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Just in case you missed the title. SPOILERS BELOW!
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Still gonna be spoilers.
Ok. I feel I've given people enough warning. I'm not a professional movie critic. I figure I'll just discuss what I liked and didn't like.
(Expanded Universe knowledge notwithstanding! Also, know that I am far from on Original Trilogy purist. I actually do enjoy the prequels. Ok? Ok.)
Now, this is all based on MY OPINION after ONE viewing. I've discussed with with other people and we agree on many of these points. I will see it again with brother and/or friends. Maybe there's something I missed? I'm seeing a LOT of absolutely GLOWING reviews for this movie. I've seen people giving DEATH THREATS to anyone who gives it less than 9/10.
Stuff I liked:
BB-8 was still super adorable. Not the Jar Jar Binks people assumed he'd be. C-3PO was honestly far more annoying than BB-8 just in the first 10 seconds of his appearance.
I actually like the new Stormtrooper armour. Very sleek and I think a realistic evolution from the classic armour.
I laughed so hard when Kylo Ren is having his SECOND temper tantrum and these two troopers come around the corner, only to stop and turn around as they see debris flying out of the room.
The X-Wing battles were fantastic to watch. Genuinely exciting! Made me hope for Virtual Reality version of Rogue Squadron or X-Wing vs TIE Fighter. Imagine sitting in the cockpit and having to actually look around with your head. God I'd cry.
The flashback moment when Rey first touched Luke/Anakin's lightsaber hilt. Saw some neat, quick images of... honestly not sure what. Knights of Ren killing Luke's new Jedi? *shrug* Hopefully we get more of that.
I really liked Poe and Finn's interactions during a rather fun escape from the First Order. Though I feel like there wasn't enough Poe time. I have a soft spot for fighter pilots.
Rey was pretty cool too. I'll not have it said I have any problem at all with badass female characters. She seems to have this crazy connection to Luke and Anakin's old lightsaber for some reason. Just Force Sensitivity? Or maybe she's actually Luke's daughter? Certainly excited to find out more about that. But there's some issues about her that I'll mention later on.
I'm very curious about this Supreme Leader Snoke. As silly as most of the new names are in this movie, I found him to be extremely mysterious. Many people think he's actually Darth Plagueis. Palpatine's master as mentioned in Revenge of the Sith. Curious idea.
Dislikes:
(Quote from a friend of mine: "My favourite part was when a ragtag team of heroes had to find a droid who ended up on a desert planet, where it was found by someone who wants to leave, and deliver the information it was carrying to the Rebels/Resistance."
I responded "I also liked the part where a single X-Wing had to manoeuvre down a perilous trench to blow up the Death St-err... Starkiller base.")
Yep. Sound familiar to anyone? At all? Surprisingly I'm not talking about A New Hope.
Kylo Ren was ANYTHING but intimidating. He had so little stage presence, I guess. Nothing awed me about his power or motives. (Whatever they are) He's a whiny little angsty rage machine, but I have no idea why! At least we know why Anakin was that way.
Ben Solo is his actual name. Ok, minor EU point here. Luke named his son Ben after Ben Kenobi, obviously. The man who started Luke's journey as a Jedi. Luke cared about Kenobi a great deal. Makes sense. Sooo... why Han and Leia's kid? Leia never even MET Kenobi. Han was certainly not really a fan of the guy.
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Still gonna be spoilers.
Ok. I feel I've given people enough warning. I'm not a professional movie critic. I figure I'll just discuss what I liked and didn't like.
(Expanded Universe knowledge notwithstanding! Also, know that I am far from on Original Trilogy purist. I actually do enjoy the prequels. Ok? Ok.)
Now, this is all based on MY OPINION after ONE viewing. I've discussed with with other people and we agree on many of these points. I will see it again with brother and/or friends. Maybe there's something I missed? I'm seeing a LOT of absolutely GLOWING reviews for this movie. I've seen people giving DEATH THREATS to anyone who gives it less than 9/10.
Stuff I liked:
BB-8 was still super adorable. Not the Jar Jar Binks people assumed he'd be. C-3PO was honestly far more annoying than BB-8 just in the first 10 seconds of his appearance.
I actually like the new Stormtrooper armour. Very sleek and I think a realistic evolution from the classic armour.
I laughed so hard when Kylo Ren is having his SECOND temper tantrum and these two troopers come around the corner, only to stop and turn around as they see debris flying out of the room.
The X-Wing battles were fantastic to watch. Genuinely exciting! Made me hope for Virtual Reality version of Rogue Squadron or X-Wing vs TIE Fighter. Imagine sitting in the cockpit and having to actually look around with your head. God I'd cry.
The flashback moment when Rey first touched Luke/Anakin's lightsaber hilt. Saw some neat, quick images of... honestly not sure what. Knights of Ren killing Luke's new Jedi? *shrug* Hopefully we get more of that.
I really liked Poe and Finn's interactions during a rather fun escape from the First Order. Though I feel like there wasn't enough Poe time. I have a soft spot for fighter pilots.
Rey was pretty cool too. I'll not have it said I have any problem at all with badass female characters. She seems to have this crazy connection to Luke and Anakin's old lightsaber for some reason. Just Force Sensitivity? Or maybe she's actually Luke's daughter? Certainly excited to find out more about that. But there's some issues about her that I'll mention later on.
I'm very curious about this Supreme Leader Snoke. As silly as most of the new names are in this movie, I found him to be extremely mysterious. Many people think he's actually Darth Plagueis. Palpatine's master as mentioned in Revenge of the Sith. Curious idea.
Dislikes:
(Quote from a friend of mine: "My favourite part was when a ragtag team of heroes had to find a droid who ended up on a desert planet, where it was found by someone who wants to leave, and deliver the information it was carrying to the Rebels/Resistance."
I responded "I also liked the part where a single X-Wing had to manoeuvre down a perilous trench to blow up the Death St-err... Starkiller base.")
Yep. Sound familiar to anyone? At all? Surprisingly I'm not talking about A New Hope.
Kylo Ren was ANYTHING but intimidating. He had so little stage presence, I guess. Nothing awed me about his power or motives. (Whatever they are) He's a whiny little angsty rage machine, but I have no idea why! At least we know why Anakin was that way.
Ben Solo is his actual name. Ok, minor EU point here. Luke named his son Ben after Ben Kenobi, obviously. The man who started Luke's journey as a Jedi. Luke cared about Kenobi a great deal. Makes sense. Sooo... why Han and Leia's kid? Leia never even MET Kenobi. Han was certainly not really a fan of the guy.
He's supposedly responsible for killing off Luke's new Jedi Order which caused Luke to go into exile.
Also he looks nothing like Han or Leia. His facial structure was sorta weird. Fantastic hair. But he just looked like an angsty little teen with slightly bad teeth.
Captain Phasma. I feel pretty sorry for everyone who said she's their favourite character before the movie even came out. Those who rushed out to buy the action figures and build the costume for this character who had 3 minutes of screen time. (rough estimation) Gwendolyn Christie was carrying on about how excited she was be the first major FEMALE villain in Star Wars. And her big scene was getting tackled by Chewbacca and being forced to lower the shields around Starkiller base. That's it. Talked about throwing her down a garbage scute. Even less than Boba Fett. Makes me wonder if they cut out a bunch of her scenes. Otherwise extremely disappointing.
General Hux was just... meh. Frowned angrily a lot.
Starkiller Base. Basically a giant new Death Star built out of a planet. A massive super weapon capable of destroying entire Star Systems. Though it was cool how it had to drain the power from a SUN to fire. It really just felt like a big thing for our heroes to blow up. We saw it target some Republic worlds. I hostly don't know if it was Coruscant or what. There was a massive city, some people we don't know looking up in fear and then boom.
It seems to me the villains were really the weakest part of the movie. I don't understand their motivations. They just seem angry and evil for some reason. We're not really told what the political situation is in the galaxy either. There's a New Republic, The First Order, AND the Resistance, which is funded by the Republic? But it's not the Republic military? Maybe they'll be fleshed out a little more in the next movies?
Rey has never used the Force. Did not even know what it was, I don't think. But in a standard galactic DAY she's able to mind trick stormtroopers, repel Kylo Ren's Force mind probe, and call the lightsaber to her even though Kylo was calling it as well. She'd had NO training at all. Have not even met Luke by this point.
Rey and Finn used that lightsaber like champs! No, they weren't doing crazy flips and spins, but they were both able to fight off Kylo Ren rather heroically. Fun fight to watch. But that's just it. HOW? They had NO training at all with a lightsaber prior to this. Rey, we find out is very Force Sensitive. Not Finn. At least not yet. I mean he was a stormtrooper so he had military training. But that does not make you a lightsaber master. We all know lightsabers are incredibly difficult to wield. Not like a normal sword at all. That's why we only ever see TRAINED Jedi and Dark Jedi/Sith use them. Also General Grievous but he was part droid I guess so maybe he was programmed not to cut his own limbs off.
Killing off Han. Another minor EU thing here. Fans were SO happy the EU was declared non canon because it meant "At least Chewie's still alive now!" Then they kill Han Solo. But everyone's ok with this trade?
Oh and one last TINY little detail my girlfriend and I both noticed. Finn turned on the lightsaber by pressing the wrong freaking button. Yeah. He pressed the dial up near the emitter instead of the box midway down the hilt. I know I know. Kinda nit picking. That's why I said TINY detail.
Also he looks nothing like Han or Leia. His facial structure was sorta weird. Fantastic hair. But he just looked like an angsty little teen with slightly bad teeth.
Captain Phasma. I feel pretty sorry for everyone who said she's their favourite character before the movie even came out. Those who rushed out to buy the action figures and build the costume for this character who had 3 minutes of screen time. (rough estimation) Gwendolyn Christie was carrying on about how excited she was be the first major FEMALE villain in Star Wars. And her big scene was getting tackled by Chewbacca and being forced to lower the shields around Starkiller base. That's it. Talked about throwing her down a garbage scute. Even less than Boba Fett. Makes me wonder if they cut out a bunch of her scenes. Otherwise extremely disappointing.
General Hux was just... meh. Frowned angrily a lot.
Starkiller Base. Basically a giant new Death Star built out of a planet. A massive super weapon capable of destroying entire Star Systems. Though it was cool how it had to drain the power from a SUN to fire. It really just felt like a big thing for our heroes to blow up. We saw it target some Republic worlds. I hostly don't know if it was Coruscant or what. There was a massive city, some people we don't know looking up in fear and then boom.
It seems to me the villains were really the weakest part of the movie. I don't understand their motivations. They just seem angry and evil for some reason. We're not really told what the political situation is in the galaxy either. There's a New Republic, The First Order, AND the Resistance, which is funded by the Republic? But it's not the Republic military? Maybe they'll be fleshed out a little more in the next movies?
Rey has never used the Force. Did not even know what it was, I don't think. But in a standard galactic DAY she's able to mind trick stormtroopers, repel Kylo Ren's Force mind probe, and call the lightsaber to her even though Kylo was calling it as well. She'd had NO training at all. Have not even met Luke by this point.
Rey and Finn used that lightsaber like champs! No, they weren't doing crazy flips and spins, but they were both able to fight off Kylo Ren rather heroically. Fun fight to watch. But that's just it. HOW? They had NO training at all with a lightsaber prior to this. Rey, we find out is very Force Sensitive. Not Finn. At least not yet. I mean he was a stormtrooper so he had military training. But that does not make you a lightsaber master. We all know lightsabers are incredibly difficult to wield. Not like a normal sword at all. That's why we only ever see TRAINED Jedi and Dark Jedi/Sith use them. Also General Grievous but he was part droid I guess so maybe he was programmed not to cut his own limbs off.
Killing off Han. Another minor EU thing here. Fans were SO happy the EU was declared non canon because it meant "At least Chewie's still alive now!" Then they kill Han Solo. But everyone's ok with this trade?
Oh and one last TINY little detail my girlfriend and I both noticed. Finn turned on the lightsaber by pressing the wrong freaking button. Yeah. He pressed the dial up near the emitter instead of the box midway down the hilt. I know I know. Kinda nit picking. That's why I said TINY detail.
My mom has died...
So... it has been a little over three weeks now... and it's still very surreal. A year ago, my mom was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. They were able to treat it, but the treatments themselves took a toll, and her body couldn't handle it. Complications kept occurring, and eventually her liver just shut down. I still can't really believe it's happened, I think partially because she had spent so much time in the hospital, and due to Covid, I was not allowed to see her much. So the shock of her death wasn't really as hard as I expected. But it has left me feeling rather... strange. I have noticed that I am quick to become frustrated when tasks don't go the way they're supposed to. My drive to create art has just been non-existent these last few weeks, but I think I'm nearly ready to start again. I still have a commission yet to finish, and beyond that I have some ideas in mind. I do have some older commissions yet to post, so I'll do that tonight. I'm sorry I've been absent for so long.
Been A Long Time...
Alrighty... it's been an extremely long time since I updated my journal here. So let's see... I am safe at home, temporarily out of work due to Covid 19. I've been able to keep myself thoroughly entertained with art, netflix, model building, and all my pets. It's been a bit of a blessing for me personally since now I have so much more time to work on my things. BUT I know how horrible this has been for many people. Especially those front line workers putting themselves at risk every day and having to deal with assholes who don't care about anyone but themselves. Onto more pleasant matters! For over a year now we've gotten into keeping exotic pets. Snakes and poison dart frogs, mostly. I've loved snakes my entire life, but was never allowed to keep them cuz my mom is scared of them. But since moving out a few years ago, now into my second home with my wife, Britt, I have a little more freedom. She wasn't sure about snakes before, until we were vending at a Harry Potter festival, and one
Rogue One (Fanboyish freak out and spoilers)
I got to see it last night. Holy crap! I was a wide eyed child witnessing an EVENT for the first time. It more than made up for The Force Awakens. Some of the best actions scenes I've ever seen. Also a very stressful movie since I wasn't able to predict it scene for scene. Will definitely go see it again!
SPOILERS BELOW!
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Seriously. Stop reading if you haven't seen it. Go on.
Star Destroyers! X-Wings! Death Star! Vader! Original characters! It felt like the original Star Wars trilogy without directly copying it's plot points in a rushed mess. We finally get to see Y-Wings as bombers. X-wings use ion
Being a fan of the Star Wars Expanded Universe...
... is a pain in the ass some times.
(Taken from a post on Facebook. I know not everyone agrees, or care. I love Star Wars. Anyone who knows me would tell you that if asked to tell them something about me. My beloved universe has taken a serious, crippling blow.)
People saying we're "toxic" or that we're a "hate group" or that we're "extremists". People who act like we're the bad guys of Star Wars fandom or irrationally hateful or that we're the problem here.
We've got a right to be angry at Disney. For decades I've been a fan of Star Wars, and a big part of that fandom was loving the idea that all of Star Wars was one big interconnected Sa
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