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We made a thread specifically for Episode 8 now, let us head over to that one
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/entertainment/521373-star-wars-episode-viii-the-last-jedi
Godwrath
Profile Joined August 2012
Spain10126 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-04-14 22:35:31
April 14 2017 22:35 GMT
#3881
I would prefer that it meant that Luke is now neutral, like the Je'daii Order or + Show Spoiler +
Bendu from rebels
, to truly bring balance back. Buuut since Star wars had always had good and bad guys, and having seen TFA, i expect a Empire Strikes Back 2.0. Not like that is bad in itself.
Sbrubbles
Profile Joined October 2010
Brazil5776 Posts
April 15 2017 12:00 GMT
#3882
On April 15 2017 06:08 Plansix wrote:
If the teaser trailer didn’t give anything away, they made a good teaser.


A trailer that doesn't spoil the movie is a breath of fresh air these days.
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TerransHill
Profile Joined February 2011
Germany572 Posts
April 15 2017 13:03 GMT
#3883
To me that trailer gives away that the "new" movie is going to be a complete ripoff again

- Luke trains Rey (like Yoda trained Luke)
-Time of Jedi ends once more :D
-Theres a similar battle like the one on Hoth

Jesus Christ Disney, do something frresh for once...
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The_Red_Viper
Profile Blog Joined August 2013
19533 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-04-15 15:13:26
April 15 2017 15:05 GMT
#3884
On April 15 2017 22:03 TerransHill wrote:
To me that trailer gives away that the "new" movie is going to be a complete ripoff again

- Luke trains Rey (like Yoda trained Luke)
-Time of Jedi ends once more :D
-Theres a similar battle like the one on Hoth

Jesus Christ Disney, do something frresh for once...

Ah pls, that Rey will be trained was a given no matter what.
Time of the Jedi to end is an actual theme here, not in the sense of "the bad guys strike back" but as an actual thematic point. Luke wants to change the jedi
Oh my god there are battles which involve walkers! I mean sure that could be similar, but it's only really similar if it pushes the same plot buttons. We don't know.

Other than that we didn't see anything. Considering that the main theme seems to be how the jedi are structured, that luke wants them to end to make him "the last jedi" i think it's fairly different for sure.
It's funny because i see so much hate already, even people saying the prequels were way better, it seems so weird to me.
IU | Sohyang || There is no God and we are his prophets | For if ‘Thou mayest’—it is also true that ‘Thou mayest not.” | Ignorance is the parent of fear |
LegalLord
Profile Blog Joined April 2013
United Kingdom13775 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-04-15 15:10:25
April 15 2017 15:09 GMT
#3885
I mean, hyperbolic claims of "new material is worse than (shitty disappointment X)" is a common trope of ANY new material made in an old franchise.
History will sooner or later sweep the European Union away without mercy.
TerransHill
Profile Joined February 2011
Germany572 Posts
April 15 2017 18:22 GMT
#3886
On April 16 2017 00:05 The_Red_Viper wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 15 2017 22:03 TerransHill wrote:
To me that trailer gives away that the "new" movie is going to be a complete ripoff again

- Luke trains Rey (like Yoda trained Luke)
-Time of Jedi ends once more :D
-Theres a similar battle like the one on Hoth

Jesus Christ Disney, do something frresh for once...

Ah pls, that Rey will be trained was a given no matter what.
Time of the Jedi to end is an actual theme here, not in the sense of "the bad guys strike back" but as an actual thematic point. Luke wants to change the jedi
Oh my god there are battles which involve walkers! I mean sure that could be similar, but it's only really similar if it pushes the same plot buttons. We don't know.

Other than that we didn't see anything. Considering that the main theme seems to be how the jedi are structured, that luke wants them to end to make him "the last jedi" i think it's fairly different for sure.
It's funny because i see so much hate already, even people saying the prequels were way better, it seems so weird to me.


I watched the trailer in english now and he says"its time for the jedi to end", while in the german version he says "the time of the jedi ends", so I give you that. But I still don't expect anything original or interesting here.

Just because Rey will be trained was a given doesn't make it less of a ripoff

And the battle not only has walkers in it, but also a similar environment

And if such a short teaser already has that many things in common with the OT you can imagine what the movie will be like.

You also can't blame the people for having low expectations after they watched the last 2 movies. I mean I hope that I am wrong here, but I think the new movie will be just like that.
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Godwrath
Profile Joined August 2012
Spain10126 Posts
April 15 2017 18:37 GMT
#3887
Well making assumptions out of a 2 minute teaser with little to non existant substance is quite rich. Yeah i think the argument will parallel ESB in many aspects (obviously, Rey needs training, as did Luke), but not because of the teaser lol.
The_Red_Viper
Profile Blog Joined August 2013
19533 Posts
April 15 2017 20:28 GMT
#3888
So as long as a star wars story has some training in it it's a ripoff? Like i don't see your point. We have a new force user, ofc that force user needs training. It's funny because people were actually MAD that she didn't have training and do stuff the last movie. Now they are mad that she actually trains. Like what would you be happy with?

Because that's the environment you would use these walkers
We still don't know the details about that fight, if there will be a similar fight to begin with, etc.

You always have to look at the director for movies. Not that i think the new one is all that amazing, he is no denis villeneuve, but i think he can do better than JJ for sure.
I also don't think that episode 7 was all that bad by any means. I actually think it did a lot of stuff BETTER than the old trilogy, others worse and at the end it was a good star wars movie. No idea about rogue one.
IU | Sohyang || There is no God and we are his prophets | For if ‘Thou mayest’—it is also true that ‘Thou mayest not.” | Ignorance is the parent of fear |
LegalLord
Profile Blog Joined April 2013
United Kingdom13775 Posts
April 15 2017 20:37 GMT
#3889
I have come to rather enjoy Episode 7. Rey/Finn interactions seemed a bit forced (each of them had better chemistry with other characters) but other than that it was very well put together. After hearing all the comparisons unfavorably made to R1 I rewatched it and I have to say that E7 is easily the better movie (though R1 is still pretty good).
History will sooner or later sweep the European Union away without mercy.
TerransHill
Profile Joined February 2011
Germany572 Posts
April 15 2017 21:21 GMT
#3890
On April 16 2017 05:28 The_Red_Viper wrote:
So as long as a star wars story has some training in it it's a ripoff? Like i don't see your point. We have a new force user, ofc that force user needs training. It's funny because people were actually MAD that she didn't have training and do stuff the last movie. Now they are mad that she actually trains. Like what would you be happy with?

Because that's the environment you would use these walkers
We still don't know the details about that fight, if there will be a similar fight to begin with, etc.

You always have to look at the director for movies. Not that i think the new one is all that amazing, he is no denis villeneuve, but i think he can do better than JJ for sure.
I also don't think that episode 7 was all that bad by any means. I actually think it did a lot of stuff BETTER than the old trilogy, others worse and at the end it was a good star wars movie. No idea about rogue one.


She needs training but it's also on a lonely planet, 1on1 with an old Jedi Master who ran away and involves lifting things. But well the first movie set it up that way so they couldn't get out of it I guess.

Actually the first movie already fucked up the new trilogy beyond repair.
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The_Red_Viper
Profile Blog Joined August 2013
19533 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-04-15 21:25:50
April 15 2017 21:22 GMT
#3891
My only major complaint is the pacing, i think the movie would have been better with more slower scenes where we have a little bit of time to know the characters better. Like cut the part with the monster on Han's ship and voila we have time for other important scenes to have a bit more time.
Ofc there are other complaints as well, like the movie being not all that creative, rey's ability in comparison to kylo could have been a bit more believable, etc but at the same time it created fairly good scenes as well and the charactes are all interesting enough i think.
If episode 8 can be a bit better writen (plotwise) and give each scene a bit more time to breathe without having new problems it might be the best star wars movie yet.
Like i really don't understand why people overhype the old ones that much, watching them now a lot of scenes don't work for me at all simply because it was too cheesy or it didn't take itself seriously enough. Episode 6 was outright bad execpt of the redemption scene of vader.
Lot of nostalgia going on here imo

On April 16 2017 06:21 TerransHill wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 16 2017 05:28 The_Red_Viper wrote:
So as long as a star wars story has some training in it it's a ripoff? Like i don't see your point. We have a new force user, ofc that force user needs training. It's funny because people were actually MAD that she didn't have training and do stuff the last movie. Now they are mad that she actually trains. Like what would you be happy with?

Because that's the environment you would use these walkers
We still don't know the details about that fight, if there will be a similar fight to begin with, etc.

You always have to look at the director for movies. Not that i think the new one is all that amazing, he is no denis villeneuve, but i think he can do better than JJ for sure.
I also don't think that episode 7 was all that bad by any means. I actually think it did a lot of stuff BETTER than the old trilogy, others worse and at the end it was a good star wars movie. No idea about rogue one.


She needs training but it's also on a lonely planet, 1on1 with an old Jedi Master who ran away and involves lifting things. But well the first movie set it up that way so they couldn't get out of it I guess.

Actually the first movie already fucked up the new trilogy beyond repair.


Yoda was on a lonely planet to hide, Luke seems to be there because he searched things. Ofc both will lift things with their force ability, that's what happens in every single goddamn star wars movie. Dunno your complaints are quite out there.
I agree that i would have been more excited if the first one wouldn't have been a fairly safe work with clear 1:1 plot points from the OT. But fucked up beyond repair? That seems like such an exaggeration
IU | Sohyang || There is no God and we are his prophets | For if ‘Thou mayest’—it is also true that ‘Thou mayest not.” | Ignorance is the parent of fear |
riotjune
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States3393 Posts
April 16 2017 00:34 GMT
#3892
ice planet pls
eviltomahawk
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States11135 Posts
April 16 2017 03:16 GMT
#3893
I'm excited to see where the new canon goes if Luke truly ends the Jedi and turns Rey into something else. The old canon had Sith fighting Jedi for generations after Luke's passing, and I felt that really dilutes the impact of the original trilogy. In the new canon, Snoke, Kylo Ren, and friends technically aren't Sith. They embrace the dark side, but they aren't truly Sith because the line of Sith masters and apprentices ended when Palpatine and Vader died. It has also been suggested in the cartoons that the Force is more than just Jedi vs Sith, such as the Night Sisters of Dathomir or the Bendu.

We could see the conflict between the light and dark sides of the Force evolve into something not as binary as Jedi vs Sith and instead become something more fluid and varied. This would technically still preserve Anakin's fulfillment of the prophecy by destroying the Sith, yet still leave open conflicts and stories about those who pick up after the end of the Jedi and Sith.
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The_Red_Viper
Profile Blog Joined August 2013
19533 Posts
April 16 2017 03:20 GMT
#3894
Well said, i hope it goes exactly there and it looks like they at least wanna explore that idea somewhat. Which is exciting for me, because dull light vs dark is maybe fun when you are 12 year old (as lucas has said :>) but if you have more experience with storytelling more nuance doesn't hurt.
If they pull it off with great quality? Who knows but i think there is potential.
IU | Sohyang || There is no God and we are his prophets | For if ‘Thou mayest’—it is also true that ‘Thou mayest not.” | Ignorance is the parent of fear |
palexhur
Profile Joined May 2010
Colombia730 Posts
April 16 2017 05:46 GMT
#3895
Maybe Rey doesnt have to make a spaceship floating, she is so fu.. powerful that with some training she could go and floated the entire island, what I read here and it is incredible is that some guys say that Ep.7 was good and now want some depth, like in the ripoff Ep. 7? lol.
Plansix
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States60190 Posts
April 17 2017 16:13 GMT
#3896
On April 16 2017 12:16 eviltomahawk wrote:
I'm excited to see where the new canon goes if Luke truly ends the Jedi and turns Rey into something else. The old canon had Sith fighting Jedi for generations after Luke's passing, and I felt that really dilutes the impact of the original trilogy. In the new canon, Snoke, Kylo Ren, and friends technically aren't Sith. They embrace the dark side, but they aren't truly Sith because the line of Sith masters and apprentices ended when Palpatine and Vader died. It has also been suggested in the cartoons that the Force is more than just Jedi vs Sith, such as the Night Sisters of Dathomir or the Bendu.

We could see the conflict between the light and dark sides of the Force evolve into something not as binary as Jedi vs Sith and instead become something more fluid and varied. This would technically still preserve Anakin's fulfillment of the prophecy by destroying the Sith, yet still leave open conflicts and stories about those who pick up after the end of the Jedi and Sith.

I would like to see light side Jedi that completely disagree with the Jedi’s teachings and the way they conduct themselves. If people want shades of “grey”, dig into the idea of good characters and groups that disagree the manner of conflict resolution. And with more depth than “sometimes these good force users see the darkside as a valuable tool”. Get more nuanced, like disagreeing with the Jedi teaching that the force should guide our moral center.
I have the Honor to be your Obedient Servant, P.6
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LegalLord
Profile Blog Joined April 2013
United Kingdom13775 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-04-17 16:23:02
April 17 2017 16:22 GMT
#3897
The Jedi seemed to dismiss out of hand that the abilities of the Dark Side could be useful. Though they are of course dangerous, it was also clear that they allowed for many abilities well beyond what the Jedi were capable of. And their non-use of those abilities didn't save them from becoming a private army for a not-necessarily-good government and going down with its death. That is perhaps a factor that needs to be explored in some additional depth, since all material I have seen mostly just takes a simplistic "it gives you more but then it destroys you" approach.
History will sooner or later sweep the European Union away without mercy.
Plansix
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States60190 Posts
April 17 2017 16:34 GMT
#3898
My ongoing head cannon is that becoming a Jedi required someone to use the dark side and reject it. That is requires personal enlightenment about the role of the dark side and that can't be taught. That is why the Jedi failed, because they tried to teach a large number of students and that lead to the fall of the Republic. That simple denial of the dark side was not sufficient to teach other Jedi. And Luke sees that error, but he realized that only after all his students were killed. And that story feeds into the entire idea of balance, that rebuilding the Jedi will only result is another rise of the Dark Side.
I have the Honor to be your Obedient Servant, P.6
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Godwrath
Profile Joined August 2012
Spain10126 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-04-18 00:13:48
April 18 2017 00:06 GMT
#3899
I do not know if i should post this in the new thread, but since the discussion has been happening here i don't want to "taint" the new thread with this. This might be spoilery, it's about the whole grey jedi thing and why it's actually very likely that Luke found how much the jedi order has deviated from the first jedi by visiting the (or one) first jedi temples and how he thinks the jedi must change.

+ Show Spoiler +
Well, from rebels we know that disney is using terms that were used for the Je'daii, who weren't servants of the light nor the dark, but rather the force as a whole, accepting its duality. There they meet Bendu, a more than obvious Grey force user and he uses the same term from the Je'daii to refer to both sides Ashlan and Bogan. He also says that sith holocrons aren't neccessarily evil/bad however you would say it in english sry.

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Je'daii_Order

Then we have the most obvious that pretty much tells you the trilogy's theme as it did with the other journal of the whills entry on clone wars if i am not mistaken :

Prequels
… And in the time of greatest
despair there shall come a savior,
and he shall be known as: THE SON
OF THE SUNS.
Journal of the Whills, 3:127


And the TFA one:

“First comes the day

Then comes the night.

After the darkness

Shines through the light.

The difference, they say,

Is only made right

By the resolving of gray

Through refined Jedi sight.”

― Journal of the Whills, 7:477


There is not much to add. It will be interesting to see, and also if Kylo is finally redeemed, he is obviously troubled, constantly seduced by the light side as he says. Also, even tho everything says Rey is Luke's daughter, i really want her to be a Kenobi


Edit : Also Rogue one >>> TFA, no contest there !
The_Red_Viper
Profile Blog Joined August 2013
19533 Posts
May 01 2017 07:12 GMT
#3900


Interesting video i think. Has spoilers for both episode 7 and rogue one
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