Star Wars: Episode VIII: The Last Jedi

[McParadigm]

I haven't read the thread guys.

Imagine how you would feel about your life if you had

[Sgt. Crackpot]

I haven't read the thread guys.

Imagine how you would feel about your life if you had

Yeah

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it's interesting how they're potentially getting away from the jedi and focusing more on the force. rey quite possibly being no one special, the kid at the end, yoda burning it all down. seems they're setting it up that the force is in everyone, and manipulating it for advancement of a cause or belief system is perilous, whether it be jedi or sith. in other words, fanatic cults. that's your modern egalitarian fable.

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i forget the exact dialogue but

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leia “i cant take another loss”
holdo, smiling “sure you can”

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my moment in all this is luke and leia reuniting..im sure they did some work on lukes eyes as he looks at leia..so clear so sharp..hes that small farm booy again but new..that whole moment just rang true and perfect and he kisses her and says farewell at the end...all while luke and leias theme plays over the top....just magical..this was the last moment we have anything from our big three..we will never see them together again. this is goodbye for everyone....just so powerful

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except they didn't

[Anders]

Interesting read...spoilers of course: http://www.denofgeek.com/uk/movies/star ... xploration

I agree with a lot of what the writer says here..A lot of what i liked about the movie and what i hated it.

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Especially agree with this:

For this writer, though, there's an occasional sense that Johnson is struggling somewhat to track all these plot threads and, at the same time, give the characters meaningful things to do. An example of this can be seen early on: a curious hologram conversation between Poe Dameron and Maz Kanata, who appears to be engaged in some kind of gun battle even as she'd dishing out advice. Granted, Maz does have some useful information to impart - it's she who tells Finn and his new sidekick, Rose (a great Kelly Marie Tran) about the hacker who can help them with their mission. But that info could just have easily been dished out by Poe Dameron himself; the scene appears to function as a simple reminder that, after the confusion on the planet Takodana in The Force Awakens, Maz Kanata really is still alive.

Yes, he’s right about almost all of it.

[Rangi Guy]

At some point I'll go back and read other people's thoughts on this and maybe add to the discussion, but for now I'll just say that there were bits I liked and bits the I REALLY hated

[dimejinky99]

This is a good read but especially for anyone having trouble with it.

https://t.co/SbTDq3ks88?amp=1

[B]

The thing I'm struggling with the most ...

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We're supposed to ultimately get behind Poe, but his plan with Rose and Finn essentially killed every person on those shuttles.
If they hadn't mutinied and snuck onto the ship, every Rebel would have made it to that base on the planet.

[dimejinky99]

The thing I'm struggling with the most ...

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We're supposed to ultimately get behind Poe, but his plan with Rose and Finn essentially killed every person on those shuttles.
If they hadn't mutinied and snuck onto the ship, every Rebel would have made it to that base on the planet.

Never thought about that but every decision poe makes throughout the film goes totally wrong. Every single one. I Think it’s to undo what we expect of oh he’s obviously the new hero and hero’s always make the right choices and win every time.
I think it was a good decision to show him as just having a bad fuckin day where everything he touches turns to shit.

[B]

The thing I'm struggling with the most ...

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We're supposed to ultimately get behind Poe, but his plan with Rose and Finn essentially killed every person on those shuttles.
If they hadn't mutinied and snuck onto the ship, every Rebel would have made it to that base on the planet.

Never thought about that but every decision poe makes throughout the film goes totally wrong. Every single one. I Think it’s to undo what we expect of oh he’s obviously the new hero and hero’s always make the right choices and win every time.
I think it was a good decision to show him as just having a bad fuckin day where everything he touches turns to shit.

That generous. Poe essentially wipes out the Rebellion himself in this movie.

[Anders]

This is a good read but especially for anyone having trouble with it.

https://t.co/SbTDq3ks88?amp=1

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While he skips over all the other problems with the movie, which are there regardless, I can’t agree that all the Skywalkers dying out is a satisfying end to the saga. That somehow all the Sith and Jedi dying brings balance to the universe. For me it’s a betrayal of the OT, and hurts the saga more than anything.

[Anders]

The thing I'm struggling with the most ...

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We're supposed to ultimately get behind Poe, but his plan with Rose and Finn essentially killed every person on those shuttles.
If they hadn't mutinied and snuck onto the ship, every Rebel would have made it to that base on the planet.

Never thought about that but every decision poe makes throughout the film goes totally wrong. Every single one. I Think it’s to undo what we expect of oh he’s obviously the new hero and hero’s always make the right choices and win every time.
I think it was a good decision to show him as just having a bad fuckin day where everything he touches turns to shit.

That generous. Poe essentially wipes out the Rebellion himself in this movie.

It’s true. Now that I think of it, I think all the good choices in the movie are made by women or a droid.

[Coach]

So after sleeping on it and reading some commentary....

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Overall, I liked the film. I got my money's worth, and it was worth the wait. Hey, Pearl Jam, make a new record, and wow, what a time that would be.

But still, there were parts that I loved and parts that I didn't care for much. But we (I) wanted someone to try different things in Star Wars and I think Johnson accomplishes that. We can still criticize, but should acknowledge that he gave a lot of fans what we wanted in regards to not just redoing Empire, like Abrams essentially redid A New Hope.

[B]

I enjoyed this film, but it is going to absolutely crumble under scrutiny.

[Coach]

I enjoyed this film, but it is going to absolutely crumble under scrutiny.

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yes, the slowest space chase in history, Leia flying, useless Poe, fake looking Snope, and more are all items I struggle with

[stip]

I enjoyed this film, but it is going to absolutely crumble under scrutiny.

i disagree 100%. its the extra scruitny and consideration that is going to favorably resolve a lit of the initial negative gut reactions. This is very nuanced and subtle storytelling (for star wars) that plays against the simple morality and bright lines we normally expect in these movies. it will take time to work itself out.

[wease]

The thing I'm struggling with the most ...

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We're supposed to ultimately get behind Poe, but his plan with Rose and Finn essentially killed every person on those shuttles.
If they hadn't mutinied and snuck onto the ship, every Rebel would have made it to that base on the planet.

Never thought about that but every decision poe makes throughout the film goes totally wrong. Every single one. I Think it’s to undo what we expect of oh he’s obviously the new hero and hero’s always make the right choices and win every time.
I think it was a good decision to show him as just having a bad fuckin day where everything he touches turns to shit.

Except for

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that moment in the end when he says follow the dogs and Leia says don’t look at me, he’s the leader. That whole point was too big to miss. He FINALLY becomes this leader he was trying to be. Remember, he told them to break off the speeder attack to save lives. He had his arc in the film. It just happened to cost almost all the lives of the rebellion.

[Coach]

Our poll results are fairly divided a bit!

[stip]

in coach’s post, for instance

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useless poe is necessary - he fails and fails again because he is learning what leadership requires (not heroism) at this moment in history. Johnson takes a hot shot pilot and blows up his ship after the opening scene so he has to struggle with being powerless. He fails and in the end learns from his failure (which yoda also teaches luke). its great stuff

[stip]

what wease said