Star Wars discussion

[The Skarzs]

It's interesting that they would decide to make a prequel to the original trilogy when they're already planning the sequel trilogy. This one looks like it might be a little darker than the other ones (at least what can be told from the teaser), but that's what it seems Marvel was trying to do and their movies are still pretty humorous.

And I agree the character reminds me of Katniss.

[Jukka the Sling]

@both of you:  I don't have a problem with the cast as such; it's just that it really seems to me that they're trying to be as politically correct as possible.  And you're right, Jet - it shouldn't be a problem.  But it really does seem like they're trying to check all the boxes.

Also, the main character's name is apparently Jyn Erso.

[James Gryphon]

I don't know what the details are, but as far as the PC thing goes, I don't think it's that "none of the cast are white men". I think it's more the aspect of having one of each kind. That does ring strongly of PCness or "targeted tokenism" (albeit only if we work from the very important unstated assumption that the Star Wars universe's ethnicities are distributed similarly to our own; if it's an even distribution, those kind of results aren't at all unlikely).

Maybe the film staff chose candidates for roles in a color, ethnicity-blind way, and it just happened to fall out the way that it did. But maybe not, and given the film culture of trying to emphasize minorities, I'm not willing to totally discount the possibility that the casting choices might be influenced by political correctness.

That said, I don't really care about it. The production staff have a right to make the choices that align with their values and that they think are best for the film, and I'm not likely to watch it no matter who they cast.

[Jukka the Sling]

Oh, and Soren, perhaps I was mistaken about the Hispanic dude.  *shrugs*  I dunno.  I was partly thinking of this promotional photo when I wrote that post:

Rogue One photo

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It looks like there's a Hispanic guy, but I suppose he might not be.

And as I said before, I have absolutely nothing against anyone with a different skin color than my own.  This casting seems to be a politically-correct effort, though, and that's what bugs me.

It does look like it'll be a fun movie.

[Jukka the Sling]

HAVE YOU GUYS SEEN MARK HAMILL'S LATEST TWEET WITH THE PHOTO OF HIM AND DAISY?!?!

GO LOOK AT IT.

[Firehawke]

I just finished watching Episodes I-VI on BluRay for the first time.  Has anyone else watched the movies on BluRay?  I love how clean the movies look and what got tweaked in the original trilogy (but I am SO still keeping my theatrical release DVDs)

[Firehawke]

For those of you who are like me and LOVE the soundtracks, the Rogue One soundtrack can be preordered on Amazon!

To celebrate, let's all watch this piano/orchestral cover of the trailer music (note...the YouTuber has made the .mp3 available for free...you read that right, FREE!!!)

[Gonff the Mousethief]

That song is so awesome I love it so much. It has an awesome Harry Potter/Fallout 4 feel to it, while still having that sense of Star Wars with almost a heavy just overtone to that original song. Truly replicates the movie's plot perfectly!

[Hickory]

IKR?!?! The last part is sick.

[Jukka the Sling]

That was stinkin' amazing.

[Firehawke]

Who else has totally geeked out over the new trailer???

[Søren]

Who else has totally geeked out over the new trailer???

So excited!

[Gonff the Mousethief]

Who else has totally geeked out over the new trailer???

So excited!

Yes!!! I got literal chills when Vader was walking towards that guy. Also, my history teacher showed us this in class. She's pretty cool 

[Jukka the Sling]

Awesome trailer.

[Lady Amber]

Who else has totally geeked out over the new trailer???

Awesome!