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Re: Star Wars fans only!
Posted: 21 Mar 2015, 23:31
by Mooncalf
Not mistaken, but also not true. All of the lore that backed up this statement was thrown out the window by Disney.
That's true. Urgh.
The OT was incredibly straight forward. Jedi vs. Sith/ Good vs. Evil. If we are being honest with ourselves the movies werent thought provoking lessons in nuance. The OT was pretty much straight action wrapped around an amazing story, something which is pretty much right down Abrams ally.
It was good VS evil, that's true, but the storytelling was a class above what Abrams is capable of. He'll write it incredibly childishly, whereas the original trilogy was clever and imaginative, even if it was simple. JJ will create a trilogy which has far more in common with Episodes 1-3. Terrible dialog, for one.
Bane is by far my favorite SW character, and I agree Him or Traya would make for excellent movies, but not for continuing the saga. (Left Revan out because I truly cant stand him.) Those stories dont really show us what happens with the Empire. (IE are the rebels going to be able to seize control? Will the galaxy be thrown into something similar to the "Thrawn Era" from the EU?) Those questions need to be answered to setup the climate for the additional movies Disney plans releasing. (Because so far the plan is to do the same with the SW Universe as is being done with the Marevel one.)
Oh I wasn't saying they should base a move on one of those stories, I was just saying to take inspiration from what made those stories great.
Re: Star Wars fans only!
Posted: 26 Mar 2015, 16:23
by Lazarus
Mooncalf wrote:
It was good VS evil, that's true, but the storytelling was a class above what Abrams is capable of. He'll write it incredibly childishly, whereas the original trilogy was clever and imaginative, even if it was simple. JJ will create a trilogy which has far more in common with Episodes 1-3. Terrible dialog, for one.
You have a point, but I don't necessarily see it is a bad thing. At least not for the main saga. Abrams may not have the story telling chops you are looking for, but he does know how to piece together an action series that people enjoy watching. With Disney making all of the other SW EU effectively fiction/legend in the universe we need something that advances the story that will hook in a new generation and the many pissed off existing fans. This way the interest and funding will still be there for the more character focused movies planned to be released alongside the new trilogy.
Re: Star Wars fans only!
Posted: 19 Apr 2015, 01:47
by Nikolae
I take it everyone's seen the new trailer that was released yesterday?
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Re: Star Wars fans only!
Posted: 19 Apr 2015, 02:18
by Deirdre (DELETED 5847)
I fangirled so hard seeing Han Solo and Chewie at the end. Like, oh my gods, you do not even know. And while I was in a library, most unfortunately. It popped up as an ad on my playlist and scared the living daylights out of me.
Re: Star Wars fans only!
Posted: 19 Apr 2015, 02:48
by Alexandrea
Re: Star Wars fans only!
Posted: 21 Apr 2015, 16:59
by Lazarus
Mooncalf wrote:I'm not sure what's wrong with the ball robot. This is science fiction, and they know way more about engineering and science than we do in this fictional reality.
Just wanted to point out, that we know that
BB-8 is an actual robot.
Re: Star Wars fans only!
Posted: 04 May 2015, 23:07
by Deirdre (DELETED 5847)
<.< Since no one's done it yet....
May the Fourth be with you!
Ivebeenholdingitinallday
Re: Star Wars fans only!
Posted: 04 May 2015, 23:10
by Alexandrea
Deirdre wrote:<.< Since no one's done it yet....
May the Fourth be with you!
Ivebeenholdingitinallday
WOOT! <3 :-*