The Force Awakens and its follow-ups had so few memorable characters, it’s a wonder Disney – and Oscar Isaac – are still talking about potential spin-offs

The Force Awakens and its follow-ups had so few memorable characters, it’s a wonder Disney – and Oscar Isaac – are still talking about potential spin-offs

    • Ilandar@lemmy.today
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      2 months ago

      him being an Emperor retread doesn’t necessitate him being the big bad. it’s just means he’s evoking notes of a previous character.

      “Evoking notes” of the previous character…who was the big bad.

        • Ilandar@lemmy.today
          14·
          2 months ago

          But you said J.J. Abrams was being “unoriginal” with The Force Awakens. In other words, copying the original film/trilogy. In the original trilogy, the Emperor is clearly the big bad and this is established in the first film. So if Smoke is the equivalent of Palpatine, as was also established in the first film of the sequel trilogy, he is clearly the big bad up until Rian Johnson kills him off prematurely. Your core argument here doesn’t line up.

            • Ilandar@lemmy.today
              14·
              2 months ago

              just because JJ is unoriginal doesn’t mean anything HAS to follow from that in the future

              Of course it doesn’t. You also don’t have to make a good film or try to contribute to a cohesive trilogy, you can just “subvert expectations” and apparently some people will worship you for it.

            • Ilandar@lemmy.today
              24·
              2 months ago

              Replying again with a strawman argument isn’t going to convince me. Sorry champ.

                • Ilandar@lemmy.today
                  13·
                  2 months ago

                  If it’s “literally reality”, I’m sure you can point to where I said this:

                  so according to you, Luke and Leah can’t POSSIBLY be related, since incest is gross and illegal, and it would ruin the love triangle.

                  I don’t recall ever mentioning Luke or Leia’s relationship.