How would you change the new Star Wars trilogy

ART! · Jan 8, 2020

Let Rey, Finn, and Poe interact enough in VII to create a dynamic there, regardless of what paths they take in the VIII, so that when they come back together in IX it feels like a reunion. Some fans would complain that they're just copying Luke, Han, and Leia, but so what.

lowkey13 · Jan 8, 2020

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ART! · Jan 8, 2020

lowkey13 said:
Great idea, but I don't know that Abrams would want to borrow from A New Hope.

/ducks

"borrow"?

doctorbadwolf · Jan 8, 2020

Imaculata said:
It is hinted at by the emperor himself (though perhaps not clearly explained). This means that both the emperor from RotJ and senator Palpatine would have been clones. But considering how busy the movie is, I'm not surprised many people missed it. At that point I think the majority of the audience is tuned out or only paying half attention.

Unnecessary? Absolutely. But the 'real trilogy' was already wrecked by the prequels, in which Anakin is an unlikable a-hole who murders children... unless you simply ignore those movies happened, in which case the original trilogy remains a timeless classic.

Bladerunner is also still a classic movie, despite the recent sequel now deciding that Deckard was a replicant all along, only because it was a popular fan theory (there's nothing in the original movie to indicate that this was the case).

John Carpenter's the Thing is also still an awesome movie, despite the awful CGI-filled prequel that we got a few years ago (which also introduced a lot of plot holes).

Those things don't affect me that much.

The new Bladerunner is really, really, good.

Gradine · Jan 8, 2020

I wouldn't change a thing about the movies themselves, imperfect as each of them are, but there's sure quite a few things about the discourse I'd take my magic wand to if I could.

lowkey13 · Jan 8, 2020

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dragoner · Jan 8, 2020

Do we ever see Palpatine's spouse?

lowkey13 · Jan 8, 2020

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Imaculata · Jan 8, 2020

lowkey13 said:
I'm going to quote Ridley Scott on this one, when asked if Deckard is a replicant:

"If you don't get it, you're a moron."

Ridley Scott is cantankerous about this movie for obvious reasons. I don't think people are morons for either thinking there is ambiguity, or even preferring that there be ambiguity, ESPECIALLY given the issues with the original theatrical release. But I also think that the quote encapsulates the director's feelings regarding the issue- Deckard is a replicant, and it was always meant to be clear, even if it wasn't spelled out in dialogue.

Yeah, Ridley Scott is saying that now. But only after people started floating their fan theory. I don't think Ridley Scott gave it any thought when he made the movie. People see what they want to see.

lowkey13 said:
(If nothing else, the inclusion of the unicorn dream cuts off any possible alternate meanings).

You mean that scene that he recycled out of the fantasy movie Legend? I find it a bit hard to believe that a piece of footage that wasn't even shot specifically for Bladerunner, was some how an indication that Ridley Scott meant for Deckard to be a replicant all along.

But I don't want to derail this Star Wars thread into a Bladerunner discussion. My point was that even if you don't like a sequel or prequel to your favorite movie, that changes nothing about the movie that you like.