Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Post-release)

[astroboy]

How did those bombers use gravity to drop their bombs at the beginning?


I can't believe I'm quoting Ben Shapiro for that one....(the end is nigh!)

 

[DarthLee]

How did those bombers use gravity to drop their bombs at the beginning?


I can't believe I'm quoting Ben Shapiro for that one....(the end is nigh!)

"Magnetize.. Magnetize!"

 

[Marv]

I loved the fact Luke is stuck on a deserted island for years and has perhaps 5 books but never reads them!!!

 

[Bryancd]

How did those bombers use gravity to drop their bombs at the beginning?


I can't believe I'm quoting Ben Shapiro for that one....(the end is nigh!)

I got the impression they were being pushed out of the racks towards the target although the imagery is intentionally evocative of a traditional WW2 bomber.

 

[Marv]

God it was possibly the worst film I've seen in years.

 

[Clutch]

They were launched out of the bomber and were magnetic.

 

[Bryancd]

I loved the fact Luke is stuck on a deserted island for years and has perhaps 5 books but never reads them!!!

Page turners they are not!

 

[James Kenobi 1138]

Info on how they made the Yoda puppet: http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/exclus...utm_term=top_5-25_percent&utm_content=link_ad

 

[Kylash]

I really hope Luke never got to the point of "boy...those fish nuns are lookin pretty good..."

 

[karmajay]

How did those bombers use gravity to drop their bombs at the beginning?


I can't believe I'm quoting Ben Shapiro for that one....(the end is nigh!)

According to the VD - they are magnetically pushed out of the bomb clips then are magnetically attracted tot he target

 

[gedmac66]

One of the things I *did* like was the kid at the end, in the sense that Rian is showing us that this "simple stable boy" is "another Rey" - that you don't need to be biologically tied to midichlorians or a certain bloodline to tap into the force. That was the impression I had as a kid and hated how it was handled in the prequels - so I felt like this was a kind of cool course correction.

Sorry , but I just don’t get this part / interpretation of this scene meaning this . After all , we were shown a large variety of aliens using / accessing the ‘ Force ‘ in the PT , who weren’t related by blood or otherwise to the Skywalkers .

 

[drftfan]

I want to see more lightsaber battles. They are by far my favorite parts of Star Wars. I know it isnt my movie but still. It would be nice.

 

[Kylash]

I am completely behind having Luke be a shadow of the man he was. What I have a problem with is the reason for it.

For his character to even consider murdering his nephew shows a fundamental disconnect between what happened in ROTJ and what Rian Johnson wrote. People keep saying fanboys are whining because the films didn't turn out the way they expected. Of course fans are upset about it!

Except it's not. Luke almost killed Vader in ROTJ. Luke gave into his anger more than twice in ROTJ. Yes in the end he overcame it, but Luke is clearly not the perfect Jedi we all make him out to be. He has weakness. Enough that I think a "moment of instinct" is realistic in the flashback we saw and perfectly in line with the Luke we saw in ROTJ.

 

[Bryancd]

Sorry , but I just don’t get this part / interpretation of this scene meaning this . After all , we were shown a large variety of aliens using / accessing the ‘ Force ‘ in the PT , who weren’t related by blood or otherwise to the Skywalkers .

No but the PT did heavily imply that accessing the Force wasn’t a universal ability. That it was depedant on other factors. In ‘77 I believed in a more egalitarian view of the Force, that everyone could access it but only the most serious could master it. That concept seems to be coming back as evidenced in that coda.

 

[Hunk a Junk]

According to the VD - they are magnetically pushed out of the bomb clips then are magnetically attracted tot he target

For me, it's among the least of this film's sins, but when the film shows a character falling down the bomb bay and kicking a ladder to make a controller fall toward her (and the open bomb bay doors) to then say "magnets" are pushing the bombs out seems to be having it both ways. :facepalm

 

[karmajay]

Sorry , but I just don’t get this part / interpretation of this scene meaning this . After all , we were shown a large variety of aliens using / accessing the ‘ Force ‘ in the PT , who weren’t related by blood or otherwise to the Skywalkers .

Yeah I think the last scene was more about how Luke's sacrifice is a spark that will bring more people to the Resistance since the kids were retelling that story. The force part just shows that force users ARE out there and are inspired by the resistance and could be up and coming members.

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For me, it's among the least of this film's sins, but when the film shows a character falling down the bomb bay and kicking a ladder to make a controller fall toward her (and the open bomb bay doors) to then say "magnets" are pushing the bombs out seems to be having it both ways. :facepalm

Um..all Star Wars ships have some type of "artificial movie gravity" that keeps people from flying all over the place as ships are doing maneuvers, when convenient. What keeps chewie and Rey in their seats but bb-8 and a porg get thrown around a bit. Same with the other trilogy ships.

There is no "trying to have it both ways".

 

[ghostryder]

Sorry , but I just don’t get this part / interpretation of this scene meaning this . After all , we were shown a large variety of aliens using / accessing the ‘ Force ‘ in the PT , who weren’t related by blood or otherwise to the Skywalkers .

I wasn't saying all force users have to be Skywalkers, I was saying that this 5 second coda scene hit home Rian's point that it didn't matter who Rey's parents were. It makes sense in the context of these last two films being Rey's story. They're re-iterating the force is available to those who believe, not just inherited. In other words, stable boy's story and Rey's story are one in the same.

 

[Hunk a Junk]

Um..all Star Wars ships have some type of "artificial movie gravity" that keeps people from flying all over the place as ships are doing maneuvers, when convenient. What keeps chewie and Rey in their seats but bb-8 and a porg get thrown around a bit. Same with the other trilogy ships.

There is no "trying to have it both ways".

Like I said, least of its sins. Of course, movie gravity. It's just in this case, there's "gravity" where Rose's sister is sprawled out and literally a foot away the bombs are falling but not falling because of... magnets. I know, I know... it's Star Wars. Ignore science. I'm cool with that. But it would've taken no extra effort for Rian and his team to make the bombs launch instead of fall and therefore nothing to complain about. But they wanted a WWII bomber homage, so... there we are.

 

[Darth Fetty]

Except it's not. Luke almost killed Vader in ROTJ. Luke gave into his anger more than twice in ROTJ. Yes in the end he overcame it, but Luke is clearly not the perfect Jedi we all make him out to be. He has weakness. Enough that I think a "moment of instinct" is realistic in the flashback we saw and perfectly in line with the Luke we saw in ROTJ.

I don't find the two situations comparable at all. In ROTJ, Luke had the Emperor/devil tempting and trying to manipulate him the entire time in addition to Vader outright threatening his sister and competing with him for the top spot next to the Emperor... In TLJ, Kylo was sleeping.

 

[Snikt]

No but the PT did heavily imply that accessing the Force wasn’t a universal ability. That it was depedant on other factors. In ‘77 I believed in a more egalitarian view of the Force, that everyone could access it but only the most serious could master it. That concept seems to be coming back as evidenced in that coda.

I personally think that kind of sucks to be honest, that everyone can access the force but only a few can master it. Cause if everyone is special than nobody is. I dont like that. I like the idea of the chosen one, and the bloodline having some significance, and not because of stupid midichlorians. Some stuff needs to be explained, but some does not, thats why I liked the force, because it was more mystical. Then GL had to go and ruin it like he does everything else.

Like others have said, hopefully Kylo was lying about her parents, because having them not be anybody is such a lazy way to write it. Its like he is trying to **** off fans of TFA and the OT. To me, totally killed the momentum that TFA accomplished with introducing new plotlines and questions that I wanted answers to. Seriously, what the hell are they going to do in 9? If Rey and Kylo fall in love or some crap Im going to disavow Star Wars forever. It sucks for JJ cause he got written into a corner by Rian. He came up with some rad stuff to explore in TFA, and Rian killed every aspect of it. And the one thing he SHOULD have killed (Leia), he didnt. So, she is going to get killed off screen, cause she didnt get any filming done for 9, and they arent going to CG her, so what else can they do? So much wasted opportunity.