quick edit. deleted my statement that may have been too spoiler-y
I'll just say she's being nice to the story in this tweet. The plot sounds terrible.
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The Rise of Skywalker (2019) social media impressions
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quick edit. deleted my statement that may have been too spoiler-y
I'll just say she's being nice to the story in this tweet. The plot sounds terrible.
Instead of trying to improve her character writing, they drop her entirely. Cowards.
Yep. Alissa tends to be extremely thoughtful in her writing too. She always contextualizes her praise and her scorn, so reading this take makes me worry a bit for the movie.
She's a character. It would be like Lando doing nothing after being introduced because racists hated his character.
I cannot wait to listen to their ROTS episode after I watch it on Sunday.
I'll agree the volume has increased but there have always been quipy headlines/one liners/ pull quotes being mean towards a film in your local paper. The Critic was making fun of this in '94.
Honestly, if I didn't willingly seek out this thread I would just see the one or two critics I follow on twitter give their impression like I did when I read the New York times/Sac Bee as a kid. I'm sure if I could afford 100+ papers back in the 90's the critics dunking would look the same.
Safe to say at this point that legit critics are at best more polarized about the film than they were TFA and TLJ.
I know I will like it. I have like all the new Star Wars movies including Solo(my favorite was Last Jedi). But I also like the prequels, so take my view weird. I don't put new Star Wars movies on a high podium and don't expect them too. I go to see the specicale of it.
I'm a huge star wars fans but after the Last Jedi, I started to hate the fandom because how vile it was with treatment of Kelly Marie Tran.
Now that the Skywalker trilogy is done, please lucasfilm just go do a trilogy that is total new concept and nothing based on the orignal, prequel and sequel trilogies.
I'm a huge star wars fans but after the Last Jedi, I started to hate the fandom because how vile it was with treatment of Kelly Marie Tran.
Now that the Skywalker trilogy is done, please lucasfilm just go do a trilogy that is total new concept and nothing based on the orignal, prequel and sequel trilogies.
Still she does think lots of people will like the movie
Do people honestly think this movie is the "end" of anything? It's so transparently not. Rey will be back in a new trilogy by 2025 regardless of what Daisy, KK or anyone else says.
Exactly. Itsa shame we had so much of this rather than a plan from a singular director but alas here we are. Disney needs to take a hard look at how they handle this franchise moving forward.
Incidentally, I also started their Phantom Menace podcast a few weeks ago. I'm only like 3 episodes in, but I find their "what other movies? What's the force? What's a Jedi? Huh?" Schtick gets old very quickly. Like I get they want to analyze the movie on its own merits, but the whole meta-wink wink aspect is annoying. Do they keep this up throughout the entire series?
Oh don't worry, the real fun will be the box office threads. No matter how the film does, someone will almost certainly try to attribute it to either TLJ "killing Star Wars", or how TROS "brings the franchise back, so people want to see it". It's gonna be a carnival.
There's a user over at the box office theory forum who's seen it, saying there's some good Palpatine meme material.
At least JJ might not let me down in that regard.
At least JJ might not let me down in that regard.
I actually started listening with Blank Check, haven't gone back to listen to the Star Wars miniseries. But it's generally quite a wink-wink podcast, though peppered with extremely astute commentary. The Phantom Podcast is the first thing they did together, though, so perhaps it takes them a while to develop a house style. Unsure.
If the disservice to her is merely a lack of screen time, I'm not going to cry for her. I hated her character in TLJ, which wasn't her fault. More screen time for the 3 main heroes together would be ideal (for me).
These are not buyers guides. A critic uses analogies/metaphors/humor/flowery prose to get their opinion across.
End Game also had multiple very good movies leading up to the gigantic final act and a story intertwined throughout an entire series that worked out beautifully the way it was told even if it catered to fan service near the end.
So, pretty much the exact opposite of how Star Wars has gone since the OT.
I just want to pop in and remind everyone that the most important impression is the one that the movie makes on you. Critical reviews can be great fun, and very thought provoking at times... but the most important thing about Star Wars will always be it's ability to transport you back to that time as a kid where you could watch these movies with amazement and then go home and pretend to be a Jedi.
I'm along for the ride, and who knows if it will be my new favorite Star Wars film, but I'm ready to be a 9 year old kid in the theater one last time.
I'm along for the ride, and who knows if it will be my new favorite Star Wars film, but I'm ready to be a 9 year old kid in the theater one last time.
I feel the same. I usually focus on the positives. I'm pretty easy to please. Then again I loved TLJ and TFA.
He doesn't try to lead Kylo back because he knows he's not the person to lead him back, as he explicitly tells Leia. He was able to turn Vader because Vader desperately wanted to connect with him, to the point that his obsession with Luke drives the plot of the second OT film; in contrast, Kylo justifiably hates Luke and wants nothing to do with him outside of exacting his 'vengeance' on him. Even if Luke were to give him a sincere apology, Kylo would like reject it, and view it as self-serving on Luke's part (which is what happens during their confrontation).
Thanks, I'm going to set my alarm for them, because I can't handle the wait.