Star Wars: The Force Awakens (12/18/15)

[greedo737]

Seems to me Chewie was too preoccupied with making sure Finn was taken care of to bother stopping and acknowledging Leia.

 

[Khev]

Yeah he walked right by her. What a jerk.

*marks greedo737 down on the list*

 

[a-dev]

Oh and one other thing:

I saw this tonight. Overall I enjoyed it quite a bit. Yes, it was incredibly derivative and full of plenty of winks and nods to the original trilogy. But it was still a well told story, with good acting and direction, good drama and action, likable characters, and it seems to be setting up a very interesting story to come. I thought that Finn may be the most relatable character from any Star Wars movie yet.

Not funny in that in all those auditions they still thought he was the best guy for the job. As I rewatched some scenes a couple of days ago, I was struck at how annoying his character is.

''That blast came from the Khev! That thing's operational!''

 

[karamazov80]

Oh and one other thing:

I don't see those as contradictory posts

 

[Khev]

at a-dev and kara.

 

[a-dev]

Difabio will have that shield down. We've gotta give him more time!

 

[karamazov80]

Finn really embodies that Groucho Marx quote.

Difabio will have that shield down. We've gotta give him more time!

 

[YoNoSe]

Sure!



Yes I have two lists with everyone's name on them keeping track of how everyone responded to TFA and it gets updated regularly.

Interesting.

 

[IrishJedi]

Interesting.

I love that movie. And that GIF isn't used nearly enough. Well done.

 

[Khev]

Composer of Grand Budapest is doing the music for Rogue One.

 

[RavenEye]

He ****ed up big time.
This is not real life this is star wars.
Chewie should have hugged leia.
You ****ed up man , ****ed up baaaaaadddd.

Chewie doesn't hug people who don't give him medals. And NO! The **** years ago on TV aint canon!

 

[Wor-Gar]

He shouldn't have. I wish he stuck to his guns. There's no right or wrong way to react to a loved one's death. Anyone who has experienced it firsthand knows. Your mind doesn't immediately go "but does my spouse have a best friend that I've been out of touch with for years that I can comfort right now?" No, you're just in shock, even a daze, and usually blinded with grief. Abrams is a nice guy and is open to being shown where he is wrong but that wasn't the case here IMO.

I get that "fans" want to see their buddy Chewie have a moment but the way it played out on screen worked just fine.

You know my gut instinct when I wrote: Lucas wouldn't have. He'd have some long-winded non-sense excuse. ... was to add: Like Khev.

Because I just knew you'd come back with a long-winded excuse why he shouldn't have. I wish I could view every film with the acceptance that you do.

 

[Khev]

My dear Wor-Gar, long-winded nonsense is my speciality.

Nevertheless:

*moves Wor-Gar from List A to List B*

 

[Wor-Gar]

I knew that was coming too.


*Khev moves me to C list.*




But seriously, what if your husband died, and your husband's best friend just walked past you without a word. Wouldn't you be hurt and think that's weird?

JJ could have easily started the Leia shot with the end of the Chewie hug and she sees Rey. Abbreviated but present.

 

[a-dev]

Interesting question actually. Who was more at fault for the lack of hug? Leia or Chewie? In fairness they both kind of ignore eachother the way the scene plays.

 

[karamazov80]

*puts Khev TFA goggles on*

Leia probably blamed Chewie for not doing a better job protecting Han. And Chewy was still in shock, traumatized by the passing of his life partner. Makes sense.

Composer of Grand Budapest is doing the music for Rogue One.

So we're gonna get some quirky, Wes Anderson type scoring there? I can dig it. They should bring Anderson in to film the opening scene introducing the characters.

 

[guyver1]

Chewie did mourn his own way for his friend

 

[kryptonianmutie]

Oh god, just lolz to everybody.
[emoji38]

 

[DiFabio]

Nope, not buying it. Could they have had a moment at some point, possibly off screen prior to Rey and Chewie's departure? Sure. Did it need to happen the second he stepped off the Falcon? No. Leia and Chewie had a prior history, yes, but relationships can change massively over three decades, especially when a divorce or separation occurs and friends have to "choose" one of the spouses. Even when she arrived on Takodana and Chewie hugged her Carrie plays it as kind of her humoring him, she graciously accepts his hug but doesn't put her arms around him and when he steps aside immediately focuses back on Han and the issue of their son.

I get that Leia not hugging Chewie is this new fanboy "thing" not unlike him not receiving a medal on Yavin but it's not something that I see as a problem or mistake at all. Obviously if you want to wish that those scenes were staged differently then go right ahead.

Spoiler

Not an argument.

 

[jye4ever]

That post didnt just happen. Khev has detailed files on all of us.

Yeah he walked right by her. What a jerk.

*marks greedo737 down on the list*

''That blast came from the Khev! That thing's operational!''

Difabio will have that shield down. We've gotta give him more time!

Gold, all of it.