I didn’t want any nostalgia in TFA. In fact, the only part of that initial film that I really liked was the first act where the focus was solely on Rey, Finn and Kylo. Once Han and Chewie showed up, it was jarring. I love their characters, but their story is OVER. It’s been over since 1983.

First, the start of the crawl in TLJ is “The First Order reigns.” Even at the start of the movie the implication is that The First Order has basically already won and is mopping up the last main fleet of the Rebellion. There’s no implication that I remember from the movie that the ships chasing the Rebels are the only…

“While Last Jedi honored Star Wars’ legacy”

To blame those that aren’t happy with TLJ as being only alt-right fucktards is naive.

The original Star Wars films were about victories hope, the unity binds us all, and overcoming the evil inside yourself. Luke Skywalker is the embodiment of a character archetype that is as old as storytelling itself. He rises from nothing, pursues knowledge and enlightenment, overcomes despair, becomes a savior, and…

anyone who says they hate the prequels because of Jar Jar but likes the slapstick bullshit in last jedi is my enemy. A sith works in absolutes.

Yeah, well the last thing I wanted from The Last Jedi was an angsty version of The Empire Strikes Back but look at what I got.

You know, I really wish I could have seen this OMG SO TOTALLY ORIGINAL AND DIFFERENT movie that so many others seem to have, because The Last Jedi I saw was just an exceedingly poorly-written remake of Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi mashed together. Which completely destroyed both the legacy of the entire…

It is, after all, a modern Star Wars movie, and so far they’ve had a pretty solid track record.

“While Last Jedi honored Star Wars’ legacy”

I can guarantee that he wouldn’t have had Luke contemplating nepoticide. He could have had Luke and Jar Jar running a train on a bunch of Ewoks and I would have said that was more in character for Luke.

I’m confused. James says that he’s had enough of the Republic/Empire battle, and that he loved TLJ because either was something new, or setup something new. But my main problem with TLJ and what it sets up is that resets the story line to a scrappy band of rebels fighting against a super powerful Empire. They call…

Yeah, The Last Jedi has cooled my enthusiasm for Star Wars for a bit. I think I’ll be skipping the opening week then deciding whether this is something I should in the theater or stream at home later.

Don’t really see how that requires him to project himself over there, instead of just being there in person. (Or at least just remaining alive instead of weirdly dying for no good reason.)

I think you’ll find the meaning of the question was not about ”why” as in “for what purpose”, but “why”as in “ why a projection and not in person“ (dummy).

So he chose to die? Seems unnecessary. And no thanks, I don’t think I’ll be paying to see that movie again.

Not a fanboy, I have no emotional attachment to Star Wars whatsoever.

Because they had the idea of the death scene with him in front of the two suns, and then had to build a reason around that call back.

Yeah. It doesn’t really make sense.

That was not even a question that most people had. How about answering why Rian hates Mark Hamill so much that he chose to ridicule Hamill.