then there's the Rogue One boys, no idea where they fall
-
-
Chirrut is not Force sensitive (ie cannot "wield" the Force), but is knowledgeable of it and therefore able to let it guide him (his moment of awesome is not him controlling the Force to deflect fire but rather being in tune with the Force to avoid it).
2 replies 1 retweet 3 likes -
Replying to @EmilyUnbound @saintwalker98 and
I don't think Chirrut was considered "Force-sensitive" in that sense either His Moment of Awesome ISN'T using the Force in any way to "avoid" the gunshots He isn't avoiding them, he's just walking out there slowly and calmly like a big fat target, and everyone is just missing
1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @arthur_affect @EmilyUnbound and
It's like Pulp Fiction, it's not a use of any kind of magic It's a miracle The Force is manipulating fate so that an incredibly unlikely event happens in order for him to fulfill his narrative function The *instant* that function is fulfilled, the blessing vanishes
1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes -
Replying to @arthur_affect @EmilyUnbound and
Chirrut doesn't, like, become exhausted and stop dodging at that moment A random stormtrooper just suddenly becomes able to do the obvious thing and shoot the slow moving guy right in front of him
1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes -
Replying to @arthur_affect @EmilyUnbound and
It's a powerful and yet infuriating moment, like you're supposed to scream with rage along with Baze It's the moment where Chirrut's faith is validated - "All is as the Force wills it" - and revealed to be a sick joke, that we're all just puppets the Force uses and discards
3 replies 0 retweets 9 likes -
Replying to @arthur_affect @EmilyUnbound and
Well this is a tremendously nihilistic and misotheistic view.
1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @loudpenitent @arthur_affect and
I mean if you're determined to not only read it in the most spiteful "ONLY I MATTER!" way and also ruin the scene for literally everyone else... *shrug*
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @loudpenitent @EmilyUnbound and
Are you saying Baze didn't have a right to be mad at that point
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @arthur_affect @EmilyUnbound and
I don't even really read it in the same light you are, and I'm faIrly sure we aren't supposed to see Baze as having done so either. It's not a Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Rage Against the Author, his last stand is simply an angry, sad and ultimately peaceful last stand.
2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
The scene is shot very strongly to give you the impression that there is no explanation for Chirrut making it to the switch but a pure miracle And to *emphasize* the cruelty of the miracle going away - Chirrut makes it all the way to the switch and then is INSTANTLY shot
-
-
Replying to @arthur_affect @EmilyUnbound and
Yeah I don't get that "cruelty" at all, man, that's all you.
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @loudpenitent @arthur_affect and
This scene is only "cruel" if you think Chirrut and Baze haven't already resigned themselves to their deaths and that the worst possible thing that could happen to them - spiritual guardians of a Force religion's temple - is death.
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes - Show replies
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.