Hey it's okay I'm allowed to say it and point out how shameless Lucas was with the ludicrous stereotypes.
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Hey it's okay I'm allowed to say it and point out how shameless Lucas was with the ludicrous stereotypes.
Tertullian
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Amazing. Laughed a bunch of times in this thread, but never this hard.
Eppy Thatcher
God's had his chance.
All the Tie Fighters should be walkie talkies...
Holy shit at the rocks lol
bengraven
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The very best part is where Leia first confronts Vader. So goddamn funny I end up rewinding it.
Leia: When they here you attacked a...
Vader: Hey, I ain't fightin' for no race, I ain't redeemin' nobody. I quit on you when you cleared out of Detroit with Willy the Pimp! Yeah...and you lucky I'm too busy to find you, girl, you selling my clothes, my ring, my silver brushes...
Leia: I don't know what you're talking about...I'm a member of the Imperial Senate on a diplomatic mission to Alderaan...
Vader: Don't you PAPA me, girl, I'll POPPA you so you never forget it. Get your black ass out of here. JESUS.
Vader: Hey, I ain't fightin' for no race, I ain't redeemin' nobody. I quit on you when you cleared out of Detroit with Willy the Pimp! Yeah...and you lucky I'm too busy to find you, girl, you selling my clothes, my ring, my silver brushes...
Leia: I don't know what you're talking about...I'm a member of the Imperial Senate on a diplomatic mission to Alderaan...
Vader: Don't you PAPA me, girl, I'll POPPA you so you never forget it. Get your black ass out of here. JESUS.
Joking aside, this actually looks pretty awesome. :lol
Like the falcon is plowing through a swarm of pesky flies.
triplestation
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lmao
Let me help you out here.
This guy?
That's Oscar Isaac. He's part of the main cast. He's not white. He's Guatemalan/Cuban.
So, uh... they already did.
It's funny how people seem to forget to check this kind of stuff.
FrostuTheNinja
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Too damn good.
Chezzymann
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Amazing
TheKaeptain
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Let me help you out here.
This guy?
That's Oscar Isaac. He's part of the main cast. He's not white. He's Guatemalan/Cuban.
So, uh... they already did.
His grandfather is French. We mixed bros are coming up.
FlutterPuffs
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I'm not surprised if George Lucas championed with having a black actor as one of the leads.
Granted his output in recent years was shit but he was pretty vocal with having more black leads in movies, which is great.
Granted his output in recent years was shit but he was pretty vocal with having more black leads in movies, which is great.
Ether_Snake
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"The dark side... and the trade negotiations."
So the fact that they're doing something now means nothing to you? What will it take to satisfy you exactly?
I lost it at the head tilt laser dodge. XD
FlutterPuffs
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I really, really don't understand this post.
Also your issue with it is quite slanted. Yes, while the original trilogy had a lot of white leads it started to diversify after.
I want to see more non-white and female actors than they've currently shown in the upcoming trilogy.
Anyone already talk about this?
Daisy Ridley riding towards...
Ralph McQuarrie's Jabba palace gate concept art from ROTJ:
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
Manipulating a trailer on this scale would have been impossible decades ago but now you can shoot an entire movie on your phone. We really don't need flying cars to be science fiction to times past.
ChawlieTheFair
pip pip cheerio you slags!
I mean it's better than normal, and that's great, but it's not THAT diverse. Who's the hispanic dude?
Edit: oh the pilot.
Oscar Isaac
Though I'm not up to date if that means he's hispanic or if it's even a pc term anymore.
Askherserenity
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They should just kill off all the white people in the movie. But make it fit into the lore somehow.
Actually, if they don't do this I am going to consider the movie racist.
Coreda
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Anyone already talk about this?
Daisy Ridley riding towards...
Ralph McQuarrie's Jabba palace gate concept art from ROTJ:
Hnnng. Why this wasn't used in ROTJ is scandalous.
ChawlieTheFair
pip pip cheerio you slags!
He's very good looking.
FlutterPuffs
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Are some of you kidding about the leads not being diverse. There's 3 leads. With some of the arguments you guys have it's like the only way for the movie to have diversity is for ALL the leads to be a mix between all the races found on the entire planet or this guy:
Some of these arguments are preposterous.
Some of these arguments are preposterous.
Man, words fail me.
Tertullian
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The leads should all be half-black, half-Arab gay women. Oh, and at least two of them should be transgender, just to be sure.
Wow, that's impressive.
TheKaeptain
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Curse of the mixed blood.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
And Carrie Fisher.
And Maisie Richardson-Sellers
and Christina Chong
and Crystal Clarke
BloodMoney
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BFIB
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Gotta make enough room for Porkins.
Hyperzephyrian
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Now you're just tempting fate.
Man there are a lot of characters. Granted some might not have major roles till later.
Askherserenity
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Are some of you kidding about the leads not being diverse. There's 3 leads. With some of the arguments you guys have it's like the only way for the movie to have diversity is for ALL the leads to be a mix between all the races found on the entire planet or this guy:
Some of these arguments are preposterous.
I can't stand it.
And I'm fucking Hispanic.
My problem is that I honestly don't even give a fuck where anyone is from. Which I guess actually isn't a problem and I am one of the few sane people.
Why the fuck do you care about how many black/Hispanics/white people are in the cast? Like, what's the point of keeping tally? Since there are more white people on the screen, does that mean the creators are somehow racist? Will having more Hispanic people in the movie make you feel better about yourself and the world? It's a fucking movie.
I couldn't care less where Oscar Issac is from and I find it weird that people need to validate him somehow.
"Oh, shit, the dude is Cuban, now I know the movie is going to be amazing."
I find it so fucking strange.
Sorry.
ChawlieTheFair
pip pip cheerio you slags!
his jaw line too strong for the deathstar 2, shit's gonna blow.
Bobby Roberts
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Seriously tho:
John Boyega - black man.
Daisy Ridley - white woman.
Oscar Isaac - guatemalan/cuban/french.
Gwendoline Christie - white woman.
Lupita N'yongo - black woman.
Maisie Richardson-Sellers - black woman.
Christina Chong - asian woman.
Crystal Clarke - black woman.
The first three people on that list are the leads. The next three people are supporting characters with considerable screen-time, reportedly. Also, the word is that Christie's character is a genderswapped version of the role that Cumberbatch almost landed.
They're going out of their way to make the movie look a little more representative of the audience that will be watching it.
I'm not saying you can't feel unimpressed by the diversity in the cast. I'm saying I'd probably disagree with your level of "meh" about it, though.
John Boyega - black man.
Daisy Ridley - white woman.
Oscar Isaac - guatemalan/cuban/french.
Gwendoline Christie - white woman.
Lupita N'yongo - black woman.
Maisie Richardson-Sellers - black woman.
Christina Chong - asian woman.
Crystal Clarke - black woman.
The first three people on that list are the leads. The next three people are supporting characters with considerable screen-time, reportedly. Also, the word is that Christie's character is a genderswapped version of the role that Cumberbatch almost landed.
They're going out of their way to make the movie look a little more representative of the audience that will be watching it.
I'm not saying you can't feel unimpressed by the diversity in the cast. I'm saying I'd probably disagree with your level of "meh" about it, though.
ChawlieTheFair
pip pip cheerio you slags!
TheKaeptain
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I bet the Hutts are #teamRebels.
The Outsider
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Because we all know how serious the original trilogy was.
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