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re: Star Wars discussion (SPOILERS GALORE!!!)
Posted on 12/30/15 at 11:56 am to rugbyag
Posted on 12/30/15 at 11:56 am to rugbyag
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Been reading the Movie board a lot since Star Wars came out. Others have mentioned the books that came out that go into more detail about the characters and apparently Finn was top 1% of his class in all categories and being a janitor was just his first job starting at the bottom of the totem poll.
Well, that might make the situation more defensible, but only a small fraction of the Star Wars audience would have read those books before watching the film. For the vast majority of movie-goers, Finn is only what he's revealed to be in the movie: an ex-janitor who runs at his first battle. If a film has to rely that heavily on "canon" that only appears in book form, then that's a weakness in the film.
And this isn't the first time the Star Wars franchise has farmed out story elements to a source outside the films. They did it with the Clone Wars animated series, too. I have to say I'm not really a fan of this tactic.
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Posted on 12/30/15 at 12:10 pm to Mirthomatic
We shouldn't have comic or book spoilers in this thread
Posted on 12/30/15 at 12:39 pm to Mirthomatic
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only appears in book form, then that's a weakness in the film.
No arguement here on that.
Posted on 12/30/15 at 1:04 pm to Mirthomatic
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And this isn't the first time the Star Wars franchise has farmed out story elements to a source outside the films. They did it with the Clone Wars animated series, too. I have to say I'm not really a fan of this tactic.
They should maybe come up with a better way to explain things, but I love when they add more story. Clone Wars was great, because it was just more star wars. I for one am glad we got to see more of what happened between the 2nd and 3rd movies. Probably the most interesting time in the actual galaxy where star wars takes place. The fall of the republic is framed in that show.
My favorite part about the clone wars show is they revisit planets (like Geonosis) or they go to others we haven't seen in the movies but we know about (like Mandalore). You get a bigger feel for the galaxy that you've only seen a little piece of so far.
Posted on 12/30/15 at 1:21 pm to Mirthomatic
I simply thought he said he was a janitor b/c he was trying to downplay his relationship w/the First Order.
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