So I just listened to the music that was playing while Palpatine is telling Anikan about Plagueis and when Snoke is revealed, and wow they are extremely similar, not exactly the same, but close enough to where it seems they did that on purpose
quote:quote:Yes they willquote:quote:
Putting a strong female hero front and center isn't being overly pc, imo. There is a real gender gap in the Star Wars canon. Nothing wrong with trying to keep about half of the heroes female.
The Star Wars fanbase, in as much as it's part of geekdom at large, is historically very chauvinistic. I hope that this new relaunch continues to be part of the solution to that particular problem. I want my hypothetical daughter to be able to be an enthusiastic fan of the franchise without having to carve out some small part that is "for girls."
Agree. And maybe I'm saying it wrong. The point I meant was that if the social justice Warriors were right...You'd have people upset with the decision to go with a female to continue the story. Either in words or with their money. What we are seeing is exactly the opposite. People don't care and actually embrace it because it works.
Do you think they make Rey go all jungle fever on Finn?
quote:Binary Sunset
Also, what's the song called on the soundtrack when Luke is standing on Tattoine looking at the two suns
quote:I'd say that there is a good chance that this is something they are adding into canon now. I'm hard pressed to think of special abilities that Force users had (other than that quick movement thing that was used one time) other than the gift of foresight. For instance, I don't remember Kylo's ability to pull information from a person's mind being in canon until now either. I know the Jedi Mind Trick has been used, but that's based on suggestion instead of force.
I only skimmed the last 5 or so pages so this may have been covered but was Rey's vision with the lightsaber a use of Psychometry, or using the force to read the history surrounding objects? If she has the ability it makes sense she couldn't use it untrained until she runs into Anakin's lightsaber, an object that has absorbed a ridiculous amount of the force(see force trees). The ability may explain the Jedi mind trick or the lightsaber skills.
Also the earlier post about battle meditation could also be an ability.
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For instance, I don't remember Kylo's ability to pull information from a person's mind being in canon until now either. I know the Jedi Mind Trick has been used, but that's based on suggestion instead of force.
quote:Good point. I stand corrected.quote:
For instance, I don't remember Kylo's ability to pull information from a person's mind being in canon until now either. I know the Jedi Mind Trick has been used, but that's based on suggestion instead of force.
What would you call it when Vader senses Leia's existence and gains that information from Luke's thoughts and feelings?
quote:I wasn't talking about WHEN they revealed Han to be the father, but HOW they did it. I agree that it gives time to process and understand things, I just wish they had flipped the scenes with him talking to Vader's helmet, then have Han say I saw our son, instead of just having Snoke say YOUR FATHER HAN SOLO. It just seems lazy.
Agree with other points on revealing that Han is Kylo's father early on. It also helps you understand his internal struggle, but confirms in your mind that Han's murder is premeditated. Han poses absolutely zero risk to Kylo when they are face to face, and Kylo slaughters him anyway. Cold. And to be honest, completely turned and not coming back.
quote:This scenario plays out endlessly all day every day in every household across the galaxy.
but he ended up producing a child (children?) with a chick with a cursed bloodline that would eventually cost him his life
quote:Psychometry is already canon since Vos was in clone wars. Also Vader was able to pull info from Luke about Leia.quote:I'd say that there is a good chance that this is something they are adding into canon now. I'm hard pressed to think of special abilities that Force users had (other than that quick movement thing that was used one time) other than the gift of foresight. For instance, I don't remember Kylo's ability to pull information from a person's mind being in canon until now either. I know the Jedi Mind Trick has been used, but that's based on suggestion instead of force.
I only skimmed the last 5 or so pages so this may have been covered but was Rey's vision with the lightsaber a use of Psychometry, or using the force to read the history surrounding objects? If she has the ability it makes sense she couldn't use it untrained until she runs into Anakin's lightsaber, an object that has absorbed a ridiculous amount of the force(see force trees). The ability may explain the Jedi mind trick or the lightsaber skills.
Also the earlier post about battle meditation could also be an ability.
quote:The cut scenes of KOTOR are better than Attack of the Clones.
I'm really disappointed that you never played that game.
quote:you were "hardpressed".
Good point. I had forgotten that was where he got his tracking skills from.
quote:the force choke and pull Kylo did on that guy that told him the driod escaped with a girl was excellent!quote:Psychometry is already canon since Vos was in clone wars. Also Vader was able to pull info from Luke about Leia.quote:I'd say that there is a good chance that this is something they are adding into canon now. I'm hard pressed to think of special abilities that Force users had (other than that quick movement thing that was used one time) other than the gift of foresight. For instance, I don't remember Kylo's ability to pull information from a person's mind being in canon until now either. I know the Jedi Mind Trick has been used, but that's based on suggestion instead of force.
I only skimmed the last 5 or so pages so this may have been covered but was Rey's vision with the lightsaber a use of Psychometry, or using the force to read the history surrounding objects? If she has the ability it makes sense she couldn't use it untrained until she runs into Anakin's lightsaber, an object that has absorbed a ridiculous amount of the force(see force trees). The ability may explain the Jedi mind trick or the lightsaber skills.
Also the earlier post about battle meditation could also be an ability.
The frozen blaster bolt is a new one though.
quote:quote:This..... Is something I had not considered..... That's dark....quote:Oh ****.
- When Kylo is interrogating Rey, does he put his helmet on top of Vader's ashes?
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Sources tell Variety Harrison Ford came away the big winner on Disney and Lucasfilm's sequel with a paycheck in the eight-figure range ($10 million to $20 million) to reprise his role of Han Solo.
quote:http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/dec/21/harrison-ford-star-wars-the-force-awakens-34m-payday
Harrison Ford could make more than $34m for reprising his role as Han Solo in the new Star Wars film, The Force Awakens, according to the Mail on Sunday.
Ford's galactic payday is based on a $25m upfront payment placing the 73-year-old star in the very top echelon of Hollywood earners backed up by a 0.5% share of the film's gross earnings, which could be worth another $9m if the film hits $2bn at the global box office.
quote:This is my biggest sticking point. Her ability to mind control a storm trooper immediately, and her ability to outclass Kylo? Nope. I know they showcased her skill wil the staff earlier, but okay.quote:
I didn't like how fast Rey was able to master mind control or over power Kylo in the lightsaber battle. It took Luke almost 3 movies and training from Yoda to do what she did.
This. Can't get past this. As soon as I saw that saver fly past Kylo to Rey, I audibly said "oh, please". The whole fight was very eye-rolly.
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In the novelization, Snoke is afraid of Luke, but we really don't know why.
quote:I'll be honest, I knew it was coming and I teared up a little .... Im 34...
I feel bad for the poster a few pages back whose kid cried after Han bought the farm. I was 7 years old when I first saw Obi Wan get chopped by Darth Vader. That shook me for a while, but I'd only had 2 hours to get attached to him. We've had Han for almost 40 years.