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Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Spoilertastic Thread

Started by Pak-Man, December 15, 2015, 10:42:23 AM

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Edward J Grug III

Well said.

It's weird how desperate people are to try and find faults with the film.
FINE

ScottotD

Refusal to be wrong and trying to convince themselves they didn't have fun
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"A thing I like that there was no chance would ever continue until recently is now continuing but it doesn't meet my exact personal specifications so fuck this"

- how I read any complaint about MST3k (or Star Wars or Ghostbusters)

Quantum Vagina


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"A thing I like that there was no chance would ever continue until recently is now continuing but it doesn't meet my exact personal specifications so fuck this"

- how I read any complaint about MST3k (or Star Wars or Ghostbusters)

Darth Geek

Well, as someone who didn't like Ant Man, where most everyone else seemed to really enjoy it, I can sympathize a little bit. The problem is in this case that a lot of the people who didn't like Force Awakens seemed to be predisposed against it beforehand.


Quantum Vagina

Quote from: Darth Geek on January 09, 2016, 09:18:03 PM
Well, as someone who didn't like Ant Man, where most everyone else seemed to really enjoy it, I can sympathize a little bit. The problem is in this case that a lot of the people who didn't like Force Awakens seemed to be predisposed against it beforehand.
I actually liked it. Don't know why people ignore that. It's possible to find fault in something you like.

Russell AKA Soguru

There's a lot of theories circulating, so I might as well throw my ridiculous theory into the mix.

k1

Quote from: Russell Soguru on January 10, 2016, 10:43:21 AM
There's a lot of theories circulating, so I might as well throw my ridiculous theory into the mix.

Wait! What if it was actually

Tripe


Quantum Vagina


Edward J Grug III

FINE

Russell AKA Soguru


Tripe

It's good and, while maybe not intended by the writers, something that, if one thinks about it, makes sense.

Russell AKA Soguru

I'd also like to throw this out there... early on in the film it was established he can easily stop laser shots in mid-air. He either let his guard down too much... indicating he was so profoundly regretful of what he did, or he allowed himself to be shot.

Darth Geek

Quote from: Russell Soguru on January 11, 2016, 11:44:54 AM
I'd also like to throw this out there... early on in the film it was established he can easily stop laser shots in mid-air. He either let his guard down too much... indicating he was so profoundly regretful of what he did, or he allowed himself to be shot.
I got the idea that Ren just got lucky on that. He was stopping Po from moving, and it got the blast as well. I doubt he'd be fast enough to do that, even with Force reflexes. And after killing his father, he certainly was preoccupied.

I love that theory that Chewie had a deep affection for Ren too. It makes his anguished cry even more meaningful. It also means that if he deliberately only wounded Ren, then he is also partly responsible for the deaths Ren will cause later on.