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| Topic | Star Wars: The Last Jedi spoiler thread 2 |
| _Harmonica_ 12/18/17 7:48:28 PM #156: | OliviaTremor posted... How was The Last Jedi low risk? Seems like it took plenty of risks in the sense that it threw away Snoke, had Rey's parents be nobody, killed off Luke, subverted the Kylo redemption/Rey turning, and had pretty much all of the resistance destroyed. It almost seems like people actively wanted it to be cookie cutter and a retread of familiar tropes and are upset it wasn't. I mean, anything with "Star Wars" in its name is inherently low-risk, the content of the story barely plays into it. Maybe I'm not giving the movie enough credit for being "brave" enough to do the stuff you listed (most of which I liked), but the point I was trying to make is that it didn't really reignite my love for Star Wars or anything and I'm quickly approaching the point where I stop caring about the movies. Also, it's kind of telling that most of the examples you listed are from the Rey/Kylo/Luke storyline when there's a whole other half to the movie that treads mostly familiar ground with a little more interpersonal conflict thrown in. I'll be more impressed by the risky decision of dwindling the resistance numbers if it has consequences in the next film beyond maintaining the "plucky underdog vs evil empire" status quo. --- ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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