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Post by jppiper on Mar 28, 2024 6:24:26 GMT
Just more of diznee giving the people what they want, instead of what they need. What do they need? |
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Post by Subtext Mining on Mar 29, 2024 16:39:14 GMT
In the PT, and a little in the OT, the characters are stuck in irreconcilable dilemmas, maneuvered into positions where they have to choose what they think is best, with their good intentions.
This should get people to think and ponder and reflect on this aspect of life. And hopefully come away with a larger lense with which to look at things, and empathize with the characters.
But, sadly, we've learned most people don't like this. And because they don't like reflecting, they instead call the movies dumb and bad. And say the good guys must be dumb and bad and deserve to die.
So what does diznee do? Give them what they want. Vader slaughtering Rebels and good guys doing too-on-the-nose bad things as a means to an end. I've only seen tfa and r1, so that's all I can speak to, but it felt like a watered down, blunter, easier to digest version of what Lucas gave us.
Maybe that's not a bad thing, I don't know, but do we continually need everything to be dumbed down?
And really it's just all about perspective. Instead of judging the films as bad, just switch your perspective to, "Maybe there's something to learn from this. Let me try to figure that out."
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Post by Subtext Mining on Mar 29, 2024 18:44:48 GMT
And then a friend posts this on fb today. This kind of illustrates what I'm tryna say.  Not that life gets easy, but you develop the skills with which to more effectively deal with difficulties. And stories like in the Lucas SW saga, help as myths to guide us, and we hopefully use the lessons learned in them as examples. I feel diznee provides the quick and easy path, gives people the easy story beats. But they don't learn as deep a lesson. In fact, this image also pretty much illustrates Anakin's journey, until the end of RotJ. When he finally makes the hard decision. |
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Post by jppiper on Apr 28, 2024 23:00:56 GMT
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Post by eljedicolombiano on Apr 29, 2024 22:12:25 GMT
I cannot wait for this Acolyte show to bomb hard man
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Post by jppiper on May 2, 2024 3:55:33 GMT
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Post by jppiper on May 4, 2024 17:17:59 GMT
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Post by eljedicolombiano on May 5, 2024 13:36:15 GMT
That trailer looks far superior to the first one- will probably not care to watch it bar some YouTube clips considering Headlund’s comments and what not.
My guess is the Sith seen in the end is Plaguéis
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Post by jppiper on May 31, 2024 19:00:33 GMT
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Post by Cryogenic on May 31, 2024 19:03:27 GMT
LOL. Kids of today. They've all got COVID brain. I quite like his enthusiasm, though -- seems genuine. Dude has a freakishly mature-sounding voice for a person of his age, too. |
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Post by jppiper on Jun 4, 2024 22:12:00 GMT
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Post by Subtext Mining on Jun 10, 2024 21:12:27 GMT
And then a friend posts this on fb today. This kind of illustrates what I'm tryna say. Not that life gets easy, but you develop the skills with which to more effectively deal with difficulties. And stories like in the Lucas SW saga, help as myths to guide us, and we hopefully use the lessons learned in them as examples. I feel diznee provides the quick and easy path, gives people the easy story beats. But they don't learn as deep a lesson. In fact, this image also pretty much illustrates Anakin's journey, until the end of RotJ. When he finally makes the hard decision. There's also this.  |
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Post by eljedicolombiano on Jun 13, 2024 2:12:02 GMT
Well everyone seems to be hating the Acolyte. What are everyone's thoughts? (Those who have bravely seen it that is)
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Post by Cryogenic on Jun 13, 2024 4:08:19 GMT
Well everyone seems to be hating the Acolyte. What are everyone's thoughts? (Those who have bravely seen it that is) I've not seen it, so I can't comment much on the debacle. It looks moderately enjoyable, yet typically forgettable. The same old Disney stuff, basically. I mean, sure, it's Star Wars, kinda -- but that's not really good enough, is it? |
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Post by stampidhd280pro on Jun 13, 2024 23:48:19 GMT
Well everyone seems to be hating the Acolyte. What are everyone's thoughts? (Those who have bravely seen it that is) Honestly, and I know this sounds retarded, three episodes in, and aside from the complete lack of white dudes, I like it more than the Mandalorian and all that other shit. |
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Post by Cryogenic on Jun 14, 2024 0:45:07 GMT
Well everyone seems to be hating the Acolyte. What are everyone's thoughts? (Those who have bravely seen it that is) Honestly, and I know this sounds retarded, three episodes in, and aside from the complete lack of white dudes, I like it more than the Mandalorian and all that other shit. Nice. To be honest, I think I should do it the justice of seeing it. Yeah, it's televisual Star Wars, the United Jedi Colors of Benetton 'n' all that jazz, but the premise at least seems half-way interesting and it's cool to see a bunch of young guns as Jedi -- another thing the Sequel Trilogy should have given us, but didn't. |
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Post by Somny on Jun 14, 2024 3:09:10 GMT
I must admit: All the fan hate it's receiving (particularly on account of its latest episode) has me all the more intrigued. And I walked out of my TPM re-release screening last month before the preview played. We need a Naberrie Fields mine canary.  |
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Post by stampidhd280pro on Jun 16, 2024 21:42:54 GMT
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Post by Cryogenic on Jun 16, 2024 21:58:36 GMT
I'm not sure what's more bizarre: that product or the fact I had that word in my head, for some reason, all day, and couldn't think why, then I see your link. |
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Post by stampidhd280pro on Jun 16, 2024 22:47:12 GMT
I'm not sure what's more bizarre: that product or the fact I had that word in my head, for some reason, all day, and couldn't think why, then I see your link. Apothecary? |
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