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If it's anything like the Extended Universe novels (which I know is not canon anymore... but I mean if JJ took some elements from it), I'll be happy.

 

It can't get any worse than the prequels... right... RIGHT??? 

 

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Title. That is all.

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I hope it's good, and will continue to hope unless proven wrong.

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Here are my views.
 
1.) I have mastered the art of defense against the dark arts hype-train so I am currently indifferent. Excited but can wait for the theaters to die down.
2.) If they are even a fraction better than the prequels (more than likely) I will be happy.
3.) Look what Disney did for Marvel? Turned an almost bankrupted comic company to a billion dollar juggernaut. If there was one company I think could handle keeping a franchise decent it would be Disney.

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Here are my views.

 

1.) I have mastered the art of defense against the dark arts hype-train so I am currently indifferent. Excited but can wait for the theaters to die down.

2.) If they are even a fraction better than the prequels (more than likely) I will be happy.

3.) Look what Disney did for Marvel? Turned an almost bankrupted comic company to a billion dollar juggernaut. If there was one company I think could handle keeping a franchise decent it would be Disney.

Nice call on the third point. I almost forgot about that. Hopefully they do the same for Lucasfilm.

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Nice call on the third point. I almost forgot about that. Hopefully they do the same for Lucasfilm.

 

Disney is the opposite of EA. When they promise me something, I have faith they can deliver. 

 

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My feeling is that it's so hyped that it will never live up to the hype.

And therefore people will esteem it to suck.

I personally will be very disappointed if it turns out that Luke Skywalker is NOT terribly evil.

Why will you be disappointed if he is still good?

 

I've heard this theory before, but I've yet to see an adequate explanation for how Luke will fall.

 

He's passed possibly the greatest Darkside trail of his life - he faced the emperor - arguably one of the most powerful sith ever - and his Father. If Luke has fallen to the darkside, then it will take away from RotJ, in my opinion.

 

I could see him become disillusioned, or a Hermit, or Cynical, but outright evil? That's a hard stretch. I'd like to hear your thoughts, since you feel so passionately about it.

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Why will you be disappointed if he is still good?

 

I've heard this theory before, but I've yet to see an adequate explanation for how Luke will fall.

 

He's passed possibly the greatest Darkside trail of his life - he faced the emperor - arguably one of the most powerful sith ever - and his Father. If Luke has fallen to the darkside, then it will take away from RotJ, in my opinion.

 

I could see him become disillusioned, or a Hermit, or Cynical, but outright evil? That's a hard stretch. I'd like to hear your thoughts, since you feel so passionately about it.

My comment was slightly exaggerated, I guess - I really don't care what happens so long as the plot is executed properly.

But really, it's interesting to think about when you take into account what Yoda said - he believed him to be too old, too emotional, and too aggressive, and that once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny. Emperor Palpatine goads Luke into taking his weapon and striking him down with all of his hatred, and the only thing that stops him from killing the emperor out of pure spite is when Vader stops him.

 

Then, when Vader threatens Luke's sister, the only thing that stops Luke from killing him is when he sees his father's robotic arms, and realizes how much like him he is becoming. The emperor wanted Luke to kill Vader and join his side, as Anakin had with Count Dooku.

I also think that the scene in Episode V where Luke sees his face in Vader's mask alludes to a lot more than just Vader being his father.

And if you look at the history of the production of the Star Wars franchise, Episode VI was supposed to have a much more bittersweet ending. Han Solo was supposed to be saved from the carbonite casing but be killed halfway through the movie. Luke was initially supposed to turn to the dark side (Something that Mark Hammill himself pitched to Lucas), but because Star Wars had become financially dependent on the toy industry, he altered the entire script of the finale to be happier.

Film Theory has a video on this, they word it much better than I can here, I'd encourage you to watch it if you haven't already. it's kind of interesting.

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To be honest with the hype behind it I don't think it can fail.

 

To be honest some people will 'disappear' from the Disney corporation if it does fail considering how much money they've invested not only in the movie but the parks, merchandise, etc..

 

To be honest I don't think it will be good but when has that ever stopped a movie from being successful.

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To be honest with the hype behind it I don't think it can fail.

 

To be honest some people will 'disappear' from the Disney corporation if it does fail considering how much money they've invested not only in the movie but the parks, merchandise, etc..

 

To be honest I don't think it will be good but when has that ever stopped a movie from being successful.

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As long as its better than episode 1 it should be fine. But then again, that's not asking for much. If its anywhere near the level of 4, 5, and 6 i will be suprised.

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I say it be a load of balls big hyped film never really live up to the expectations but than again its all personal preference.

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