Star Wars Episode VII Cast Revealed

Surplus · November 25, 2018, 4:05am

Han_Shot_First:

@Surplus_Ninja: The original star wars was fantastic, but there are only so many ways they can rehash the same formula. And I was not thinking exactly of the original trilogy, but more the prequels and the recent star wars cartoons. There is far too much appeal to a younger audience, which is nice and dandy for simple profiteering, but it ruins the star wars brand in the process. Do something new and unexpected, and the hype of the remaining two films will increase immensely. And once again, I’d argue that the movies lacked depth precisely because the idea of adding a moral gray area would confuse a younger audience. And I think that star wars could seriously benefit from subverting the expectations of the viewer by breaking their usual “good vs. evil” type storytelling, as evidenced by many fantastic bits of storytelling in the extended universe.

@danielsangeo: Absolutely valid points. You are probably right. And it’s a bit too late to change my username now

I think if George Lucas was concerned that anyone could understand the plot of the prequels let alone children the prequel movies would have been shit loads better.

Pyroclase · November 25, 2018, 4:05am

How in the heck have the Battlefront games not been mentioned yet?

Orpheon · November 25, 2018, 4:05am

Or Episode 1 Racer…or Battlegrounds…or Force Commander…or Dark Forces/Jedi Knight…or X-Wing…or Rogue Squadron…or Shadows of the Empire…

Now I’m not saying all of these were amazing games but I’ve had tons of fun with all of them.

LordSkunk_707 · November 25, 2018, 4:05am

I think Outcast and Academy are by far the best… I’ve played them all. I just love the excellent fighting mechanics. No game beats them!

TheeGoatPig · November 25, 2018, 4:05am

The fighting mechanics of Outcast were wonderful, but the level design and other game mechanics sucked balls. I couldn’t stand it as a game.

LordSkunk_707 · November 25, 2018, 4:05am

I liked Academy a lot more. I wish we could have another Jedi Knight game.

Diabolical · August 11, 2020, 10:57am

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JeffMOD · November 25, 2018, 4:05am

You… You do know that Star Wars was originally aimed AT children, right?

Orpheon · November 25, 2018, 4:05am

Yeah, kinda…it was more a movie for all ages. Something anyone could enjoy.

Also, a lot of people use the “it was made for children!” defense for the prequels, but all the dull political dialogue, brutal on-screen murders of adults, implied off-screen murders of children, mutilation and immolation kinda puts a damper on that theory.

Surplus · November 25, 2018, 4:05am

Like you said its really all ages not children even for the prequels but the elements meant to appeal to kids where intrusive and annoying to adults.

Orpheon · November 25, 2018, 4:05am

Yeah true. George didn’t seem to really understand what made the original trilogy so successful and captivating for all ages. In the prequels, the tone was really all over the place, as though he was trying to keep the attention of tiny kids and adults by just quickly swapping back and forth between silly humor and dark srs bsns. Ah well. The prequels were just a complete mess.

Maxey · November 25, 2018, 4:05am

Well crafted intemporal stories will captivate both kids and adults. It just needs two layers of storytelling: a straightforward layer that is just the basic performance of the actors and the development of the plot, which any kid and adult can understand; and the subtle layer, which encompasses the backstory/lore told through visuals or sound, the more subtle facial expressions, the lines of dialogue that have a double meaning and other stuff of the sort, all those things that only adults or the more discerning kid will get.

The original trilogy had that in spades because they were handled by competent writers and directors. The prequels were handled by a hack that has no idea how storytelling works.

Han_Shot_First · November 25, 2018, 4:05am

Maxey hit it right on the head. Sure, the basic level can have stuff for kids. The actions scenes and the awesome one-liners… But in order to be a respectable movie, there needs to be something for the adults as well.