I saw it on Saturday and really loved it. Definitely not a perfect movie, but it's far better than the prequel trilogy. I thought it relied a bit too heavily on fanservice and could have been a lot more original. Basically it takes place on Tatooine, Endor, and Hoth. There was a bit too much comic relief. And it seemed weird that Rey could learn to use the Force so quickly, with no training. The big moment between Han and Kylo Ren was predictable and somewhat brushed-off afterward.
But those aren't huge gripes. I think J.J. Abrams wanted to play it safe and include all the fanservice to prove that he could make a genuine Star Wars movie, and prove it he did. It was a really fun movie to watch, and I can't wait to see it again.
icriedwhenhandiedyoucantjustkillhimlikethat;-;
icriedwhenhandiedyoucantjustkillhimlikethat;-;
So that he can be Indiana Jones again.
Am I the only one who can't take Kylo Ren seriously because of his temper tantrums? (http://yuminica.tumblr.com/post/135672940976/i-saw-this-post-and-had-a-need-to-draw-it-with-the) :V
So I finally got around to watching the movie, and...
Am I the only one who can't take Kylo Ren seriously because of his temper tantrums? (http://yuminica.tumblr.com/post/135672940976/i-saw-this-post-and-had-a-need-to-draw-it-with-the) :V
His emo bearing and temper tantrums are perfectly in line with the fact that no matter how hard he tries, he'll always be an imperfect "clone" of Darth Vader
However, his nose makes me wish he'd just keep the mask on.
To his credit, he does nail the Darth Vader impression, just... not the Darth Vader at his best time. *cough*episode3*cough* :V
Rey is a reincarnation of Anakin Skywalker;
At first, I scoffed. Then I was all "Hmmmmmmmm...."
And she DOES have VERY Padme bone structure, further suggesting a connection with Anakin and/or Amidala.
After seeing the movie my bro feels that Rye is related to Luke, most likely his child.
I'm not one of those pathetic, obsessive fanboys if that's what you mean. The movie is passable--more-so then the prequel trilogy. I will watch episode VII more then the prequels.
There was a lot of that in the film I noticed.
No argument here. His character totally flopped the moment he took off the mask. And that was about half-way through the film. However he came on strong in the beginning when his unit attacked the Jakku settlement. That was the only time he showed any sort of badassery. And then it went downhill from that point onward.
Which is narratively the entire point behind his character. He's idolizing this figure he's put on a pedestal and trying desperately to be like cool Darth Vader, but he has no experience and conflicted feelings that Vader didn't have and as a result he winds up being emotionally incompetent and a bit of a failure at being Sithy.
Personality-wise, he's literally the star wars version of a Hot Topic Emo. He thinks the Dark Side is cool and is trying to be Edgy Grimdark McSithLord like every high school Emo who ever demanded their friends start calling them "Raven Starmoon Dracul".
Concerning his threat level and "credibility" as a villain and anatagonist:
You literally CANNOT LOSE SIGHT OF THE FACT that he actually *IS* an unstoppable beast on the battlefield. Bear in mind he took a direct hit from Chewie's bowcaster (the most powerful handcannon we've seen in the series yet, like if a Crossbow fired 50 caliber armor piercing explosive rounds) and with the resulting huge gaping wound still outmaneuvered and overpowered Finn (a trained Stormtrooper) and then forced Rey into a retreat for the whole fight until her back was literally to the wall and she tapped into some Dark Side energy herself and was able to overpower him. And also, the only reason he didn't just out and out kill her was because he wanted her alive as an asset.
He achieved all that while nursing a wound that has been seen to one-hit-kill everyone else who suffered something remotely like it.
The real question isn't whether Ren is a credible threat to the heroes: he very clearly is.
The real question is: if Kylo Ren achieved that level of performance with conflicted feelings and a gaping mortal wound, imagine how fucking unstoppable he'll be once fully indoctrinated by Snoke and at his fully healed and rested prime.
Rey and Finn better run.
The VERY FIRST THING I read on your post was:
"...and then forced Rey into a retreat for the whole fight until her back was literally to the wall and she tapped into some Dark Side energy herself and was able to overpower him."
That's an incredibly detailed spoiler, and while you expect people to avoid all discussion, the common courtesy of using spoiler tags is also expected from you. Most people here are using spoiler tags. While you can also tell me to simply not click the Star Wars thread because "there sure are spoilers in there", I have no such option when scrolling through the recent posts section.
Telling me to "go watch the movie" also solves nothing - what if I can't?
Anyway, people, saltiness over. Proceed with the discussion.