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  1. Duke Togo
    You do realize Lawrence Kasdan co-wrote the script, right?
  2. Duke Togo
    No idea, but that was the start of the movie for a long time.
  3. Duke Togo
    I'm wondering whether or not they'll make Mara Jade canon, or if it'll be a new character of the female Imperial persuasion.
  4. Duke Togo
    I'd wager Luke is not the one who left her there. I was thinking more her mother, who happens to have an Imperial accent.
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    I don't think Luke being Rey's father is supposed to be a huge secret or some big twist. They lay it out there pretty plainly without directly saying it. I don't expect them to play it up like what happened in Empire.
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    You can certainly argue that Lucas deviated from Arthurian legend when they started working on Empire. The first movie is this mashup of Flash Gordon, The Hidden Fortress, and Arthurian legend; with Empire, we're on the more traditional "hero's journey." It's all about the archetypes. Anyway, back to the topic at hand: it's pretty obvious who Rey's father is. The question we should be asking is who is her mother? That's what I am excited about.
  7. Duke Togo
    LOL, ok then.
  8. Duke Togo
    I don't bother with the prequels. There aren't worth the time or discussion. Whether or not you "buy it" is somewhat irrelevant, given how clear the connections are. Even a blind man could see, so to speak.
  9. Duke Togo
    Originally, TFA opened with the lightsaber floating through space and falling into the atmosphere of where Maz has her establishment. That was dropped just before the film went into principle photography. It's now assumed that Maz acquires it through one of the many shady types she has around her place.Edit: worth noting that Maz Kanata is a force sensitive who chose to forgo Jedi training. She may be as old (or older) than Yoda.
  10. Duke Togo
    Given how much on the nose the sword in the stone (snow) moment was, I can't take the Mordred/Ben and Avalon/First Jedi Temple parallels as just a coincidence.
  11. Duke Togo
    It's not even close to fanfiction. The mythological connections are real, and have been covered extensively over the past 30-something years. Lucas talked about it constantly. If you mean my guess at to where things go from here, well, I said it was a guess.
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    I think we all pretty well know the connections between the OT and the Arthur legend at this point. Obi-Wan is Merlin, Anakin is Uther, and Luke is Arthur. Anakin's lightsaber is the Sword in the Stone and/or Excalibur. But we never see what happens to Luke after he and the Rebels bring peace to the galaxy. In essence, the OT leaves us with King Arthur at his height. But when TFA starts, we're beyond the end of the Arthur legend, without knowing what happened to get us there. In the legend, Arthur's nephew (and/or his illegitimate son) Mordred brings down the kingdom Arthur has built. While Mordred is ultimately defeated, Arthur is left mortally wounded. His broken body is taken away to the mysterious island of Avalon to recover, awaiting the day when he will be called back to serve Britain in a time of its greatest need. In TFA, Luke's nephew (and essentially his foster son) Ben brings down the new Jedi Temple/Academy, and a psychologically broken Luke hides away on a mysterious planet/island. This island, the long-lost site of the first Jedi Temple, is Luke's Avalon. The question we are left with is whether Luke is the "once and future king" like Arthur, or are we repeating the cycle again? Given the focus on the newer, younger cast members, I believe it is safe to say they are choosing to repeat the cycle. Beginning the cycle again with TFA, only Luke's true heir can wield his sword, and it is Rey who pulls it from the snow (read: stone) after it refused to be called to Ben's hand. Here Rey takes on the mantel of her father, Luke Skywalker, as Luke did before her. What happens from here is anyone's guess. Will Luke serve strictly as the Obi-Wan/Yoda/Merlin figure? Will he have more active role than that? Once upon a time there was a draft of RotJ that had Obi-Wan returning to his corporeal form, more powerful than ever, and fighting the Emperor (or something like that). Might Luke play a pivotal role in taking down Snoke? I guess we'll see. Had Luke played a larger role in TFA, I might be inclined to agree with miles316's interpretation. A starring role for Luke would have essentially solidified his place as "the once and future king," and Rey would be his Lady in the Lake, returning Excalibur to him. In that version, Rey's parentage would certainly be up in the air.
  13. Duke Togo
    If you know mythology and you know the Arthur legend, then you know exactly who Rey is.
  14. Duke Togo
    I'm not sure how that matters. It's ok to love TFA and still recognize how magnificent Fury Road is. Or that Ex Machina's subtle and seamless visual effects were the best on the screen last year. Being a Star Wars fan isn't a marriage; you don't have to forsake all others. I'm a cinephile, first and foremost.
  15. Duke Togo
    The B&W Fury Road is George Miller's preferred version of the film, one he has hoped he'll one day be able to release. This version also has no dialog.
  16. Duke Togo
    The sole reason why I'm holding out on buying this on Blu. I refuse to double dip, and they will give me what I want!
  17. Duke Togo
    Then don't. I don't judge all of YouTube based on one random Voltron review.
  18. Duke Togo
    Vikander won for the wrong film. Also, this was a solid choice for Best Visual Effects. What they did in this film was seamless. Of course, Ex Machina should have been in the running for Best Picture instead of Bridge of Spies or Room (so should have Sicario). And Vikander should have been nominated for this performance ahead of her role in The Danish Girl.
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    It didn't win Best Picture because WB didn't support it early on. Probably the same reason why Miller lost out on Best Director. Interesting fact: Fury Road tied for the most Oscar wins without snagging Best Director or Picture. What film did it tie? Star Wars.
  20. Duke Togo
    That was the greatest tragedy of the night. I don't know how the hell that even happened.
  21. Duke Togo
    And Sly promptly got robbed at the Oscars.
  22. Duke Togo
    Episode four was good. Three was somewhat amusing in a goofy way. The rest were bad, and it ends on a cliffhanger. I would not watch it again.
  23. Duke Togo
    It's 2016, not 1996. No one medium has a monopoly on credible reviews.
  24. Duke Togo
    Still looking like an April 5th release date /Film: ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Blu-Ray: What to Expect from the Home Video Release
  25. Duke Togo
    I don't disagree with that. At all, really. I wish they'd do something different with the franchise outside of love triangles and "music saves the day." I was speaking more of the excusing away of the magical girl idol group in Delta by saying the Macross franchise has established the technologies in past productions that make what we're seeing possible. Or that past character did something similar once, so a new one taking that to an extreme is on par with what's come before. I would think in a post-Frontier environment that they could take some chances to try something different with the franchise, instead of what is a safe and easy sell to kids.
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