original trilogy back into the fold (although it seems they shot themselves in the foot by killing off one of the most popular, if not THE most popular, character of the old trilogy in a nearly emotionless fashion).

Second, this film that purports to be Star Wars "VII" requires a belief that the events that took place at the end of Star Wars VI (i.e. the destruction of the Galactic/Imperial Empire, Anakin Skywalker fulfilling a 1000 year old prophecy by bringing balance to the Force (i.e. destroying the Sith)) were not as "galaxy-altering" as they were built up to be or that things simply went VERY bad for the victorious Rebellion (on behalf of the rest of the galaxy subject to the Galactic/Imperial Empire) in 20-30 years. I will never believe either of those alternatives, regardless of whatever half-baked explanation that they attempt to put forth in future films.

Summary: As a big fan of the Star Wars films, I am very disappointed (but not at all surprised) to say that I dislike the film that purports to be Star Wars “VII”. Setting this film/new trilogy/series further in the future (say, 100-1000 years) may have worked better… but I knew Disney couldn’t resist trying to appeal to the fans of the original trilogy by cutting out connections to it (i.e. original cast members, similar scenes/objects, etc.). This has led to an unjustifiable state of affairs in the Star Wars galaxy as it appears in the film that purports to be Star Wars “VII” in a very short amount of time (20-30 years) that I cannot agree with or support as a fan.

I purport that you like the prequels, but not this film, so purport along into another thread and purport some more there. Cuz I don't know what the purport you're talking about, but ok. You didn't like it, not everyone will. Glad you purport the prequels tho. Jar Jar would be purport.

 

[sea manup]

normally i can understand how movies are subjective but how can anyone think this movie is better than the prequels

literally every aspect of force awakens is better than the prequels

characters

dialogue

plot

use of lightsabers

use of the force

CGI

acting

direction

cinematography

connection to original movies

use of characters from original movies

humor 

action

racism (lack of)

practical effects

character design

set design