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Can’t Blog – I’m a Kid Again

Posted by Rampant Coyote on October 20, 2015

Yeah. It’s Monday night, and I’m supposed to be writing this blog post. Not much is occurring to me, because I’m like 10 years old again, and watching this about a dozen times:

 

 

Admit it, you did too. Well, okay, most of you.

I’m still cautious, because I remember the heartbreak of the prequel trilogy. I mean, the ads for The Phantom Menace made chills go up my spine, too. So a part of me is afraid of getting hurt again.Not that I completely hated the prequel trilogy. Yes, I completely hated some parts of them, and loved others. I guess if you were to watch the movies with the audio turned off and just cranked up John Williams soundtracks and watched them like giant music videos, they would probably be pretty cool.

But yeah, as much as I try to not get excited… holy crap. The trailer nails something that was terribly missing in the prequels… real personal, character drama. The prequel movies were big on spectacle, but glossed over character development… if anything, character actions often seemed forced and unrealistic just to move the action along to the next planned scene. This trailer suggests some pretty interesting characters… including one of the villains.

But more interestingly, if I were to describe the story that this trailer seems to imply, it would be this:

“A powerful successor to the original Galactic Empire is on the rise. A new generation of heroes, too young to remember the original conflict, try to come to grips with what they are facing. Older veterans of the original war realize that it has returned with a vengeance.”

Of course, the real meaning that it is trying to say can be obtained by a substitution:

“A powerful successor to the original Galactic Empire Star Wars films is on the rise. A new generation of heroes fans, too young to remember the original conflict films, try to come to grips with what they are facing watching. Older veterans of the original war series realize that it has returned with a vengeance.”

Man, I hope so.


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  • Captain Kal said,

    Well, after watching the teasers,I was quite “meh” (“Chewie we’re home”, notwithstanding).

    But now, I am thinking, that time moves quite slowly !!!!

  • Travis said,

    I grinned like a dork. Lol yeah this feels right. I hope

  • Namco said,

    The one thing that struck me about this trailer is that it just didn’t feel like a Star Wars trailer – which is making me feel a little more confirmed about whether this is going to be any good or not.

    That with the over merchandising of the characters (Captain Plasma?!?!?) bringing back memories to the last time they tried merchandising a film partway through the series.

    Like Batman & Robin.

  • Andy_Panthro said,

    Cautious, because I remember what the Phantom Menace trailers and hype were like. Also I’m not a fan of JJ Abrams Star Trek films.

    But… I do really want it to be good! I still love the original trilogy, and they certainly made sure to pepper the trailer with X-Wings, TIE Fighters, Stormtroopers and suchlike. I am allowing a bit of hope!

  • Kyle Haight said,

    This is the “Batman Begins” moment for the Star Wars franchise. They get one more shot to show that they ‘get it’. If they succeed they get a multi-billion dollar franchise. If they screw up they won’t get another chance for at least a decade, if not longer.

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