I never understood why Lucas wanted to start Anakin at such a young age? Why not start his story at 16-17? We don't need to watch his childhood goodness. If there was one guy whose childhood was literally ruined by Star Wars is Jake Lloyd . I wouldn't be shocked if Jake will die young before he turns 40 like Corey Haim. The Phantom Menace ruined his life. I feel bad for the guy and was only 8. At 246, he may live the rest of his life filled with drugs and crimes. Another sad ending for a child actor. I am rooting for Jake to pull through.
Back in late-1998 leading up to The Phantom Menace day, I remember thinking how cool Darth Maul looked and how cool and modern the fight choreography was in the teaser trailer. Like if Jar Jar were to sell toys to the kiddies, Maul was for the older or cooler kids. At 18, I even went out to buy Maul's action figure. I think Darth Maul was a such a missed opportunity. I think he is cooler than Boba Fett. Along with the great subtle performance by Liam Neeson as the cool-headed Qui-Gon Jinn, Darth Maul was the only real highlight of TPM. Except he had like two lines and was in the movie for less than 15 minutes. Lesser than Jar Jar! A villian with shallow depth that got disposed after one film. Ray Park did a commendable job for what little he was given.
I saw TPM back-to-back on opening day and still kept the ticket stubs. And saw it again with my cousins and friends another night. I might have paid to see it three times and a couple times sneaking to the theater with my 5-year old brother. To me, TPM is SUPERIOR to AOTC but are polar opposites on how they were told. TPM starts off much slower but ends much better with a far better lightsaber duel. AOTC starts off promising with humor but ends horribly with a terrible duel. And lightsaber battles have always been action highlights in SW. They are both turds for SW but I would take TPM over AOTC anyday thanks to Qui-Gon & Kenobi vs Maul and can tolerate Jar Jar.
I think the theory of Luke going dark started with the August EW issue...
www.ew.com/article/2015/08/12/star-wars-luke-skywalker-hooked-jj-abrams
If Luke Skywalker did turn to the darkside, it is going to be a dramatic reveal that JJ will pull off to make the audience gasp assisted by some epic John Williams score. I knew pretty much the core story of Episode III and the tension in the music and scenes was still there when I first saw it a few times starting with Mace and seeing Order 66 by the 80th minute mark. Who knows in that second TFA trailer that we might assume Luke is talking to Rey is actually Kylo? Is Luke a Sith Lord?
We know by the way Finn holds his lightsaber he isn't trained for it and maybe Luke wants it back and asked Kylo to retrieve it. It is hard enough for me to believe Luke goes dark after seeing him touch Artoo who will never join him to the darkside! I haven't really read much about Pameron but the stakes get raised. The theory of Chewbacca dead where Rey is crying? That bothers me! Not Chewie! *Wookie roar*
Actually, not really. I am kinda immune to shocking reveals thanks to LOST and The Walking Dead killing off major characters . How it is presented to us is what I look for. Not the result but the journey and the motive behind it. If Chewie dies, it's just a movie! Everyone dies in real life.
I forget Lawrence Kasdan came back to write stories for SW since he wasn't there for PT which generally sucked but did write TESB and ROTJ which are better than ANH. He said he never wrote a character like Kylo Ren before who is full of emotion. Considering I still enjoyed all three SW PT in the theater multiple times and expect TFA to be superior to the first two, I think Dec 17 (we get it a day before the U.S.), is going to be AWESOME! I will be 39 hours ahead of my Californians at watching it so I should have a post here either liking or loving TFA before Noon (Pacific Time), December 16.
Whether Luke goes dark, Kylo and Rey are related to Han and Leia, Starkiller will destroy entire solar systems, and a major character dies, this movie is worth getting EXCITED for if you are a SW fanati
I can see this with many actors, but especially child stars. They touch the golden ring and then it slips through their fingers, falling from the momentary light, back into the dark which is so much darker now, at least that is their perception.
