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#1065969
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Episode VIII : The Last Jedi - Discussion * <strong><em>SPOILER THREAD</em></strong> *
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flametitan said:

NeverarGreat said:

Loved the trailer, basically confirms that Luke is abandoning the Jedi for a balance.

Not sure how I feel about that. I actually really disliked how Legends started to take “balance” literally, and that the Jedi and Sith were merely philosophical differences, rather than how the Dark side was a tumour on the Force originally.

There’s no denying that the ‘Light’ side of the Force has issues as well, which is why it was only by recognizing the Dark Side that Luke was able to prevail in Jedi. The Jedi’s prohibition against some emotions and the dogma that they are impossible to overcome once indulged in was shown absolutely to be false. I for one appreciate the new direction this is taking.

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#1065850
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Episode VIII : The Last Jedi - Discussion * <strong><em>SPOILER THREAD</em></strong> *
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Something I’d love to see in The Last Jedi is the death of Snoke.

Hear me out. So say Snoke was from a very powerful, Machiavellian, Force sensitive alien race that basically ruled the universe, but he himself was rather weak in the Force. He tried to gain power in a reputable galaxy but was almost killed in an assassination attempt and fled to a garbage galaxy bereft of a strong government in order to regain his power.

Near the beginning of TLJ, Snoke’s would-be assassin has caught up with him and finishes the job. Realizing that the galaxy is in danger of learning the true nature and power of the Force, he deems it necessary to subdue this upstart galaxy.

The plot of the next two movies would center around the two factions (Republic and First Order) coming to grips with the fact that they are small fish in this pond, and working together to destroy this threat.

And yes, this is all because I dislike the idea of Snoke being the Big Bad. It’s just such a stupid name.

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#1065548
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Celebration 2017 Speculation
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So I pulled some screenshots of the Carrie Fisher tribute to see if they had changed the Star Wars scan or whether it was the old lowry one, and it looks to be the same:
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/206546
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/206547
The slight color differences between the two shots are well documented elsewhere and are probably the result of a LUT created for online presentation of the Blu-ray.

Interestingly, the center of the final shot was brightened for some reason. I would say it was because of Carrie Fisher, but all three of the leads have brightening applied to their heads. Very curious.

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#1065276
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TFA: A Gentle Restructure (Released)
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Here’s the full quality X-wing approach shot that I partially fixed months ago. Now the blast wreckage is almost gone and the weapon nozzle has been further cleaned up:

http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/206515

https://mega.nz/#!qZNzDaiY!2JwOqIjiRtiqTugy5XISdIB0gGXdh4wZqKX-i3jfn6w

JEDIT: This is version 5, not 4.
Further JEDIT: I forgot that Sir Ridley already de-wrecked the shot:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGXof4rOHbk&feature=youtu.be
I wouldn’t mind if those planet textures were integrated into the new shot 😉

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#1065017
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TFA: A Gentle Restructure (Released)
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^Excellent! Now we just need that deleted scene…

Sir Ridley said:

Progress! Here’s the latest version of the Maz’s castle sequence. Thoughts?

https://youtu.be/TqZeT7FN0c0

Since Rogue One just came out on Blu-ray, I thought that there might be a Star Destroyer-over-Jedha sound effect that could be used for the two effects shots, since it seems strange for Finn to be reacting to something so silent.

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#1064952
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Rogue One * <em>Spoilers</em> * Thread
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SilverWook said:

NeverarGreat said:

SkyderHouseMafia said:

It’s rough but here’s a very nice video on how a Rogue One crawl could have looked: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa-gaZLbeg0

I can’t listen to it with the sound on at the moment, but just by looking at the text I’m glad that particular crawl wasn’t in the movie. What a jumbled mess. The final paragraph is almost comically long, and the whole thing is peppered with sudden shifts from active to passive voice, baffling word choices, improper comma usage, and confusing exposition.

Sounds familiar…

The only difference was that I wasn’t struggling with basic comprehension of that crawl.

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#1064910
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Rogue One * <em>Spoilers</em> * Thread
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SkyderHouseMafia said:

It’s rough but here’s a very nice video on how a Rogue One crawl could have looked: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa-gaZLbeg0

I can’t listen to it with the sound on at the moment, but just by looking at the text I’m glad that particular crawl wasn’t in the movie. What a jumbled mess. The final paragraph is almost comically long, and the whole thing is peppered with sudden shifts from active to passive voice, baffling word choices, improper comma usage, and confusing exposition.

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#1064905
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TFA: A Gentle Restructure (Released)
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DigMod said:

I watched the Snap scene and found it a little confusing visually. The first time through my eyes told me the old man was speaking, then the second time my eyes told me it was Han. as far as the mix, it seems like the voice is a little too upfront and needs a longer fade in and fade out to make it more seamless. Not sure this line is needed though, but I’m sure there is a logical reason 😛

I feel like a mention of the Republic is extremely necessary here because in this edit the Republic still exists at this point. Up to this very moment in the movie, the Resistance hasn’t decided whether or not to attack the base, since in the (hopefully) reinstated scene of Sella, Leia has asked the Republic for help. In this scene, we are reminded of the Republic’s continued refusal to communicate or help, and so it is only at this point that Han suggests the Resistance go it alone.

I further tweaked the lip movement and refined the audio for this scene. Now 3PO has a line from the deleted scenes (‘Oh my, this is a catastrophe!’), and I found a shot of BB8 from later in the scene that I think does a better job covering Snap’s line. He actually turns to look in the direction of Snap, which is fortunate. The reaction shot of Poe is now where BB8 was, and also fortunate is the fact both shots are the same number of frames. There is a slight continuity issue where the guy explaining the oscillator jumps position around Poe, but it’s blink-and-you-miss-it.

Video:
https://mega.nz/#!OI8iwQyT!xdsb9t6FoixQruTWkoDPmd-MihYr-rG2gUSQHFDztTQ

Audio:
https://mega.nz/#!iYVC2DTI!GhXuAs7MCEzxfYJTqE7NFWbUJl9pqGIoUbD53ShejLo

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#1064696
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TFA: A Gentle Restructure (Released)
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Hal 9000 said:

Especially if that’s the case, it wouldn’t do anything to merit any of the chipper attitude at the end. All it’d do is offset the ‘revenge’ motive for the trench run, and even then it wouldn’t since the fighters would be unaware.
Maybe the dialogue between Hux and Snoke could be considering their next target, just enough to imply that it’s important this thing be destroyed.
Although, having the base about to fire again would address the apparent “problem” (only for those very aware of the theatrical version in which one star equals one shot) of SKB exploding into a star after it had discharged.

I think that if the audience is aware of the threat to the Resistance with the Snoke dialogue and the inclusion of ‘Prepare to fire’, the revenge aspect of their attack is pretty much mitigated. If the audience understands that the base can fire several times from a single charge, we could infer that the pilots at least suspect that possibility as well.