Spoilers Skeleton Crew [Spoiler Discussion]
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Creating good Star Wars is not easy to make I would agree in the way of making anything good is not easy to do. But I do think their are certain ideas and concepts that translate well in SW that appeals to most people. Light-hearted adventure, Lots of different kinds of aliens, at least one cool droid, Space ship stuff. Believe or not I don't think Jedi stuff is one of them.
I mean it can be nice but what people liked about Luke for example was that he was more farm boy, going on some big adventure than the fact he was a Jedi or we knew all about the Jedi. The Jedi were still more of a mystery in old movies. For sure people weren't expecting them to be boring space monks like they turned them into in the Prequels.
I mean it can be nice but what people liked about Luke for example was that he was more farm boy, going on some big adventure than the fact he was a Jedi or we knew all about the Jedi. The Jedi were still more of a mystery in old movies. For sure people weren't expecting them to be boring space monks like they turned them into in the Prequels.
The "Jedi stuff" is one of my favorite parts of Star Wars.
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And, even then, he doesn't have it all down. If Vader hadn't decided to intervene then Luke would likely not have learned much from that tossing the weapon away.
I'm all for peace and negotiating but that was a huge gamble. And while some might say "it's better to be lucky than good." in Star Wars "there's no such thing as luck."
So, it gets a bit complicated.
When the kids clicked in their assumed duties, KB in engineering, Wim at the guns, Neel steering, and Fern in command, that was the best moment for me. They are now a skeleton crew. What's even more interesting is that in two and at least arguably three of the cases, these were roles assigned to them by Jod; maybe even all four, I'd have to check. I have to wonder whether Jod forcing Fern to capitulate resulted from Jod seeing the future through the Force, and seeing the only path for the children to be saved.
Not the person you asked, but personally I think those are total BS, and can easily be overridden by the next thing shown on screen. That's probably happened already, because how does a lightwhip fit into any of that mess? I've begun learning some sword forms as part of my black belt (Tang Soo Do) training, and just like the empty hand forms, they're really only supposed to be a beginning and not strictly adhered to in actual combat.
Yes, because we all know "feels like Star Wars" is the easiest thing to recreate. Lucas did it perfectly with ROTJ and the Prequels, right?
Correct, though RotJ felt like SW to me, but the prequels did not.
Ugh. I have to say the "lightsaber forms" (or rather a certain section of the fandom's fixation on them) is one of my least favourite things to come out of the EU. For one thing; it all comes from a single magazine article written by someone who has no idea how sword combat works, and for another . . . that's not how sword combat works!
Thankfully in 'Rebels' they treated the "forms" like exactly what they're supposed to be: training routines. Something to condition precise control and develop muscle memory. It's not something you actually do in combat, not least of which because performing a set routine of moves is an excellent way to telegraph exactly what you're going to do next and thus get your head cut off in no time flat!
A properly trained combatant doesn't just stick to a set "form", they flow seamlessly from attack to defence to parry to feint based on what the opponent is doing. It's the kind of dance where if you know all the steps, the very worst thing you could do is follow them.
That plus the most important factor isn't what the blade is doing, it's where your feet are. The importance of footwork cannot be overstated! There's a reason why the Maul/Ahsoka fights at the end of TCW felt so much more weighty and impactful; it's performance capture from Ray Park & Lauren Mary Kim. They're both trained, proficient martial artists and stunt performers, and they know where to put their feet!
I think part of the problem was that fans took the implementation of sabre combat in certain video games (mostly JKA) that allow one to switch between defensive and offensive modes as a "true" representation of how it should be instead of what it is; a gameplay mechanic, nothing more. At least in the more recent Jedi game they at least started calling it "stances" when you switch modes like that, plus the weapon itself is also changing modes, better justifying the stark change in style. After all that's what an armed fighting style is really about; it's about how best to use the specific weapon being wielded.
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The Light Whip would have to be it's own unique thing.
I think real "Light Saber" fighting would probably be closer to a mix of modern day Kendo & Fencing.
Though, having a infinite length blade would be super advantageous, especially one that can't just be easily blocked.
I concur, the basic "forms" should be just training routines to build muscle memory.
Actual Sword Play should be much more fluid, less rigid. Something only practice sparring can teach. That's why I like HEMA. They generally believe in safe sparring and to get in real practice.
That's true with nearly any martial art, it's understated how important foot work & knowing how to safely fall to the ground is. These are basic things that should be generally taught.
Especially learning how to safely fall. Because everybody is going to fall down IRL at some point in their life, how you do it can affect how much damage you take & how hurt you become.
I love those fights.
I think learning real sword forms along with Kendo & fencing would be far more useful to truly interpret how a light saber would function IRL.
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I liked them as a kid, I don’t like them now
I hope it doesn't' go to his head.
Was that Stephen Fry? Is the supervisor going to be reveals as the former pirate captain?
I'm very dissapointed with Jude Law's character. I thought there would be more to his character. Perhaps a padawan who survived the purge and became a pirate to survive; living the in that gey area to survive. Instead he just seems like a generic bad pirate who only cares about money. A bit boting.
I'm very dissapointed with Jude Law's character. I thought there would be more to his character. Perhaps a padawan who survived the purge and became a pirate to survive; living the in that gey area to survive. Instead he just seems like a generic bad pirate who only cares about money. A bit boting.
There is. It's likely not the way you were expecting it to be.
Another opportunity for Jod to kill the kids but he didn't...
I don't think the kids or their parents are gonna be killed by Jod in the Vault.
Yes, he's a scoundrel. He wants the riches. But there's still more to him. He didn't show to any of the pirates that he's force-sensitive. why? The days of Vader and the inquisitors are long gone.
Another opportunity for Jod to kill the kids but he didn't...
I don't think the kids or their parents are gonna be killed by Jod in the Vault.
Yes, he's a scoundrel. He wants the riches. But there's still more to him. He didn't show to any of the pirates that he's force-sensitive. why? The days of Vader and the inquisitors are long gone.
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