2015-12-18, 03:24 PM
Eliseo Wrote:Spoiler
It wasn't Coruscant. In the new books it's explained the Republic will be built a new in the home planet of the Chancellor Mon-Mothma. The main reason the Republic is simply a supporter of the resistance and not the major Rebellion in the movie is because the Senate promise a relative fighting free goverment, distancing themselves from the conflict.
I also believe Ren is Luke's daughter, although I do not think HE knew or knows he has a daughter. There are definitely some strong Jacen/Jaina vibes with Ben/Rey although I briefly wondered if Rey was Ben's daughter before he was unmasked and his age became apparent.
I completly disagree with your thoughts on the lightsaber duel. The fact that Kylo is still training made it all the most amazing for me. His style and how he first begins destroying Finn felt very powerful on screen. And how Rey just feels the force and then BOOM with the power was amazing.
I also think Episode 8 will likely prove to be a stronger film.
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Huh. I guess I'll have to read the books afterall. I originally didn't want to spoil/prejudice myself with the new movie. I'm still not sure what level of cannon new EU material will have. I'm going to be very annoyed if they constantly retcon it after I read. It seems incredibly naive to believe they can just create a war free Republic without defeating the Empire remnants.
Good point about Rey, but it doesn't quite fit. Rey explicitly talks about the water world and island. She's been there before as a child. It also appeared to me that Luke recognizes her. How and why Ren is left on Jakuu is certainly intriguing.
My friends disagreed about the duel as well so I'll have to concede the point as personal opinion. It's not that I disliked it per se, but I think it could have been more spectacular.
I just did some poking around /r/starwars and there are some interesting theories about Snokes being Darth Plagues. I don't buy it. I didn't even think he looked human, but I suppose Palpatine didn't really either in ESB. JJ went really out of his way to distance FA material from the PT and OT worlds and characters, excepting the big 3 obviously. I do think there's something fishy (pun intended) about him. I wonder if he's even actually a Sith or dark side user at all. They explicitly don't use Darth titles. Yes Snokes says Ben needs to complete his training, but I don't think he explicitly said he would do the teaching. Even if he did, I wonder if he could be crippled somehow and unable to use his powers but still able to teach.
Good point about Rey, but it doesn't quite fit. Rey explicitly talks about the water world and island. She's been there before as a child. It also appeared to me that Luke recognizes her. How and why Ren is left on Jakuu is certainly intriguing.
My friends disagreed about the duel as well so I'll have to concede the point as personal opinion. It's not that I disliked it per se, but I think it could have been more spectacular.
I just did some poking around /r/starwars and there are some interesting theories about Snokes being Darth Plagues. I don't buy it. I didn't even think he looked human, but I suppose Palpatine didn't really either in ESB. JJ went really out of his way to distance FA material from the PT and OT worlds and characters, excepting the big 3 obviously. I do think there's something fishy (pun intended) about him. I wonder if he's even actually a Sith or dark side user at all. They explicitly don't use Darth titles. Yes Snokes says Ben needs to complete his training, but I don't think he explicitly said he would do the teaching. Even if he did, I wonder if he could be crippled somehow and unable to use his powers but still able to teach.