Lancemc
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This teaser made me significantly more nostalgic for Star Wars than watching the whole of The Force Awakens did. MON MOTHMA!
I think the character I have the hardest part getting on board with is Finn. I love the comic moments but he's a little too one dimensional so far and his motivation is a little vague. I mean, he doesn't want to kill innocent people, I get that but he has no problem killing his former comrades even though, of all people, shouldn't he at least pause and consider they come from the same circumstances? That doesn't entirely ring true for me.
I will say I'm excited for some of these Star Wars films to veer outside of the (maybe somewhat staid at this point?) classicism of the franchise, but initially this didn't sound/look to be going in a way I appreciate all that much i.e. grim feet-on-the-ground war drama stuff vs. the potential for something still classical perhaps but in another direction like a Hawksian adventure or painterly John Ford kinda thing. Abrams kind of just did what Abrams does, which I often enjoy, and improved on the formal formula in some ways and really let it down in others.
HOWEVER, I have a ton of faith in this movie, and Gareth Edwards proved with Godzilla he has one of the keenest senses for Blockbuster film-making of anybody working today and in particular understand how to communicate scale in a meaningful way, as already evident in a couple of the shots in the teaser like the Death Star dwarfing the Imperial ships and the rebels running towards the AT-ATs. Also has the strongest cast of any Star Wars film to date, imo. Hannibal! Donnie Yen! Ben Mendelsohn!
and my leg (pick one).
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I don't know why but recent action films all look kinda similar to me, including Star Wars films. or am i becoming so stupid?
Way too many of your posts end with you asking a question. I'm sorry but someone needed to tell you.
Way too many of your posts end with you asking a question. I'm sorry but someone needed to tell you.
Google it.
Ian, all of the old Expanded Universe novels are dead. They will never be a part of the films. I'm sorry but get over it.
I will say I'm excited for some of these Star Wars films to veer outside of the (maybe somewhat staid at this point?) classicism of the franchise, but initially this didn't sound/look to be going in a way I appreciate all that much i.e. grim feet-on-the-ground war drama stuff vs. the potential for something still classical perhaps but in another direction like a Hawksian adventure or painterly John Ford kinda thing. Abrams kind of just did what Abrams does, which I often enjoy, and improved on the formal formula in some ways and really let it down in others.
HOWEVER, I have a ton of faith in this movie, and Gareth Edwards proved with Godzilla he has one of the keenest senses for Blockbuster film-making of anybody working today and in particular understand how to communicate scale in a meaningful way, as already evident in a couple of the shots in the teaser like the Death Star dwarfing the Imperial ships and the rebels running towards the AT-ATs. Also has the strongest cast of any Star Wars film to date, imo. Hannibal! Donnie Yen! Ben Mendelsohn!
Do we not have "just sayin'" posts anymore?