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Star Wars Discussion / Re: The Last Jedi (SPOILERS SPOILERS LOTS OF SPOILERS YOUR FAULT SPOILERS)
« on: December 27, 2017, 06:32:03 AM »
With regards the treatment of Luke in TLJ and Hamill's evolving thoughts on the matter, it turns out that story arc actually comes from Lucas' own treatment for episode VII before Disney bought in and hired JJ Abrams. Haters gonna hate but it came from the world builder himself! Our Only Look at George Lucas’ Vision for the ‘Star Wars’ Sequel Trilogy
TLJ shows clearly the huge disparity between Rey and Kylo's combat skill in the throne room scene against the royal guard. For every single guard Rey took on, Kylo was fighting three at once. And at no point was Rey superior to Luke during their sparring; he disarmed or blocked her moves multiple times before she summoned the lightsaber (a sign of frustration?).
The entire space battle makes very little sense and honestly the Dreadnought didn't seem remotely threatening considering the level of ease it was dealt with. Poe's plan exposed the fleet with lack of star fighter cover.Agreed. This was one of the worst parts of the movie for me (fortunately it got better later). However it does demonstrate, once again, that over-confidence common to many Imperial officers, going all the way back to Tarkin and Admiral Motti in ANH.
Funny how a bowcaster bolt kills Stormtroopers in armor hurling them several feet but barely phases an unarmored teen with no knowledge it was about to hit him. That entire scene can be summed up in shitty plot armor, so don't go on about kylo's wound taking a toll on him when he's just apparently not very good at what he does next to mary sue. Rey is somehow a better fighter than both kylo and Luke in spit eof having far less experience in lightsaber combat, is magically stronger than both of them with far more control than either at that age or stage of training. Again there's tapping into the Force and then using the force like a lvl 20 Wizard in D7D with zero negatives.Hang on now. You can't arbitrarily ignore plot points you don't like and then use it's absence to claim Rey is a "mary sue". Kylo's significant injuries prior to his fight with Rey, which are clearly shown on screen, have huge bearing on how that was conducted. For most of the fight his weakened state is the only reason she was able to stay in the game, until that moment when she opened to the Force and let it guide her actions. And Force-augmented reactions has often been shown as one of the most common manifestations even in the untrained (see Anakin's podracing).
TLJ shows clearly the huge disparity between Rey and Kylo's combat skill in the throne room scene against the royal guard. For every single guard Rey took on, Kylo was fighting three at once. And at no point was Rey superior to Luke during their sparring; he disarmed or blocked her moves multiple times before she summoned the lightsaber (a sign of frustration?).