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Posted on 8/17/15 at 11:46 am to Bmath
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I've watched a little bit of Clone Wars, but that is the most retarded thing I have ever heard. Talk about a reach to try and bring back a popular character.
To be fair, it was stupid to kill him off.
Posted on 8/17/15 at 12:12 pm to RLDSC FAN
quote:I'll let the author in on a little secret. Casting female roles in movies (The Hobbit, etc.) and pretending that it's some kind of SJW circle-jerk is just marketing. They just want to get more girls to come to the movie, exploiting the Hunger Games zombies. Nothing more.
But if it has a major problem, it’s the same one that The Force Awakens had when it announced its cast: painfully short on female roles.
Posted on 8/17/15 at 2:33 pm to blueboy
Possible spoilers........
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Just a heads up, there are potential SPOILERS for Star Wars: Rogue One beyond this point.
When we got a face-full of the Rogue One cast, a number of things sprang to mind. One that struck many people was the similarity in appearance between Diego Luna and a small, but important character from Star Wars lore, Biggs Darklighter. This tweet has been making the rounds and offers a side-by-side comparison:
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You have to admit, between the sweet, late 1970s hairstyle, cheekbones, and rockin’ mustache, there is at least a cursory surface resemblance between Luna’s Rogue One style and that of Luke’s childhood friend. While that doesn’t necessarily mean anything, as Biggs surely wasn’t the only one rocking this look, it’s enough to make you think.
Though he only has small role in the first movie, and dies as the battle of Yavin 4 at the end, he has a rich backstory. A childhood friend of Luke Skywalker—Biggs was a bit older and the young future Jedi looked up to him with a bit of hero worship—the character originally had more scenes. There were a couple cut out of A New Hope, as well as some that appear in the novelization, which was based on the earlier script.
The timeline also certainly fits. Rogue One is set before the events of A New Hope and revolves around the theft of the plans for the first Death Star. We know that Biggs left Tatooine before Episode IV and took up with the Rebels, and as a young, enthusiastic, daring recruit, as well as a skilled pilot, it’s entirely plausible to imagine that he would volunteer for such a dangerous mission as this.
Biggs has always been one of those characters you look at and know that there is a much larger story than you see on screen. These Story films appear to be Lucasfilm’s attempt to expand the universe and explore areas of that far, far away galaxy that don’t necessarily fit into the main narrative thrust of the Episode films. Perhaps Rogue One will use the opportunity to explore a character who is familiar to fans, but not one we know a ton about. His connection to Luke would certainly provide a link to larger franchise, and show how these side stories impact the greater saga.
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Posted on 8/17/15 at 2:56 pm to RLDSC FAN
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But if it has a major problem, it’s the same one that The Force Awakens had when it announced its cast: painfully short on female roles.
It seems that when a film forces female characters into a plot, it leads to inevitable awkward romantic storylines to appeal to female viewers. Hopefully, Edwards is telling a story in a straightforward manner and does not feel the need to add any additional female characters just to appeal to the trilby wearing "feminist" betas.
Posted on 8/17/15 at 3:00 pm to RLDSC FAN
Will Porkins be in this one too?
Posted on 8/17/15 at 4:44 pm to blueboy
Anyone read the book "Dark Lord...Rise of Vader".
That would be a great movie....
That would be a great movie....
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Posted on 8/17/15 at 4:46 pm to blueboy
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Will Porkins be in this one too?
He's waiting to find out:
Posted on 8/17/15 at 5:48 pm to imjustafatkid
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To be fair, it was stupid to kill him off.
It was far from the worst decision that Lucas made with that movie.
Posted on 8/17/15 at 7:11 pm to LSU40
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"Dark Lord...Rise of Vader".
I have, I enjoyed it.
Posted on 8/17/15 at 7:12 pm to Bmath
I never understood the fascination with Darth Maul. I mean he looked cool and was played by a good martial arts actor, but his parts in the movie sucked. He just appeared behind Palpatine, then killed Qui-jon and then got chopped in half.
Not much to him, no complexity, no story.
Not much to him, no complexity, no story.
Posted on 8/17/15 at 7:36 pm to RLDSC FAN
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painfully short on female roles.
Posted on 8/17/15 at 8:00 pm to Napoleon
To me that was the appeal of Maul. He was the awesome looking character that you knew nothing about.
Posted on 8/17/15 at 8:51 pm to Napoleon
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Not much to him, no complexity, no story.
Kind of like Bobba Fett, huh? At least Darth Maul had a great fight prior to his demise.
Posted on 8/17/15 at 8:51 pm to Green Chili Tiger
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Posted on 8/17/15 at 8:55 pm to RLDSC FAN
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racial diversity perspective
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painfully short on female roles.
Posted on 8/18/15 at 1:01 am to mark65mc
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It seems that when a film forces female characters into a plot, it leads to inevitable awkward romantic storylines to appeal to female viewers.
When it should be leading to some straight up sexy space bangin', am I right?
Posted on 8/18/15 at 4:02 pm to PowerTool
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When it should be leading to some straight up sexy space bangin', am I right?
Only if its made for late night Premium cable.
Posted on 8/18/15 at 4:09 pm to Green Chili Tiger
Porkins was red six, not red leader.
Posted on 8/18/15 at 4:22 pm to RLDSC FAN
I hate the idea of recasting people for these films. It's one thing to have Ewan McGregor play a young Alec Guinness due to age but to have an actor look totally different from his counter-part in a film set a year before the original takes me out of it. I'm also not too thrilled with the rumored Luke flashback in TFA played by a 30 year old actor unless they do what they did to Hank Pym in Ant Man.
This post was edited on 8/18/15 at 4:25 pm
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