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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the ultimate preview

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    I guess they're ignoring the prequels, here. One of the things I love about the original trilogy. Probably because they re-used a bunch of real-world objects when hacking together blasters and...

    one of the things that has always made the Star Wars movies feel so real—as if they had a real life of their own that continues on out beyond the edges of the screen—is the way they’re shot on location, with as few digital effects as possible.

    I guess they're ignoring the prequels, here.

    “There’s the kind of spectacular-ness, and the supernatural move-things-with-your-mind magic stuff, but then there’s also this really grounded, rugged nature where everything is distressed and old and kind of worn out and lived-in. "

    One of the things I love about the original trilogy. Probably because they re-used a bunch of real-world objects when hacking together blasters and lightsabers and stuff. I don't get that sense from the sequels, though. Everything seems a bit more glossy and new and specifically made for them.

    There’s also Finn, the apostate Stormtrooper, played by the irrepressible Boyega, who in person practically vibrates with energy and speaks with a South London accent very different from Finn’s American one.

    Now that I think about it...why didn't he keep his British accent? Considering the Empire had them (at the highest ranks, at least), it'd make sense. Maybe they wanted to drive home the point that he's a conscript that doesn't feel extremely loyal.

    You realize now that, under Lucas, Star Wars always slightly had the brakes on—we were always kept a little starved for product. With Disney driving, we’ll really find out how big Star Wars can get.

    Ugh...

    I'll see The Rise of Skywalker, but, for the most part, these sequels have taken the wind out of my Star Wars sails. Hate him or love him, I would've rather seen Lucas' complete vision for the Skywalker saga. At least before they ran rampant with side-stories.

    But now fascism is rising again, which makes the whole First Order subplot look super-prescient, but it also reminds us that fascism is not even slightly cool in real life.

    Disney will have no problem making some money selling Kylo Ren and Stormtrooper masks to kids, though.

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