Star Wars: Episode VIII: The Last Jedi

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Well?

Loved it - among the best Star Wars Movie
25
36%
Really liked it, but not one of the best
13
19%
Liked it - it's Star Wars
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14%
Ehhh
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25%
I miss the prequels
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Strat wrote:I dont think we are asking for a full on back story. This doesnt need to take time away from the bigger story. This can be done in a very short amount of time with well written dialogue.
I had a whole giant post written out but this basically says what I was gonna say in much less time. See, dime. Qualilty over quantity. You get the same info and points being made without taking up too much space. This is what we're talking about.
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Strat wrote:I dont think we are asking for a full on back story. This doesnt need to take time away from the bigger story. This can be done in a very short amount of time with well written dialogue.
Correct.
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Strat wrote:I dont think we are asking for a full on back story. This doesnt need to take time away from the bigger story. This can be done in a very short amount of time with well written dialogue.

I get ye. That's why they're being clever by releasing these books before the film. Sounds like she's gonna be a really pissed off angry bitch in TLJ and you can read about it beforehand or just see it as vengeance against Finn and the resistance. It was her failure that brought them defeat. I'm sure Kylo or Snoke have taken that out on her.

We don't even know how she fits into the first order or who she answers to really.

She could be something to do with snoke directly.
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dimejinky99 wrote:
Strat wrote:I dont think we are asking for a full on back story. This doesnt need to take time away from the bigger story. This can be done in a very short amount of time with well written dialogue.

I get ye. That's why they're being clever by releasing these books before the film. Sounds like she's gonna be a really pissed off angry bitch in TLJ and you can read about it beforehand or just see it as vengeance against Finn and the resistance. It was her failure that brought them defeat. I'm sure Kylo or Snoke have taken that out on her.

We don't even know how she fits into the first order or who she answers to really.

She could be something to do with snoke directly.
PHASMA IS SNOKE! Think about it, they're never on screen together. Fuck yeah. Excellent deduction work, dime.
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wease wrote:
dimejinky99 wrote:
Strat wrote:I dont think we are asking for a full on back story. This doesnt need to take time away from the bigger story. This can be done in a very short amount of time with well written dialogue.

I get ye. That's why they're being clever by releasing these books before the film. Sounds like she's gonna be a really pissed off angry bitch in TLJ and you can read about it beforehand or just see it as vengeance against Finn and the resistance. It was her failure that brought them defeat. I'm sure Kylo or Snoke have taken that out on her.

We don't even know how she fits into the first order or who she answers to really.

She could be something to do with snoke directly.
PHASMA IS SNOKE! Think about it, they're never on screen together. Fuck yeah. Excellent deduction work, dime.

Not even kidding but th picture of snoke and phasma with the helmet off...look at them.

And she's also weirdly tall too...jus sayin
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It's right there in front of us

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dimejinky99 wrote:
Strat wrote:I dont think we are asking for a full on back story. This doesnt need to take time away from the bigger story. This can be done in a very short amount of time with well written dialogue.

I get ye. That's why they're being clever by releasing these books before the film. Sounds like she's gonna be a really pissed off angry bitch in TLJ and you can read about it beforehand or just see it as vengeance against Finn and the resistance. It was her failure that brought them defeat. I'm sure Kylo or Snoke have taken that out on her.

We don't even know how she fits into the first order or who she answers to really.

She could be something to do with snoke directly.
I feel like if Kylo and Snoke were going to punish her, they'd punish her by fucking killing her.
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durdencommatyler wrote:
dimejinky99 wrote:
Strat wrote:I dont think we are asking for a full on back story. This doesnt need to take time away from the bigger story. This can be done in a very short amount of time with well written dialogue.

I get ye. That's why they're being clever by releasing these books before the film. Sounds like she's gonna be a really pissed off angry bitch in TLJ and you can read about it beforehand or just see it as vengeance against Finn and the resistance. It was her failure that brought them defeat. I'm sure Kylo or Snoke have taken that out on her.

We don't even know how she fits into the first order or who she answers to really.

She could be something to do with snoke directly.
I feel like if Kylo and Snoke were going to punish her, they'd punish her by fucking killing her.

There's worse ways than death to punish. Ongoing torment is one.
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dimejinky99 wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
dimejinky99 wrote:
Strat wrote:I dont think we are asking for a full on back story. This doesnt need to take time away from the bigger story. This can be done in a very short amount of time with well written dialogue.

I get ye. That's why they're being clever by releasing these books before the film. Sounds like she's gonna be a really pissed off angry bitch in TLJ and you can read about it beforehand or just see it as vengeance against Finn and the resistance. It was her failure that brought them defeat. I'm sure Kylo or Snoke have taken that out on her.

We don't even know how she fits into the first order or who she answers to really.

She could be something to do with snoke directly.
I feel like if Kylo and Snoke were going to punish her, they'd punish her by fucking killing her.

There's worse ways than death to punish. Ongoing torment is one.
That doesn't seem to fit Kylo Solo's style.
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From TFA alone it looks like he suffers the same abusive manipulative contempt relationship from snoke. As Vader was treated by palpatine.
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dimejinky99 wrote:From TFA alone it looks like he suffers the same abusive manipulative contempt relationship from snoke. As Vader was treated by palpatine.
Imagine that, a similarity to the original trilogy!
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E.H. Ruddock wrote:
dimejinky99 wrote:From TFA alone it looks like he suffers the same abusive manipulative contempt relationship from snoke. As Vader was treated by palpatine.
Imagine that, a similarity to the original trilogy!
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Strat wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:
dimejinky99 wrote:From TFA alone it looks like he suffers the same abusive manipulative contempt relationship from snoke. As Vader was treated by palpatine.
Imagine that, a similarity to the original trilogy!
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I liked TFA, don't get me wrong. But the biggest problem I had with it was all of the similarities
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It had to have but let's not go over that again.

If stip was here he'd probably say phasma had no agency haha
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E.H. Ruddock wrote:
dimejinky99 wrote:From TFA alone it looks like he suffers the same abusive manipulative contempt relationship from snoke. As Vader was treated by palpatine.
Imagine that, a similarity to the original trilogy!
Well, yeah, we're dealing with a saga/soap opera that is as much about themes of tradition and cycle as it is about good v evil and family. There's a lot to unpack. Parallels are not only inevitable, I believe some are necessary. This is a good one to recycle and reexamine, I think.

But even if we remove all of that, isn't that always the way evil works? The powerful exert their power and berate and belittle those beneath them to stay in power. A real world example might be Trump's treatment of Sessions.
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Remember me saying this. 28 July.
We're gonna see those familiarities start to die in the last Jedi.

I'm fairly certain you're gonna see the falcon destroyed in TLJ. Luke is a goner. Matter of when. Leia also.

So in a few years we'll look back at something like TFA. And treasure those things we call too familiar. Cos this is the last we have of them. So enjoy them.


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I imagine we'll see the Falcon destroyed at some point. But I'm not so sure it'll be TLJ. I mean, Disney has a new park to promote and that ship is cornerstone of the experience.
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durdencommatyler wrote:I imagine we'll see the Falcon destroyed at some point. But I'm not so sure it'll be TLJ. I mean, Disney has a new park to promote and that ship is cornerstone of the experience.

Nothing like death to boost popularity.

I think it gets destroyed when/if they get attacked on ahch to.

Let's see.
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The falcon will live on through all of it. Its a mainstay. People will come and go but the Falcon will be our rock.
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I wouldn't at all be surprised if they choose the Falcon to be the popular character "death" that so many expect in this film.

However, I don't take Rian's words lightly. I think it's equally as possible that there will be no major character deaths in this movie. No one died in Empire, lest we forget. This could be more about difficulty and development than death and mourning.

Neither will surprise me. But if I was force to bet...? I'm more on Strat's side than dimes on this one. I expect the odds are in the Falcon's favor in TLJ.
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