I’m not the most knowledgeable on Star Wars lore so excuse my ignorance, but Cara was told to cover her stripes so as to not give herself away once they were in front of the Imperialist, but she has the fucking Rebel Alliance symbol tatted on her face so would that not need to be covered too or was this a gigantic oversight and everyone is apparently blind to her face tattoo?
Its so tiny you cant even tell what it is. I didn't know that was the rebel symbol until you said something.
It’s a great time to be a SW fan. I may feel differently about it tomorrow, but right now is good. On the eve of a new movie, so much is possible right now. Can’t wait to see what my old buddy Palpatine has gotten up to lately.
I’m not the most knowledgeable on Star Wars lore so excuse my ignorance, but Cara was told to cover her stripes so as to not give herself away once they were in front of the Imperialist, but she has the fucking Rebel Alliance symbol tatted on her face so would that not need to be covered too or was this a gigantic oversight and everyone is apparently blind to her face tattoo?
Its so tiny you cant even tell what it is. I didn't know that was the rebel symbol until you said something.
No it’s definitely big and obvious enough and it’s directly on the front of her face. It’s not like we’re talking about a beauty mark. And in any sense, she was told to cover her stripes because of the impending meeting wit The Client where she would be face to face 5 feet away. He would definitely notice and it’s a huge and lazy oversight imo.
They weren't face to face though. She was chillin behind them. And i tried to take a screenshot on my phone of the scene but it wont let me. But you literally cannot tell what it is it looks like a birthmark
The issue isn’t her being a rebel but a shocktrooper. The arm tattoo marks her as a shocktrooper aka a “dropper” The shocktroopers were in heavy action there and failed to take the base. She said they lost significant forces on that planet. It stayed in Imperial hands. Greef (Carl Weathers) instantly knew she was a shocktrooper by the tattoo. Any mention of the tattoo was accompanied by the word shocktrooper and when they say they word shocktrooper she looks at the tattoo. It’s the personal history there that is the problem, not just the fact that she was a rebel.
So Rise of Skywalker was stupid. Not shit tier but stupid. For so many things happening, nothing really happens. The pacing is so damn clunky and it's another scavenger hunt romp intermingled with a bunch of scenes that make you feel like you skipped a movie. The film also opts for alot of telling what happened rather than showing what happened and it really doesn't work. When thrown together by themselves, it's painfully obvious that Rey, Finn and Po just can't carry a movie. There's no chemistry, Finn is straight up irritating and Po has 0 charm at this point. The death scenes were freaking hilarious. There was no emotional weight to any of it and that's a damn shame. Also, JJ is really trying has best to patch faults from Last Jedi but he doesn't spend enough time on anything and they feel like slapping a band aid on a stab wound. There's nothing quite as ridiculous as space coma shenanigans but there are a few straight up infuriating things. The movie also relies so hard on ex machinas. There are so many points, again, where there are things that have never been established in this universe that save the day. It becomes very monotonous. There are a couple of cool action scenes (unfortunately they botch the climax hard), a couple of really nice throw backs to the original and even prequel trilogies and, not gonna lie, a very brief moment near the end where I audibly cheered for a second as my inner fanboy was reignited. Overall, I'm just happy this new trilogy is over. I watched it completely out of obligation and was really bummed that I had no hype for it. This is a series that's very near and dear to my heart and I'm sad that this was the way it goes out. Not with a bang, but a whimper that kind of just shits on the old characters and winds up just trying to be the original trilogy anyway. 4.5/10
I disagree with Dime, I thought it was better than I was expecting it to be. If you hate the new trilogy then this won’t change your mind, but Not perfect, but it dealt with the shit sandwich that was TLJ and the death of Carrie in the best way they could. Still a typical SW movie though, lots to love and lots to hate. We got some new shit, some old shit, some space battles and some light saber battles. New lore and old legends. Some clunky plot and dialogue and some weird aliens and cool scenery. Nothing as groan inducing as blue titty milk, the casino scene, space comas or JarJar. It wasn’t 7 hours of space politics or a 3 hour gas run either.
Yeah definitely better than Last Jedi but that's not saying much. It sucks that this had to deal with patching up the bullshit that movie left behind but that's not this team's fault. I'm really trying to be as objective as I can because I have such a burning hatred for Last Jedi but I knew this wasn't going to salvage a weak trilogy.
The fight with Rey and Ren over the sea was dope until they spliced in Leia's death. That happened so quick I didn't register what had just happened for a minute and when I did I laughed which I'm sure was the exact opposite of what they wanted you to feel there. I understand Carrie Fisher is dead but that was handled so fucking poorly. The opening scene with Kylo fucking shit up was cool too. It's just so weird for me (the pacing I mean). Some shit happens like force lightning fast and some shit just goes chunks of time without happening. I was completely blindsided by the fact that we got introduced to Palpatine legit within the first 3 and a half minutes. Also so they're seriously just not gonna explain how he lived? Lol whatever.
The dumb shit in this one was really dumb but none of it was Last Jedi dumb. It's just a lackluster drop in a trilogy that had alot of promise and seriously dropped the ball. Wish Disney wasn't retarded and just let Abrams do all 3. But hindsight is always 20/20 I guess. And I'm not gonna lie, I wasn't the biggest Kylo Ren fan but his character was the only one out of all the new ones where, by the end, I was like "Ya know what, that really worked for me." That cameo after his and Rays fight hit me in the feels albeit being a bit cheesy.
For real though. Hearing Anakin, Qui-Gonn and Mace Windu during the end was awesome. And Chewie finally, FINALLY got his fucking medal. I literally cheered lol
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So Rise of Skywalker was stupid. Not shit tier but stupid. For so many things happening, nothing really happens. The pacing is so damn clunky and it's another scavenger hunt romp intermingled with a bunch of scenes that make you feel like you skipped a movie. The film also opts for alot of telling what happened rather than showing what happened and it really doesn't work.
When thrown together by themselves, it's painfully obvious that Rey, Finn and Po just can't carry a movie. There's no chemistry, Finn is straight up irritating and Po has 0 charm at this point. The death scenes were freaking hilarious. There was no emotional weight to any of it and that's a damn shame. Also, JJ is really trying has best to patch faults from Last Jedi but he doesn't spend enough time on anything and they feel like slapping a band aid on a stab wound. There's nothing quite as ridiculous as space coma shenanigans but there are a few straight up infuriating things.
The movie also relies so hard on ex machinas. There are so many points, again, where there are things that have never been established in this universe that save the day. It becomes very monotonous. There are a couple of cool action scenes (unfortunately they botch the climax hard), a couple of really nice throw backs to the original and even prequel trilogies and, not gonna lie, a very brief moment near the end where I audibly cheered for a second as my inner fanboy was reignited.
Overall, I'm just happy this new trilogy is over. I watched it completely out of obligation and was really bummed that I had no hype for it. This is a series that's very near and dear to my heart and I'm sad that this was the way it goes out. Not with a bang, but a whimper that kind of just shits on the old characters and winds up just trying to be the original trilogy anyway. 4.5/10
The dumb shit in this one was really dumb but none of it was Last Jedi dumb. It's just a lackluster drop in a trilogy that had alot of promise and seriously dropped the ball. Wish Disney wasn't retarded and just let Abrams do all 3. But hindsight is always 20/20 I guess. And I'm not gonna lie, I wasn't the biggest Kylo Ren fan but his character was the only one out of all the new ones where, by the end, I was like "Ya know what, that really worked for me." That cameo after his and Rays fight hit me in the feels albeit being a bit cheesy.