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dgraham414

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#1620162
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Are you glad Lucas sold Lucasfilm to Disney or do you wish he hadn’t?
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I would not be the Star Wars fan I am without the Disney purchase. I remember being in college and depressed and being shown the Clone Wars show, and the promise of new movies, and it was all amazing and I’ve loved most everything they’ve put out. I also have discovered the EU because of it, and have a near complete EU collection of novels.

The worst part about the Disney purchase honestly is the toxic Fandom Menace that appeared in 2017. Star Wars has died every month for the past 7 years and it just makes me so tired. I do my best to just block them on all social medias just to keep a bit of my sanity.

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#1608362
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LOTR: The Rings of Power Spoiler Thread
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Five episodes in. I have a lot to say, but I love it so far.

There’s some pacing issues, I think due to the writers strike. Though the manipulation of Saruan/Annatar is incredibly done. Celebrimbor slowly falling into madness, ugh I just feel so bad for the guy. He’s being expertly played.

Elrond’s distrust of the rings… that poor guy can’t catch a break 😂

The downfall of Numenor is being set up nicely, especially in this most recent episode.

Also the way the rings are portrayed with the dwarves fits well with the interpretation from The Hobbit.

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#1575655
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The Rise of Skywalker: Ascendant Special Edition (WIP)
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Jar Jar Bricks said:

And here is the more “sympathetic” version of Kylo and Luke:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HgkYsih0y1d1D6N3Hfqxvf8jkaN6YCCF/view?usp=sharing

This version hints more at his eventual turn to the light, mostly due to the fact both of his comebacks to Luke are delivered more like delusions he doesn’t even want to believe himself at this point.

This delivery is much better! Should Luke have a bit of reverb? Like Ben Kenobi on Hoth? Having a bit of reverb might help key in subconsciously that he is actually speaking as a ghost?

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#1575310
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The Rise of Skywalker: Ascendant Special Edition (WIP)
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Jar Jar Bricks said:

I’m now satisfied with the lines for the Kylo and Luke scene. It just needs the sounds originally from the scene, minus the original music.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QqcnX1e1Hb2lhCuCPh4Cho3bejxjY6XM/view?usp=sharing

Everything is great and nearly made cry except for the last line
“I chose power” seemed a bit off…

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The Last Jedi: Legendary (Released)
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NeverarGreat said:

Just spitballing here, but the biggest issue with Luke’s death is that it feels a bit random. Like, he could just as easily have lived, so it’s unclear what purpose his death serves.

So what if Luke saw his own death when he confronted Ben, a death he knew would take place on this island? This is hinted at when he says to Rey ‘I came to this island to die’. However, in that context it sounds like he has just given up and figures that this would be as good a place as any to spend the rest of his days, instead of accepting the truth of a vision that is put in motion when he fails to kill Ben.

Perhaps he says something in the Jedi Tree:

“I will never train another generation of Jedi. I came to this island to die…that is my destiny. It is time for the Jedi…to end.”

Just a bit to emphasize that he has seen his own future and believes it to be unchangeable. Therefore when he dies it is in fulfillment of his own vision, but interpreted in a hopeful way that he couldn’t have foreseen.

Dude!! That’s so good!