Tag: rian johnson

lj-writes:

The Last Jedi is explicit with its messaging in every scene. The new character, Rose, is hated so much because she is the one burdened with the preaching. She follows the protagonist around spouting propaganda such as, “We must protect animals,” “We must love and not hate,” and “We must distrust the military-industrial complex.” The narrative sags every time Rose is on screen, with scenes that appear to have been shoehorned in for the sake of the lesson dragging down the tension.

– From Korean weekly magazine SisaIN’s review of The Last Jedi

@northdakotaisamyth Stay mad 😂

tljstarwars:

i just rewatched the “sherlock is garbage and here’s why” video yesterday and it made me really think about ryan jamson… hes just steven moffat v.2 – hates the fans and likes to make them feel like shit bc they tried to come up with theories and thinks looking at the source material is for idiots

Have you seen the Syfy interview with Johnson that’s been going around? He says Finn and Rey are more like buddies but that there’s a little hint of something between them. Could just be his opinion but it seems like maybe JJ was intending for some romantic subtext after all. Wonder if that means we’ll get some Finn/Rey in IX.

diversehighfantasy:

I think so. Finn and Rey are found family – even TLJ showed that. I think it’s a question of whether Finn and Rey will end up ambiguously together in the end (no kiss etc, ie Mako and Raleigh in PacRim), or together together.

They’ll always be each other’s true love in my mind, romantic, friendship, familial, in any sense, but I want them to have an epic kiss onscreen if only to watch racists freak out.

Rian (in 2017) and JJ Abrams (in 2016) confirmed Lucasfilm haven’t a plan about the Sequel Trilogy and I have no idea what Kathleen Kennedy has in her mind. Even fanfic writers tries to make a map about the story they are making

lj-writes:

lj-writes:

As a critical comic review of TLJ, translated here, put it:

@loopy777 ESB, however, did not blatantly contradict and disrespect the spirit of the prior movie like TLJ did. I mean, I understand that a story can turn in unexpected ways and become more awesome in the making–I’ve experienced it myself, and it’s a great feeling. But it still has to feel like the same story with the same characters, else it’s not a continuation at all. The illusion of a plan is broken, and with it the faith that the creators know what they’re doing.

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@loopy777 How so? ESB was darker than ANH, sure, but it didn’t have glaring factual contradictions like Rey’s parents flying away in TFA but stated to be dead on Jakku in TLJ. And even amid the themes of darkness of failure in ESB the actions from the prior movie had some meaning and prior characters didn’t have their character development reversed (TLJ Luke) and/or given pointless deaths (TLJ Ackbar, Snoke, and arguably Luke).

I have no intention of defending the prequels or Lucas himself. My original reply to you was about ESB only.

thelastjedicritical:

vexilloquitious:

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meljane7:

devillikeme:

thelastjedicritical:

I also remember one of my posts where I was like “why would Rian take the time to show us Luke’s X-Wing in the water? Like of course it will play a role later… he’ll lift it from the water and leave Ahch-To in it, following Rey who is on some rogue mission” But it was just to parallel fucking Yoda…

There is something called
Chekhov’s gun. it is a dramatic principle that states that every single element in a story must be
necessary and you shouldn’t make “false promises” by not using that element again. If not necessary it should be removed from the plot.

Basically:
“If in the first act you have hung a pistol on the wall, then in the
following one it should be fired. Otherwise don’t put it there.”

I’m not saying you have to use this, but as a writer you should know these things exist and that you cannot simply break them without your audience getting mad at you.

Fuck Rian Johnson and fuck that stupid ass Yoda scene

Ah, so Chekov’s gun is the principle Rian Johnson has never heard of… I’ve been describing it several times but I didn’t know how to call it. 

It was Chekov’s pistol that shoots blanks. It’s there just for an audience “gotcha!” You can tell because it’s the only time Johnson worried about shoring up a potential plot hole in the minds of viewers. So when we see Luke on Crait, we think, “of course! He used his X-Wing to travel there.”

And then Johnson all but jumps out and yells “HA HA! He’s a Force projection! Aren’t I a clever boy!”

and then he dies… bc he Force projects himself instead of taking the X-Wing? xD 

Rian (in 2017) and JJ Abrams (in 2016) confirmed Lucasfilm haven’t a plan about the Sequel Trilogy and I have no idea what Kathleen Kennedy has in her mind. Even fanfic writers tries to make a map about the story they are making

lj-writes:

As a critical comic review of TLJ, translated here, put it:

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@loopy777 ESB, however, did not blatantly contradict and disrespect the spirit of the prior movie like TLJ did. I mean, I understand that a story can turn in unexpected ways and become more awesome in the making–I’ve experienced it myself, and it’s a great feeling. But it still has to feel like the same story with the same characters, else it’s not a continuation at all. The illusion of a plan is broken, and with it the faith that the creators know what they’re doing.

Did You Know: George Lucas Cemented Luke, Han, Leia and Lando’s Happy Endings in 1999?

swsequelsalt:

When Del Rey books was planning to publishing 1999, they began a plan to “shake up” the series of sequel tales that had been hitting shelves since the early 1990s.

Key to this plan: Killing off some of the old fan favorites in order to prove that the galaxy was still a dangerous place with high stakes.

  • They sent an e-mail to Lucasfilm in which they asked whether they could kill off any of the characters that the public knew from what was, at the time, the three-but-soon-to-be-four movies.
    • Lucasfilm reps responded that they’d have to have a list of who they were thinking about.
  • The list of possible “death” characters came from Del Rey… with Luke Skywalker at the top of their request list.
  • The letter that came back from Lucasfilm was dictated by George Lucas himself. Instead of approving which characters on the list could be killed, Lucas opted to list characters who could not be killed until they had lived full lives and reached a ripe old age: Luke Skywalker. Han Solo. Leia Organa. Lando Calrissian. The list, supposedly, went on for a bit.
  • As the story goes, Chewbacca was not on Lucas’ list of “do not deny anyone below a happy retirement” orders. Del Rey came back with a request to kill off Chewbacca in the first novel (Vector Prime) of their new series, “The New Jedi Order.”
  • Lucas eventually responded that he approved, “so long as he goes out like a hero.”
  • To this day, some fans still hate Vector Prime and the entire “New Jedi Order” series for killing off Chewbacca in a heroic sacrifice.
    • I wonder how those fans feel about these sequels? Because I can probably guess.

TL;DR – In 1999, George Lucas told the creators of the Star Wars EU/”Legends” continuity that Luke, Han, Leia and Lando could not be killed off because they’d earned the right to live full, satisfying lives.

***Information sourced from How Star Wars Conquered the Universe by Chris Taylor and The Washington Post’s report on Chewbacca’s death in 1999, among others