re: Star Wars Episode 9 &#39;The Rise of Skywalker&#39; Official Trailer #1

Posted by TheeRealCarolina

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Posted on 4/12/19 at 1:42 pm to tiggerthetooth

So I’ve watched the trailer twice. Nothing there to give me a TLJ like feeling, but I wasn’t exactly hyped afterwards. I’ll use one of my free tickets to catch it opening night.

If it’s terrible, well hey it’s the last one so i’ll just start mocking it. Might sneak some Jack Daniels. If it’s good, well at least it went out on a high note with no more frickery.

Posted by boxcarbarney

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Posted on 4/12/19 at 1:44 pm to Loaner1231

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The 1,000 generations of Jedi.

But as of the end of 8, there are no Jedi to train her. Luke certainly couldn't be bothered with it while he was alive.

This post was edited on 4/12/19 at 1:47 pm

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Posted by Centinel

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Posted on 4/12/19 at 1:46 pm to boxcarbarney

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"We've passed on all we know."

Ya, I caught that as well.

Posted by Loaner1231

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Posted on 4/12/19 at 1:47 pm to boxcarbarney

Rey has all of the text from the Jedi’s past, all of their teachings, and likely all of the teachings from Luke. Add in the chosen one reincarnation possibility and she’ll rediscover all of those lessons as well.

Posted by Centinel

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Posted on 4/12/19 at 1:48 pm to Loaner1231

Ya, but have we ever heard a Jedi talk about "we" in terms of the Jedi as a collective?

Posted by Scoob

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Posted on 4/12/19 at 1:49 pm to PEPE

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But they hinted that the movie would basically retcon all the shite about 8 people didn't like.

The title, the emperor laugh, "nobody is ever really gone"

They are tacitly promising Skywalker vs. Emperor.

We've went from "let the past die" to "RISE OF SKYWALKER"

This is more interesting than I expected, but my level of enthusiasm is still way below where it had been. I'll get around to looking into this after Game of Thrones and Endgame come and go; and that's telling. Once, the promise of a new Star Wars film would have trumped everything.

I figure I'll see it 2nd week, after the reviews come out (the 'real' reviews, from the fans and not the Disney media machine). Unless it's TLJ bad, then I'll wait til it hits Disney+.

BTW, curious to see how Disney+ is going to work. 6.99 a month and you can download stuff? That's a no-brainer, just for the library. I wonder if you will be able to view those downloads if you let the subscription expire... they have to block that I assume. Otherwise, I'm going to start looking for the best deals on external HDs and 4k burners, cloud be damned.

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Posted by REG861

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Posted on 4/12/19 at 1:50 pm to RLDSC FAN

I didnt see Rose. That means we are assured of at least 2 minutes of Rose free running time

Posted by Loaner1231

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Posted on 4/12/19 at 1:52 pm to Centinel

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Ya, but have we ever heard a Jedi talk about "we" in terms of the Jedi as a collective?

“We do not grant you the rank of master”.

I understand that was moreso “we” meaning “the councel” but it’s a collective use. I’d have to rewatch/reread everything to find a specific example; but I will be paying attention to this moving forward.

Posted by Centinel

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Posted on 4/12/19 at 1:58 pm to Loaner1231

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I understand that was moreso “we” meaning “the councel” but it’s a collective use.

Ya, but that use has context. Whereas (as of right now) Luke's words don't. I'm not saying you're wrong or anything with your interpretation.

I think it's just one of those little tidbits that's going to be discussed right up until the movie.

Plot twist: The other "we" is Ahsoka Tano

Posted by RemouladeSawce

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Posted on 4/12/19 at 2:00 pm to RLDSC FAN

The name makes no sense given the closure of VIII unless Rey is a Skywalker.

Palpatine coming back in any form is stupid.

If they planned both of those things from the start this is horrible execution. If they're making shite up as they go in response to VIII's reception this is also horrible execution. If those two things are happening I'd rather not know going in.

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Posted by PEPE

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Posted on 4/12/19 at 2:08 pm to RemouladeSawce

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If they're making shite up as they go in response to VIII's reception this is also horrible execution.

It's this. They wrote 7 with no idea what 8 would be. And now they are writing 9 as best they can given 8 kneecapping them. I can guarantee you Snoke was not introduced to unceremoniously die off with no significance.

They have 1 movie to try to make any sort of coherent narrative happen. It's an impossible task given what's transpired.

Posted by ohiovol

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Posted on 4/12/19 at 2:08 pm to PEPE

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Well, they showed nothing.

But they hinted that the movie would basically retcon all the shite about 8 people didn't like.

The title, the emperor laugh, "nobody is ever really gone"

They are tacitly promising Skywalker vs. Emperor.

We've went from "let the past die" to "RISE OF SKYWALKER"

Based on the replies to this comment, I'm in the minority, but I'm not sure I'm thrilled about that, either. I don't want them to retell a story that was already done well enough.

Posted by Esquire

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Posted on 4/12/19 at 2:09 pm to Scoob

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I wonder if you will be able to view those downloads if you let the subscription expire.

You have a better chance of enjoying Rian Johnson's upcoming trilogy than getting to keep downloads from Disney+

They will just go the Amazon/Netflix route and only let downloads be active for one month before having to activate it again.