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I love those photos.
Oddly enough, despite being an adoring fan of all the movies (ALL of them, even the reviled Prequels) I'm not that excited about this film. I can't explain why. The trailer didn't captivate me as much as any other Star Wars trailer in the past.
And I'll back you up on Revenge of the Sith, that was about par with Return of the Jedi (fittingly enough).
I envy you, because I sadly feel that I'm 'done' with Star Wars and I'm not totally sure why. It goes deeper than apathy or antipathy toward the last two movies.
And I'll back you up on Revenge of the Sith, that was about par with Return of the Jedi (fittingly enough).
Palpatine's awesomeness is actually my problem with the prequels. I don't mean the performance. That's great. It's just the Emperor is the closest thing to a protagonist that the prequels have, and everything goes his way the whole time. Obviously, we knew he was going to win, but the movies could have at least eked some suspense out of it. Instead, he is the only smart guy in the universe, and he effortlessly manipulates all the dum-dums that surround him,To me it's the music. Revenge of the Sith has my favorite John Williams score ever. Well also Palpatine is fucking awesome. What a cheeky guy.
I've said it before elsewhere, but GotG was my favorite Star Wars movie since Star Wars.I know Guardians of the Galaxy is equally corporate, but there seems to be far more fresh energy, originality and better acting in those flicks.
Opinions of the upcoming film aside... thanks for posting this. I hadn't seen this Vanity Fair series, and this shot is beautifully sad.
Opinions of the upcoming film aside... thanks for posting this. I hadn't seen this Vanity Fair series, and this shot is beautifully sad.
A new survey conducted by polling and research firm Morning Consult asked 2,200 adults in the United States about the Star Wars franchise, taking stock in topics such as their favorite films and characters. The firm states that people in the age 30-44 demographic responded more favorably than others.
One poll measured the favorability of the characters in the Star Wars franchise. Jabba the Hutt ranked with 42 percent favorability, compared to Finn and BB-8's 39 percent, Rey's 38 percent, and Kylo Ren's 32 percent. Supreme Leader Snoke and Rogue One's Jyn Erso ranked the lowest of the new characters, at 26 and 29 percent respectively.
Leia Organa registered as the most favorable character with a whopping 73 percent. Luke Skywalker, Chewbacca, and Yoda all came in one point below at 72 percent, while R2-D2 ranked at 71 percent.
Interestingly, Jar Jar Binks is viewed more favorably than Kylo Ren.
I wonder if it's because it is now "cool" to hate on Kylo Ren. Jar-Jar hate is so '00s.
I mean, I get hating Kylo: he killed Han Solo after all! But I'm willing to bet that hating Kylo is tied with his flawed, whiny "Millennial" status.
A new poll on the likeability of Star Wars characters ...
I'm glad I'm not the only one who recognized that Jyn Erso was a bland character with an unconvincing performance. I confuse her for the similarly uninspired Rey all the time.
Rey is about as uninspired as the original film's Luke, IMO. I understood The Force Awakens. It was essentially a reboot to wash away the bitter taste of the prequel trilogy and re-introduce the Star Wars mythos to a new generation. What better way to do that than with some Force-chosen Mary Sue and an even bigger, badder, Death Star? I just hope The Last Jedi builds upon and improves it.
I don’t care what anyone says.
I don’t care what anyone says. Daisy Ridley is probably the best ambassador for Star Wars going forward through the next twenty years.
I think I hold Star Wars fans my own age in contempt more than any fan under the age of 25..
Star Wars makes me feel like I'm 10 again.
That's why the hatred can't flow through me.
Prometheus is a movie where I can agree with most every criticism that is made against, and I still really enjoy it. As I get older, I get better at being acknowledge a movies failings and still enjoy what works.Most of my favourite films of the last few years are not only flawed in obvious ways that have been picked apart mercilessly, but also tend to be incredibly divisive, with some people absolutely hating them and going on copious ragestorms about them.
I'm thinking here of Watchmen, Prometheus, many of the Marvel films, etc.
That doesn't mean I can enjoy everything though. I caught some of Revenge of the Sith on TV the other night, and it still doesn't work for me on any level.
I think out of the prequels, the one I have the worst problems with is The Phantom Menace...
Which is fortunate because it is the least essential one and easily ignored. Ever heard of Machete Order Star Wars?
Ewan McGregor is the one thing in the movie I genuinely like. It's just not enough to save the movie for me. Part of it comes down to me seeing acting as a collaborative act. Really good acting happens when two or more people are really playing off one another. Ewan McGregor is giving a good performance, but he is stuck in scenes with people giving flat performances, so it never really sparks.I notice the flaws every time I watch it (some of which are bad), but there are a lot of moments in the film that are pure magic for me and that's why I give it a good grade (I'd put it at a B/B- if I graded it). Ewan McGregor's performance alone is enough for me to like the movie. I think out of the prequels, the one I have the worst problems with is The Phantom Menace, and it's not because Jar Jar exists.