meshaliuknits, can you give me a list of the books you'd rec? Do you think any of them would be appropriate for an 11yo who has seen all the movies? I'm always looking for new ideas for Jackson. Like his mother, he reads too damn fast.
Has he read the Timothy Zahn books? They're not cannon now but I read them when they came out which means I was 10 for the first one. Also looking at book covers in google I definitely read these around that same time Splinter of the Minds Eye, Courtship of Princess Leia, Children of the Jedi, and Truce at Bakura. I don't remember much about them since that was 25 years ago lol.
I read all of these back in the day! At some point I was even the designated Star Wars book reviewer for the newspaper. But when they all got thrown out, I got frustrated. Now I don't want to follow anything besides the films, because I'm afraid they'll do it again.
I was just able to see the movie today. I skimmed this thread so apologies if I repeat anything:
- Nice to see Yoda back (as a puppet no less). Also nice to see Maz Kanata. - Leia floating around in space was so, so corny - annoying that Poe kept going against Holdo but I kind of figured he’d eventually show that she knew what she was doing and Poe would realize he should’ve obeyed - Hux reminded me of Eric Trump - I didn’t remember the significance of the gold dice. They were Han’s I suppose? - Saw it coming when Kylo Ren sliced Snoke in half but it was still satisfying and exciting - I gasped out loud at the visuals/silence in the scene when Holdo shot through the First Order ship at light speed - I laughed whenever Chewy got frustrated at something and threw up his arms. Sad when he was eating the rotisserie and that last little porg was crying at him - I absolutely didn’t see it coming that the Luke at the end was his projection. Laughed and said WOW out loud in the theater. Very, very well done. (I suppose he was able to give Leia a kiss because they have the Force/family connection?)
Was there any kind of post credits scene or Carrie Fischer tribute? We both really really had to pee so we left when the credits started.
I was just able to see the movie today. I skimmed this thread so apologies if I repeat anything:
- Nice to see Yoda back (as a puppet no less). Also nice to see Maz Kanata. - Leia floating around in space was so, so corny - annoying that Poe kept going against Holdo but I kind of figured he’d eventually show that she knew what she was doing and Poe would realize he should’ve obeyed - Hux reminded me of Eric Trump - I didn’t remember the significance of the gold dice. They were Han’s I suppose? - Saw it coming when Kylo Ren sliced Snoke in half but it was still satisfying and exciting - I gasped out loud at the visuals/silence in the scene when Holdo shot through the First Order ship at light speed - I laughed whenever Chewy got frustrated at something and threw up his arms. Sad when he was eating the rotisserie and that last little porg was crying at him - I absolutely didn’t see it coming that the Luke at the end was his projection. Laughed and said WOW out loud in the theater. Very, very well done. (I suppose he was able to give Leia a kiss because they have the Force/family connection?)
Was there any kind of post credits scene or Carrie Fischer tribute? We both really really had to pee so we left when the credits started.
The tribute was much like the Star Trek tribute to Leonard Nemoy and Anton Yelchin, a simple screen during the credits in her memory.
I, too, did not see the Luke force projection coming, but I tend to not look at movies closely during my first viewing. I’m glad I wasn’t the only one!
I'm sure they hadn't intended them as such before Carrie died, but there were moments I absolutely took as an homage to her: the "May the Force be with you" exchange with Holdo; Luke's kiss on her forehead.
LOL, whatevs fucker. At the end of the day, a woman still decides who directs your films, so he should really just delete the whole movie from his memory.
I just wanted to drop a couple of my favorite Episode 8 gifs here for all to enjoy.
LOLLLL!
Also Rian Johnson was on this last weekend's Wait Wait Don't Tell Me and he mentioned some social media phenomenon where people are doing their own version of shirtlessKylo. He also shares nerd lore about the green milk on Luke's island. www.npr.org/programs/wait-wait-dont-tell-me/
I just saw this yesterday. Overall, I was saddened by it. I thought it was on the darker side, and I guess I was thinking it might be a bit more victorious, but perhaps that comes in later movies. I was sad about Carrie Fisher. And I was sad about the war. How many years has it been going on? You know? Will there ever be an end?
There were lots of themes on light and dark, and it seemed that they were saying that really couldn't defeat evil because it is always in us and will always be there. And that's not wrong, just disheartening.
Now that I know what to expect, I think I may like it better on the second viewing because then I can put aside some of the sadness that I felt and concentrate on the details. I am sure there are lots of details that I missed. I probably will wait until its out on DVD to watch it again though.