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ThomasjServo
15244 Posts
On September 05 2015 07:50 LegalLord wrote: Didn't 4/5/6 also have different directors? I think it's not a bad idea, in principle, as long as there's someone who is in charge of keeping continuity together between the series. Yeah, Lucas, Kershner, Marquand in order of the OT. | ||
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LegalLord
United States13779 Posts
On September 05 2015 08:15 [UoN]Sentinel wrote: That's true. And we've got Lawrence Kasdan, the guy who cowrote 5 and 6, cowritng 7. And Rian Johnson is staying around to write 9 after he's finished directing 8 I believe. But there'll still be differences in overall tone and cinematography I feel. For example 5 seemed a lot more static than 6 was. Jedi in itself, even when you take away the Ewoks, seemed to have more flowing camera movements, more ambitious space battle scenes, and perkier delivery of lines. Even the throne room scene feels more inviting than the Super Star Destroyer did in Empire. The stylistic differences between the movies are quite apparent. But I don't think that's a bad thing. Take a counterexample: Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy. The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises were both great movies, but didn't it feel like the same movie was being repeated twice? Star Wars OT doesn't feel this way, and I think the stylistic differences make each movie stand out in some unique way. | ||
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[UoN]Sentinel
United States11320 Posts
On September 05 2015 09:07 LegalLord wrote: The stylistic differences between the movies are quite apparent. But I don't think that's a bad thing. Take a counterexample: Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy. The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises were both great movies, but didn't it feel like the same movie was being repeated twice? Star Wars OT doesn't feel this way, and I think the stylistic differences make each movie stand out in some unique way. Not always. I think Dark Knight Rises has a similar structure (big bad introduces himself, big catastrophe begins the second act, Batman shows up and all is saved) but there's definitely differences, and although I think Dark Knight is much better movie, Rises evoked different emotions and reactions from me, and the subplots are completely different. Or take the PT. The first is an action movie on top of a political thriller where you as the audience know 70% of what's going on, and maybe 10-20% is revealed over the course of the movie. The second plays out more like a mystery, where you start out guessing at what's going on and slowly learn the actions of Fett/Dooku/Kaminoans alongside Obi-Wan and Anakin. And the third is full of dramatic irony, where everything is given to you and the suspense is waiting for the characters to confront each other at the end. Same director, completely different movies. But I agree with you 100% that it does make the OT movies more distinct from each other and that's a very good thing. I guess what I'm really worried about is, how much is going on between Abrams/Kasdan and Johnson? Like Lucas is the ultimate creative director in the end, but the big things storywise, at least the way they look now, are going to be handled by two separate groups of people. | ||
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LegalLord
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riotjune
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Yoav
United States1874 Posts
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eviltomahawk
United States11135 Posts
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playnice
Malaysia302 Posts
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flamewheel
FREEAGLELAND26782 Posts
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riotjune
United States3394 Posts
Super hyped!! | ||
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On_Slaught
United States12190 Posts
Deathstar 3.0? Also interesting that Luke isn't on there. Instead we get that weird little alien in the middle. Edit: + Show Spoiler + So apparently it is called the Starkiller base, and is "An ice planet converted into a stronghold of the First Order and armed with a fiercely destructive new weapon capable of destroying entire star systems." Also certainly the same ice world we see all the First Order army shots. | ||
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ThomasjServo
15244 Posts
On October 19 2015 21:30 On_Slaught wrote: What the hell is that thing above the black kids head? A small moon? It's too big to be a space station. Deathstar 3.0? Also interesting that Luke isn't on there. Instead we get that weird little alien in the middle. Edit: + Show Spoiler + So apparently it is called the Starkiller base, and is "An ice planet converted into a stronghold of the First Order and armed with a fiercely destructive new weapon capable of destroying entire star systems." Also certainly the same ice world we see all the First Order army shots. You have to take the Deathstar to its logical conclusion. So eventually it'll just be a galaxy sized Voltorb and just self destruct ending all life as we know it. | ||
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Elentos
55594 Posts
On October 19 2015 21:45 ThomasjServo wrote: You have to take the Deathstar to its logical conclusion. So eventually it'll just be a galaxy sized Voltorb and just self destruct ending all life as we know it. And because it's a Voltorb it recovers from self-destructing. | ||
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HeatEXTEND
Netherlands836 Posts
On October 19 2015 21:30 On_Slaught wrote: Also interesting that Luke isn't on there. Instead we get that weird little alien in the middle. Interesting indeed | ||
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On_Slaught
United States12190 Posts
I wonder... + Show Spoiler + With that smiley face are you implying that Luke is in fact the sith in the picture? He has a black robe top similar to the one we see Luke wearing in the first trailer, and his black glove could be covering his prosthetic hand. | ||
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ElMeanYo
United States1032 Posts
It's also possible that the opposite is the case and that showing Luke on the poster right now, in whatever state he is in, would be too much of a spoiler. I also find it interesting that all of our legacy characters are small, in the middle, while our new unknown characters are large, along the top. This suggests to me that Luke is not in fact Kylo Ren. | ||
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BurningSera
Ireland19621 Posts
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shin_toss
Philippines2589 Posts
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ElMeanYo
United States1032 Posts
On October 20 2015 09:43 BurningSera wrote: luke? is he not the one in the star fighter pilot suit? Nope, thats Poe Dameron: ![[image loading]](http://i1.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article4713430.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/Star-Wars-Episode-VII.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://serpentorslair.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dashing-resistance-pilot-poe-dameron-oscar-isaac-stands-alongside-his-trusty-x-wing-fighter.jpg) Played by Oscar Issac: ![[image loading]](http://www.cinemablend.com/images/news_img/43616/Star_Wars_Episode_VII_43616.jpg) | ||
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SigmaoctanusIV
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