Outrunner wrote:Canto Bight just seemed filler to me. And it's a plot that doesn't go anywhere
The group's failure to bring in their target leads them to DJ, who shows Finn what he's likely to become in a few years' time if he follows his current trajectory out of the Resistance. This leads to their betrayal at DJ's hands, to his final confrontation with Phasma, to Crait, his attempted act of self sacrifice, and his transformation from cowardly deserter to actual Resistance hero.
Canto Bight also shows that the Resistance, despite its isolation, is spoken of in hushed tones across the galaxy, even under the noses of the arms dealers supplying the Republic and First Order.
Outrunner wrote:Poe is a hothead, sure, but his actions at the start of the film wipe out much of the the rebels fighting force but there's no real consequence, he's allowed to do his own thing and basically mutiny
Which he wouldn't have had to do if Holdo had explained her plan. It seems the only reason for her not to was to set up Poe as hotheaded rebel who don't play by no rules
Getting demoted for his insubordination, and later shot by Leia, isn't exactly nothing.
Holdo didn't explain her plan because look what happened when he did find out - he broadcast it on an unsecured line to Finn, Rose and DJ. Then it all went to gooseberry fool, because of his impulsiveness. He learned a hard lesson that day.
Outrunner wrote:Snoke is built up as a mystery in TFA, as a throw away character in TLJ. This isn't just an issue with TLJ of course, both writer/directors seem intent on throwing out, ignoring or rewriting the films to fit their own vision.
Seems to me that Abrams probably had the idea in his head for Snoke from the TFA days, because in an interview not long ago, he said that when he watched TLJ, he could see that his vision hadn't been overwritten, that he could work with what Johnson set up.
Outrunner wrote:Luke - my main issue with Luke isn't that he's gone hermit, its the why behind it. In ROTJ he was willing to try and find redemption for his father. His father who, amongst his many war crimes, killed children. His father that spent years, decades implementing the Emperors will, enacting genocide across the galaxy. I don't buy that decades later Luke contemplates killing a boy in his sleep because he senses darkness in him. He forgives a war criminal with the blood of millions on his hands but contemplates murdering a boy because he might do something bad?
Fighting the Dark Side doesn't stop when you save your dad's soul and defeat the Empire - it's a lifelong struggle all Jedi must grapple with.
Luke had a dark moment of weakness, and it came when he sensed just how far gone Ben was, because, unbeknownst to everyone, "Snoke" had been whispering in his mind for many years (possibly since he was born); decades was spent molding and influencing and corrupting him.
Look at what happened to Anakin, with Palpatine's informal mentorship, his influence seeping into his head from the Naboo incident to the close of the Clone Wars. Now imagine that, but only in your head, and for many, many more years than Anakin had to deal with it.
ANYWAYThe final episode of the Clone Wars was released today, and it's phenomenal. I'll have to rewatch this final arc all together at the weekend to get the full effect. The epilogue is just