/Wears bright orange jacket with resistance symbol on it
Yup definitely a spy
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Star Wars |OT2| This is getting out of hand. Now there are two of them! [OPEN TROS SPOILERS | TAG MANDO SPOILERS]
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/Wears bright orange jacket with resistance symbol on it
Yup definitely a spy
To glom onto and expand on that last point, a lot of fans don't approach it from Mark's perspective. He has had a weird journey with the sequel trilogy. Lord knows what George told him back in the 70s and 80s. The sequel trilogy plans were probably constantly changing and always really vague. I wouldn't be surprised if parts were made up on the spot as Mark and George were waiting for a shot to be set up.
Then comes nothing for a long time. Then Star Wars comes back through the EU featuring "Luke Skywalker: Force God & Hit With The Ladies." Mark probably got a kick out of that. Then the prequels come around and George gives up on there ever being a sequel trilogy. So Mark is secure, knowing that his character became incredible and lived a long life with nobody having the guts to actually kill him.
Then, while meeting with George and Carrie at Celebration, George drops the bombshell: he's making the sequel trilogy. And not only is Luke in it, he's a central character in at least the first movie. And maybe, possibly, gets to hang out with Leia and Han again. Mark seemed shocked and hesitant at first, but quickly came around. And spent the next year thinking he'd be a central character in Episode VII. And by all accounts, that's what Mark thought basically until he got the shooting script. Where Luke is only in the very last scene. And doesn't even have a line. And doesn't get to hang out with Han and Leia. In fact, Han dies which means he never meets Han again. That wasn't the deal! Then when he finally gets a big part in the next movie, he's a depressed old man who fears he helped create the evil, dominant power in the galaxy. That was essentially the original plan for Episode VII, but there's a big difference between being told a summary and reading the whole script. And then acting it out.
I totally get Mark struggling with this, but a lot of fans need to realize he has different reasons for it then they do. And just because he sometimes veers close to their problems, does not mean he completely agrees with them on it.
It's basically hiding in plain sight given all the tourists wearing Resistance merch in the land
Great post.
I always wanted to see Luke fight in the ST but his death was handled perfectly.
"The differences between Disney and LucasFilm Star Wars"
Uuuuuuh....
Good vid in general tho.
Yo, that Rian Johnson legit got me pissed off. Now they're trying to paint RJ as a guy who mistreated someone because...he invited said person back to the new movie, gave him a gift and asked him to say "that's a wrap"!? Like these people give a shit about mistreatment, go harass yet another cast member close to suicide, you fucks. Or maybe that's the plan with RJ? Glad that the thead got locked. Shit like that goes way beyond just not liking a movie.
I was wondering what that thread was about and figured it was a bunch of bullshit. What a joke.
Yeah, that thread was infuriating. Like, sorry to Tim Rose if he felt "disrespected" but it came across like he has an incredibly inflated opinion of himself, especially since Erik Bauersfeld was the real Ackbar honestly. Sometimes SW discourse gets to a level of nonsense that really irritates me.
Sometimes I wish we did get the original sequel trilogy before George's divorce and frustrations with the industry made him scale back. It would have been refreshing for there to be another central female character, Luke's true sister Nellith, who had been training to be a Jedi Knight in that time frame. The twin twist ended up working in the context of other movies and books but it is kinda garbage on its own.
Dude has a history. It isn't some innocent mistake he tried to link to three different alt-right websites. He has a history of calling women characters on the gaming side "Mary Sues".
I don't blame Tim Rose for feeling sad of how Ackbar went out, but feels like he is a bit dramatic here (course doesn't excuse the bullying).
I get Ackbar has a history in the EU, but the "It's a Trap!" is the most known thing about the character.
I get Ackbar has a history in the EU, but the "It's a Trap!" is the most known thing about the character.
Yeah, if that actor is not careful he will end up getting the David Prowse treatment from Lucasfilm.
Maybe, Harloff will have him on the next Jedi council, and they can have a moan together about Lucasfilm mistreating them!
Maybe, Harloff will have him on the next Jedi council, and they can have a moan together about Lucasfilm mistreating them!
I initially went with days as well, but then there's the mystery of Padme's magically-appearing pregnancy
Honestly, the more fun thought experiment is deciding where in the film's narrative such a time-skip would take place.
My hunch for for the timing of the main films:
The Phantom Menace - Around a week
Attack of the Clones - Around a week
Reveenge of the Sith - Around a week
A New Hope - 2 days
The Empire Strikes Back - A few weeks, probably near a month.
Return of the Jedi - 3-4 days
The Force Awakens - 2-3 days
The Last Jedi - 2 days (the chase was 18 hours but before they started counted the fuel reserves was at least a few hours and I assume the spent at least a half a day on Crait)
Reminder that ESB would be absolutely ripped to shreds by the same people who hate TLJ if it were released today:
I actually like the cracked red design. Very cool. I'm just happy the finale still seems like it's Kylo without a mask, based on the Vanity Fair images.
From the 2019 Licensing Expo in Las Vegas.
The vid that was posted in the OP is actually really good imo. I posted it earlier in this thread.
Its just that the discussion went to shit. Like always.
Didn't Pablo say once that there was weird Force mysteries going on at Dagobah that stretched time so Luke was there for months while everything else was only a week or two? Did I make that up? I feel like I remember him saying that once.
No, that's the official explanation but it's all just bs to cover that ESB's timeline makes no sense.
Found it. But yeah, you're right, Empire is a bizarre movie for many reasons and trying to rationalize everything (but especially Leia and Han on the Falcon, Leia and Han on Bespin, Luke getting to Dagobah, Luke training on Dagobah, Luke traveling to Bespin, it's all a nightmare) will just give you a headache.
Some interesting post production info:
I've been keeping this community alive for 30 years. I'll be damned if someone else is gonna get my Mickey Mouse ticket!
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