I refuse to believe it...however the B plot about Kylo I don't mind.
I was being sarcastic, lol. Of course the film has flaws. For reference, it's my third favorite Star Wars film ever. However I also feel like this movement to shut down any critique of the film to be infuriating. Whether it's just stanning for the franchise or just straight astroturfing I don't care either way.
There is so much more to the backlash to episode 8 than men complaining about women characters, but whatever.
Literally felt like a slap in the face.
I, genuinely agree with you. It did its own thing, it bridged a gap that was interesting. As a standalone film, it's actually fairly weak, but I enjoyed it the most out of the Disney SW films.
Theres literally nothing special about rey tho, the movie established that she is a nobody and even her parents were judt assholes who left her, with no backstory that they were poweful jedi or whatever, the whole point is that she isnt special
Somebody actually referencing Mike Zeroh's videos with a straight face? Jesus Christ.
I still hope this will happen, I still want it to happen I'm not really invested in any of the new star wars output so far but man growing up on the prequels, so my strongest connection to the franchise being the old republic games I do believe the canvas for super entertaining stuff is there. So I'd rather they stop being beholden to the old stuff if it doesn't pay off for anything and just actually expand the universe with new stuff.
Dude I've been saying this since December on this forum. Thank you for encapsulating, my very thoughts, especially when it comes to Rian, the way he wrote the movie was mind boggling, and for Kennedy to adore his assasination of the OT, is something I think she will one day have to answer for.
What is it with you and making someone 'pay' for making a film you didn't like? It's goddamn weird.
For me I was cringing so hard at the very pretentious "cool" posing of Luke at the end of TFA. That whole setup was very lazy in terms of how to tease a sequel ("Character Unlocked: Luke. See you in 2 years"), and I just hated how it rode on the back of a very pompous vision of a Jedi standing there all self serious.
For sure, there's a reason the Vader reveal immediately became a part of the lexicon.
Felt like something you would see on SNL, definitely rubbed me the wrong way.
My overall point is that complaining that Rey learns to use what is functionally magic bullshit too fast is ridiculous. Realistically, the force exists as plot spackle. It's just there so the character can do a thing and move the plot along. The mysticism of it is just there because it's cool.
Not. even. close. No way you can watch this and still feel that way. No way.
This is a universe where getting all 4 limbs sliced off is more a painful inconvenience than a permanent crippling. You think they can't fix spinal damage?
They are 3 of 3 in terms of box office success and critical reception. Outside of the MCU there isn't a single franchise that has had better success in the past 5 years than the Kennedy era Star Wars films.
