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First? Write a decent Genre Film. As in, if filmed straight, it would stand entirely on its own two feet.
From there? Adapt it to your chosen setting. Bells, whistles, perhaps a little froufrou even.
For instance? A Heist movie. Make the plot make sense without Space Wizard Magic first. Then see where you might be able to add Space Magic fun. As in for stuff where Jedi Mind Tricks exist? How might someone ensure security. Droids? Hutts? Toydarians? All known to be at least resistant to Jedi Mind Tricks. If they’re the guard (or another species with the same quirk) what’s the way around that for our heroes?
As I type this, I’m listening to Figrin Da’an and the Modal Nodes. This is exactly the sort of frou-frou detailing I’m meaning. A New Hope had a bar/cantina scene. Great. That’s how Luke and Ben find Han and Chewie, as they need a trip off planet. But it’s the other inhabitants and this weird, recognisable but clearly not “normal” music which elevates that scene, and for me really sells Star Wars. Give the extras, costumes and effects in that scene? It must’ve cost a pretty decent amount for “are you sure George? Are you absolutely sure you want to spend that much money on a bunch of creature masks we’ll see for like, half a second in a two hour film” stuff.
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Could be careful editing, but it looks to address one of the (few) complaints of Season 1: Looks a lot more action packed.
Good to see Ben Mendelsohn back in the mix too.
"Sometimes the only victory possible is to keep your opponent from winning." - The Emperor, from The Outcast Dead.
"Tell your gods we are coming for them, and that their realms will burn as ours did." -Thostos Bladestorm
A Town Called Malus wrote: That trailer gives a very different feel to season 1. We'll see whether that is just trailers doing trailer things
The music is terrible, but seeing Cassian get stuck in is the, for me at least, expected continuation. Sure, ideally he's still sneaky about some of his work, but empires don't topple themselves. There comes a point when you just gotta blow gak up.
A Town Called Malus wrote: That trailer gives a very different feel to season 1. We'll see whether that is just trailers doing trailer things
The music is terrible, but seeing Cassian get stuck in is the, for me at least, expected continuation. Sure, ideally he's still sneaky about some of his work, but empires don't topple themselves. There comes a point when you just gotta blow gak up.
Oh for sure, I was expecting we see more stuff like that. I'm just hoping they haven't cut out the planning and prep stages completely as they often allowed for Cassian's qualities to shine through, such as his attention to detail, like in the prep for the Aldhani garrison heist.
Zed wrote: *All statements reflect my opinion at this moment. if some sort of pretty new model gets released (or if I change my mind at random) I reserve the right to jump on any bandwagon at will.
Geifer wrote: Yeah, they really missed a trick there. We deserve the 5-minute Snyder Cut of a 2-minute planning scene for a trailer. They could have made real art.
"Sometimes the only victory possible is to keep your opponent from winning." - The Emperor, from The Outcast Dead.
"Tell your gods we are coming for them, and that their realms will burn as ours did." -Thostos Bladestorm
You guys all joke, but that Downfall meme is just two minutes of people arguing over a map, and it’s generated tens of hours of amusing variations. Star Wars has done a lot worse than a long map scene.
So that was a kick ass trailer, and while Star Wars doesn't do contemporary music, that's a cracking rebellion song. Though perhaps does further highlight that we are watching something that merely has a star wars skin.
For the first time in my life, I watched a video of a chap deconstructing a trailer. While interesting it did have one pertinent point. The original plan/scripting was for a five season arc, each season being a year of rebellion.
Instead we have the first season, then 4 three episode releases (looking oddly film length on each release), each apparently being a year of rebellion. Condensing a season down to a film obviously loses some development and tension building, on the other hand that tends to be more popcorn exiting. So I personally am looking forward to April!
BobtheInquisitor wrote: You guys all joke, but that Downfall meme is just two minutes of people arguing over a map, and it’s generated tens of hours of amusing variations. Star Wars has done a lot worse than a long map scene.
I'm only half joking, to be honest. Many of my favourite moments in the first season happened in the "slow" parts. Obviously the Rix Road finale was also a favourite, after all who doesn't enjoy seeing a fascist get brained with a brick? But that was only so impactful because of the slow build of tension before that, which lasted basically the entire show, to be honest, with the tendrils of the empire slowly starting to choke Ferrix more and more.
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The Laws of Thermodynamics:
1) You cannot win. 2) You cannot break even. 3) You cannot stop playing the game.
Colonel Flagg wrote:You think you're real smart. But you're not smart; you're dumb. Very dumb. But you've met your match in me.
For thousands of years, it existed in an established order, and was left to get on with its business.
Then came the Clone Wars. Then came The Empire.
They’re not wild eyed anarchists. They just want to be left alone, as they once were for a vast period of time.
How many other mid and outer rim planets feel the same? Not big nor important enough to have really had much of a say in the Republic, but happy enough plugging along.
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A Town Called Malus wrote: Many of my favourite moments in the first season happened in the "slow" parts.
They were brilliant and completely unexpected for a Disney/streaming/star wars programme. While streaming shows seem increasingly padded its never in a good way and I think the opportunity for that (TV slowly building the world and scene) in TV has almost died out and with the new directive for activity adjacent programmes isn't coming back.
So happy we got them, I just don't hope for them in the future anymore really.
Yeah, he was the only intriguing thing in the Boba Fett debacle.
"Sometimes the only victory possible is to keep your opponent from winning." - The Emperor, from The Outcast Dead.
"Tell your gods we are coming for them, and that their realms will burn as ours did." -Thostos Bladestorm
Hopefully they give Cad Bane a proper showing compared to how much they wasted him when he made his appearance in Book of Boba. Disney has some serious issues making morally ambiguous characters the protagonist in their stories since they can't help but basically whitewash them and try to make them good guys.
More Maul coming - Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord announced for D+ in 2026 animated with Sam Witwer voicing Maul again set after the final season of Clone Wars
Also announced Star Wars Starfighter film for 2027 with Ryan Gosling and Shawn Levy Directing set 5 years after Rise of Skywalker - totally new cast and story.
More Maul is always good not sure about Starfighter but it's too early to tell.
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