I dont know these characters and I dont care about them. The only thing I connect with is Vader and Tarken. I have tried several times to watch it all the way through but I just cant get into it as an old school Star Wars og.
This is my biggest beef with the film: I just don't connect with the characters. The rest of the film falls apart as a result. For example: the action scenes are bland and tension-free (because I don't care who lives or dies).
ISNT EVERYONE'S BIGGEST BEEF WITH THE NEW SW FLICKS..THAT THEY LEAN ON ORIGINAL CHARACTERS AND PEDDLE NOSTALGIA INSTEAD OF CREATING NEW CHARACTERS AND BUILDING NEW WORLDS? AS OPPOSED TO ROGUE ONE WHICH WENT THE OTHER WAY AND PAINTED WITH A NEW BRUSH FOR ONCE.
Actually no, people wanted new stories, new worlds, correct, but they wanted the old characters as well, they wanted, you know, a STAR WARS movie. They wanted to see again Luke, Han, Leia. And not just shadows of them.
7 could have been used as way to move the story from the old characters to the new ones. They did a bad job.
We got a pale copy of the world story with pale new characters and shadows of the original characters. Just for fan service and to justify a connection with the old saga.
That's why it didn't work. Because they tried to graft dead cells over gangrene ones.
And of course the new characters were just slapstick chars, no real depth, development, evolution.
That's why it didn't work.
Anaking: his character evolved. Same for Luke. Rey? Nothing. Poe? Nothing. Not even Kylo.
THERE A RE A OT OF PEOPLE LIKE YOU THESE DAYS....SO JADED BY THE YEARS THAT YOU CANT RECOGNIZE THE DISNEY STAR WARS ARE AVERAGE TO GOOD AND THE PREQUELS DESPITE TIME AND COMPARISONS,ARE STILL GIANT USELESS TURDS FULL OF THE WORST SHIT LUCAS COULD IMAGINE.
I BELIEVE YOU MEANT A DIFFERENT,VERY ASSHOLE "R" WORD....DO YOU FIND BEING A HATE FILLED MONSTER TO BE AMUSINS OR?....PERSONALLY I THINK YOURE PRETTY SAD...USING WORDS AS UGLY AS THAT,AND FOR NOTHING MORE THAN THROWING SOME SHADE....WOW.
INCORRECT.I HAVENT SAID ONE HATEFUL OR UGLY WORD TOWARDS ANYONE....YOU HOWEVER HAVE MADE THE VERY AWKWARD,SIMPLETON DECISION TO TAKE EXCEPTION TO CAPS AND STARTING THROWING A VERY UNCOOL WORD AROUND LIKE ITS A FUN INSULT...TRY BEING NICER.
Sound the alarm, someone is outside of their safe space. Lol. When I was growing up there was a creed that went "sticks and stones can break my bones but words can never hurt me." I wish to pass along this sage advice to whatever generations these are now.
I grew up with that creed too, but you know what I'd like to know? How does this contribute to your comment about the movie?
No one was asking for a safe space. Just a little bit of common decency. Further to that, I wasn't even commenting about anything you've said, unless you are sivagish as well.
OK then to your point regarding this particular film I offer The Mandalorian as example that something completely new and different in the Star Wars universe can be excellent. I am loving it and the latest episode, 8, is a 10/10.