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Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker Announced; Official Teaser Trailer
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Skywalker University. Challenging degrees for Force sensitives, aspiring ace pilots, translation droids, and bumbling sidekicks.
This had me chuckling. PFFTPFFTPFFTPFFTPFFTPFFT*
*that's the Hannibal Lecter sound
Snoke wasn't shit. He got played by his own apprentice.
Technically, Skywalker did return as a projection, inspiring people across the galaxy, as depicted at the end of TLJ with the slave kids. The new Jedi will rise in or by the end of The Rise of Skywalker, as the new name of Skywalkers.
OK so I read all 89 pages of this thread and didn't see this posted anywhere. Doesn't look perfectly the same to me buuuuuuut
There are fan theories going around that Kylo and Rey are spiritual reincarnations of (respectively) Anakin and Padmé YES THIS IS TIED TO REYLO SHIPPING JUST BEAR WITH ME. The idea is that Anakin hasn't fully completed his redemption because he and Padmé, love of his life, haven't been reunited in spirit. There are a lot of folks who have been analyzing the ST to try and show evidence that Kylo's/Rey's stories are Anakin's/Padmé's stories in the PT basically being played out in reverse - for example, Anakin starts out as an innocent boy who wants to do good yet becomes corrupted by evil, while Kylo starts out as corrupted and must refind his innocence or whatever. Some people go so far as to claim certain shots/scenes in the ST are deliberate recreations of those in the PT in terms of framing and such.
I think it's too silly to take too seriously, but the part of me that loves playing with themes in my stories (and the part of me that likes the idea of Reylo even tho I'm pretty certain that's not gonna happen) would not at all mind if there was just enough in Episode IX to have the theory fit if you looked at it the right way.
There was a leaked piece of promo art (guessing it's the kinda stuff they use for school notebooks and etc.) that has the Knights of Ren designs from Episode IX. I remember them looking quite different than that art you quoted.
So whoever that dude is could possibly be of the same race that fixed Kylo's helmet?
So this is prolly gonna sound fuckin crazy and I don't fully ascribe to it myself but bear with me. I was gonna share a video of this but the one guy whose vids I actually watched about it deleted his Youtube channel within the past week. ☹️
There are fan theories going around that Kylo and Rey are spiritual reincarnations of (respectively) Anakin and Padmé YES THIS IS TIED TO REYLO SHIPPING JUST BEAR WITH ME. The idea is that Anakin hasn't fully completed his redemption because he and Padmé, love of his life, haven't been reunited in spirit. There are a lot of folks who have been analyzing the ST to try and show evidence that Kylo's/Rey's stories are Anakin's/Padmé's stories in the PT basically being played out in reverse - for example, Anakin starts out as an innocent boy who wants to do good yet becomes corrupted by evil, while Kylo starts out as corrupted and must refind his innocence or whatever. Some people go so far as to claim certain shots/scenes in the ST are deliberate recreations of those in the PT in terms of framing and such.
I think it's too silly to take too seriously, but the part of me that loves playing with themes in my stories (and the part of me that likes the idea of Reylo even tho I'm pretty certain that's not gonna happen) would not at all mind if there was just enough in Episode IX to have the theory fit if you looked at it the right way.
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Your first mistake was reading all 89 pages of this thread.
Hey I like making sure I'm as informed as possible and that I'm not repeating a talking point that's been driven into the ground already before I post anything
Also I've been here since literally the second Ian McDiarmid showed up at Celebration and my brain moves so fast I need stuff to keep it occupied during the day lol
Oh has anyone suggested that "Skywalker" might refer to a group of people, and not a singular person? Like, maybe Rey starts a new faction of Force wielders and names it after Luke? I know that sounds a little crazy but
Also I've been here since literally the second Ian McDiarmid showed up at Celebration and my brain moves so fast I need stuff to keep it occupied during the day lol
Oh has anyone suggested that "Skywalker" might refer to a group of people, and not a singular person? Like, maybe Rey starts a new faction of Force wielders and names it after Luke? I know that sounds a little crazy but
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You didn't do anything, I've never seen that comparison before and it sure does look like the same ship, it even has the small curved wings. I was legitimately just like "wow"
Great catch. That's gotta be the same ship, or at least the same model.
I've heard literally nobody talking about this, I'm sure it's somewhere but.. damn I'm kinda blown away
It's not a misdirection. He's going to be in the movie..but I don't think he's alive per say. But I'm thinking Rey has everything to do with Palpatine's long term plans.
i am ok with exploring reys background (how and why exactly was she put on jakku) but i really, really hope they dont turn her into a skywalker or someone "special" (obi wans daughter or palpatines...whatever). and i really hope rey is related to keri russels character (maybe her older sister that was also "sold-off").
that's a great observation, definitely the biggest thing in the trailer besides sheevs laugh.
My super nerd work friend who sent me that comparison pic is gonna be absolutely tickled that y'all are getting a kick out of it.
OK so in terms of the Knights of Ren, since I haven't seen all the pics we have of them (or speculated to be them) altogether to compare side-by-side, I decided to compile them into one post!
Spoiler'd because spoilers:
Also, as interested as I am in seeing how the film turns out, I might be the most excited about whatever new Black Series figures we're gonna get. Would love to get some of these characters with that nice new face paint tech instead of dropping $50+ for the fancier figs.
OK so in terms of the Knights of Ren, since I haven't seen all the pics we have of them (or speculated to be them) altogether to compare side-by-side, I decided to compile them into one post!
Spoiler'd because spoilers:
Also, as interested as I am in seeing how the film turns out, I might be the most excited about whatever new Black Series figures we're gonna get. Would love to get some of these characters with that nice new face paint tech instead of dropping $50+ for the fancier figs.
It shows up in the Episode IX trailer, right after it says "THIS CHRISTMAS", so we don't really know what it is yet
Just looks almost exactly the same
Their reaction video is out now. I don't think they liked the trailer much.
Rey's parents/whoever dropped her off is shown going to what looks like Eadu if that is indeed the same ship.
I wonder if this could be a force vision of Rey seeing whoever dropped her off, after they left Jakku
I hope they go mysterious with Palpatine's return. Don't just have him be his physical old ROTJ self after getting shafted and exploded by Vader. He should not even be there physically in any form.
I can see a scene where Kylo finds the DS2 throne room, walks up to the throne, sits down, confident in himself finally having reached the end of his Galaxy spanning Empire nostalgia tour and owning it all now.
Then a slow cackle from all around him starts to grow, stronger and stronger. (think Jabba laugh when Leia thinks she has just freed Solo)
Kylo starts to show fear on his face and something is taking him over - until Palpatine basically completes an Invasion of the Body Snatchers on Kylo and is now him.
He basically groomed and lured the most powerful force using idiot towards his resting place where he needed his body to do a Voldemort and live again.
Jedi ghosts inspire those that can see them.
Sith ghosts should be ones that possess others out of selfishness.
I can see a scene where Kylo finds the DS2 throne room, walks up to the throne, sits down, confident in himself finally having reached the end of his Galaxy spanning Empire nostalgia tour and owning it all now.
Then a slow cackle from all around him starts to grow, stronger and stronger. (think Jabba laugh when Leia thinks she has just freed Solo)
Kylo starts to show fear on his face and something is taking him over - until Palpatine basically completes an Invasion of the Body Snatchers on Kylo and is now him.
He basically groomed and lured the most powerful force using idiot towards his resting place where he needed his body to do a Voldemort and live again.
Jedi ghosts inspire those that can see them.
Sith ghosts should be ones that possess others out of selfishness.
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On the ship note, it could just be reusing the model as a generic transport.
On the other hand, usually Star Wars likes to invent new ships for that sort of thing so there's more merch to sell. So hm...
On the other hand, usually Star Wars likes to invent new ships for that sort of thing so there's more merch to sell. So hm...
Look you're never gonna please everybody and star wars was never meant to be scrutinized.
I hope the toxicity RLM brought with their prequels hate is more obvious now with their sequels hate.
What I'm seeing is that a lot fans that hated TLJ are hopeful for IX after the celebration and that's a good thing.
The alt right idiots and RLM are basically the only ones hating on it just like TFA.
Which is a nice upgrade over what happened last time.
I hope the toxicity RLM brought with their prequels hate is more obvious now with their sequels hate.
What I'm seeing is that a lot fans that hated TLJ are hopeful for IX after the celebration and that's a good thing.
The alt right idiots and RLM are basically the only ones hating on it just like TFA.
Which is a nice upgrade over what happened last time.
I was actually disappointed by how positive RLM were about TFA at the time.
I hope we go back to where it all began in this...
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NABOO
WESA GOIN HOMEE
edit: to link all the trilogies together this film should have a new world, prequel world and and OT world
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NABOO
WESA GOIN HOMEE
edit: to link all the trilogies together this film should have a new world, prequel world and and OT world
In all fairness, how is it any worse than the previous titles? Star Wars is a space fantasy and it doesn't take itself super seriously like a science fiction film does and besides, "Attack of the Clones" reads like some 50s space invader comic.
"My name is Benjamin Organa Skywalker Solo. You killed my grandfather, prepare to die!"
Then they lost all credibility when they released the TFA plinket review to pander to certain audiences.
Mike said he loved it in the Half in the Bag, but then the Plinkett review came out and it was just the same old alt-right pandering and 'shot for shot remake' talking points and that every other schmuck on Youtube had been hitting since the movie came out. At this point you already know what they're going to say about Episode IX without even needing to see it.
Ahh the Plinket review - I don't recall it for TFA but I can probably guess
It's a shame they felt the need to still cater to that audience. Whilst many on ERA don't like RLM period, I find Mike as a film critic great and intelligent when he's speaking from a genuine place, however over the years that's become very variable whether we're getting the genuine Mike or the faux outrage Mike.
You get the feeling the prequel Plinkets that made their name came from this place but probably less so TFA and TLJ
As to the RLM video response to TROS trailer, I'll refer Mike to one of the Plinket prequel reviews - 'Breivity is the soul of wit'
That didn't need to be 4:38 at all for what they were going for. 2 minutes at best
Not amount of change.org signature can stop the parentage train at this point.
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but they're unimportant nobodies.
It's kinda funny how it all turned out but I respect Abrams taking some responsibility and opening his mystery boxes.
This is a really dumb take. Trying to paint everyone that didn't like a movie (or are you just talking about a movie trailer) as alt-right only makes you look like deranged fanboy.
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Right. Overall I didn't like TLJ but I can articulate the things it did well in equal measure
On a similar note I think a lot of comments about RLMs take on TLJ are clouded by people's broad dislike of the more brash elements in their shows and not specifically the TLJ review itself
I've just revisited their Half in the Bag for it (TLJ) and honestly, there's some appreciation in there too and it isn't trashing it through and through
Mike pretty much starts of his take of it as "I don't want to say it's a mess but it is 'messy'" and broadly I think that's where I'm at
For Kylo, the one saying it. Who's also the antagonist the film goes out of it's way to show is wrong.