News Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Historical Construction/Impressions

Practical Pig

Practical Pig

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Just moving some photos of the actually constructed AT-ATs, (ahem) I mean A-TEES A-TEES, directly into the construction thread because they are awesome!


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Phroobar

Phroobar

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I wonder if we will see many aliens from the original trilogy or even the prequels wondering around GE. Very rarely do you see aliens from these movies in the Disney Star Wars movies. They made up their own creatures.
 
TragicMike

TragicMike

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Curious Constance said:
Star Wars has become more about being preachy and pushing cultural agendas, and less about telling a fun, entertaining story. They've abandoned their core audience and that becomes more obvious with each movie released.

I predict this movie's performance is just the beginning. After the final Episode 9, I think Star Wars movies will be one lack luster performance after another.
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Star Wars has always pushed the boundaries regarding minority representation in films (which has proven to be important in society.)

You can have a fun and entertaining story AND illustrate that white people are not the only type of people in the universe. They're not mutually exclusive.
 
Rich T

Rich T

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TragicMike said:
Star Wars has always pushed the boundaries regarding minority representation in films (which has proven to be important in society.) You can have a fun and entertaining story AND illustrate that white people are not the only type of people in the universe. They're not mutually exclusive.
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Always pushed the boundaries? Let me take you back to 1977 in the SF Bay area. One of the first reviews (a campus newspaper of course) I read of Star Wars actually complained that all the rebels in the final battle were white guys, and that it would have been more interesting if they'd all been Asian women. My reaction at the time: "The story isn't about Earthlings. These people, technically, aren't even human. They don't necessarily have the same races we do on Earth." (There were also articles complaining about how the droids were discriminated against, not realizing that it was an intentional commentary about that Galaxy's social issues. People just weren't used to space fantasies back then.)

Of course, the films continued, the Star Wars universe expanded and it's good to have diversity and open up casting to whomever plays the roles best.

For many, Last Jedi failed to be fun and entertaining, and much of that had to do with the characters at the center of dumb plot points. If the story works, it works. If the story pulls something ridiculous out of its keister while trying to make a social comment... well, there you go. Good characters like Finn get no complaints unless they're stuck in a pointless side quest for most of the film. No one had an issue with Phasma, and actually only complained that she wasn't more important to the plot.
 

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