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[SPOILERS] Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Thread #3) - That's Not How the Force Works
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A bit of a stupid question, but under a light saber fight, why doesn't anyone turn their light saber off, so the opponents saber just flies trough the air (making sure it doesn't hit you) and then reignite it a right after and have a huge opening to strike the opponent? It turns on and off really fast, so it should be a viable technique?
I have some problems with this film, but almost all of the 40 posted by the Huffington was just drive by drivel.
Messypandas
Member
The points were probably obnoxious but some how the smarmy retorts came off even worse.
I've seen the movie twice with different groups of friends. I agree with the criticism of it sticking too close to the formula of A New Hope and the overall state of the galaxy not appearing to have changed.
The movie was good and I expect, or at least hope, that the next movies have more of an original take on this franchise.
The movie was good and I expect, or at least hope, that the next movies have more of an original take on this franchise.
What stupid Plot Holes have they pointed out
The Librarian
Banned
To be fair, everything he knows from Star Wars he learned from George Lucas, and if the PT proves anything it is that Lucas knows jack shit about Star Wars.
Grover Cleveland
Member
I guess Kylo won't have his mask or his lightsaber now.
He lost the two most iconic pieces of his costume in the last thirty minutes of the movie.
He lost the two most iconic pieces of his costume in the last thirty minutes of the movie.
Obliterator
Member
Out of curiosity, do we have proof Kylo Ren has seen Snoke in the flesh
Kitschkraft
Member
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Tràkata
Coincidentally, Pablo recently said that those "silly lightsaber forms" are still canon. Not sure if he's referring to this or not, and all the citation in the article seems to be from non-canon stuff.
Lifejumper
Member
Wonder how long the timeskip wil be.
Look at that, thanks for the answer. Even got an explanation why it isn't used by jedis and siths.
DiipuSurotu
Banned
StrongArmSteady
Member
I imagine it would be a few months (no more than a year), as Kylo is still nursing his wounds and is meant to complete his training...
7 was going backwards to go forwards. It makes sense to do the time skip between 7 and 8, then make 8 and 9 more contiguous with what they are trying to build up and explore. It's where most of the new elements will be.
Dubbedinenglish
Banned
Should do SpongeBob "2 hours later" card instead of the crawl.
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
I dunno, I was hoping more like this!
Scientist Supreme!
Banned
Has to one of the lamest things I've ever read.
Well, as long as we don't convenient skip some key character personality development in between.
This is exactly what I was thinking once I remembered that Kylo also needed to finish training.
Grover Cleveland
Member
Considering the fact that none of the movies ever actually referred to lightsaber forms by name, not really.
Obi-Wan never used Soresu in the movie universe, he was just defensive.
Anakin never used Ataru or Djem So, he just liked twirling his lightsaber around like a ballerina because he thought it looked badass.
Windu never used Vaapad, and so on and so on
The forms are much more of a book thing than they ever were a movie thing.
well ain't that just fucking great. another first movie to a trilogy that hardly explains fucking anything. what the fuck is wrong with these fucking star wars makers that they keep making the same fucking mistake smh
at least storywise they went with the jacen solo saga, which was one of my favs of the EU. not sure how I feel about Han Solos death. was it cheap, was it fitting? can't decide. not sure whtat the fuss about boyega was, I thought he was great. if anything it was Adam Driver who was the miscast. just didn't look right. I liked the girl and I liked the ending.
the bigger than death star weapon was fucking cheap and what the fuck about zero background information on the first order and the alien dude.
I'll withold final judgement until I have seen it again but so far it I'm rather pissed.
at least storywise they went with the jacen solo saga, which was one of my favs of the EU. not sure how I feel about Han Solos death. was it cheap, was it fitting? can't decide. not sure whtat the fuss about boyega was, I thought he was great. if anything it was Adam Driver who was the miscast. just didn't look right. I liked the girl and I liked the ending.
the bigger than death star weapon was fucking cheap and what the fuck about zero background information on the first order and the alien dude.
I'll withold final judgement until I have seen it again but so far it I'm rather pissed.
It's fluff lore to sell companion media, like the visual dictionaries.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
The original point of Star Wars was walking into the middle of a large story you hadn't seen the beginning of and wouldn't necessarily see the ending of.
Having said that, they did skip a lot of necessary context for the state of the galaxy. I also think it was wrong to have a confrontation between Han and Kylo (resulting in Han's death!) that we don't even understand the context of.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Not in the movies, but Form III at least is mentioned in Rebels.
surely he has spare helmets. As for the lightsaber...did he lose it? I cant remember if it fell in the chasm.
I hope we see him gradually get more and more physically damaged\disfigured, that by the end he will require the mask and other machinery to stay alive.
4 was the first time we saw Mind Trick and force suicide
5 was the first time we saw force jump and force push/pull
6 was the first time we saw force lightning
1 was the first time we saw force speed
2 and 3 were bad and I don't remember
7 was the first time we saw force laser stop and force flashback
So ... what new force power do you guys want in 8 ?
5 was the first time we saw force jump and force push/pull
6 was the first time we saw force lightning
1 was the first time we saw force speed
2 and 3 were bad and I don't remember
7 was the first time we saw force laser stop and force flashback
So ... what new force power do you guys want in 8 ?
Grover Cleveland
Member
Rey definitely cut at least a piece of the hilt off.
Whether it's still operable is unknown.
excelsiorlef
Member
Like 3 times, it's an obnoxious article, that is less a take down and more an exercise for the author to admire his own words.
No and I think it's possible that he hasn't, well hoping so anyway, as I am a firm believer/hoper in the Wizard of Oz Snoke theory
Took my mom to watch it today. She started crying when they got to Maz Kanata's planet, and had tears in her eyes for the remainder of the session.
She told me it "brought so many memories back" and that it "was right about everything".
She doesn't really identify herself as a Star Wars fan, but vaguely remembers being let down by the prequel films.
My girlfriend who just recently watched the original trilogy for the first time also loved it.
This film just keeps on delivering.
She told me it "brought so many memories back" and that it "was right about everything".
She doesn't really identify herself as a Star Wars fan, but vaguely remembers being let down by the prequel films.
My girlfriend who just recently watched the original trilogy for the first time also loved it.
This film just keeps on delivering.
Liquidsnake
Banned
Are you guys guessing a April Blu ray release ?
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
Isn't that a bit too early?
Question for folks who have read the novelization or delved into the new EU: is there any indication what the state of the Republic is after the Starkiller shenanigans? Is it more of a 9/11 situation or did they effectively wipe out the Republic? Really hoping this movie hasn't totally erased what our heroes spent three movies trying to accomplish.
There's nothing released yet that takes place after TFA, so we don't know.
Kylo was on the Star Destroyer, presumably above Takodana, when Starkiller fires. It shows the destroyer and then him standing on the bridge watching the beam go past. He then heads down in his shuttle.
You know, there is a LOT wrong with the prequels, but I still say Darth Maul is the coolest looking Sith the series has produced. Dude looks straight up satanic.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
She's Han and Luke's daughter.
Honestly I found most of the character/scenery designs in the prequels to be top notch, imaginative stuff.
There's just no real good writing behind it. George is good at creating worlds more-so than he's at creating films I feel.
Lifejumper
Member
Nah breh. You know he aint.
I agree. But unfortunately it ends in just looking badass and nothing more. There's no depth to the character. We know nothing about him in the movie (The Clone Wars series, thats another story).
I was always a fan of force screech/scream, but I think that would be a bit too silly for the films. I do hope they expand force powers in the future films and not have the basic force push and pull. New powers and techniques for the new era, Kylo used a few new tricks but he didn't really show his use of the force in combat which I hope the next episode fixes.
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