it's all about the set-up with a bunch of throwbacks and a couple of great scenes

look, if you want another Empire, you gotta wait for the second movie. you can't just make Empire the first. Hence Rian Johnson directing episode 8…
basically what you're saying is that you want some variation within these strict parameters you grew up with. which is what most storytelling is

At least it's a literal death star this time (you'll get it when you see it)

I'm a huge Star Wars fanboy and I essentially agree with him. I laughed and cried during the movie but I'd still give it a B+ (the original being an A)

except it's Star Wars, the nostalgia factor is not so easily dismissed. J.J.Abrams is essentially rebooting Star Wars with great success. Thankfully he won't be directing the sequel…

you're joking, right? you know it's fiction, right?

Justified in the Wild West, maybe. Or the NYPD…

Letting Greedo shoot first is still pragmatic. Plus it adds to his badassness. Greedo think he has the upper hand by shooting first, but Han is already a step ahead of him, he breezily dodges the bullet and shoots him under the table. It's not so much compassion (he's a scoundrel after all), but confidence. That's…

Exactly, it's INSPIRED by the Civil War, not an allegory. And frankly that's the closest frame of reference that Whedon would have for the type of show he was creating

His power and influence is large enough to be a considerable threat. All I hope for is that he drops out of the race.

because it's about the Stonewall riots which is far more important and relevant than fucking Shakespeare?

Therein lies the danger of mythologizing the Stonewall riots as the universal 'gay' experience.

Why would you support if you acknowledge it has serious problems? That makes no sense…

He's rich, WHITE and gay and was nowhere near Stonewall when it happened. His investment is mild curiosity at best. Like claiming you're invested in civil rights because you have one black friend or something.
Not only is he a terrible director but also the wrong type of director. A good gay rights movie requires…

I think it's because distant documented history feels much more real when we live in an era of legit conspiracies (NSA, etc).
The Mayan calander theory was so whack that it was universally treated as a joke and it didn't even occur to most people to take a movie like 2012 seriously, especially after the year 2012.
Changi…

That would be a WAY better movie

and another difference again between relatively harmless Mary Sues and racist whitewashing

He IS trying to make it about race, he says explicitly: "As a director you have to put yourself in your movies, and I’m white and gay."

it really sums up the entire show. dystopian horror-comedy

Ah, those pesky PC Police gunning down innocent middle-class white men in the street… #AllLivesMatter