So, I hadn't wanted to wait this long to do it, but things just got hectic for me in the past few months. Only now, at the end of October, am I writing blog posts about what I wanted to write about all this time. And among them is something for three great actors
...Then again, maybe it is fitting that I'm doing this on Halloween, of all holidays. Does anyone think maybe they can see this from the great beyond? Who knows...
And so, without further ado: IN MEMORIAM, TRIPLED
ANTON YELCHIN - The young actor who did Chekov in the few new Star Trek movies (starting with the 2009 reboot) was taken from us well before his time in a freak accident. And although Terminator: Salvation got not-so-hot reviews for its time, I still liked his role in that as well.(And unlike the other two actors on this list, Mr. Yelchin wasn't among my childhood inspirations, especially seeing as he was somewhat younger than me... ****, I'M OLD!). RIP, Anton Yelchin.
GENE WILDER - As gifted and talented as anyone else, I know him not just from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, but also various other comedies, especially those by Mel Brooks: Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, The Producers, etc. I also personally grieve for him not just because he's passed on, but because I once lived in the same general area as him and missed a good chance to meet him at a public event (a Borders bookstore, back when the chain was still in business). RIP, Gene Wilder.
KENNY BAKER - Of course he was best known as being R2-D2 from the Star Wars movies, but he did plenty of other things too. Only recently when I was rewatching Amadeus (great movie, BTW) on Netflix did I see his name in the end credits, and then recognize him as one of the opera performers towards the end of the movie when they're performing The Magic Flute. I wonder what else he, or any of these actors, did which I should watch in the future? RIP, Kenny Baker.
And now I can only hope that I did this post justice.
ADDENDUM: While writing this post, I wondered and then researched how to say something like "in memoriam, tripled" in Latin, just to make it truly cool and sophisticated. According to my Latin dictionary, the adverb ter means "thrice" so I guess it could be something like "TER IN MEMORIAM" or "IN MEMORIAM TER" (remember, word order in Latin is much more flexible, allowing for more possibilities).
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Monday, October 31, 2016
Friday, February 5, 2016
My reaction to "Look Who's Back" by Timur Vermes
So, just recently I read an audacious novel... Look Who's Back by Timur Vermes (translated from German into English by Jamie Bulloch). The synopsis is this: Somehow, Adolf Hitler (yes, him) finds himself transported from April 1945 to August 2011, and he has not aged a day. As he's trying to reestablish his place in the world and convince others that it's really him and he's serious, everyone else tries to laugh at him because they all think that he's some talented comedian who refuses to give up the act. And then he becomes an online celebrity...
This audacious novel is also quite darkly amusing. After all, who dares get into the head of one of the worst tyrants and mass murderers of all time and tries to be serious about it? Apparently, the book's author and whoever else translated it into whatever other language, that's who. If it was a gamble, it paid off for them, because not only is the book a bestseller, it was also recently adapted into a film.
And yet... at the same time, even as the reader laughs at Hitler getting the Rip Van Winkle treatment, the book also serves as a cautionary warning about the dangers of worship and adoration, especially in the Digital Age with the Internet and everything. It could be far too easy for Hitler (or someone like him) to harness those tools to perpetuate evil. Let this particular lesson be remembered.
This blog post of mine here isn't a proper book review, so much as it's just a reaction and a collection of thoughts on the matter. One of the novel's stronger and more amusing points is how Hitler himself tries to adjust to the modern world. True, anyone who could be instantly transported from 1945 to 2011 could be baffled and intrigued by stuff like personal computers and mobile telephones and even the Internet which increasingly connects everything, but leave it to Hitler himself to put his own racist "Aryan supremacy" and "German superiority" slants on everything. For example, he assumes that "Vikipedia" is a nod to the Vikings (and, by extension, the Germans themselves), and he mistakenly credits Siemens (a famous German company) for inventing the smartphone simply because they manufactured the model which he owns. And while I'm mentioning that, do you want to guess what his chosen ringtone is? Go ahead, guess. Once you find out, you'll know you should have thought of it right away.
And if either Mister Bulloch or Herr Vermes reads this little post of mine, I also have a list of questions, if that's quite alright...
Anyway, that's all I have to say for now. Cheers!
This audacious novel is also quite darkly amusing. After all, who dares get into the head of one of the worst tyrants and mass murderers of all time and tries to be serious about it? Apparently, the book's author and whoever else translated it into whatever other language, that's who. If it was a gamble, it paid off for them, because not only is the book a bestseller, it was also recently adapted into a film.
And yet... at the same time, even as the reader laughs at Hitler getting the Rip Van Winkle treatment, the book also serves as a cautionary warning about the dangers of worship and adoration, especially in the Digital Age with the Internet and everything. It could be far too easy for Hitler (or someone like him) to harness those tools to perpetuate evil. Let this particular lesson be remembered.
This blog post of mine here isn't a proper book review, so much as it's just a reaction and a collection of thoughts on the matter. One of the novel's stronger and more amusing points is how Hitler himself tries to adjust to the modern world. True, anyone who could be instantly transported from 1945 to 2011 could be baffled and intrigued by stuff like personal computers and mobile telephones and even the Internet which increasingly connects everything, but leave it to Hitler himself to put his own racist "Aryan supremacy" and "German superiority" slants on everything. For example, he assumes that "Vikipedia" is a nod to the Vikings (and, by extension, the Germans themselves), and he mistakenly credits Siemens (a famous German company) for inventing the smartphone simply because they manufactured the model which he owns. And while I'm mentioning that, do you want to guess what his chosen ringtone is? Go ahead, guess. Once you find out, you'll know you should have thought of it right away.
And if either Mister Bulloch or Herr Vermes reads this little post of mine, I also have a list of questions, if that's quite alright...
- What would this novel's version of Adolf Hitler have thought of his name being synonymous with evil and being used as an insult?
- What would he have thought of the Nazis being used as an inspiration and a template for all kinds of fictional evil factions, such as the Galactic Empire from Star Wars or the Death Eaters from Harry Potter? For that matter, what would he have thought about their respective villains, Palpatine and Voldemort, being modeled after himself?
- What would he have thought about the Nazis being an easy-to-pick, go-to villain for just about everything else, such as in the Indiana Jones movies?
- What would he have thought about video games such as the Wolfenstein series or films such as Inglourious Basterds, where the savage joy of killing countless Nazis seems to take precedence over everything else, even the storytelling?
- What would he have thought about that novel The Boys from Berlin and its film adaptation, with its plot about trying to clone him and bring him back that way?
- What would he have thought about video games in general? Evil time-waster, or brilliant simulation device?
- What would he have thought about all the movies about him and his role in the Second World War, especially that movie Downfall and that infamous tirade scene which was endlessly parodied?
- What would he have thought of that infamous first contact scene in the movie Contact where the aliens send back his speech at the Olympic Games of 1936?
- What would he have thought about the other former Axis powers, such as Japan and Italy, and their new roles in the modern world, such as Japan's export of manga and anime? (Personally, I wonder what he would have thought of Naruto and how its titular protagonist has blond hair and blue eyes himself. Now there's a scary thought...)
- What would he have thought about the modern state of Israel and its being a homeland for the Jewish people?
- What would he think about the nuclear situation with Iran, or that country in general? (And also worth noting is how his ideas about Aryans come from Iran; note the similarity between the two words.)
- What would he have thought about his seeming modern popularity in the Islamic world? (Hey, I'm just pointing out how his book Mein Kampf has become a dubious bestseller there, as well as the Muslim protesters with signs like "GOD BLESS HITLER." I'm not making any of that up, those things really have happened.)
- What would have thought about Muslim immigration into Europe - not just the Turks in Germany (which he observed almost immediately in the novel even before he realized he had been thrown into the future), but in every other European country as well?
- What would he have thought about international reaction to the Holocaust?
- What would he have thought about the Holocaust denial movement?
- What would he have thought about swastikas being banned in Germany, as well as in several places around the world, because of their usage by the Third Reich?
- What would he have thought about all the neo-Nazi groups out there, especially those safely ensconced in the United States of America? (Something tells me that he would have been greatly amused by how America's own First Amendment is what protects their right to do that in the first place.)
- What would he have thought about all the Nazis who fled to places like South America and how they were content to simply live out the rest of their lives in hiding?
- What would he have thought about some Nazis, such as Adolf Eichmann, being captured, put on trial, and imprisoned and/or executed?
- What would he think about American's tendency to compare their enemies to Hitler and the Nazis in attempts to vilify and de-legitimize them, especially in political debates?
Anyway, that's all I have to say for now. Cheers!
Thursday, December 31, 2015
So I finally saw "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"...
I don't know if I will make it a habit of putting out reviews of stuff I see, but it just had to be said...
Two days ago (December 29, 2015), I finally saw Star Wars: The Force Awakens... not only that, I ended up seeing it twice! (Long story, but basically, first I saw it on my own at the local theater because it was relatively dull at 10 AM, and then my friend had already gotten IMAX 3D tickets for another theater in another city, so I went along for that too.)
And my final opinion? AWESOME!
My further thoughts on the matter... WARNING! SPOILERS AHEAD!
Well, for starters, let's get the bantha out of the room here: There was a lot of concern as to how the franchise's new owners would be able to pull it off, and luckily, they did. Disney has been doing an excellent job with handling the Marvel cinematic universe, so there's no reason they couldn't do the same with Star Wars. (And between this and the last Avengers movie, it seems that 2015 was quite the profitable year for them.)
So, as for the breakdown of the movie itself...
PLOT: It was a solid plot, a good intro to what will now be the "Sequel Trilogy"... the Galactic Empire has been replaced by the First Order, and now they're the new troublemakers. Otherwise, it was solid and action-packed. A little additional backstory about the new villains (namely Kylo Ren and Supreme Leader Snoke) would have been nice, but I guess that will be saved for what comes next. And speaking of the characters...
CAST: One way or another, all six of the original heroes (Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, Han Solo, Chewbacca, C-3PO and R2-D2) returned to the big screen, but the new characters (Rey, Finn, Poe, BB-8, Kylo Ren and Supreme Leader Snoke, etc... sorry if I missed anyone there) also make quite an impression. The new heroes are rather endearing, and the new villains are rather intriguing.
MUSIC: John Williams didn't just rehash all of the old music from the previous movies, but he did leave a few familiar cues and themes in there. Nice new music, although I wish there had been something really strong and epic, like Darth Vader's Theme or Duel of the Fates.
(IMPORTANT NOTE: One thing which I noticed in this movie was all the callbacks to the original classic trilogy, Episodes IV, V and VI. Ranging from scrounging for junk on a desert planet to destroying a planet-sized superweapon via flying down a trench and/or flying inside to shoot it up, this did quite a lot of that. Quite a lot of this sense like "been there, done that." But I'm not particularly annoyed; if anything, I think it was quite clever, because Star Wars is about the Force which guides people's destinies. And as a certain saying goes: History doesn't repeat, but it often rhymes.)
Oh, and be wary of significant character death.
...I was going to say more, but now I forgot what. Oh well.
So, it's not a perfect movie, but still a great first attempt by the new owners of the franchise. Between the first attempt and my few complaints (excessive callbacks, lack of exciting new music, characters being a tad overpowered)... I give it an 8/10. Looking forward to Episodes VIII and IX now!
May the Force be with you!
Two days ago (December 29, 2015), I finally saw Star Wars: The Force Awakens... not only that, I ended up seeing it twice! (Long story, but basically, first I saw it on my own at the local theater because it was relatively dull at 10 AM, and then my friend had already gotten IMAX 3D tickets for another theater in another city, so I went along for that too.)
And my final opinion? AWESOME!
My further thoughts on the matter... WARNING! SPOILERS AHEAD!
Well, for starters, let's get the bantha out of the room here: There was a lot of concern as to how the franchise's new owners would be able to pull it off, and luckily, they did. Disney has been doing an excellent job with handling the Marvel cinematic universe, so there's no reason they couldn't do the same with Star Wars. (And between this and the last Avengers movie, it seems that 2015 was quite the profitable year for them.)
So, as for the breakdown of the movie itself...
PLOT: It was a solid plot, a good intro to what will now be the "Sequel Trilogy"... the Galactic Empire has been replaced by the First Order, and now they're the new troublemakers. Otherwise, it was solid and action-packed. A little additional backstory about the new villains (namely Kylo Ren and Supreme Leader Snoke) would have been nice, but I guess that will be saved for what comes next. And speaking of the characters...
CAST: One way or another, all six of the original heroes (Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, Han Solo, Chewbacca, C-3PO and R2-D2) returned to the big screen, but the new characters (Rey, Finn, Poe, BB-8, Kylo Ren and Supreme Leader Snoke, etc... sorry if I missed anyone there) also make quite an impression. The new heroes are rather endearing, and the new villains are rather intriguing.
MUSIC: John Williams didn't just rehash all of the old music from the previous movies, but he did leave a few familiar cues and themes in there. Nice new music, although I wish there had been something really strong and epic, like Darth Vader's Theme or Duel of the Fates.
(IMPORTANT NOTE: One thing which I noticed in this movie was all the callbacks to the original classic trilogy, Episodes IV, V and VI. Ranging from scrounging for junk on a desert planet to destroying a planet-sized superweapon via flying down a trench and/or flying inside to shoot it up, this did quite a lot of that. Quite a lot of this sense like "been there, done that." But I'm not particularly annoyed; if anything, I think it was quite clever, because Star Wars is about the Force which guides people's destinies. And as a certain saying goes: History doesn't repeat, but it often rhymes.)
Oh, and be wary of significant character death.
...I was going to say more, but now I forgot what. Oh well.
So, it's not a perfect movie, but still a great first attempt by the new owners of the franchise. Between the first attempt and my few complaints (excessive callbacks, lack of exciting new music, characters being a tad overpowered)... I give it an 8/10. Looking forward to Episodes VIII and IX now!
May the Force be with you!
Thursday, December 17, 2015
'Twas the night before the new Star Wars movie...
So, I just can't let this historic event go by without proper commentary...
I remember, well over a year ago, when we got a two-fold surprise: not only had Disney acquired the rights to Star Wars, but now a new sequel trilogy was in the works.
People started having their doubts at first, but as time went on, things looked more and more promising. And now, with the critics' reviews coming out, it looks like they just might have pulled it off.
...I guess what I'm trying to say is, I'm glad Disney and all those involved managed to do it right and make something great. Soon enough, everyone (including yours truly) will be able to find out for themselves. (One of my mottoes in life: "If you're going to do something, then do it right.")
And yes, I did make this blog post with its title playing on the classic poem "'Twas the Night Before Christmas," because why the heck not? It's not like I made the decision to release the new film so close to Christmas... But since I did that anyway, I might as well write a like ditty for the occasion...
"'Twas the Night Before the New Star Wars Movie"
by Seth Shirer
'Twas the night before the new Star Wars movie, and all 'round the world,
everyone got ready as the theaters' red carpets unfurled.
For countless many, Real Life concerns were forsaken,
As they all wanted to see when the Force would "awaken."
It's finally here, ready to go, this brand-new "Episode Seven,"
And for the die-hard fans, this ought to be like Heaven.
It's the usual fare, with plenty of humans, aliens and droids,
and some space battles too, maybe even a few asteroids!
A franchise forty years old but still going strong,
No one wanted to see this new movie go wrong.
Never before had one of these films been released in December,
And this was a big event which they all wanted to remember.
Undoubtedly many parents will take the kids to see this flick,
To keep them busy as their young wait for gifts from St. Nick.
...Now the author wants to stop this poem before it gets lousy,
Especially before it wears on and he gets too drowsy.
Still, a final message for the fans who stay good and true:
Enjoy the movie, and may the Force be with you!
I remember, well over a year ago, when we got a two-fold surprise: not only had Disney acquired the rights to Star Wars, but now a new sequel trilogy was in the works.
People started having their doubts at first, but as time went on, things looked more and more promising. And now, with the critics' reviews coming out, it looks like they just might have pulled it off.
...I guess what I'm trying to say is, I'm glad Disney and all those involved managed to do it right and make something great. Soon enough, everyone (including yours truly) will be able to find out for themselves. (One of my mottoes in life: "If you're going to do something, then do it right.")
And yes, I did make this blog post with its title playing on the classic poem "'Twas the Night Before Christmas," because why the heck not? It's not like I made the decision to release the new film so close to Christmas... But since I did that anyway, I might as well write a like ditty for the occasion...
"'Twas the Night Before the New Star Wars Movie"
by Seth Shirer
'Twas the night before the new Star Wars movie, and all 'round the world,
everyone got ready as the theaters' red carpets unfurled.
For countless many, Real Life concerns were forsaken,
As they all wanted to see when the Force would "awaken."
It's finally here, ready to go, this brand-new "Episode Seven,"
And for the die-hard fans, this ought to be like Heaven.
It's the usual fare, with plenty of humans, aliens and droids,
and some space battles too, maybe even a few asteroids!
A franchise forty years old but still going strong,
No one wanted to see this new movie go wrong.
Never before had one of these films been released in December,
And this was a big event which they all wanted to remember.
Undoubtedly many parents will take the kids to see this flick,
To keep them busy as their young wait for gifts from St. Nick.
...Now the author wants to stop this poem before it gets lousy,
Especially before it wears on and he gets too drowsy.
Still, a final message for the fans who stay good and true:
Enjoy the movie, and may the Force be with you!
Monday, May 4, 2015
Happy Star Wars Day, 2015 - May the Fourth Be With You
Well, it's Star Wars Day for 2015, and here's what I've been working on... a song parody!
This particular piece is a parody of the song "Goodbye Black Ops" by Miracle of Sound, so maybe it would be best to listen to that first. But otherwise, here we go...!
Goodbye lovely Mara Jade, goodbye smart Grand Admiral Thrawn
Goodbye heroic Dash Rendar, goodbye fan fave Kyle Katarn
Sure I can still crack open these books and there you’ll always be
But according to Disney it’s goodbye, farewell to thee
Goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
This particular piece is a parody of the song "Goodbye Black Ops" by Miracle of Sound, so maybe it would be best to listen to that first. But otherwise, here we go...!
"Goodbye Star Wars Legends" (by Seth
Shirer)
(Much gratitude to Gavin Dunne (“Miracle of
Sound”), whose song “Goodbye Black Ops” helped inspire parody for the
novels of the Star Wars Expanded Universe Timeline now known as the “Legends”
Timeline.)
It’s been a year or so since Star Wars got
bought out by “The Mouse”
And I’m looking through all the novels lying around the house
We got to enjoy the galaxy far, far away beyond the actual movies
And now it seems we’re at their mercy as they do whatever they please
And I’m looking through all the novels lying around the house
We got to enjoy the galaxy far, far away beyond the actual movies
And now it seems we’re at their mercy as they do whatever they please
Now it’s time to say
Goodbye lovely Mara Jade, goodbye smart Grand Admiral Thrawn
Goodbye heroic Dash Rendar, goodbye fan fave Kyle Katarn
Sure I can still crack open these books and there you’ll always be
But according to Disney it’s goodbye, farewell to thee
Goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye lovely Mara Jade, goodbye smart Grand Admiral Thrawn
Goodbye heroic Dash Rendar, goodbye fan fave Kyle Katarn
Sure I can still crack open these books and there you’ll always be
But according to Disney it’s goodbye, farewell to thee
Goodbye
Goodbye
I wanted to rant and rave and hurl a hydrospanner
When I saw the brand-new golden “LEGENDS” banner
Then again, maybe that alternate timeline did go somewhere wrong
In the later years, starting with those fearsome Yuuzhan Vong
When I saw the brand-new golden “LEGENDS” banner
Then again, maybe that alternate timeline did go somewhere wrong
In the later years, starting with those fearsome Yuuzhan Vong
Now it’s time to say
Goodbye lovely Mara Jade, goodbye smart Grand Admiral Thrawn
Goodbye heroic Dash Rendar, goodbye fan fave Kyle Katarn
Sure I can still crack open these books and there you’ll always be
But according to Disney it’s goodbye, farewell to thee
Goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye lovely Mara Jade, goodbye smart Grand Admiral Thrawn
Goodbye heroic Dash Rendar, goodbye fan fave Kyle Katarn
Sure I can still crack open these books and there you’ll always be
But according to Disney it’s goodbye, farewell to thee
Goodbye
Goodbye
So in us fans’ tender care, all these older books
will survive
But then again, on the plus side, this means Chewbacca is still alive!
But then again, on the plus side, this means Chewbacca is still alive!
Goodbye lovely Mara Jade, goodbye smart Grand
Admiral Thrawn
Goodbye heroic Dash Rendar, goodbye fan fave Kyle Katarn
Now it’s time to sayGoodbye heroic Dash Rendar, goodbye fan fave Kyle Katarn
Goodbye lovely Mara Jade, goodbye smart Grand Admiral Thrawn
Goodbye heroic Dash Rendar, goodbye fan fave Kyle Katarn
Sure I can still crack open these books and there you’ll always be
But according to Disney it’s goodbye, farewell to thee
Goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Idea Dump: Futurama/KOTOR mash-up
Well, now that I got all of that other stuff out of the way, onto other things! (And I might as well post this now before 2014 draws to a close...)
So lately, I've had this one quirky idea in my mind: A humorous mash-up between Futurama and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (a.k.a. "KOTOR")!
I'm certainly not the first person to have ever noticed this, but there is that similarity between Bender and HK-47: Humorous hatred for humans. Oh, and the occasional tossing-out of the term "Meatbag!"
So now I want to draw little parodies of the Futurama crew as KOTOR characters. (Such a fun concept is certainly nothing new: Just this past summer with the release and success of Guardians of the Galaxy in theaters, I saw all sorts of parodies, ranging from Charlie Brown and friends from Peanuts and Bob and his family from Bob's Burgers.)
So, I was thinking of making the following images...
Phillip J. Fry as the player's main character from KOTOR (hint, hint!)
Turanga Leela as Bastilla Shan
Bender as HK-47
Nibbler as T3-M4
Amy Wong as Mission Vao
Dr. Zoidberg as Zaalbar
Hermes Conrad as Jolee Bindo
LaBarbara Conrad as Juhani
Cubert Farnsworth as Carth Onasi
Dwight Conrad as Canderous Ordo
Professor Farnsworth as Jedi Master Vandar
(...or should Nibbler be the stand-in for Vandar? Farnsworth has the appropriate relative age, while Nibbler has the similar size. Heck, maybe just resurrect Fry's old dog Seymour and make him stand in for T3-M4.)
...Hm, maybe Zapp Brannigan should be the evil Admiral Saul Karath? And as for who gets to be Darth Malak, I'm thinking it should be Mom.
So, file this under "Things Which I Would Love to Draw". If anyone else wants to draw it first, go right ahead.
So lately, I've had this one quirky idea in my mind: A humorous mash-up between Futurama and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (a.k.a. "KOTOR")!
I'm certainly not the first person to have ever noticed this, but there is that similarity between Bender and HK-47: Humorous hatred for humans. Oh, and the occasional tossing-out of the term "Meatbag!"
So now I want to draw little parodies of the Futurama crew as KOTOR characters. (Such a fun concept is certainly nothing new: Just this past summer with the release and success of Guardians of the Galaxy in theaters, I saw all sorts of parodies, ranging from Charlie Brown and friends from Peanuts and Bob and his family from Bob's Burgers.)
So, I was thinking of making the following images...
Phillip J. Fry as the player's main character from KOTOR (hint, hint!)
Turanga Leela as Bastilla Shan
Bender as HK-47
Nibbler as T3-M4
Amy Wong as Mission Vao
Dr. Zoidberg as Zaalbar
Hermes Conrad as Jolee Bindo
LaBarbara Conrad as Juhani
Cubert Farnsworth as Carth Onasi
Dwight Conrad as Canderous Ordo
Professor Farnsworth as Jedi Master Vandar
(...or should Nibbler be the stand-in for Vandar? Farnsworth has the appropriate relative age, while Nibbler has the similar size. Heck, maybe just resurrect Fry's old dog Seymour and make him stand in for T3-M4.)
...Hm, maybe Zapp Brannigan should be the evil Admiral Saul Karath? And as for who gets to be Darth Malak, I'm thinking it should be Mom.
So, file this under "Things Which I Would Love to Draw". If anyone else wants to draw it first, go right ahead.
Monday, December 8, 2014
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" - thoughts, feedback, and a fan theory
So, like just about everyone else around, I've seen that teaser trailer for the upcoming movie The Force Awakens.
Cute little trailer, very interesting (although I do wonder about that droid design with the head on top of a ball). And who wouldn't like the bad guy's new lightsaber with the laser crossguards?
I just have one message for Disney, from a who is obviously very serious about continuing the Star Wars universe: Please don't mess this up. Thank you. (Seriously, if they could still handle the Marvel universe very well, when why not that of Star Wars or anything else by LucasFilm?)
However, I also have a fan theory of my own, regarding the very title "The Force Awakens"...
What if the Force "awakens" in countless new people across the galaxy?
Consider; Only very few people who are part of the galaxy's population can use the Force, and I imagine that even fewer still would ever become Jedi (because they could also join other groups like the Sith, or maybe just keep to themselves and never get involved at all). So very few people can use the Force, let alone feel it. But what if the Force "awakened" in countless new people, and they discovered whatever wonderful (or terrible) things they could do with it?
That's all I have to say for now...
Cute little trailer, very interesting (although I do wonder about that droid design with the head on top of a ball). And who wouldn't like the bad guy's new lightsaber with the laser crossguards?
I just have one message for Disney, from a who is obviously very serious about continuing the Star Wars universe: Please don't mess this up. Thank you. (Seriously, if they could still handle the Marvel universe very well, when why not that of Star Wars or anything else by LucasFilm?)
However, I also have a fan theory of my own, regarding the very title "The Force Awakens"...
What if the Force "awakens" in countless new people across the galaxy?
Consider; Only very few people who are part of the galaxy's population can use the Force, and I imagine that even fewer still would ever become Jedi (because they could also join other groups like the Sith, or maybe just keep to themselves and never get involved at all). So very few people can use the Force, let alone feel it. But what if the Force "awakened" in countless new people, and they discovered whatever wonderful (or terrible) things they could do with it?
That's all I have to say for now...
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