And if I’m not mistaken these are new too:
As it pertains to the Gorilla Walkers I have to see them in action because they could be menacing in the way that the AT-AT’s aren’t. Still would be somewhat of a rehash though.
I should have made it clear that I was speaking about the Force Awakens and not the sequel trilogy as a whole (my bad). But yah, episode 8 seems to be really upping the game on the designs! I’m pretty thrilled to see what Rian has in store for us 😃
TLJ seems to be doing this in many regards from what I’ve been reading and Rian’s influence has even touched TFA as he is the reason R2 went to Ahch-To with Rey intead of BB-8 like JJ origianlly wanted. That right there speaks volumes in my opinion.
BigMcLargeHuge said:
Also, I’d say that Han and Leia DID have an emotional arc (their relationship) and Leia had a minor one with Luke too (them being sibs).
I wasn’t very invested in Han’s jealousy even for the simple fact that it doesn’t really go anywhere. Also it just seems weird that the guy who could keep his composure while watching the woman he loved kiss another man is now throwing accusations at her for no reason when she confessed her love (again) for him earlier in the film. It didn’t work for me.
Even though having Luke and Leia be related is a cheap way to end the love triangle, it does raise the emotional stakes a little for the Vader v Luke conflict.
Was any of this as big an emotional arc as Luke’s? No. But, then, Luke is the PROTAGONIST.
Luke being the main protagonist didn’t stop Leia and Han from having a significant emotional impact in Empire…