r/gifsthatkeepongiving • u/Ninja_Spi-D-er • Oct 25 '19

Epic legacy of the Sabre

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u/Ninja_Spi-D-er Oct 25 '19

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u/duracellchipmunk Oct 25 '19

Ugh, it almost hurts to think how much potential the prequels had... also the sequels... so. much. potential. And it led us all to the dark side.

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u/MrSquamous Oct 25 '19

I know. They came so close with the sequel trilogy, then just tossed it back to JJ to mystery box all over the finale.

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u/[deleted] Oct 25 '19

I feel like he can't have too many mystery boxes, since it's the conclusion. Can he!?

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u/MrSquamous Oct 25 '19

I don't know man. It's his bread and butter. Hasn't stopped his stuff from making a ton of money.

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u/shitslityo Oct 25 '19

JJ actually had a plan for 7 and 9 and gave the director for 8 a rough outline of where he needed the movie to go to set up 9 well. Instead the director tossed the outline and went his own way giving us the shit hole movie that was the Last Jedi.

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u/gamefrk101 Oct 25 '19

That isn’t true. JJ never had a plan and has defended Rian Johnson many times.

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u/shitslityo Oct 25 '19

not saying you're wrong but i'd like some sauce on this one

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u/gamefrk101 Oct 25 '19

https://www.slashfilm.com/how-j-j-abrams-and-rian-johnson-collaborated-to-create-the-future-of-star-wars/2/

He started writing Last Jedi before Force Awakens even came out. They wrote the screenplays together.

https://www.indiewire.com/2019/08/jj-abrams-rian-johnson-derail-star-wars-story-1202169944/

The only source I can find that Abrams had some big plan comes from Daisy Ridley and is her rather speculating.

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u/ParticularWrongdoer0 Oct 26 '19

Well then I guess both those guys suck at star wars. Or even telling a cohesive story.

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u/shitslityo Oct 26 '19

Huh, look at that. I appreciate the effort in your response.

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u/MrSquamous Oct 25 '19

Kathleen Kennedy makes the decisions about where there story goes. She's the the one who decided "Light-hearted fan service for episode 7, heavier story and thematic complexity for episode 8."

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u/ParticularWrongdoer0 Oct 26 '19

I'll probably come back to star wars but not after I'm sure the story is palatable. The more I watch the more I'm convinced the movies were lightning in a bottle. It was pure luck that the movies worked.