The whole article is a spoiler.
BTW, as a Christian I see the movie as exposing the meaning of life without God.
First SW film I skipped since 1977. I’m grateful to Disney for helping me put away childish things.
Okay, that was funny (and accurate.) But I stopped reading at the point where she says that Rey fails to turn Kylo from the Dark Side. This isn't necessarily true. He kills Snopes (or Snork or whatever) and is left in the position of having an Empire before him with a sudden job opening at the very top, and himself as the most likely successor to the throne. This is not Dark in and of itself. He could take command and change the direction of the First Order. The fact that he holds out his hand to Rey and says, "Rule with me" indicates a willingness to do just that. Why she rejects him is beyond me. My only answer is that they need to squeeze one more movie out of this material.
Got the best explanation last night of this movie from a friend of our nephew, who’s in his early 30s. The “Star Wars” franchise decisions have been taken over by the Millennials. Their generation absolutely loved “The Last Jedi”, according to him. Us old farts, to whom Mark Hamill is a contemporary, don’t understand the new direction. Besides, it’s JUST a movie.
I guess so. My major problem, besides all the PC bullcrap, is that ‘TLJ’ did little or nothing to extend the story lines of previous editions, but didn’t work as a stand-alone movie. Mainly because the writers assumed we all knew who the characters were.
When I first viewed the trailer for the new Star Wars movie, my first impression was: “Are you kidding? Another Buck Rodgers story?” But after viewing the movie, I was hooked. Since then I’ve come to the conclusion that without the John Williams’ soundtrack the movie would have not been nearly so popular. I remember the great Musicals of the thirties and forties, wonderful tunes wrapped around average plots. Maybe this is not a good analogy but great soundtracks sometimes make the movie. Of course this is just IMHO.
Somewhat windy discussion that hits a few good points. I disliked the ineptitude of the leaders of the rebellion. They never seemed think even slightly ahead and were always caught with their pants (well, OK, skirts - since most of the leaders are ladies) down
Which makes you wonder: what happened to the men? Except for that one rather excitable pilot and a nearly worthless used-to-be Jedi, the males seemed to given up and went home to raise the kids.
Great special effects and some fun parts but on the whole, strange.
A long boring feminist sermon.
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A very young girl in a white evening gown asked timidly, "What is the real essence of life, Mr. Eubank."
"Suffering," said Balph Eubank. "Defeat and suffering."
"But...but why? People are happy...sometimes...aren't they?"
"That is a delusion of those whose emotions are superficial."
--Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged, Part I ("Non-Contradiction"), Chapter VI ("The Non-Commercial"), page 133
Deconstructing ‘The Last Jedi’
It stank.
Well...that didn’t take long. Anyone want to go grab a bite to eat?
I found it a boring propaganda piece. Goid guys light sabers have blue light, bad guys red....mmmmm who could that mean.
we clearly need a thread for those critics who actually haven’t seen the film. LOL
Go outside once in awhile.
Maybe go camping?
Not to mention being sexually attracted to his sister ...
ME SA ROSE NOW!