if you don't think there isn't going to be a massive TWIST to keep people freaking out and waiting for the next installment
― a llove spat over a llama-keeper (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 11 November 2015 04:01 (nine years ago) link
Uh the obvious plot advancement here is Luke's realization that mastery of the Force is basically a terrible weapon in anybody's hands (ok, hand) - "The Force Awakens" spells peril for the universe, not salvation. Welcome to the post-Cold War Star Wars everybody!
― El Tomboto, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 04:01 (nine years ago) link
― a llove spat over a llama-keeper (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, November 11, 2015 4:01 AM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
the twist isn't even needed, really. all they need to do is leave one easter egg in the film and fans' minds will begin wandering. look how much chatter the endless spinning top needlessly generated in Inception
― Hammer Smashed Bagels, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 04:07 (nine years ago) link
Welcome to the post-Cold War Star Wars everybody!
Star Wars finally gets its The Quest for Peace entry
― Hammer Smashed Bagels, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 04:08 (nine years ago) link
that top TOTALLY twitched at the end
― a llove spat over a llama-keeper (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 11 November 2015 04:10 (nine years ago) link
just hoping JJ Abrams doesn't insert some bullshit time travel subplot into this one
― Hammer Smashed Bagels, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 04:11 (nine years ago) link
i can't tell if ppl are pretending not to have read spoilers or informed speculation when they do their predictions here. in any case looks like luke is obi-wan now sorta. i think he's gone hermit for the reasons tombot suggests. he's got the beard and he dresses like ben and it looks like he's living in some rock hut thing they got in ireland. i'm not sure we'll see him much, in this one at least. i was thinking we might not see him until the end but there's that shot of him petting r2 and it looks like that might be in the aftermath of the first order coming in and burning that desert village. abrams said this one is basically self contained (like a new hope was really) but idk. that dude is a liar. i could imagine it ends w/ riley accepting her destiny and luke deciding to reengage w/ the world, the old all it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing. casablanca.
― balls, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 04:14 (nine years ago) link
Oh I read the top nerd aggregators on a pretty regular basis, my predictions are WELL INFORMEDand I mean we have kingfish on this thread, you think he's fooling around?
― El Tomboto, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 04:16 (nine years ago) link
considering hamill's most notable roles of the past twenty years it would be something if instead of having him turn into obi-wan you had him turn into yoda. cackling, maybe insane, and then when you get past that a grumpy old man who gut instinct is 'it's pointless to try'.
― balls, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 04:17 (nine years ago) link
you kids, you don't know what it's like to have to go all the way to Tosche Station to get power converters, now the damn things get delivered same-day by probe droids
― Hammer Smashed Bagels, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 04:18 (nine years ago) link
idk how much we can spoil or speculate! like nobody reliable has seen anything that really indicates kylo ren's parents or that han solo dies but man i've seen enough that i have a strong feeling han is kylo ren's dad and kylo ren is gonna kill him. i have less to go on w/ this than ppl buying into 'finn calrissian' have admittedly. the red letter dude's totally sold me that nu-hoth is the nu-death star. crazy prediction i'm going to make that has no basis from anything: nu-death star belongs to the rebels.
― balls, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 04:22 (nine years ago) link
The twist is that at the end Han finds an origami unicorn on the dashboard of the Falcon.
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 04:24 (nine years ago) link
i wish people did this kind of speculation when there was, say, a new frederick wiseman film"they are TOTALLY gonna show a christening in this one"
― a llove spat over a llama-keeper (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 11 November 2015 04:24 (nine years ago) link
I would love to see the Werner Herzog take on Lucasian universe/franchise-building
Kind of like how I will go to my grave wondering what it would be like if Wesley Willis joined the post-Onanie Bomb Boredoms
― El Tomboto, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 04:30 (nine years ago) link
Oh wait the answer to the first idea is the WORLD WE LIVE IN NOWI'm slow
― El Tomboto, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 04:31 (nine years ago) link
Herzog film needs Siamese Hutt Twins
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Wednesday, 11 November 2015 04:50 (nine years ago) link
Notorious smuggler, Fitt Zcarreedo
― El Tomboto, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 05:34 (nine years ago) link
And what haunts me, is that in all the faces of all the wampas that Probe 11-38 ever detected, I discover no kinship, no understanding, no mercy. I see only the overwhelming indifference of Hoth. To me, there is no such thing as a secret world of the wampas. And this blank stare speaks only of a half-bored interest in food. But for Probe 11-38, this wampa was a signal, a reason for being.
― El Tomboto, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 05:37 (nine years ago) link
Boort Floss, Probe Wrangler:
My opinion, I think 11-38 thought these wampas were big, scary looking, harmless creatures that it could go up and scan and beep at, and they would bond as children of the universe or some-odd. I think it lost sight of what was really going on.
― El Tomboto, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 05:44 (nine years ago) link
Little Dameron Needs to Fly
― weatheringdaleson, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 06:33 (nine years ago) link
Even Ewoks Started Small
― a llove spat over a llama-keeper (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 11 November 2015 07:45 (nine years ago) link
i wish people did this kind of speculation when there was, say, a new frederick wiseman film"they are TOTALLY gonna show a christening in this one"― a llove spat over a llama-keeper (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, November 10, 2015 10:24 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― a llove spat over a llama-keeper (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, November 10, 2015 10:24 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
lol. which american institution will he tackle next?
bait shop
DMV
motivational seminar
pest control
organic farm
― wizzz! (amateurist), Wednesday, 11 November 2015 08:42 (nine years ago) link
If the only black main character in the new film is related to the only black character in the other films I am going to leave this shit behind
― μpright mammal (mh), Tuesday, November 10, 2015 8:05 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
"What am I, her royal highness's chopped liver?"
http://usercontent2.hubimg.com/6742229_f260.jpg
― Resting Bushface (Phil D.), Wednesday, 11 November 2015 13:03 (nine years ago) link
If Rey's not a Skywalker I'll eat my Fett
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, November 10, 2015 8:59 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Based on the fact that they're letting Daisy Ridley use her natural speaking voice and not having her adopt an American accent (unlike Boyega), my current speculation based on everything so far released is:
- She's Luke's daughter- She's never met her father- Her mother is someone we've never met and won't meet in this movie- Luke will not show up in this movie until the final reel
― Resting Bushface (Phil D.), Wednesday, 11 November 2015 13:05 (nine years ago) link
We're never told Yoda is male, and he's got the same voice as Miss Piggy, who we know (per the above) had a thing for Luke, so I posit that Rey is the child of Luke and Yoda and that is why he wears a mask.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 14:29 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, would be Yodo if a male.
― Chewshabadoo, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 15:06 (nine years ago) link
YODO
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 11 November 2015 15:10 (nine years ago) link
#YODO
will John Williams work in the Imperial March even tho there is no Empire, Y or N
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 11 November 2015 15:14 (nine years ago) link
b-b-b-but what about Yaddle?
http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/3/3e/Yaddle-SWE.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20120204065352
― too young for seapunk (Moodles), Wednesday, 11 November 2015 15:15 (nine years ago) link
xp just as kylo ren's ringtone
― Merdeyeux, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 15:45 (nine years ago) link
Some new photos at EW: http://www.ew.com/gallery/star-wars-force-awakens-exclusive-photos
― Resting Bushface (Phil D.), Wednesday, 11 November 2015 19:05 (nine years ago) link
and a nice Ford interview
http://www.ew.com/article/2015/11/11/harrison-ford-is-han-solo
― Number None, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 19:47 (nine years ago) link
So RLM looks to be right, Han and Chewie are a couple of pedestrian hobos at this point? ref interview comment about how Han's still no good with money, and "we're home" line from that one teaser back when, implying they've not been spending much time on the Falcon.
― El Tomboto, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 20:30 (nine years ago) link
it's actually the moment after they dock with Home One, Ackbar's ship
― μpright mammal (mh), Wednesday, 11 November 2015 20:34 (nine years ago) link
If multiple missions playing Xwing/Tie Fighter are any indication, Home One was blown away long ago by an errant pilot who got bored on a mission and decided to see how many hits it would take to destroy certain critical hard points on an Alliance capital ship.
― Professor Goodfeels (kingfish), Wednesday, 11 November 2015 21:49 (nine years ago) link
EW talks to Lupita Nyongo about her character, which apparently appears on the movie poster:
http://www.ew.com/article/2015/11/12/star-wars-force-awakens-lupita-nyongo-maz-kanata
― Resting Bushface (Phil D.), Thursday, 12 November 2015 17:34 (nine years ago) link
a thousand years old, finally a character who knows things
― μpright mammal (mh), Thursday, 12 November 2015 17:40 (nine years ago) link
Star Wars got the Pai Mei it needed
― Hammer Smashed Bagels, Thursday, 12 November 2015 17:59 (nine years ago) link
I dig how Andy Serkis is getting a double paycheck as both onscreen actor and mocap advisor
― Professor Goodfeels (kingfish), Thursday, 12 November 2015 20:45 (nine years ago) link
He should just wear a mocap suit 24/7 and spend his life walking funny and contorting himself, just to build a licenseable archive. When they get around to making that movie about a CGI creature that sleeps all the time, he'll be printing money.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 12 November 2015 20:49 (nine years ago) link
http://hdmoviespoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Garfeild-2004-Full-Movie-Dual-Audio-HD-Free-Download.jpg
― denies the existence of dark matter (difficult listening hour), Thursday, 12 November 2015 20:56 (nine years ago) link
Pah. Manga wanjee kohkpah Peecha wahnjee kohkpa tahng nahngee toochantkee lasagna.
― Capitalism Is A Death Cult And Science Is A Whore (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 12 November 2015 21:00 (nine years ago) link
Per that great Red Letter Media prediction episode, what exactly does the Empire do with its power besides build Death Stars? They're kind of a one-trick pony, aren't they? Conquering worlds to get resources to build Death Stars to conquer worlds to get resources to build Death Stars to ... It's like a Spacemen 3 album title.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 12 November 2015 21:15 (nine years ago) link
lol thats another thing the prequels could have looked into. maybe it ultimately is about taxation and trade deals.
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 12 November 2015 21:16 (nine years ago) link
Power grows out of the barrel of a death star
― Capitalism Is A Death Cult And Science Is A Whore (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 12 November 2015 21:36 (nine years ago) link
Episode 9 will end with a Death Star on Death Star superlaser duel.
― jmm, Thursday, 12 November 2015 21:37 (nine years ago) link
"So this is how liberty dies, with thunderous applause."
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 12 November 2015 21:38 (nine years ago) link
btw congrats to General Leia Organa. That's a nice promotion for someone who went through the first movie showing the irritation commensurate with finding the nail salon closed.
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 12 November 2015 21:44 (nine years ago) link
well, she was a politician, but still a kid, really
― μpright mammal (mh), Thursday, 12 November 2015 21:48 (nine years ago) link