Duke Togo
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Yeah, we discussed that earlier. Still, I'm sticking with what they said at SDCC. Of course, Rian Johnson may decide to change that, so I suppose anything is possible. If anyone would know about storytelling shortcomings, it would be George Lucas. -
Snoke is also not a Muun, and was originally developed as a female character. Both of which make Snoke NOT Plagueis. This is, of course, ignoring the fact that JJ has already acknowledged his mistakes with Into Darkness, including the Khan reveal, which he said he'd never do again.
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If they were the remains of Vader's armor, it's kinda odd he would keep them in an interrogation room. Nevertheless, I had the same thoughts. I haven't heard of it being mentioned in the novelization, so we may never know. I guess we'll have to stay tuned.
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I did answer them based on available sources, namely JJ Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan, both of whom were integral to the development of this new trilogy. They've said time and again that George did what George did, and that they would never trample on that, but that they were focusing on Star Wars as laid out in the OT. Their concern was to recapture that and build on it. Snoke is not Plagueis because they said he wasn't at SDCC. Never mind Snoke isn't a Muun and was at one point being developed as a female character. Midichlorians were hand-waved away, as they intentionally made the move back toward the more all-inclusive Force as seen in the OT. And Force ghosts are just another of the gaping plot holes Lucas introduced in the prequels, and I can guarantee you these movies aren't going to touch that mess with a ten foot pole. It's how dead Jedi could appear in the OT, so it's how they may appear now.
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I'd rather have another KotOR game.
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Because the questions keep coming up. Plagueis, midichlorians, Force Ghosts... Would you rather I not provide answers to these questions and let some members remain confused?
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And remember, boys and girls, the prequels don't really matter anymore. They exist, but they won't be leaned upon for story content. I suspect this has as much to do with the continuity issues between them and the OT as it does with their unpopularity.
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Actually, it wasn't filmed for IMAX, lol.
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Yeah, but I think we need to let that go.
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"It's too much like Star Wars, except when it's not enough like Star Wars!"
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/Film: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Deleted Scenes: 20 Scenes Cut From The Final Film The "General Leia and the New Republic" scene fixes my one major issue with the film; that is, what is the relationship between the Republic, the Resistance, and the First Order, and what is the significance of the Hosnian System? I'd love to see a faneditor reincorporate it into the movie after this stuff is released with the Blu-ray. It blows my mind that it wasn't including, as the movie itself isn't clear at all about any of those things.
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They're just going to ignore it. The feeling is that it is limiting and not in the spirit of the original trilogy. Whether they are still there or not is irrelevant, as the term won't be used again.
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You mean Gundam has Star Wars parallels. And/or real-world parallels.
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You won't ever hear the term midichlorians again.
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Very happy to see another Sicario mention
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What do you consider to be a great movie?
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Again, he's not. It's been officially stated he is 7ish feet tall and thin.
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Star Wars is a film classic. Period.
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Totally doing my own format here, because that's how I roll. Favorite film of 2015: Star Wars: The Force Awakens - I love this film and this franchise too much to be able to objectively rank it among the best of 2015, so it gets its own category. Top 5 Films of 2015*: 1. Mad Max: Fury Road 2. The Martian 3. Ex Machina 4. Sicario 5. Spotlight *The Revenant and Carol are in limited release and nowhere near me right now, so this list may change once I see them both. Most Surprising Film of 2015: Creed - I really, really wanted this film in my top 5. Like The Force Awakens, it's not perfect, but it's so wonderful and expertly directed. Most Disappointing Film of 2015: The Hateful Eight - It's gorgeously shot, but that's about all it has going for it. It has serious narrative problems that lead to some very poor directorial decisions. Worst Film of 2015: American Ultra - Saving the worst for last. I bailed on this film barely a half hour into it. I'm sure there were worse movies out there, but this was as low as I could stomach seeing.
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Yes, and they don't have many. They also don't have any capital ships.
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Had someone bring this up today, and I wanted to address it here: they aren't searching for a map to Luke Skywalker; they're searching for a map to the first Jedi Temple, where Luke is said to have gone. I've seen discussion about this elsewhere online over the past week, and it just boggles my mind that people think Luke left a map to himself. This isn't out of the book, they say it right in the movie. The first temple.
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I see what you're saying. Well, keep in mind we're talking Star Wars here. It's fantasy through and through.
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Something else to keep in mind: Rey is 11 years younger than Kylo Ren
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Yes. She's to have a larger role in VIII.
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Interesting tidbit from Lucasfilm Story Group member Pablo Hidalgo: for a very long while the title of The Force Awakens was Shadow of the Empire.