tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611043893536637860.post8817915050908879728..comments2023-12-03T19:24:13.151+00:00Comments on the cellulord is watching: STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDICellulordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14673507296965428476noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611043893536637860.post-6105337904005868872017-12-20T15:53:01.562+00:002017-12-20T15:53:01.562+00:00I like Force Awakens because it was like ANH mixed...I like Force Awakens because it was like ANH mixed with a contemporary action film and loads of Han Solo. Perfect! <br /><br />Maybe Poe had learnt something, I guess he does finally come up with a plan that doesn't involve blowing something up, like Leia suggested. Plus there's the whole reminding her of Han thing. Still not convinced, but maybe a second viewing would make it clearer.Anjalihttp://www.twitter.com/anjaliwiernynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611043893536637860.post-76373720550184730052017-12-20T15:49:54.590+00:002017-12-20T15:49:54.590+00:00Jase - Oh yeah, I forgot to throw in a complaint a...Jase - Oh yeah, I forgot to throw in a complaint about the cute CGI creatures who were clearly there for toy sales. <br /><br />Re: Luke dying, I agree it was a bad move. I guess it was a nod to Obi-Wan - a battle with his naughty padawan followed by disappearing and leaving nothing but his cloak behind. Doesn't make it a good end, though!<br /><br />It was set up slightly, when Rey and Ben are communicating long-distance in the same way, Ben says that it can't be Rey doing it because the effort would kill her. Still, I didn't expect it to kill Luke and it felt like it was him getting back into the fight, not having one last battle before dying. Anjalihttp://www.twitter.com/anjaliwiernynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611043893536637860.post-68028650238924278552017-12-20T01:32:36.578+00:002017-12-20T01:32:36.578+00:00The prequels were, indeed, different. Gotta give ...The prequels were, indeed, different. Gotta give George credit for that, at least. <br /><br />Force Awakens disappointed me precisely because it was such a careful re-hash of Star Wars. Some elements were inevitable, but SO MANY? At least with Last Jedi, they've mixed it up and thrown in elements from both Empire and Jedi. And then commented upon them, by changing the audience's perception of them.<br /><br />I, too, doubt that we've seen the last of chrome dome!Cellulordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14673507296965428476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611043893536637860.post-42632109248047453652017-12-20T01:28:48.412+00:002017-12-20T01:28:48.412+00:00Mark Hamill has said, in interview, that they didn...Mark Hamill has said, in interview, that they didn't change the script re: Princess Leia, after Carrie Fisher dies. So, they intended for her performance to have two halves, with two crescendos. Structurally, that's a nonsense. But, the first sequence, in the spaceship, was also one of the moments that made me cry.<br /><br />The face off with the walkers ... that was the other one.<br /><br />It's very unusual for me to give a film a pass over so many flabby, unnecessary and just plain daft elements. It's extremely unusual for me to get this emotional about a movie. I must be sickening for something.Cellulordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14673507296965428476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611043893536637860.post-50037225209657616112017-12-20T01:21:38.394+00:002017-12-20T01:21:38.394+00:00Greetings.
Right then ... Just went to see it aga...Greetings.<br /><br />Right then ... Just went to see it again, today. My enjoyment of it remains undimmed ... But I am very aware of its short-comings. I didn't talk about them too much in the review, because I was trying not to spoil too much (I know several people who ignored the admonition about not reading it until after they'd seen the film).<br /><br />The whole code-breaker thing was, indeed, a time-filler. A side-mission, as game players might say. I think Del Toro's character, whilst amusing, was not fully realised and some of his actions simmply didn't make sense. <br /><br />The whole sequence - as pretty and as enjoyable as it was - could have been replaced with a few lines of dialogue. But, as per the rules of Save The Cat ... We have to have a ticking clock ... So the diversion served to emphasise that.<br /><br />The Rey on the island stuff did outstay its welcome A BIT ... But not nearly as much as the Dagobah sequence in Empire. That really does flag. It did in 1980, it still does. But this is, in part, deliberate ... Johnson was deliberately mixing as many elements from Empire and Jedi as he could ... So he could reposition them and redefine them when everything changes in the Snoke's throne room. (still trying not to be too spoilerific).<br /><br />As for Leia - Her character has been poorly written throughout the series - here, I think, she was better written and put to better purpose than in any of the other films. I'm not saying it was great ... Just better. Also, she has a soft spot for 'trigger-happy fly-boys' so, I was willing to forgive her for indulging Poe. She'd made her point, he'd made his mistakes. Like Luke, he'll have to learn from those mistake.<br /><br />There are times when the film is dumb, times when it is too silly, times when it wanders from the point ... And that is true of all of Lucas' films. Especially the good ones.<br /><br />So, intellectually, I can understand why people have been luke(!) warm about the film. For me - it worked emotionally. There were two moments when I cried. It's a fucking Star Wars film, and I cried! Having seen it again - I know that a lot of the blame for that lies with John Williams who, as the saying goes, played a blinder. <br /><br />It seems that the film didn't give the fans what they wanted. But that was deliberate. Johnson is moving the pieces around ... He's changing the narrative of the whole Light Side / Dark Side thing. He's challenging the Monomyth ... In a Star Wars film - the franchise that introduced us all to the Monomyth! That's bold and epic and I hope the J.J. has the nuts to continue in like manner.<br /><br />The film is lumpy and dumb and silly ... And I love it all the same.Cellulordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14673507296965428476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611043893536637860.post-54999632264379678482017-12-19T20:07:13.568+00:002017-12-19T20:07:13.568+00:00Best Star Wars since Empire I say... scrap the ent...Best Star Wars since Empire I say... scrap the entire casino bit... I thought Luke was the best thing in it.... disappointed that Snoke was not involved much and I fear Captain Phasma is just another Boba Fett. I think when Leia was saying... “follow him” it was because Poe had learned to think more before acting... Force Awakens was just a rehash of Star Wars... With Kylo Ren telling Rey to let go of the past it resonated with me... I don’t want a Star Wars film like the originals, I can just watch those again. The prequels were naff but at least they were telling a different story Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09132050757721154228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611043893536637860.post-31608375819154246082017-12-19T19:22:55.570+00:002017-12-19T19:22:55.570+00:00Having said that, if we knew in advance Luke's...Having said that, if we knew in advance Luke's appearance would be risky, it wouldn't have been a surprise when he sort of turned up. The aftermath was nevertheless a bit sudden for me though.Jason Bartlettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611043893536637860.post-80717671145302549902017-12-19T19:14:03.639+00:002017-12-19T19:14:03.639+00:00It was better than I expected but not as good as I...It was better than I expected but not as good as I had hoped. I agree with most points here, too. It was, once again, Star Wars by numbers and I noted many of the parallels to the previous films, specifically IV through VI. Plenty of unnecessary characters put there purely to sell toys (but what else do we expect from Disney?) I agree with Anjali about repetitive scenes and unnecessary plot threads as well. If it IS true that no editing of Leia's role was done after Carrie's death - the cynic in me says not - then it was a fitting, and emotional, way for her to leave the story. I also have issues with Skywalker passing over. Nothing seemed to be foreshadowed previously to indicate his 'force-holographic' appearance would even be risky, let alone fatal and, to my mind at least, seemed jarringly unexpected and put there purely for its emotional impact. Unless I missed something somewhere? Jason Bartlettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611043893536637860.post-72560139761592175502017-12-19T13:32:49.371+00:002017-12-19T13:32:49.371+00:00Great review! I have to say though, I found the fi...Great review! I have to say though, I found the film mediocre. The final hour or so, yes, great, loads of action, emotion, awesome visuals, awesome lightsabering, and some fab representation of race and gender. However, the middle was so slow. How many times can Rey ask Luke to help, and he just trudges off or say no? Yes, he's given up, we got it five scenes ago! The mission to find the code-breaker was just a time-filler obstacle so there was some action to break up Luke moping and saying "No" twenty-seven times. And what was with Leia trusting Poe MORE after his antics led to practically the whole rebellion being wiped out? She demotes him after his hot-headed refusal to follow orders leads to a successful attack that kills several pilots, but then when he does something even worse that fails AND kills almost everyone, suddenly she's all, "Don't look at me, follow him!" I also wanted it to open with Han Solo's funeral and it didn't, I think more mourning was in order. So, yeah, it was "okay", but my expectations were high (I loved Force Awakens) and this fell short. Discuss...Anjalihttp://www.twitter.com/anjaliwiernynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611043893536637860.post-78672898730456655942017-12-15T19:46:41.705+00:002017-12-15T19:46:41.705+00:00Thank-you. My ultimate response to it shocked eve...Thank-you. My ultimate response to it shocked even me!Cellulordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14673507296965428476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611043893536637860.post-67295374304571297992017-12-15T18:28:46.780+00:002017-12-15T18:28:46.780+00:00Well put my good man x well put xWell put my good man x well put xBuddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14512822088965909345noreply@blogger.com