Star Wars: The Force Awakens
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Interesting reviews. I thought the movie was repetitive but... I think that may be on purpose in an effort to try and tie everything together.
I was struck with a thought the other day. With what I like to call pitiful later episodes. ... I think everyone forgot that the original story was centered on Luke and what would become of him. Years pass and that whole story began to get lost...got lost. In fact, I had forgotten about it mostly ...forgotten to even care.
And I think the last scene speaks to this. Rey holding the lightsaber out to Luke practically screaming "Take it! Lets see your story!"
Interesting reviews. I thought the movie was repetitive but... I think that may be on purpose in an effort to try and tie everything together.
I was struck with a thought the other day. With what I like to call pitiful later episodes. ... I think everyone forgot that the original story was centered on Luke and what would become of him. Years pass and that whole story began to get lost...got lost. In fact, I had forgotten about it mostly ...forgotten to even care.
And I think the last scene speaks to this. Rey holding the lightsaber out to Luke practically screaming "Take it! Lets see your story!"
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Shaqie
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Reasons ...
... don't matter!!!
Reasons ...
... don't matter!!!
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I saw the final scene more like Rey still not realising her own path and full potential. Luke is the new Yoda, he's been through some shit and understands the force as clearly or even more clearly than Maz. But he is just holding on by a thread to keep the light side from fully going out. Rey sees him as a savior, but she has to walk her own path to save herself.
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Ok. But understanding that Rey only knows of Jedi through legend. She would have needed a lot more information than what we saw her gain in the movie. She may have but if so we the audience were not privy to it.
Now...she was able to use the force without training which would seem to indicate she knew more about it than one would suspect someone who had only ever heard of the force as legend. ..
All of this lends into some issues I had with the movie.. to include Fin picking up a lightsaber and holding his own against a trained darksider for a bit... but I could go on and on. I like my interpretation but theres certainly nothing to say yours is not correct.
I saw the final scene more like Rey still not realising her own path and full potential. Luke is the new Yoda, he's been through some shit and understands the force as clearly or even more clearly than Maz. But he is just holding on by a thread to keep the light side from fully going out. Rey sees him as a savior, but she has to walk her own path to save herself.
Ok. But understanding that Rey only knows of Jedi through legend. She would have needed a lot more information than what we saw her gain in the movie. She may have but if so we the audience were not privy to it.
Now...she was able to use the force without training which would seem to indicate she knew more about it than one would suspect someone who had only ever heard of the force as legend. ..
All of this lends into some issues I had with the movie.. to include Fin picking up a lightsaber and holding his own against a trained darksider for a bit... but I could go on and on. I like my interpretation but theres certainly nothing to say yours is not correct.
Shaqie
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Shaqie
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The great thing about it is that both interpretations are simultanously correct.
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It would appear that some people (reviewers on the internet, to be specific) prefer to criticise the new film based solely on its relationship with the previous films, in-particular the original films. I am beginning to witness a trend in the way people are critiquing films as a whole, and as the YouTuber Chris Stuckmann pointed out in a recent analysis video on The Force Awakens, such reviewers do not explain or go into any detail regarding the elements of film making. They would rather say how the 'formula' has not changed from 'A New Hope' and certain elements are 'the same' or 'copy and pasted'. If you actually analyse the films instead of literally taking what you see at face-value, you will understand that it is not as simple as it sounds: the new film actually takes the 'formula' in a very different direction, and with close examination done, you will also see that every single Star Wars film mirrors each other in particular plot points and style. This is not the first Star Wars film to use recurring elements.
By 'film making' I am talking about the technical expertise in-which professional film-makers know how to incorporate; this includes film editing, sound design, cinematography, the intricate analysis of the special effects (which involves more than simply shouting "PRACTICAL EFFECTS NOT CGI" in a click-bait article) and most important of all: the 'Mise-en-scene' which is the French term for 'Placing in the scene' and was originally used to describe the elements of stage theatre design and execution of each part of the plays. I will go into more detail with a video I will upload after my first semester of essays is completed.
By 'film making' I am talking about the technical expertise in-which professional film-makers know how to incorporate; this includes film editing, sound design, cinematography, the intricate analysis of the special effects (which involves more than simply shouting "PRACTICAL EFFECTS NOT CGI" in a click-bait article) and most important of all: the 'Mise-en-scene' which is the French term for 'Placing in the scene' and was originally used to describe the elements of stage theatre design and execution of each part of the plays. I will go into more detail with a video I will upload after my first semester of essays is completed.
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In some ways I feel as if the last film was made to bring viewers back to the original story. The last 3 honestly did not even feel like part of the story. Maybe that was just me.
Im waiting to see what direction it goes. It could turn into a long history or just another ripple. We shall all see. Well, most of us anyway.
Im waiting to see what direction it goes. It could turn into a long history or just another ripple. We shall all see. Well, most of us anyway.
I agree. I think The Force Awakens is a reintroduction of the story, not a ripoff of A New Hope. Here's to having A New Hope that the films to come won't fuck it up! :tea:
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It doesn't just borrow elements though. So much of it near identical to IV V VI. The fact is I could predict just about every major moment in the film, which I can't say for any of the others even the prequels (though that may have been because they were so convoluted at times). It's not that I didn't enjoy The Force Awakens, but I never felt amazed by it.
I've heard it suggest that this is an attempt to wipe the palette clean, begin with a connection to the past and then move on from there to create something new. I hope that's the case, it might also explain why there are going to be four films rather than the usual trilogy.
I am tired of being a slave to advertising.
I am not going to watch Star Wars: The 'Farce' Awakens.
I am not going to watch Star Wars: The 'Farce' Awakens.