Tonight I saw #StarWarsRiseofSkywalker for the third time. The first time, I was disappointed. The second, I was frustrated. This time, I find myself resigned to this in the same way I am about the prequels: I don’t like it, but now it’s canon.
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This was my first time seeing it with the general public, not press/at a premiere. We saw it Saturday at 9pm at the Alamo Drafthouse in LA. Not a single person whooped or cheered.
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There were multiple points people laughed at reveals/events onscreen, the biggest of which was at the whole disappearing act towards the end of the movie.
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There were a couple of things I picked up on this time I missed the first two: namely, the rando alien on the Falcon’s name is Claude, Finn does see two transports and I spotted Lin-Manuel Miranda’s cameo.
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Also, it’s mentioned that the new fleet with multiple the First Order’s a thousand fold. So there are approx 100k new Star Destroyers? That means 7.4 billion people commanding them? MATH DON’T ADD UP I WILL TAKE THIS TO MY GRAVE.
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What #StarWarsRiseofSkywalker did to Rose Tico is unconscionable. Kelly Marie Tran got less screen time than Dominic Monaghan’s random new character. They Jar Jar Binks-ed her because trolls bullied her off the Internet. Kelly deserved better.
Lastly, I hate what they pulled with Rey. If the Rey + Kylo dynamic is the best part of this new trilogy, making this the tale of two families is the worst. The idea of the universe expanding in TLJ was interesting. In TROS, it contracted down to two lineages. I expected more.
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I’m sure my thoughts will change and evolve over the years. For now, that’s where I’m at. Don’t agree? Totally OK. There’s a galaxy big enough for all our Star Wars takes. I’m happy you may have enjoyed it more than I did.
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Did you speak to JJ or his editor? Or Kathleen? Do you know what happened for sure? Do you have inside information? For all you know, there’s a workprint with 20 minutes of Rose.
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No inside intel. But it's still not on the screen, so what might have been doesn't count for much to me IMO. This is what they cut and printed and shared with the world.
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I never cared for her character and it was obvious what they were doing. That wasn't right
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Her character wasn’t good. I like Kelly, thinks she’s very talented. But the character was poorly written and they gave her screen time in the worst part of the movie... Canto Bight was horrid.
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I’m glad Rose was hardly in it. She was one of the worst parts of TLS
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