Well. One franchise had nearly a dozen movies(and a two TV shows) building up to it and the other franchise had one movie leading in. So yeah, totally the same.

Tony represents the old guard, so it still holds up. The guy listens to AC/DC for Pete’s sake.

This not only makes sense, it would actually be original. Kudos.

Nope. Episode VIII opens with Rey training poor ol’ cowardly Luke.

No white jeans for Custer? Fucking blasphemy.

Nooooope. But you’re getting nuMetal “Give me Somethin’ to break” Batman brought to you by KFC for the forseeable future. Enjoy.

I guess Puddle of Mud and Nickelback collaborated to bring us the backing music to this. Jesus.

Now you know how some old school Star Wars fans feel about TFA.

If Rey can effortlessly beat him with no training (or repressed training, whatever), then I’m not sure any method can bring Kylo up to her level to be a threat. It’s like a pro MMA fighter going up against a kid good at go kart racing or something

Ha! I feel that’s also something Ren will have to live down. The character is something of a walking punchline. Not sure he can ever be scary again, but maybe that’s the point of his arc.

I don’t particularity like the writing with Rey, but I have to concede that the only original thing done in TFA is that the main hero easily mops the floor with the much hyped villain. It really makes me curious how (or if ) the writers will ever make Kylo formidable again, and where on earth they can take such a…

Luke never won a single lightsaber battle until Retun of the Jedi, and he only did that by embracing the dark side. Anakin lost nearly every lightsaber battle he got into.

If Rey worked for you, fantastic. But please don’t equate her to the main characters that came before, who were flawed and actually had to fail and…

Since TFA was mostly fan service, Rey is wish fulfillment for fans. She even collects action figures and cosplays, for god’s sake. Also, in their most recent film/TV adaptations, Batman and Daredevil routinely get their asses handed to them, and needed rescuing/support from other characters.

Finally, don’t drag…

I sorta blame the Marvel movies for this. Studios are trying to develop franchises; there’s no such thing as a stand alone movie anymore when it comes to tentpoles. With a Star Wars movie coming every year, it’ll only get worse. It’s like movies are morphing into TV series.

I feel like it’s pretty obvious that Rey is an imaculate conception, and the start of a new bloodline of special force users far more powerful than the Skywalkers.

Yeah, that was crazy when the ten year old Anakin defeated Darth Maul. Or how about when after years of training, an older Anakin mopped the floor with Count Dooku. Oh yeah, and after a bit more training, Anakin easily kicked ObiWan’s ass. Yeah, that was something. Such a bad ass.

You’re right, that’s why I phrased it “new lead heroes”. The trio will be the ones carrying the weight of the new trilogy.

That would’ve been boss.

Sure, a guy born in Guatemala who dropped his last name to help avoid type casting is boiling over with white privilege.