Star Wars Episode 8

[Allio]

has she done anything sci-fy related?

[dl316bh]

Originally Posted by Allio

has she done anything sci-fy related?

Not that I'm aware of, but that's not a great indicator of anything. James Gunn hadn't done anything with superheroes or the like prior to Guardians. Hell, George Lucas himself had only done a Phillip K. Dick esque sci-fi story and a comedy before he did the swashbuckling adventure in space that's Star Wars.

For all we know she could've met with KK to discuss the live action TV series that's coming in 2019.

It's certainly possible. Even likely, I'd say. Most of her work, after a quick wiki, seems to be in TV, so Kennedy might be looking into her to at least direct some episodes.

[Vegita-San]

Originally Posted by dl316bh

Not that I'm aware of, but that's not a great indicator of anything. James Gunn hadn't done anything with superheroes or the like prior to Guardians. Hell, George Lucas himself had only done a Phillip K. Dick esque sci-fi story and a comedy before he did the swashbuckling adventure in space that's Star Wars.

Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't.

and it looks like she's done TV mostly, and some shorts. NOTHING to the scale of a Star Wars movie, or even a TV show.

Lucasfilm seems to be targeting unknown or new directors cause they are easier to control and get what lucasfilm wants done.

JJ seems to be the biggest name chosen so far.

[plastroncafe]

Well that may be the case, I'm hopeful that they're choosing lesser-known directors to get a fresh voice on the property. We wouldn't have the MCU now had it not been for Jon Favreau getting to direct Iron Man. And it's not exactly like he had any experience directing an action movie before.

And I would say that it's arguably still the best comic book movie ever made.

[Jester]

Originally Posted by Vegita-San

Lucasfilm seems to be targeting unknown or new directors cause they are easier to control and get what lucasfilm wants done.

JJ seems to be the biggest name chosen so far.

Ron Freakin' Howard, man.

[NinjaPug]

Originally Posted by Vegita-San

Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't.

and it looks like she's done TV mostly, and some shorts. NOTHING to the scale of a Star Wars movie, or even a TV show.

Lucasfilm seems to be targeting unknown or new directors cause they are easier to control and get what lucasfilm wants done.

JJ seems to be the biggest name chosen so far.

Why are you putting Star Wars on such a pedestal? A good director is a good director. These big budget movies have teams that handle the FX and action staging that I assume you think a TV director can't handle.

Look at the Russo brothers filmography before being tapped to make what many believe to be the best MCU movie so far.

[Spike Spiegel]

I don't care who they get at this point, as long as they give us something new that doesn't bastardize established characters. I think the best parts of the ST are the aspects that don't depend on the originals.

[Vegita-San]

Originally Posted by Jester

Ron Freakin' Howard, man.

true. I forgot about him.

can you tell i could care less about the solo movie?

And I think they only brought him in is because the movie needs a desperate save.

[CyberCubed]

Originally Posted by Spike Spiegel

I don't care who they get at this point, as long as they give us something new that doesn't bastardize established characters.

They didn't bastardize Luke, if that's what you're implying. Episode 8 is the most interesting Luke has ever been.

[Spike Spiegel]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Episode 8 is the most interesting Luke has ever been.

I think they bastardized Han and Leia, too. It's like they had no development after the romantic bits of ESB. If anything, they regressed by the time of TFA.

The idea that mouse-canon Leia was never properly trained in the Force makes me a sad panda.

[CyberCubed]

Luke had the best characterisation he ever had in the series, and it's generally agreed upon on most online communities I've been to. He's a man who was betrayed by his nephew and everything he did about the Jedi religion failed him. Given there is also a 30 year gap here, of course people change from when they're 20 to 60 something.

[AT-Man]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Luke had the best characterisation he ever had in the series, and it's generally agreed upon on most online communities I've been to. He's a man who was betrayed by his nephew and everything he did about the Jedi religion failed him. Given there is also a 30 year gap here, of course people change from when they're 20 to 60 something.

[Vegita-San]

Originally Posted by Spike Spiegel

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I think they bastardized Han and Leia, too. It's like they had no development after the romantic bits of ESB. If anything, they regressed by the time of TFA.

They ALL regressed.

Han went back to doing what he did. leia went back to doing what she did. Luke just gave up.

That's not character development. that's character assassination.

[Leonardo_thebest]

Did anyone see this film theory, um, film theory? I agree with the first half of what he says, but not his counterpoint about why theory matters.



Could someone explain how I fix this so it plays?

[CyberCubed]

All of Luke's scenes were the most powerful in the movie, along with the Kylo Ren and Rey scenes. Luke is a disenchanted war hero who saw all his hard work had gone to naught, and training Kylo Ren his own bloodline turned on him and burned down the Jedi temple. Besides the 30 year gap of other stuff where we don't know what happened, Luke was definitely in the place he needed to be.

Also I don't know what else people expected of Leia? She's defending the Rebels like she should, what else did you expect?

[Leonardo_thebest]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

All of Luke's scenes were the most powerful in the movie, along with the Kylo Ren and Rey scenes. Luke is a disenchanted war hero who saw all his hard work had gone to naught, and training Kylo Ren his own bloodline turned on him and burned down the Jedi temple. Besides the 30 year gap of other stuff where we don't know what happened, Luke was definitely in the place he needed to be.

Also I don't know what else people expected of Leia? She's defending the Rebels like she should, what else did you expect?

I think that's right, loathe as I am to agree with you.
Old people are often just fed up. Yoda certainly was.

[sdp]

Luke could've been a lot better, there was a lot of potential, but even then, he was absolutely fantastic in the film.

[Vegita-San]

mark hamil knows how to act, even with crap. that's why.

Put a SJW in their place in another ep 8 thread elsewhere. they came back with a lame butt reply that wasn't even trying anymore and totally ignored what I wrote.


rewarding when it works that way.

[plastroncafe]

Originally Posted by Leonardo_thebest

I think that's right, loathe as I am to agree with you.
Old people are often just fed up. Yoda certainly was.

People had similar complaints about Toph and Katara in Legends of Korra.
That there's no way the top and Katara we saw in Last Airbender would give up. But what I think they're neglecting to realize is how long those characters have been fighting. Stuff like that takes its toll. Grief takes its toll.

I thought a lot about an aging and close to dying Aang as I left the Last Jedi.
The balance between light and dark is not a singular battle that's going to be won by a singular person, and I think the realization of that when one is dedicated their entire life to that balance, it's got to be world wearying.

[CyberCubed]

Originally Posted by Vegita-San

Put a SJW in their place in another ep 8 thread elsewhere. they came back with a lame butt reply that wasn't even trying anymore and totally ignored what I wrote.

Is this your only enjoyment in life? You think "putting SJW's in their place" on the internet is some sort of big accomplishment?