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Post by mr. excellent on Dec 16, 2017 19:09:25 GMT -5
Yes. It's bringing me down from this cloud of wonderment and childhood fulfillment. I honestly don't get it. I mean, the tv side of things has always been pretty successful right? Why sell that? Why not just the movie division or something. Disney has had some negative press recently for banning the LA Times from critics screenings over some s*** that they reported on Disney. They also have gained some notoriety over the low profit margins they require from movie theaters to distribute their movies. By that I mean Disney keeps a higher profit from their films from movie theaters than other distributors do, which makes it harder on theater chains to make money off of Disney movies.
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Post by Webber3000 on Dec 26, 2017 16:09:18 GMT -5
Who knows if that's the case. I understand some people's frustration with the film, but I think it's very disproportionate. Some criticism is valid, but most I've seen is pedantic. I personally thought the film was pretty damn awesome. It's just the logical next step for the franchise in terms of both character and theme.
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Post by Webber3000 on Dec 26, 2017 20:07:49 GMT -5
I getcha. I think Luke's character made sense for the most part. The only part that felt a bit much was how quickly he went from reading darkness in Ben Solo's mind to considering (at least for a fleeting moment) straight up murdering him. I get that he's worried about his legacy, and feels that he's failing him the same way Obi Wan failed Anakin, but that just didn't align with his world view as we know it. In the original trilogy, he always thought Vader could be saved. If at the end of Return of the Jedi, he was proven wrong, then his reaction here would have made complete sense, but he was proven right! That's why his reaction seemed very excessive to me. I don't dislike the idea of him failing Ben, hence isolating himself, but I think that subplot should have spanned much longer (at the expense of casino planet, preferably), rather than a few seconds. Besides that one admittedly important detail, I think his character made sense and evolved in a very satisfying manner. And you gotta admit his last couple scenes were framed fantastically!
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Post by Webber3000 on Dec 26, 2017 23:21:18 GMT -5
I see your point, but I disagree. I think that would defy the whole point of throwing the old stuff out the window. Episode 8 is all about letting go and starting something new, narratively and metanarratively. This is why it complements Episode 7 so well. If we keep getting instances of Episode 7 that reminisce the original trilogy, it forces new events to pale in comparison, and nothing new will ever really matter.
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Post by Spazz on Jan 1, 2018 19:26:44 GMT -5
Happy New Year ya freaks
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Post by mr. excellent on Jan 1, 2018 21:36:31 GMT -5
Happy New Year. Good to see you here, what have you been up to good friend? Getting on well I hope. BTW: I won! haha! Welcome to 2018 buddy boys, 7300 posts!!!!!! This is the year of my triumph!!! It's going to be a smash domination sensation by old Excellent here, heheheheh....
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Post by Spazz on Jan 1, 2018 23:05:42 GMT -5
I've been doing stuff with my art mostly! Like always. I'm in a pretty low spot at the moment (more than usual lol) but, so it goes I suppose. How are y'all doin? Well damn, congrats. I look forward to your eventual rule
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Post by BackinBlack on Jan 1, 2018 23:29:14 GMT -5
Whatchu talkin bout excellent? There's like 40 posts to go til 7300.
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Post by mr. excellent on Jan 2, 2018 2:45:10 GMT -5
That was me from the future. I came back to gloat. XD
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Post by Webber3000 on Jan 2, 2018 2:50:21 GMT -5
We'll see about that, Excellent. And thanks Spazz, happy new year to you as well! I'm sorry to hear that. Here's to 2018 being a much better year (hopefully)!
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Post by BackinBlack on Jan 2, 2018 13:33:02 GMT -5
So if someone other than excellent wins, do we create a time paradox?
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Post by Spazz on Jan 2, 2018 13:59:48 GMT -5
we definitely might split the timeline
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Post by mr. excellent on Jan 2, 2018 16:23:06 GMT -5
Yes it would, and we can't do that. Also, I do hope things start looking up for you Spazz.
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Post by Spazz on Jan 2, 2018 19:31:48 GMT -5
Hey maybe if the timeline splits I'll end up on a better side Thank you though. My life has always been all over the place, ya know. We're doin' good on art pursuits though, and I might have some big things happening this month so that'll be something!
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Post by mr. excellent on Jan 7, 2018 22:24:23 GMT -5
Cool man, by any chance would those big things have anything to do with your music? I suppose a split in the timeline would be okay if there were some positives to come out of it.
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