#831

Looking forward to some internet entrepreneur turning all of ttf’s posts in this thread into a book to read while on the shitter, like they did with that office worker thread.

#832

Anyway I thought it was mostly quite bad. Worst bit for me was when they couldn’t think of a way to kill Luke off, so instead just getting him to fade away more gracefully than a Smiths song. No discernable reason for it other than ‘cba having him in the next one’.

Didn’t have a problem with him attempting nephewcide. Was never an interesting character anyway.

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#833

I assumed it was Rey turning him down - the fact he was found back on the floor again implied to me that they fought again before she left. So although they evidently have some kind of bond at one level (through their power) he’s now out to destroy all that she stands for due to his anger.

If that is the case, it could have been made a little clearer, but tbh I don’t mind too much taking it for granted a bit - personally enjoyed his arc overall anyway.

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#834

It just felt a bit gratuitous to me. What does the film lose if that scene (that whole subplot, really) isn’t in it?

#835

Very little ofc. The whole Fin/Rose subplot seems to me intended to

a) give Fin something to do while everyone else is busy Star Warring
b) establish Rose as a new character with agency (although it does define her a bit as a Fin fangirl as well)

The issue really is it’s established as an key arc for the survival of the resistance which is then rendered entirely irrelevant about 6 hours later.

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#836

If you must be snide about me at least tag me

#837

she ded

#838

Tenner says she’s just unconcious.

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#839
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#840

Ultimately that subplot served as a sort of learning experience for Finn, in the first one he saw the first-hand evil of the First Order, and in this one he sees how this has resulted in massive inequality and injustice in the galaxy. Reckon in (or by) the next one he may be the main agent for rebellion recruitment while Rey deals with Kylo.

The whole codebreaker thing and what it meant for the resistance was a red herring, it was more fleshing out the state of the galaxy through Finn’s eyes. That said I hated that whole portion of the film, they could’ve done it so so much better.

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#841

Noticed a couple of things during viewing #2. First one being that Luke has no footprints on Saltopolis (obv), and second that all the Jedi books are on the Falcon! Like really casually in the drawer when Finn gets Rose a blanket. Not sure if that’s intentionally not made a big deal of, or if there’s been a cut scene. I think it just about works as it is though.

#842

yeah there’s a big close up on them

#843

Look bud, I’m sensing a bit of a tone here, like I’m an idiot or something. There’s lots of things in that film for me to look at, and I missed that one. It was very late at night, and I was all worn out from the events of the film. I want you to know I’m actually fucking great at watching films, yeah? Seen loads, noticed most of the things on screen in pretty much all of them.

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#844

I think more than irrelevant, the subplot was actually damaging to the rebels as the codebreaker sold out their escape plan. reminded me of the kind of thing that would happen in a serialised TV show but doesn’t work as well in a film

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#845

porgs

  • brilliant
  • awful

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#846

Porg spin off film and Netflix series please.

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#847

True that, although you’d have thought they could have come up with a less convoluted way of getting there using a slightly less one dimensional character :slight_smile:

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#848

Awww

https://twitter.com/SeanStanglandDH/status/941771798143741952

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#849

Went into the film so ready to hate them but every scene they were in was a joy

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#850

omg nerds, it’s a very good film, amazed by how upset people can get about a silly space opera

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