Star Wars VIII (The
Last Jedi) is due in cinemas in December 2017. And yes, I'll see it (after
the DVDs come out, I expect) but yeah… I have a bad feeling about this.
To get you up to speed here are all the Star Wars "I have a bad feeling about this."
I expect you're wondering why I have a bad feeling. The trailer doesn't look bad.
And there will be Po, and Finn, and Rey. I suppose so. I've made no secret
about my lack of love for SW VII The
Force Awakens. But I managed to shrug and move on. Rogue One was good, maybe Disney will get its act together.
Except then I watched this. It's about 9.5 minutes, but I found it fascinating.
Some of the things he says are spot on. Hollywood isn't about making GOOD movies. It's about making movies that make money. Let's do some examples. Just about every half decent SF movie ever made has been dug up and resurrected in the last few years. The Day the Earth Stood Still, (1951 movie, redone in 2008), Planet of the Apes, now we're getting Blade Runner, they've jumped back onto the Alien franchise, another Star Trek movie is on the way, Superman and Batman have been done to death. I thought Pirates of the Caribbean IV was yawn-worthy. But we're getting another one, whether we like it or not. And so it goes.
Some of the things he says are spot on. Hollywood isn't about making GOOD movies. It's about making movies that make money. Let's do some examples. Just about every half decent SF movie ever made has been dug up and resurrected in the last few years. The Day the Earth Stood Still, (1951 movie, redone in 2008), Planet of the Apes, now we're getting Blade Runner, they've jumped back onto the Alien franchise, another Star Trek movie is on the way, Superman and Batman have been done to death. I thought Pirates of the Caribbean IV was yawn-worthy. But we're getting another one, whether we like it or not. And so it goes.
Will it get bums on seats? Will it sell merchandise? Good to
go!
I suppose we get some idea of where the franchise might be
going with this with the character of Bendu, a force-sensitive creature which
is neither a Jedi, nor a Sith, but sits in the middle: the balance in the Force.
This explanation of the
Bendu and the origins of the Jedi may or may not help. Either way, it's
interesting back story, assuming it's correct.
Hey ho. Disney and Hollywood worship the Almighty Dollar. I
suspect I'm going to be less than impressed with The Last Jedi. I hope I'm
proved wrong. Either way, I'm waiting for the new Han Solo movie, out next year.
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