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inflammatoryfandomblog · 6 months

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you know what. part of my brain wants to reconsider my opinion of kotor2 now that i know what star wars is. because when i first played it, it was before i touched anything star wars it was an extremely underwhelming game and i kind of hated it. like "wow this sucks. this is an unbelievably bad game."

but the problem with many things StarWar is that many (many) things in it aren't really that good on their own merits. it's a franchise more inbred than the hapsburgs. so maybe i shouldn't.

#star wars #me.txt #shortposting #kotor 2 #sorry to the kotor fans i guess #the way people talked about kotor 2 was like “wow it's so deep!!”#so i expected so much more. writing was probably done by a 14-year-old tbh #wait chris avellone wrote it? truly one of the worst video game writers #i don't think i have ever liked anything he touched.#anyways time to retreat into the cave because i am too tired to reorganize my batman tas notes ;_;

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intermundia · 2 years

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Disney is trying to overwrite the old era/legend stuff that are beloved. Starkiller, Ben (Skywalker not Solo), Tython, Reva instead of Revan (look I have no problem with the actress I have a problem with the name only cos Im a fan of Revan and Kotor) and now Jabiim. It's deliberate and disrespectful and mean. Like the catholics when they took over already existing holidays for some random Saint they came up with, to overwrite the people they conquered.

I feel like the Loremasters... don't actually know the starwars lore... like at all.

I'm sorry that it's rubbing you the wrong way, I can see where you're coming from and understand feeling defensive of stuff that has tremendous value as it is and doesn't need to be erased and overwritten for sure. I have extremely mixed feelings about the break between legends and canon generally like Lucas pulling from the EU was great, like the nightsisters he adopted and brought into the main canon, but it's different when it's Lucas doing it I guess. I hope their adaptation of Jabiim is respectful of the comic lore!!

#star wars salt #i'm sorry <3 #i love old legends stuff too #sw

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rishi-maze · 6 years

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The Last Jedi

thoughts about the movie, character’s development and the missing storylines (I’m looking at you Bloodline).

(heavy spoilers)

PROS

Rey!random confirmed:

CONS

The biggest issue I have with this movie are the sketchy characters’ motivations. I was fine with all the unanswered questions left by TFA - it was the first movie of a trilogy after all - but with the second installment I was expecting a clearer explanation to what happened with Luke and Ben. Luke senses a dark future for Ben and think about killing him: I liked this twist, I really did, but why not adding more? What drove Luke? was it just a Force vision? maybe all these years of war left him scarred and afraid to the point of thinking the unthinkable? did he touch an Holocron Sith that triggered his fears and pushed him to Ben’s hutt? was it Snoke? Ben destroys the Academy and runs away with (I suppose) the future Knights of Ren: (again) what drove him? was just Luke’s betrayal? or was the knowledge to be feared not just by Luke, but also by his parents? when did Snoke start to groom him? how did the others students react? did they believe Ben when he said to have attacked Luke in self-defense? or did they accused him to have killed Luke, leading to a fight between who believed Ben and who didn’t? did the public revelation that the Skywalker are related to Darth Vader play a role this? Kylo Ren wants to end what Vader started: what is that Vader started? did Ben have a negative opinion of the Rebellion? did he maybe met the families of whom died at the hands of the Rebels? (an interesting take Driver hinted during interviews) did he see how pointless the New Republic was to rebuilt the galaxy and keep it safe? We can guess all day, but I am tired to keep guessing. A clear motivation would have made Kylo so much more interesting and layered. Rey leaves Ach-To to meet with Kylo: that was cool, but we didn’t have enough scenes between the two to trigger this decision. Being a compassionate person does not equal making dangerous, out-of-character decisions, especially a couple of days after the events in TFA. Snoke: despite I liked him in TLJ, it was a pity that I come to know more about his goals in this Andy Serkin’s interview than by the actual movie. Finn: not even one scene where he defends his decision to leave the Resistance at the beginning (which I don’t see as an act of cowardice), neither one where we understand why he decided to join the fight.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE REY/KYLO CLIFF SCENE ON ACTH-TO? AND LUKE FIGHTING THE KNIGHTS OF REN? AND SHOULDN’T UNKAR PLUTT BE BACK? This is an huge script change, dammit!

no callback to the infamous napkin incident

Rey/Kylo mental bond: I am a fan of KOTOR, so of course I loved it. The execution unfortunately left me underwhelmed. I was expecting it to be used for a deeper character exploration. I’m sorry Rian, but there are fanfictions with a more interesting take on it.

Phasma and Chewbacca: such a waste of potential

Rey’s and Finn’s arcs: they are too much plot-driven and contradict their previous characterizations.

Leia and Holdo’s outfits: they made no sense. They are not in the Senate, they are in a military base, constantly under attack. They need clothes that do not restrict movements and put them in danger, especially the leaders!

Rey emerges from the water during the meditation session wearing a perfect strong makeup. Dafuck? :D Was it the power of the dark side? It is just ridiculous. Even more considering she’s not even wearing any right before the fall (or, tbh, she’s just wearing a natural looking makeup)

Holdo: considering how many times TLJ subverted our expectations, I was hoping for a subversion even in her case. Unfortunately she is the first canonically queer character (correct me if I am wrong) in the movies and...well...she dies.

FinnRose: I went to see the movie expecting to ship them hard and I was left with...nothing? I didn’t see any romance building between them through all the film and then...she kissed him? out of the blue? I liked the scene in itself and the message it wants to convey, but without a context it felt weak.

Poe: how did LucasFilm works? or Rian didn’t care about Poe’s characterization or they didn’t care to inform him. He is someone who care about other people safety, not someone willing to sacrifice others, especially the Black Squadron, so easily.

Ahch-To inhabitants were a funny comic relief but, the island needs caretakers? who also look like nuns?

#the last jedi #the last jedi review #bloodline #Rian Johnson #Rey #Luke Skywalker #leia organa #Kylo Ren #analysis #Finn #rose tico #amilyn holdo #poe dameron #bb8 #armitage hux #Snoke #finnrose #Chewbacca

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