Star Wars: Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015)

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So what did you think (DcT edition)?

Best of all the films
8
9%
Better than A New Hope, Empire, the prequels, But not Jedi
2
2%
Better than A New Hope, Jedi, the prequels, but not Empire
6
7%
Better than Empire, Jedi, the Prequels, but not A New Hope
2
2%
Better than A New Hope and the prequels, but not Empire or Jedi
2
2%
Better than Empire and the prequels, but not A New Hope or Jedi
1
1%
Better than Jedi and the prequels, but not a New Hope or Empire
23
26%
As good as Empire, Jedi, and A New Hope, and better than the prequels
15
17%
Better than the prequels, but not the originals
15
17%
As good as some of the prequels
7
8%
As good as all of the prequels
2
2%
Worse than the prequels
5
6%
 
Total votes: 88

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dimejinky99 wrote:I really like the mask and everything about it. And the sound used for it too.

It speaks to his poser desire to intimidate and his fake 'battle damage' on it to affect credibility he doesn't have.


Still can't find out for 100% but apparently the hot ashes he leaves it on are Vaders from the funeral pyre. There's a backstory about him getting them and the helmet from a stormtrooper squad leader who collected them at the time.

Love to find out if it's legit.
Yeah, that's pretty badass. If true.
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durdencommatyler wrote:
dimejinky99 wrote:I really like the mask and everything about it. And the sound used for it too.

It speaks to his poser desire to intimidate and his fake 'battle damage' on it to affect credibility he doesn't have.


Still can't find out for 100% but apparently the hot ashes he leaves it on are Vaders from the funeral pyre. There's a backstory about him getting them and the helmet from a stormtrooper squad leader who collected them at the time.

Love to find out if it's legit.
Yeah, that's pretty badass. If true.
I'd wondered about those ashes. Makes sense.
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makes sense
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makes sense
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durdencommatyler wrote:Interesting. I actually like the way Kylo Ren sounds with the mask on. Like a lot.
I love it
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I love how he walks & his posture. That scene when he's thumping down the hall having been beaten by Rey in the interrogation and Snoke has taken the task off him and he's stomping back to the interrogation room and the camera is kinda under him in front. Looks so cool.
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They really walked the line between petulant bully and sith badass so well. I think he's the most interesting character to appear in SW so far - I can't wait to see where they go with him
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I dont think he's a sith though.
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He's not - but it was easier than typing 'intimidating evil force user in a mask'
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I also love that everyone who works with him knows how silly this whole thing is but are too afraid of him to say anything
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stip wrote:He's not - but it was easier than typing 'intimidating evil force user in a mask'

Would you be okay with your students factually misrepresenting something as long as it was "easier" to say something else?
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Well, he's determined. We know that much.
He's just been beaten by an untrained girl who's left him psychologically and more importantly (cos it's Star Wars) physically scarred.

If anything she's given him the kick up the ass he wanted/needed to really pull his socks up and go full dark.

Her undoing of him actually hurts him more than him killing his father.
That's simple macho stuff but they have a whole playground to work on when it comes to him.


And I really think Rian Johnson is the man to do it.
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That depends on how much grading I have left
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@SkitchP wrote:
stip wrote:He's not - but it was easier than typing 'intimidating evil force user in a mask'

Would you be okay with your students factually misrepresenting something as long as it was "easier" to say something else?
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Ren isn't beaten as much as he is emasculated
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stip wrote:Ren isn't beaten as much as he is emasculated
Well that and shot in the kidney.
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stip wrote:Ren isn't beaten as much as he is emasculated
Yeah but what happens in the movie?
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@SkitchP wrote:
stip wrote:Ren isn't beaten as much as he is emasculated
Well that and shot in the kidney.
He probably shouldn't have hit himself in the gut so much.
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durdencommatyler wrote:
@SkitchP wrote:
stip wrote:Ren isn't beaten as much as he is emasculated
Well that and shot in the kidney.
He probably shouldn't have hit himself in the gut so much.
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Just saw this for the second time. It was fun, but I think I'm done with it for a while now
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