New Movie (Possible Spoilers)
Anyone that has seen the movie post what you liked or what you didn't like about it. I personally love the new movie.
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Hmm interesting, I myself have seen all of the movies growing up. I've already seen this movie twice and it honestly takes the spot as my favorite star wars film. I absolutely love the new characters that they introduce into this universe and there is a lot of interesting directions that the new trilogy can go in. Rey by far my favorite character in the film. The only thing I feel they did wrong was miscast the actor for Kylo Ren. I like the character of Kylo but I don't like the look or feel of the actor they used to play his part.
But it wasn't standalone, it was Episode 7. And I found it disappointing in a number of ways. I hated what they did with the old characters, pretty much all of them except for Chewie. (Luke, last remaining Jedi, suffers a setback and goes and hides for years and lets the galaxy fall apart?). Leia and Han together was painful to watch. The new heroes are cool except for the one who read "Jedi Mastery for Dummies" apparently during a set break.
Oh, and almost every element of the plot was recycled. I mean everything! Enemies, death star, X-wing fighters (even flying in a trench!), fatal flaw in the death star, father-son confrontation, Vader clone, etc, etc. Serious rehash. It was so bad they even lampshaded the destruction of the new death star.
Fun to watch. Terrible plot.
I agree it basically was Episode 4 again with different characters. I really think JJ Abrams was doing what needed to be done for this film, and that was to not mess it up and please the majority of people with a simple plot that has been done many times.
Jumbled, embarrassing mess.
Who are Rey's parents?
How/who recovered the Skywalker saber at Cloud City?
Why the heck is 3PO's arm red?
Few other questions but those are the big ones for me.
Yes, the plot was familiar; but I think it was on purpose and enjoyed the nostalgia and return to original trilogy feel.
Loved how they brought in elements of the EU/Legend, which I think will continue when we learn Jaina's, I mean Rey's story...lol We had father/son, sibling rivalry seems more compelling than cousins and plenty of subtle clues to suggest Han and Leia's daughter. Ren's internal conflict and gradual darkening is intriguing, a different take than Vader being evil straight out the gate like IV.
I understand if some fans disliked it. Disney and Abrams played safe and didn't want to screw it up, but in the process created my favorite Star Wars movie. 2017 won't get here fast enough. Wish I could go into carbon freeze to manage the wait...lol
I absolutely love Rey as a character, and there are so many hints to her being luke's daughter, which is what I believe to be true.
The Falcon just happens to be in a junkyard in running condition.
The comfortable interactions between Rey and Han.
Hints from Ren and also Rey's vision.
Rey being on hand to witness Han's death.
And lastly, the curious way Leia looks at her. I was honestly on the fence until the hug at the end.
I wouldn't be upset if she ends up Luke's daughter, but I like where a sibling conflict could lead vs. cousins. I wouldn't put it past the script to start out as Luke's daughter or in his care, but then the truth reveals at the end that she is in fact Ren's sister, Han and Leia's daughter.
And now, just have to wait an eternity to see what happens...lol
One thing is for sure. They know who Rey is. Han being a ****, chewy being chewy, but as soon as she told han her name, he softened up. Then offered her a job and said chewy liked her. Since when did chewy trust anyone he just meet. Leia for no reason at all let her in the command center, when they came back Leia immediately hugged Rey.
The end. The look Rey got. Was it because of what she had in her hand, or because of who she is.
Trying not to really spoil anything here.
Well the title has "possible spoilers" in it to warn people
Another piece of evidence is that Leia didn't send a whole squadron of people to go after Luke like they were originally planning to do. She sent Rey.
She was a young child so she repressed those memories. This could be why she so easily mind tricked the trooper and was able to beat a wounded Kylo in combat. She already had a working knowledge from her training with Luke.
R2-D2 activates when Rey is in proximity for the first time. This suggests that R2 knows she's safe and a subroutine activates telling him it's okay to contact Luke.
(In the middle I turned to a friend and said "let me guess, she's Obiwan's granddaughter or something"?)
Do something different and interesting for a change with 8. Please.
This will be debated for a long time...lol
Forget light and dark, Team Luke or Team Leia...lol
Jacen and Jaina are already Ben and Rey...lol
Honestly, I don't see a love interest being brought into the movies for Luke. I could definitely be wrong, always in motion the future is.
It's nothing. Some people just misunderstood a line that Kylo Ren said in the game.
I'm glad someone else said it so I don't have to type it. Pretty much hit how I think about the situation. I feel she is definitely a former student.
Rey
Chewie was bad***
Rey
BB-8
Rey
Nostalgia and Easter eggs
Rey
Cons:
Kylo Ren is a lackluster villain and I hope snooke is the main villain in episode 9.
They played it very safe.
I didn't get to see any amazing sets. This may be because of the advancement of cgi, or budget constraints or whatever, but a lot of the film was shot outside or in boring sets. The internal rooms weren't as awe-inspiring as the other films. E.g. Naboo palace, Jedi Temple, Yoda's hut, Jabba's Palace etc. The few interior sets weren't anywhere near as intriguing as the past movies'. The only good interior set was Snooke's hologram throne room.
Finn is irritating. He has been raised in such an isolated way that he doesn't understand basic social norms and acts very odd.
Questions:
What happened to Phasma?
Why is C3P0's arm red?
Why was Rey abandoned?
How did Poe survive the TIE fighter crash?
Are the rest of the Knights Of Ren still alive?
Why have the **** * motifs become even more prominent?
*Edited out the four letter word for the Germans in WW2.
Why does Kylo wear the mask?
Another thing I didn't like was the very start. The star destroyer that moved over the planet was cool, but it didn't seem like it was the classic star wars beginning.
The dark side sets and locations were very dark in some areas, which is good to set a tone, but it doesn't look as good.
As Qeltar said, I am thinking Rey is in some way related to Obi Wan. Lots of hints pointing in this direction, almost as many as point to being related to Luke.
The younglings would destroy Ren lol
Big fan of the Sith history and their reemergence to power after hiding ( since Rule of Two) for a thousand years than bam they show up in Phantom Menace after generations of Sith knowledge/ dark side being passed down in secret from one master to the next and they completely destroyed the Jedi and Yoda
As for Ren, apparently he isn't fully trained.
I think the main purpose of the "crossguards" is to vent and redirect heat to the sides of the saber. It reduces stress from the crystal because it is cracked.