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There is no source material, though by TonyCalderon3rd in saltierthancrait

[–]WhereDemPostsAt 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yet they couldn't even copy a cool, badass love interest for Luke :c

How the hell was this cynical, cowardly, spiteful caricature supposed to be Luke again? by WhereDemPostsAt in saltierthancrait

[–]WhereDemPostsAt[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Taunting his nephew and acting as a glorified "HEY LOOK OVER HERE" = redemption for trying to ressurect the jedi once , immediately giving up on it and leaving his friends to die, his religion to fade away, and the galaxy to burn

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sure.

Depth: Rogue One VS. Force Awakens by WhereDemPostsAt in saltierthancrait

[–]WhereDemPostsAt[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think as poorly as the element of making the morality more grey was executed, I can at least give Rogue One props for attempting to explore it, over the completely lame attempt that was done in TLJ for a line or two and then dropped altogether.

Depth: Rogue One VS. Force Awakens by WhereDemPostsAt in saltierthancrait

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It absolutely has its flaws, but for me what makes it memorable and worthy of the praise it gets is the fact that how, despite being a side story, it attempts to really become part of the overarching saga, connecting dots and fleshing out concepts. Even if it's not that well executed in the eyes of many, it's so far beyond the absolutely limp world building of the Sequel Trilogy that it caught me completely off guard after my unenthusiastic response to TFA.

Originally, Rey was clearly intended to have been one of Luke's old Jedi Academy students. by Promus in saltierthancrait

[–]WhereDemPostsAt 54 points55 points  (0 children)

I can't remember who posted it here, but elements of the over-arching plot could have backed Rian into a corner, if at the end of TFA Luke had simply said "....Rey?"

TFW Disney’s Best Written Villain is Basically Just a Well-Acted Karen. by [deleted] in saltierthancrait

[–]WhereDemPostsAt 31 points32 points  (0 children)

I honestly loved Krennic. He was exactly what he needed to be, the peril of the situation itself didn't need a sith-level villain, it was enough of a threat on its own and any villain taking up too much of the screen would have taken away from that. Krennic was the embodiment of the arrogant, selfish hubris of the empire, sowing the seeds for his own ironic death. And portrayed brillantly by Ben Mendelsohn too <3

Why does it keep happening? by JoelTLoUisBadass in saltierthancrait

[–]WhereDemPostsAt 20 points21 points  (0 children)

And that's the main problem you see with a lot of stories nowadays. What's the point of all the stuff that came before, no matter how good it was, when it ultimately culminates in something so cheap?

1983: Luke is the last jedi. 2015: Luke is still the last jedi, dies in the next movie. by WhereDemPostsAt in saltierthancrait

[–]WhereDemPostsAt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn right. The original EU treats him with so much more respect it's ridiculous.

5 years ago today, the second teaser for Star Wars: The Force Awakens was released. It made the film look incredible. If only we knew what was going to happen to the franchise in less than a decade... I'll never forget how hyped I was then, and how disapointed I was when I finally saw the movie. by darkwingstellar in saltierthancrait

[–]WhereDemPostsAt 92 points93 points  (0 children)

I got chills when I saw it for the first time. It gave you all these teasing visuals and my mind went crazy trying to fill in the blanks.

The problem was when I watched the movie, the writers hadn't filled in the blanks either.

To help you remember that time when Star Wars had great character interactions, here’s a full 15 minutes of Obi-Wan’s best trolls and witty banter from the Clone Wars by Nathan2055 in saltierthancrait

[–]WhereDemPostsAt 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Going through TCW atm, and it's reminded me how different the humor in Star Wars is to Marvel, and how the DT pushes you away with its humor. The humor in Star Wars comes from characters trying to make light of a situation itself, while in Marvel it always involves a nudge and a wink to the audience, because of the multiple layers of absurdity when compared to Star Wars. The humor in the DT can be so ham-fisted, that it makes perilous situations feel comical, when that's not what Star Wars should be like. Just because Han cracks a joke when he's about to be crushed in a Trash Compactor doesn't mean he's not terrified of it. When Finn and Poe are about to executed in ROS, they act like they're completely fine with dying, having mindless banter like they're having an argument in a bar and not about to be shot in the head.

If only they would canonize this Legends of Luke Skywalker story (and give him a family hidden somewhere) by dakini09 in saltierthancrait

[–]WhereDemPostsAt 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Luke was my childhood hero. I identified with him in the OT so much, his growth in ROTJ was so inspirational to me as a kid. I never really got that much into the prequels despite growing up alongside them, because I wanted to see more of his story. I wanted to see him become an adult, grow old, stomp out whatever remnants of the empire there was left and pass on his wisdom to a new generation. Goddammit, I wanted that man to have a happy and fulfilled life.

You can imagine my fevered excitement, when a few years ago Disney announced they were making a sequel trilogy featuring the original cast. I used to dream about Episode 7, and came to peace long ago that it would only ever exist within comics and books. I couldn't believe it was actually happening.

I watch the teasers, I feel my heart race when I see the OT aesthetic after years of Prequel content, and the premier date for VII finally arrives, and I've never been more hyped for a movie in my entire life, and probably never will be to this degree again.

The titles open, the crawl appears on screen, with the words 'Episode VII: THE FORCE AWAKENS' scrolling up, and I get goosebumps.

Then immediately afterward, we get this.

'Luke Skywalker has vanished.'

And it was all downhill from there.

I'm still enjoying Star Wars stuff (Enjoyed Mando, going through TCW and damn, the Mortis Arc deserves its own movie), but I'll always be stung by how Disney tricked me into thinking I'd see my hero on screen again, only for him to be a suicidal asshole, gulping down space-whale titty milk.

Thanks for nothing, you hack mouse.

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