I loved Jon Carter though , I thought it was a great movie that could have done well if it had better marketing and change of title to Warlord Of Mars .
this is a place to share links to general interest Star Wars websites that you have gotten sucked in by and fell down the proverbial rabbit hole for hours …here are a few of my faves …https://www.starwarsarchives.com/ the pdf’s of old magazines like Cinefantastiqe , Starlog and others are a wealth of information on the making of the OT …https://starwarsaficionado.blogspot.com/…a treasure trove of behind the scenes pics from throughout the saga…http://www.thestarwarstrilogy.com/…reminds me of the physical Star Wars scrapbooks I made as a kid . would love to see more resources like this .
He gave us a hint in 1981 with Indy …https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fE0UrDWZGAk
I like a lot of what this guy is saying although I completely disagree with what he says at the 33:12 minute mark . Leia , Han , Chewie and Threepio did NOT go off on a save the world mission . They had been on the run from the Empire since Hoth and were seeking refuge at Bespin to repair The Falcon .
^ yep , as well as all 3 NPR radio dramas and some recent storybook and Cd combos .
wow ,in the words of the Dude , " New shit has come to light " in this discussion and as an artist , it makes me appreciate the sequel trilogy even more now , it’s like they are taking a page out of the surrealist’s playbook ( Love me some Salvador Dali and Max Ernst ) and creating an Exquisite corpse …https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exquisite_corpse
I have to give props to Anthony Daniels performance as C-3PO in all of the movies . Emoting through a plastic suit and getting fear and anxiety across through his motions and the art of mime .
I made an Episode IX teaser poster based on discussion elsewhere on these boards regarding Kintsugi applied to Kylo Ren’s helmet …https://www.deviantart.com/screamsinthevoid/art/Star-Wars-Episode-9-fan-teaser-poster-775270511
^good stuff ! that megamix kicks ass ! can’t believe I missed that one and no one else commented on it here .That is miles ahead of the recent adventures animated short snippets we got teased with .I would love to see a full blown animated series with that quality .
^ lol …probably true unfortunately . To the ones with instant name recognition , this springs to my mind for some reason…I guess they will have to bear the brunt …https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnHduCxSYH8
what gets me is that people assume that the story of the sequels has been in the hands of just one person for each movie …Abrams for TFA and Johnson for TLJ . There is a Lucasfilm story group made up of multiple people who have input into the movies as well as the ancillary material . It’s not all on one person or director .
this is the most inadvertently X rated thread title I have ever seen 😃
Somehow , I never got around to seeing John Carpenter’s The Thing ( 1982 ) until today …I loved it ! The special effects on the creature were mind blowing , especially as they were all practically done and I thought they held up incredibly well .
every time I look at depictions of Thrawn in the new canon , I see the Mcdonald’s golden arches on his forehead …https://www.starwars.com/news/who-is-thrawn
^ I agree . Oddly enough , I just came across a meme last night that depicted a vase with Kintsugi applied to it . I had never heard the word before .The meme stated that a thing is become more beautiful for having been broken .having survived a life threatening illneess and surgery , with a huge scar on my back , I think that is pretty cool .
The old Jedi Order took students from infancy in order to control their emotional attachments, which they saw as gateways to the dark side. This is why they were so reluctant to take on Anakin as a Jedi. I think it gave the wrong impression that learning how to use the Force took years, when that really isn’t the entirely the case. It has more to do with belief, and one’s ability to “let go of your conscious self”.
It also surprises me a little that people haven’t considered as much that the Force itself has changed between the trilogies. The Force isn’t a static ability, it’s dynamic and connected to life itself, making it in a way alive.
Episode 7 is literally called The Force Awakens. What does that mean? Is it not possible that this awakening is not partially responsible for the feats we’ve seen across the board in the new films, like Kylo Ren freezing blaster bolts, Rey’s fast-growing abilities, their subsequent Force-Skype sessions, Leia pulling herself back to the ship, Luke’s Force projection, even broom boy’s subtle Force pull?
You could even argue this began with Luke in the OT, the first real student of the Force since the Jedi Purge. He really only had a few weeks at most of official training with Yoda, but in Return of the Jedi, only a year later with no additional training under Yoda, he is on the verge of officially becoming a Jedi.
It raises some questions about the nature of the Force. Does the overall use of the Force have an affect on its potential in existing Force-users? Does the Force have a will of its own to choose who it acts through? Did training Jedi from infancy have a side-effect of limiting their relationship with the Force in ways that didn’t exist for those who discovered it at adulthood? Is the Force just like an ocean, where the tide can rise and fall?
I personally think these questions about the Force should really never be answered fully, and should remain mysterious, simple-yet-complicated, and sometimes contradictory, much like the Tao that inspired it, and also as a concept of a universal religion-symbol that George meant it to be, since religions are also endlessly debated upon.
I think the important theme we are meant to take from the Force is the ideas of faith and belief, the crux of all religions, and the internal power we can get from faith in our own lives, religious or not. Luke struggles with the Force in the OT because of his doubt in the Force and his own personal self-doubt.
Rey on the other hand grew up with the legend of Luke Skywalker and the Jedi, and not long after learning about the reality of the them, she slowly learns that she’s also connected to this Force and begins her own journey of self-discovery and self-actualization.
With broom boy, moments before his Force use, he is being told the story of Luke Skywalker’s grand stand against the evil First Order, with wonder in his eyes. He believes in the Jedi, in the Force, and that subtle moment, something he might not have even realized he did, is a representation of what the power of faith and hope can have in the world and in ourselves.
Anyway, just my two cents. Not trying to argue, just sharing my perspective.
^ very well said ! I came to the same conclusion a few pages back about the title literally being The Force Awakens on the first of the ST movies , but you expanded upon it here better than I did . Also brings to mind the tagline in the trailer for TFA , " There has been an awakening , have you felt it "?
while I do believe a movie should stand on it’s own , there is a 30 year gap between the OT and the ST .A lot can happen in that time . The Novel Bloodline by Claudia Gray goes a long way to explain how the First Order was funded . It also deals with the reaction of the New Republic after Leia is finally outed as the daughter of Darth Vader …http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Bloodline_(novel)
Yeah, I read all about it. I still call bullshit on the FO’s rise to power.
I posted on a different thread that the First Order should have been portrayed as employing guerilla warfare, espionage which would encompass infiltration, sleeper agents and what have you, conquering seemingly unimportant worlds, using Imperial technology derived from unused prototypes (the dreadnought at the beginning of TLJ could have been used as a sort of ghost ship that strikes from the shadows). You get the point.
interesting opinions on how you feel the First Order should have been portrayed .Having read Bloodline , what about it makes you call B.S. though ?
and this would have been interesting to see ahead of The Force Awakens …http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Scandal_of_Blood
while I do believe a movie should stand on it’s own , there is a 30 year gap between the OT and the ST .A lot can happen in that time . The Novel Bloodline by Claudia Gray goes a long way to explain how the First Order was funded . It also deals with the reaction of the New Republic after Leia is finally outed as the daughter of Darth Vader …http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Bloodline_(novel)
and a DVHS HD video from 1993 ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fT4lDU-QLUY
interesting article , I did not know how much of a hand Zenith had in the development of HD TV .And the fact that they are no longer an independent company reminds me of RCA . RCA kind of screwed the pooch with the CED Player and discs . They were a slight step above vhs but they were too late to market with them .The CED pretty much bankrupted RCA and GE had to step in .
They manufactured the players and discs in my home state of Indiana in the city of Bloomington and Indianapolis .Cool Dell monitor there too , I still have a Dell PC from 2006 in my makeshift office and it still functions .
I am holding out for smell o vision in 5000 FK .
^ that Black Sabbath mashup was pretty cool and the Princess Leia theme video gave me spine tingles !
^ 4k now 8k ? how much is enough ? great to have a high definition image and all but it makes me wonder what is next.Super Duper Hyper Ultra Mega Double Extra Triple Extreme Infinity TV ?