Star Wars

Originally posted by BelgianBono:He was interesting indeed... Although fuck him for

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killing Han Solo

Originally posted by BelgianBono:Liked the way of filming, but the story is kinda IV and V all over again no...?
A very powerful new Jedi suddenly arises on a dusty planet and takes it on against the Empire. A huge kinda-planet-that-destroys-planets has one major flaw and gets destroyed by planes after a chain reaction. Father-son moment on a bridge/platform over a huge gaping depth...

Originally posted by ahn1991:[..]


Even though there are a lot of plot parallels, I felt it was a very key aspect of the entire Star Wars narrative. If you are watching the movies from I -> VI, you can see the trend of new generations being forced to deal with the same struggles. Anakin struggled with the darkside just as Luke did, and maybe just as Kylo Ren is. The Starkiller base modelling the Death Star is also highly symbolic of the hubris of the First Order and how they view themselves as a better incarnation of the Empire.

In general, there were common themes to be seen between VII and IV/V, but there are also a lot of intricacies that developed as a direct result of what happened in VI. It's also very interesting because the movie sets up this moment as one where there is "balance" in The Force in that there is no Jedi Order and no Sith.

Originally posted by BelgianBono:He was interesting indeed... Although fuck him for

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Originally posted by ahn1991:You knew it was coming, but deep inside you hoped it wouldn't happen.

Originally posted by ahn1991:I'm gonna file that under "if it worked once, it'll work again."

Actually, there's a scene in the movie where Han Solo basically say this when the Resistance is planning their attack on the Starkiller Base.

Originally posted by ahn1991:You knew it was coming, but deep inside you hoped it wouldn't happen.