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

[a-dev]

Why didn't the republic just destroy starkiller base before it reached any sun?

The only way they could do it is if the resistance reprogrammed a Death Star and send it back through time to blow up the planet before it became a superweapon.

 

[Khev]

While the starkiller base snow-cold part didn't bother me, starkiller base itself sucking on a sun plus the force on steroids does modernize what was pretty basic tech and spirituality in ANH and even ESB.

I liked Starkiller just because the name itself goes back to Lucas' earliest notes for Luke's original last name and I think that it's neat that it really does "kill" a star. I also think the whole day to night countdown was pretty cool regardless of how they explained it.

how could the beams reach the capital so fast, and how could Finn and Solo see the beams shot from Starkiller Base?

I know that Abrams and Kasdan didn't spend two seconds thinking about those particular logistics so I won't either.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Just wow

The 10 year old part of me doesn't remember the press tour in 77:

That's funny, you can tell Johnny wants to end the segment but Mark's story takes so damn long.

 

[jye4ever]

The only way they could do it is if the resistance reprogrammed a Death Star and send it back through time to blow up the planet before it became a superweapon.

Sure, NECA can release Newt but continue to ignore the Death Star.

I liked Starkiller just because the name itself goes back to Lucas' earliest notes for Luke's original last name and I think that it's neat that it really does "kill" a star. I also think the whole day to night countdown was pretty cool regardless of how they explained it.



I know that Abrams and Kasdan didn't spend two seconds thinking about those particular logistics so I won't either.

Yeah,

SW was never about the "how".

 

[jye4ever]

That's funny, you can tell Johnny wants to end the segment but Mark's story takes so damn long.

Yup.

 

[a-dev]

Yeah,

SW was never about the "how".

Until Midichlorians

 

[ZaCHw117]

Starkiller was YUGE. That's a big *** cookie, nobody cares bout no milks nicca.

milk n cookies, ain't no cookies without no milk!

gimme a yuge glass o' malk, disney.

Multiple planets are destroyed yes but the Republic Fleet is orbiting the Capital and you see it completely annihilated by the blast wave after the planet is hit:

oh snap, crazy that ive never noticed the ships before.

Nice try Kevin.


That's not the Republic fleet, those are the **** shuttles from Man of Steel.






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Holy crap!

Never noticed that before in my 20 viewings lol

TFA > ESB

i can't believe it either, i keep going back to it thinking khev shopped it.

Wait a second . . .

Starkiller base is covered in ****ing snow. If it can harness the power of a sun to destroy 4 planets and a fleet, how does that ****ing snow not melt!? HNNNNNNNNGGGGGGG


I want my money back.

it's star wars bruh, sounds and fire in space are totally legit.

 

[pixletwin]

It did bug me that there would be 3 inhabited worlds within such a close proximity to each other.

 

[ZaCHw117]

i feel like that's a shot that deserves another 3 shots so we can fully understand what was getting blown up- ala Micheal Bay style.

 

[jye4ever]

They didn't matter anyways, Resistance is the New Republic now.

 

[DiFabio]

They didn't matter anyways, Resistance is the New Republic now.

For now . . .

 

[jye4ever]

I'm just stressed out wondering what happened to the Ewoks in 32 years.

I really want to see those little ****ers again.

 

[DiFabio]

Probably on tour in a band. There were a lotta Stormtrooper helm- er, drums.

 

[Lakhota]

You know it always bothered me about Star Wars? Was Obi-Wan Kenobi in desert gear on Tatt and George Lucas got lazy and made it the Jedi official outfit? If you were hiding in exile why would you be wearing the uniform of the Jedi? His outfit is perfect for a desert environment and even the Lars wear similar clothing. It just has always bugged me and why when Luke Skywalker became a Jedi he wore all black and not the robes?


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[The Clown Prince of Crime]

You know it always bothered me about Star Wars? Was Obi-Wan Kenobi in desert gear on Tatt and George Lucas got lazy and made it the Jedi official outfit?

I never thought about that. Maybe he has other outfits like t shirts and bellbottom pants...it was the 70's.

If you were hiding in exile why would you be wearing the uniform of the Jedi? His outfit is perfect for a desert environment and even the Lars wear similar clothing.

That's a good point. Why would you keep your name or Luke's last name too?

It just has always bugged me and why when Luke Skywalker became a Jedi he wore all black and not the robes?

Besides looking cool, I'm sure the dark color was symbolic of a dark side because of who Luke's father is in the story.

Or maybe Luke didn't want to dress like a creepy virgin lying monk.

 

[ZaCHw117]

yeah, he'd rather be the goth kid who kissed his sister.

 

[jye4ever]

But like you said yourself, Lars also wore it which tells me it's clothing that can be worn by any shmuck.

Jedi dressed like the common folk.

 

[Lakhota]

Great answers, makes sense. Love to dig into the movies


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[DiFabio]

You know it always bothered me about Star Wars? Was Obi-Wan Kenobi in desert gear on Tatt and George Lucas got lazy and made it the Jedi official outfit? If you were hiding in exile why would you be wearing the uniform of the Jedi? His outfit is perfect for a desert environment and even the Lars wear similar clothing. It just has always bugged me and why when Luke Skywalker became a Jedi he wore all black and not the robes?

Originally Luke's black attire was the look of the Jedi Knight according to books and concept art in the early 80s. Obi-Wan and Yoda were just hermits. Obi-Wan was wearing the same clothes a moisture farmer living in a desert like Uncle Owen would wear.





Return of the Jedi contradicts that in the end however the minute Anakin pops up in the exact same clothes as Yoda and Obi-Wan.





In the 90s concept art for Episode I: The Phantom Menace, the Jedi were dressed in black. In all the art produced for the film, Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon had black samurai looking outfits like Luke, some even with armor.









Somewhere down the line things changed and the Jedi ended up looking like a bunch of weirdo losers.

 

[jye4ever]

They should've stuck with that Samurai pony tail.