I thought everything about Kylo Ren worked. He’s easily one of my favorite Star Wars characters.
What killed the movie for me was Starkiller Base. Despite just being another rehash of the Death Star, it caused the movie to have some real tonal issues when the weapon was fired. That scene and the ensuing calamity was made almost disturbing in the film, since we see the reaction of the people killed when they realize they’re about to die. It was such a jarring moment for me that it took me out of the movie and it was hard to get back into it.
I really enjoyed the first half though. And in a way, I’m glad that it was the way it was because with Episode VIII they’re going to have to throw around some fresh ideas and I think Rian will have a better sense of tone. I always felt like JJ Abrams was a very talented filmmaker but struggled to understand the IPs he worked on (just look at what he did with Star Trek).
I’ve watch it again and I noticed that I like a lot what I see but not too much what I listen to.
Story was kind of shallow this time, because it’s a stupid trend these days; but everything else was super good!
For a deeper view of story, gonna need to buy books…
I enjoyed the movie, but the fact that the starkiller have that stupid weak point, and that it have snow when it is so close to the star is really ugly
I’d like to see Boba Fett and Lando Carlissian in Episode VIII.I thought Han Solo could die in Episode VIII or at least in Episode IX.I think Episode 8 will be remake of Episode 5,Episode 9 remake of Episode 6…episode 10,11 and 12 remake of star wars 1,2 and 3and george lucas will definitely turn over his grave .
I know, it’s just that one of the things I was concerned about was whether Abrams would have anything in there that’s immediately unbelievable like in his other movies, and Starkiller base was it.
okok, but come on, that weak point… I can understand the weak point on episode 4 just because of the time the movie was released, but this weak point “resolution”… seems a Power Ranger episode. The rest of the movie is great.
Actually there was originally no intention of making Episodes 1-3; the idea was that starting at Episode 4 would make it seem more like an epic saga / space opera with an established history. In a way it kind of worked.
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but come on, that weak point… I can understand the weak point on episode 4 just because of the time the movie was released, but this weak point “resolution”… seems a Power Ranger episode. The rest of the movie is great.