Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) (1 Viewer)

[SamT]

Rey Skywalker? Not so fast, says JJ Abrams!

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/74968

 

[TravisR]

I told everyone it was Obi-Wan's granddaughter.

 

[Oliver Ravencrest]

The thing is, J.J. has lied before. He said Cumberbatch wasn't Khan in STID and we know how that turned out. Plus, the update here says he was not meant to be taken literally about Rey's parents.

http://www.superherohype.com/news/371453-reys-parents#/slide/1

 

[TravisR]

The thing is, J.J. has lied before.

I'd rather he lie to me so I can be surprised when I see it in the movie. The best thing is that he's muddied the waters so you can't tell when he's telling the truth or lying.

 

[SamT]

He has said that it was a mistake to lie like that. He is not going to lie. If he didn't want to say anything, he would have said he can't talk about it.

I have said it before that I also think Rey being a Skywalker is not a good idea. I have to think more about this but I feel the same for her being a Kenobi.

 

[Sam Favate]

I was annoyed when I saw Abrams' comments. This idea that keeping audiences in the dark for years is fun is wrong; it's frustrating and takes away enjoyment from the series.

I want to find Abrams' "mystery box" and smash it to fucking pieces.

 

[TravisR]

I was annoyed when I saw Abrams' comments. This idea that keeping audiences in the dark for years is fun is wrong; it's frustrating and takes away enjoyment from the series.

I want to find Abrams' "mystery box" and smash it to fucking pieces.

They're doing a trilogy, it's expected and correct to have some mysteries that take time to reveal.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

“What I meant was that she doesn’t discover them in ‘Episode VII,'” Abrams clarified to EW. “Not that they may not already be in her world.”

 

[Greg.K]

“What I meant was that she doesn’t discover them in ‘Episode VII,'” Abrams clarified to EW.

Um, duh?

 

[Lord Dalek]

You want an interesting theory? Try this....

 

[TonyD]

You want an interesting theory? Try this....

Might be the dopiest one yet.

 

[TravisR]

You want an interesting theory? Try this....

I don't buy any of that but, as the article says, it does use the familiar SW story of the good guy being the child of the bad guy.

 

[AshJW]

The more I read these "dopey" (?) theories the more I find the Skywalker theory a bit lame.

 

[Sam Favate]

My wife sent me this today, quite outraged. I have to say it's one of the worst things I have ever read: Full of misogyny and ignorance, and more than a little self-righteousness. Proceed at your own risk.

AN OPEN LETTER TO REY FROM STAR WARS
http://warhornmedia.com/2016/03/07/an-open-letter-to-rey-from-star-wars/

 

[Citizen87645]

Full of misogyny and ignorance, and more than a little self-righteousness.

This is the first sign: "And as a sworn gentleman..."

 

[AshJW]

 

[Carabimero]

I just watched Episode 7 for the 7th time on BD. I have to say the more I watch it, the more I like it, and the more I forgive its shortcomings.

 

[Tim Glover]

Well so after seeing and loving Rogue One and listening to the soundtracks of both R1 and Force Awakens; I decided to give TFA a spin. And on the newly released 3D Blu-ray. I actually don't think I ever watched this entire film at home yet. A few moments here and there to demo but not the whole thing.

Leaving the theater after seeing Rogue One I was beginning to think I enjoyed it more than TFA. But no, I still would place TFA just slightly ahead of R1. Thats not knocking it all tho. Rogue One remains an awesome film for me.

The Force Awakens just seems to hit all right emotional chords. I had truly forgotten how well directed it was. It had the feel of a very polished project. And it also had the feel of a much larger scale and scope vs Rogue One. Some of that is intentional and story based.

I still love BB-8 and I think he's the cutest and most expressioned Robot ever. I mean his mannerisms were fn awesome and priceless.

The score is wonderful. Love the Resistence Theme. I always feel that any score from John Williams is underrated but this is a bad ass soundtrack. Its like people just expect top notch from JW and shrug when it does indeed that. If you haven't listened in awhile, give it a spin.

Ok some negatives that are still negative. General Hux? Ok he just irritated me I wanted to punch him in the face and I'm a sweet loving kind of guy hehehehe...When he's yelling about the end of the republic I was worried he was about to have an aneurysm.

I've had some discussions with people not liking that Rey defeated Kylo Ren etc..and how could she do that without any training bla blah. Well my take is for one Kylo Ren was very undisciplined and still 'learning' and even more important he was in a major inner struggle with both the dark and light side of the Force. He is even begging the empty mask of Darth Vader to show him the Dark Side. Rey obviously has the Force but was untapped and unsure of herself. You can see her even surprised that she has this in her. One of the astounding things for me was watching her figure it out and embrace it even in a Raw way.

For all the Star Wars nerdism I posses and embrace I still can't quite understand how there is a "resistance" rebellion when I thought the Republic defeated the Empire? And thats a rather huge army they have as well. (Storm Troopers)..Guess I need to read up on some things.

Kylo Ren...IDK I am not sure what they will do from here but just dont see how he can be redeemed. He killed Han Solo. Right in front of our eyes and in cold blood. I personally hope Rey or Finn slice the Mo-Fo in half.

The 3D is pretty terrific. Really was. Some moments were just insanely immersive and well done....The depth of the images were truly epic.

A beautiful film that just hit the bulls eye. With the enormous box office it pulled it, that feeling is shared by many.

 

[Adam_S]

Well so after seeing and loving Rogue One and listening to the soundtracks of both R1 and Force Awakens; I decided to give TFA a spin. And on the newly released 3D Blu-ray. I actually don't think I ever watched this entire film at home yet. A few moments here and there to demo but not the whole thing.

Leaving the theater after seeing Rogue One I was beginning to think I enjoyed it more than TFA. But no, I still would place TFA just slightly ahead of R1. Thats not knocking it all tho. Rogue One remains an awesome film for me.

The Force Awakens just seems to hit all right emotional chords. I had truly forgotten how well directed it was. It had the feel of a very polished project. And it also had the feel of a much larger scale and scope vs Rogue One. Some of that is intentional and story based.

I still love BB-8 and I think he's the cutest and most expressioned Robot ever. I mean his mannerisms were fn awesome and priceless.

The score is wonderful. Love the Resistence Theme. I always feel that any score from John Williams is underrated but this is a bad ass soundtrack. Its like people just expect top notch from JW and shrug when it does indeed that. If you haven't listened in awhile, give it a spin.

Ok some negatives that are still negative. General Hux? Ok he just irritated me I wanted to punch him in the face and I'm a sweet loving kind of guy hehehehe...When he's yelling about the end of the republic I was worried he was about to have an aneurysm.

I've had some discussions with people not liking that Rey defeated Kylo Ren etc..and how could she do that without any training bla blah. Well my take is for one Kylo Ren was very undisciplined and still 'learning' and even more important he was in a major inner struggle with both the dark and light side of the Force. He is even begging the empty mask of Darth Vader to show him the Dark Side. Rey obviously has the Force but was untapped and unsure of herself. You can see her even surprised that she has this in her. One of the astounding things for me was watching her figure it out and embrace it even in a Raw way.

For all the Star Wars nerdism I posses and embrace I still can't quite understand how there is a "resistance" rebellion when I thought the Republic defeated the Empire? And thats a rather huge army they have as well. (Storm Troopers)..Guess I need to read up on some things.

Kylo Ren...IDK I am not sure what they will do from here but just dont see how he can be redeemed. He killed Han Solo. Right in front of our eyes and in cold blood. I personally hope Rey or Finn slice the Mo-Fo in half.

The 3D is pretty terrific. Really was. Some moments were just insanely immersive and well done....The depth of the images were truly epic.

A beautiful film that just hit the bulls eye. With the enormous box office it pulled it, that feeling is shared by many.

Re Kylo: his arc is Luke's arc inverted. Luke spent three movies building up to the climax of refusing to kill his father (and thus winning, ultimately) Kyle begins the three movies by killing his father and the rest of the series deals with the fallout of that choice, and possibly his redemption, but I'm not sure they'll go there.

 

[Sam Favate]

My kids and I having been watching all the Star Wars movies again over the past few months. Two weeks ago, we watched Return of the Jedi. Today we saw The Force Awakens. Something I noticed: Rey's moves in her battle with Kylo Ren look almost identical to Luke's in his final battle with Vader. The saber over the head, swinging down, the kick that sends the opponent to the ground. Daisy Ridley has said everything we need to know about Rey's parents is in the movie. Maybe that's one of those moments.