My issue with Botw and Totk if you made a few very slight changes (particularly thenames of characters/items associated with Zelda), you wouldn't associate the games with the Zelda universe at all. They are good games sure, but if they were a new franchise instead of Zelda they'd have actually been better
As Snoke talks in that scene it became increasingly obvious he was going to die. "True Target" was a dead giveaway. The only thing surprising or a twist from TLJ for me was how much potential it wasted (especially Snoke and Phasma). A much cooler twist would have been if Snoke wasn't force sensitive at all. Disney Star wars movies are a fun watch, but ultimately they all seem to lack actual substance.
For real though, it the words of the great and wise Yoda, "Do or do not, there is no try."
(Other than "That's a story for another time", I can't think of a single quotable line from Maz Kanata... Or the entire sequel trilogy honestly)
Maybe just maybe instead of trying to "replace" these great established characters, maybe make the new characters their own thing... Then again that would require Hollywood to have original ideas...
As a once avid Star Wars fan it saddens me that I'm more scared than excited for this movie. While the SW franchise has had some interesting ideas under Disney's reign, their movie record is atrocious. The movies are mediocre at best, I know a lot of people like Rogue one, but even it just DOES NOT work if you take the ENTIRE franchise as a whole. I it even if they do not really fit in with the established SW Universe they are a fun watch if you don't think about it.
Except for Rise of Skywalker - you have to think for that one to appreciate the efforts to make a cohesive storyline after Last Jedi ran off like a toddler not wanting to share the ball.
What a let down... To think "how did they find this planet" is considered a big mystery is laughable. There's plenty of explorers and scouts in the SW universe that the "How" really doesn't matter and needed NO explanation... Unless you're one of THOSE people that have difficulty forming coherent thoughts... Too many pointless things are trying to be explained under Disney's reign and it's creating terrible stories that just DO NOT fit in with the OT/PT when taken as a whole.
Continuity is important, and that's the problem with Disney. The Sequel Trilogy, Rogue One, these movies just don't work well with the original movies. There's plenty of issues, such as less than 30 years under the reign of the New Republic makes 0 sense for the force to have been "forgotten" to the degree it was. Under the Empire makes more sense due to them being hunted and suppression of information that an empire typically invokes. Rogue One just doesn't work either. If the empire can shield an entire planet with a small access window, why wouldn't they use the same technology on the Death Star (hell, Episode 6 even had a planetary generator - why not a shield generating ring like Scarif?). Still even if Disney movies don't fit the established Canon of the pre-disney movies they are a fun watch, so I view their canonicity like that of "Legends" - more as stories with (many) incorrect details, than true Canon.
1st law of thermodynamics, heat is going to be a byproduct that needs venting, a straight shot out is the fastest route to cooling. Galen Erso true designed weakness wasn't the exhaust port, but instead is the pit areas weren't supposed to have artificial gravity, hence not needing guard rails.
Please watch the movies again and think for yourself what the reasons might be.
For instance:
15) hmmm let's think... It's not like mega corporations or governments on Earth suppress technological advancement....
A far worse example of this complaint is none other than Rogue one, at least the prequels had 19 years of suppression.
12) I believe Qui-gon addressed this as not a valid option due to smugglers ties to shadier elements would not be appropriate considering the queen.
11) Correction: There is a biological component that can be used to gauge one's connection to the mystical force. Please keep in mind Qui-gon is talking to a child, most people explain things to a child in a simpler form that only loosely translates to fact.
9) Another Correction: the FIRST stormtroopers were clones, ones that age more rapidly too, perhaps they weren't designed to be a long term strategy... Imagine that...
3) Oppressive Regime in charge, that turned the galaxy against the Jedi... but why are the Jedi so forgotten in Force Awakens? It wasn't an Oppression regime in charge then...
I could rip into many others (granted not all), but putting in a little thought goes a long way.
While most would assumed the reference when the movie first came out, but too suggest it took 13 years for Star Wars to explain it to those that have difficulties forming their own conclusions is very much incorrect. In fact it was even specifically revealed back in 2002... Sure maybe the cringe inducing "love scene" maybe blocked the film from your mind, but when Obi-wan was captured by Dooku it was revealed that a "phantom-esque" figure was the "Menace" that began plaguing the Galaxy after Episode 1.
1) Who's to say no one wondered? Confronting Pe on screen would be a waste of screentime, because she could easily and legitimately respond along the lines of "None of your business"...
Not everything needs to be spelled out explicitly, so many of these are a stretch to "not making sense". I do it some interpreted explanations are more of a stretch but certainly not to the level of them making "No sense".
10) While the Sith may have been "extinct", the dark side was firmly established as still around and kicking, while the Sith are associated with the dark side they are not the only source causing the force imbalance.
9) similarly Qui-gon's death revealed the Sith were not extinct making the need of the chosen one more important.
8) Dooku was a respected Jedi before leaving, people believe those they respect cannot do horrible things they do all the time (politics is notorious for this), hubris not withstanding it makes perfect sense for them Mace to not believe without actual evidence.
7) The Jedi learned the Sith do infact exist, and they were on the brink of War, so a Sith Lord pulling strings behind the curtain on one side (which involved many senators) of the war makes perfect sense.
6) This one makes sense in the regard that Pe likely trusted Anakin, so they sent him to keep her more comfortable.
5) Likely knowing Anakin just lost his mother, Wise Yoda could infer confronting him about the pain and suffering may exacerbate things and ensure his spiralling to the dark side.
4) They were ordered by a Jedi with strong abilities in premonition, while this wasn't known to the viewers the Jedi would have known, seeing the dawn of war they accepted the clones, but it wasn't "without concern". Yoda specifically went to see the clones because of concern.
3) 3 parts of the prequel trilogy: discovery of Anakin, the Start of the Clone Wars, and the fall of the Republic. Anakins knighting falls outside these and while cool to have seen would have felt shoehorned in and made less sense to be on screen.
2) Yoda knew Anakin was very susceptible to his emotions, especially after the incident with his mother, so why wouldn't Yoda tell him that
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I'm Still Annoyed BOTW & TOTK Downplayed One Of My Favorite Zelda Series Staples
My issue with Botw and Totk if you made a few very slight changes (particularly thenames of characters/items associated with Zelda), you wouldn't associate the games with the Zelda universe at all. They are good games sure, but if they were a new franchise instead of Zelda they'd have actually been better
I Still Can’t Believe Star Wars Wasted Its Most Incredible Plot Twist, Even 7 Years Later
As Snoke talks in that scene it became increasingly obvious he was going to die. "True Target" was a dead giveaway. The only thing surprising or a twist from TLJ for me was how much potential it wasted (especially Snoke and Phasma). A much cooler twist would have been if Snoke wasn't force sensitive at all. Disney Star wars movies are a fun watch, but ultimately they all seem to lack actual substance.
All 8 Disney Star Wars Characters Who Have Successfully Replaced Original Trilogy Characters
Successfully 🤣🤣🤣
Thanks for the laugh.
For real though, it the words of the great and wise Yoda, "Do or do not, there is no try."
(Other than "That's a story for another time", I can't think of a single quotable line from Maz Kanata... Or the entire sequel trilogy honestly)
Maybe just maybe instead of trying to "replace" these great established characters, maybe make the new characters their own thing... Then again that would require Hollywood to have original ideas...
Star Wars' Jedi Origin Movie Gets Intriguing Update From Writer & Director James Mangold After Months Of Silence
As a once avid Star Wars fan it saddens me that I'm more scared than excited for this movie. While the SW franchise has had some interesting ideas under Disney's reign, their movie record is atrocious. The movies are mediocre at best, I know a lot of people like Rogue one, but even it just DOES NOT work if you take the ENTIRE franchise as a whole. I it even if they do not really fit in with the established SW Universe they are a fun watch if you don't think about it.
Except for Rise of Skywalker - you have to think for that one to appreciate the efforts to make a cohesive storyline after Last Jedi ran off like a toddler not wanting to share the ball.
Andor Season 2's New Footage Hints Star Wars Is Finally Answering A 47-Year-Old A New Hope Mystery
What a let down... To think "how did they find this planet" is considered a big mystery is laughable. There's plenty of explorers and scouts in the SW universe that the "How" really doesn't matter and needed NO explanation... Unless you're one of THOSE people that have difficulty forming coherent thoughts... Too many pointless things are trying to be explained under Disney's reign and it's creating terrible stories that just DO NOT fit in with the OT/PT when taken as a whole.
Why Disney Reset Star Wars Canon 10 Years Ago, & Why It's All Gone Terribly Wrong
Continuity is important, and that's the problem with Disney. The Sequel Trilogy, Rogue One, these movies just don't work well with the original movies. There's plenty of issues, such as less than 30 years under the reign of the New Republic makes 0 sense for the force to have been "forgotten" to the degree it was. Under the Empire makes more sense due to them being hunted and suppression of information that an empire typically invokes. Rogue One just doesn't work either. If the empire can shield an entire planet with a small access window, why wouldn't they use the same technology on the Death Star (hell, Episode 6 even had a planetary generator - why not a shield generating ring like Scarif?). Still even if Disney movies don't fit the established Canon of the pre-disney movies they are a fun watch, so I view their canonicity like that of "Legends" - more as stories with (many) incorrect details, than true Canon.
10 Things That Make No Sense About The Death Star
1st law of thermodynamics, heat is going to be a byproduct that needs venting, a straight shot out is the fastest route to cooling. Galen Erso true designed weakness wasn't the exhaust port, but instead is the pit areas weren't supposed to have artificial gravity, hence not needing guard rails.
Every Star Wars Plot Hole George Lucas Created Through The Prequels
Please watch the movies again and think for yourself what the reasons might be.
For instance:
15) hmmm let's think... It's not like mega corporations or governments on Earth suppress technological advancement....
A far worse example of this complaint is none other than Rogue one, at least the prequels had 19 years of suppression.
12) I believe Qui-gon addressed this as not a valid option due to smugglers ties to shadier elements would not be appropriate considering the queen.
11) Correction: There is a biological component that can be used to gauge one's connection to the mystical force. Please keep in mind Qui-gon is talking to a child, most people explain things to a child in a simpler form that only loosely translates to fact.
9) Another Correction: the FIRST stormtroopers were clones, ones that age more rapidly too, perhaps they weren't designed to be a long term strategy... Imagine that...
3) Oppressive Regime in charge, that turned the galaxy against the Jedi... but why are the Jedi so forgotten in Force Awakens? It wasn't an Oppression regime in charge then...
I could rip into many others (granted not all), but putting in a little thought goes a long way.
It Took Star Wars Thirteen Years To Reveal What The Phantom Menace Really Was
While most would assumed the reference when the movie first came out, but too suggest it took 13 years for Star Wars to explain it to those that have difficulties forming their own conclusions is very much incorrect. In fact it was even specifically revealed back in 2002... Sure maybe the cringe inducing "love scene" maybe blocked the film from your mind, but when Obi-wan was captured by Dooku it was revealed that a "phantom-esque" figure was the "Menace" that began plaguing the Galaxy after Episode 1.
Star Wars: 10 Things That Make No Sense About The Prequels
1) Who's to say no one wondered? Confronting Pe on screen would be a waste of screentime, because she could easily and legitimately respond along the lines of "None of your business"...
Star Wars: 10 Things That Make No Sense About The Prequels
Not everything needs to be spelled out explicitly, so many of these are a stretch to "not making sense". I do it some interpreted explanations are more of a stretch but certainly not to the level of them making "No sense".
10) While the Sith may have been "extinct", the dark side was firmly established as still around and kicking, while the Sith are associated with the dark side they are not the only source causing the force imbalance.
9) similarly Qui-gon's death revealed the Sith were not extinct making the need of the chosen one more important.
8) Dooku was a respected Jedi before leaving, people believe those they respect cannot do horrible things they do all the time (politics is notorious for this), hubris not withstanding it makes perfect sense for them Mace to not believe without actual evidence.
7) The Jedi learned the Sith do infact exist, and they were on the brink of War, so a Sith Lord pulling strings behind the curtain on one side (which involved many senators) of the war makes perfect sense.
6) This one makes sense in the regard that Pe likely trusted Anakin, so they sent him to keep her more comfortable.
5) Likely knowing Anakin just lost his mother, Wise Yoda could infer confronting him about the pain and suffering may exacerbate things and ensure his spiralling to the dark side.
4) They were ordered by a Jedi with strong abilities in premonition, while this wasn't known to the viewers the Jedi would have known, seeing the dawn of war they accepted the clones, but it wasn't "without concern". Yoda specifically went to see the clones because of concern.
3) 3 parts of the prequel trilogy: discovery of Anakin, the Start of the Clone Wars, and the fall of the Republic. Anakins knighting falls outside these and while cool to have seen would have felt shoehorned in and made less sense to be on screen.
2) Yoda knew Anakin was very susceptible to his emotions, especially after the incident with his mother, so why wouldn't Yoda tell him that