The Last Jedi appreciation thread — Page 2

I like the idea of a TLJ appreciation thread, but I won’t accept one as legitimate until it’s years from now and DrDre is the OP.

bans? beause we’re not conforming to what you told us what to do? i mean, i get that you’re the administrator and founder of the website and all, but isn’t this a bit authoritarian? especially given your pro-free speech posts in the politics thread? i mean, frink was literally just questioning the thread given that it could be considered redundant. you’re going to ban him for it??? take it easy, man.

Double yikes.

Well I’ll echo that TLJ has great cinematography as evidenced by the screenshots. Also mark Hamill was always great. And I loved anything kylo and Rey.

And for any naysayers of the film, i say :

Daddy’s home, time to shut the fuck up!

Glad to see this thread is starting to take off. I also noticed that there’s a TLJ depreciation thread, meaning if you only want to keep bad mouthing the movie then go have fun over there.

I would also like to thank oojason and Jay for their support.

Frank your Majesty said:

In my opinion, these two threads should have been created right after TLJ was released, when it became evident how polarising it is. This might have shortened some of the drawn out, fruitless arguments.

This said, I like how polarising TLJ is. It turns the comparably safe TFA on its head and takes the ST in a new direction. I’m curious for the final chapter.

I’m feeling pessimistic about Episode IX due to Abrams returning, as he’s a very play-it-safe kinda guy. The only movies where he was involved that I actually enjoyed are Armaggedon (he was one of the scriptwriters IIRC) and the very first Cloverfield movie which he produced. Other than that I consider him to be the popcorn guy’s Paul Thomas Anderson, in that both make totally insipid movies yet both are praised by their respective audiences as genius visionaries. If Chris Terrio was the sole scriptwriter I’d be more optimistic, but I’m sure Abrams will botch it all up as co-writer after all as he, alongside Lawrence Kasdan, scrapped Michael Arndt’s original script for TFA and then both proceeded to a copy-paste job.

oojason said:

fmalover said:

Frank your Majesty said:

In my opinion, these two threads should have been created right after TLJ was released, when it became evident how polarising it is. This might have shortened some of the drawn out, fruitless arguments.

This said, I like how polarising TLJ is. It turns the comparably safe TFA on its head and takes the ST in a new direction. I’m curious for the final chapter.

I’m feeling pessimistic about Episode IX due to Abrams returning, as he’s a very play-it-safe kinda guy. The only movies where he was involved that I actually enjoyed are Armaggedon (he was one of the scriptwriters IIRC) and the very first Cloverfield movie which he produced. Other than that I consider him to be the popcorn guy’s Paul Thomas Anderson, in that both make totally insipid movies yet both are praised by their respective audiences as genius visionaries. If Chris Terrio was the sole scriptwriter I’d be more optimistic, but I’m sure Abrams will botch it all up as co-writer after all as he, alongside Lawrence Kasdan, scrapped Michael Arndt’s original script for TFA and then both proceeded to a copy-paste job.

For me, JJ is strange choice to wrap the Sequel Trilogy up - in my mind he seems more suited to creative ideas and intriguing plots and devices to draw the viewer at the start of a project - rather than finishing one. Hopefully he’ll knock it out of the park - yet given where the current story is in the Trilogy - he has a lot to do and accomplish in the final film…

I agree, except he’s coming back around to a thing he already started. So he has a strong creative (and emotional) attachment to this story, and has surely been thinking a lot about it’s direction in the years since he left.

Mavimao said:

One big thing I appreciated about the film was Luke and Ben’s final battle.

It really solidified Yoda’s teaching that a Jedi uses the force for knowledge and defense - never for attack.

I love that Rian Johnson managed to come up with a lightsaber battle in which lightsabers never even touch. It’s just Luke outthinking Ben.

It’s probably my second favorite lightsaber battle after ESB.

oojason said:

DominicCobb said:

oojason said:

fmalover said:

Frank your Majesty said:

In my opinion, these two threads should have been created right after TLJ was released, when it became evident how polarising it is. This might have shortened some of the drawn out, fruitless arguments.

This said, I like how polarising TLJ is. It turns the comparably safe TFA on its head and takes the ST in a new direction. I’m curious for the final chapter.

I’m feeling pessimistic about Episode IX due to Abrams returning, as he’s a very play-it-safe kinda guy. The only movies where he was involved that I actually enjoyed are Armaggedon (he was one of the scriptwriters IIRC) and the very first Cloverfield movie which he produced. Other than that I consider him to be the popcorn guy’s Paul Thomas Anderson, in that both make totally insipid movies yet both are praised by their respective audiences as genius visionaries. If Chris Terrio was the sole scriptwriter I’d be more optimistic, but I’m sure Abrams will botch it all up as co-writer after all as he, alongside Lawrence Kasdan, scrapped Michael Arndt’s original script for TFA and then both proceeded to a copy-paste job.

For me, JJ is strange choice to wrap the Sequel Trilogy up - in my mind he seems more suited to creative ideas and intriguing plots and devices to draw the viewer at the start of a project - rather than finishing one. Hopefully he’ll knock it out of the park - yet given where the current story is in the Trilogy - he has a lot to do and accomplish in the final film…

I agree, except he’s coming back around to a thing he already started. So he has a strong creative (and emotional) attachment to this story, and has surely been thinking a lot about it’s direction in the years since he left.

Nice point - plus, he also has seen the script for TLJ quite a while now (I think he complimented RJ on it, saying he wished he’d wrote/directed it? - a few months before release?) - so likely has ideas brewing away to continue and resolve aspects of TLJ for a good while now too…

Yep. Plus he almost certainly saw the script(s) for Episode IX as team Trevorrow was working on it (in his capacity as executive producer). It’s even quite likely that the reason he got the job is because he had a strong idea as to how to right the ship.

I must say my favourite character in TLJ has to be DJ. He is perhaps the most cynical character in the saga, so much so I am curious as to what made him forsake any pretense of idealism as decide to only look out for himself. I wish there had been more interaction between DJ and Rose as they are the counterpoint to each other. My favourite of DJ’s scenes is when he’s about to depart with his money and he tells Finn it’s just business to which Finn retorts he’s wrong. DJ’s answer? An indifferent “maybe”.

I liked DJ a lot until he turned heel and then just disappeared from the story. Not sure if he’ll pop up in IX (or why he would) but I hope so.

TV’s Frink said:

I liked DJ a lot until he turned heel and then just disappeared from the story. Not sure if he’ll pop up in IX (or why he would) but I hope so.

I hope not. He served his purpose.

DominicCobb said:

TV’s Frink said:

I liked DJ a lot until he turned heel and then just disappeared from the story. Not sure if he’ll pop up in IX (or why he would) but I hope so.

I hope not. He served his purpose.

Let me rephrase. I like him so I’d enjoy more of him, but I agree it wouldn’t make much sense.

TV’s Frink said:

DominicCobb said:

TV’s Frink said:

I liked DJ a lot until he turned heel and then just disappeared from the story. Not sure if he’ll pop up in IX (or why he would) but I hope so.

I hope not. He served his purpose.

Let me rephrase. I like him so I’d enjoy more of him, but I agree it wouldn’t make much sense.

Fair enough.