Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (USE SPOILER TAGS!)

[figrin_dan]

Originally Posted by ObiTrentKenobi

So, did anybody else notice or get bothered that they called the star that Starkiller Base sucks up "the Sun", just like we do here on Earth?
"Sun" is a proper noun that we named our Star... what are the chances that another galaxy's particular solar system also named their star "Sun".

You didn't mind the fact that most of them spoke English?
Imagine if they called the star "Trent" without explanation (as they would), what would we make of that?

[jayman3]

Originally Posted by italy12

It has already been confirmed for Episodes VIII and IX that we'll see some new color lightsabers a la the green one from Jedi being "new".

Would that include the "Darksaber" and the white lightsaber from The Clone Wars and Rebels? Or perhaps the orange, yellow, pink, gray?

[italy12]

Originally Posted by jayman3

Would that include the "Darksaber" and the white lightsaber from The Clone Wars and Rebels? Or perhaps the orange, yellow, pink, gray?

Spot on, mate.

[KRW1]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Great description.

[Show spoiler]"Here at the Coruscant News Network we have some breaking news: reclusive Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker has been found! Later in this hour, we reflect upon the death of Rebel hero Han Solo and ask our panel "why does the First Order (née Empire) keep building gigantic space weapons with such glaring flaws?" We'll also bring you right up to date with all today's podracing results. Film 'Mo' Bantha Blues' at 11."

That is exactly what I thought, I suddenly had a commentary in my head.

[chip75]

Originally Posted by figrin_dan

Imagine if they called the star "Trent" without explanation (as they would), what would we make of that?

There's nothing worse than severe Trent-burn, especially in the desert, with all that annoying sand ... It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere ...

[ZoetMB]

Originally Posted by octagon

Yeah, I don't buy into the whole 'JJ is a TV director at heart and that makes his films less cinematic' but every now and again that does creep in and here it kinda stomped in.

I don't think that final shot was less cinematic - it was more cinematic (IMO). But I do think that JJ's vast TV experience affected (perhaps negatively) VII. Since he's used to dealing with episodes, and even when you have different episodes, the tone of a TV series can't change from episode to episode, I think that's why VII copied so many beats from the OT.

I'm really hoping that they don't do that for VIII. I think they need to take SW in completely new directions and tell different stories.

[Col. Zombie]

Originally Posted by segagamer12

Nice, stupid, but nice, now try forming an actual argument for why you disagree with the idea with WORDS.

[jayman3]

Originally Posted by italy12

Spot on, mate.

Nice. I'd like to see some with black core. Those are cool!

[Zivouhr]

An orange lightsaber would be unique also in VIII.

What would be really interesting is if a Jedi carried a red lightsaber. Red usually signifies bad/evil, so I'm guessing that'll never happen.

The camera rotation around the characters

[Show spoiler]at the end didn't seem necessary IMO but it's not a big deal, as they were trying to show the scale of that shot from a bird's eye view, going for something unique and epic for the character finally revealed; Luke. So I definitely understand why they chose that type of camera shot.

[Tony208]

Originally Posted by Zivouhr

An orange lightsaber would be unique also in VIII.

What would be really interesting is if a Jedi carried a red lightsaber. Red usually signifies bad/evil, so I'm guessing that'll never happen.

How about Rey with a staff lightsaber?

[JamesKurtovich]

Originally Posted by Tony208

How about Rey with a staff lightsaber?

I want to see that happen. She's good with it.

[Steelmaker]

Originally Posted by ObiTrentKenobi

So, did anybody else notice or get bothered that they called the star that Starkiller Base sucks up "the Sun", just like we do here on Earth?
"Sun" is a proper noun that we named our Star... what are the chances that another galaxy's particular solar system also named their star "Sun".

"But you can't stop the change, anymore than you can stop the suns from setting." - Shmi Skywalker: The Phantom Menace.

[Nightrunner]

Originally Posted by kurtlingle

Um,

Sucking up a sun would probably get that sun to go super-nova, etc.
Most (all) sci-fi is not really following science, as that'd be so boring.

Also, the starkiller would need a sun for it's trees, etc... killing your own sun, is not such a great idea :-)

I wanna know how the Starkiller base traveled though space. How fast could it move? How long would it take to get from point A to point B...?

Did they have a desert part on the planet?

If they need arose how would they evacuate the planet?

[rickah88]

Why do things like: the force, aliens, spaceships, lightsabers, hyperdrive, etc all get a pass?

Oh that's right, it's Science Fiction. Not Science Fact.

Carry on.

[jayman3]

Originally Posted by Tony208

How about Rey with a staff lightsaber?

[famman84]

Originally Posted by italy12

It has already been confirmed for Episodes VIII and IX that we'll see some new color lightsabers a la the green one from Jedi being "new".

source?

[tigertron]

Originally Posted by Steelmaker

"But you can't stop the change, anymore than you can stop the suns from setting." - Shmi Skywalker: The Phantom Menace.

It's ironic that

[Show spoiler]her great grandson and his militia were able to stop a sun from setting.

[dvdmike]

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3may5f

Vfx before and after, some spoilers

[Riddler The Slag]

Originally Posted by dvdmike

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3may5f

Vfx before and after, some spoilers

Brill video.

[JamesKurtovich]

Originally Posted by Nightrunner

I wanna know how the Starkiller base traveled though space. How fast could it move? How long would it take to get from point A to point B...?

Did they have a desert part on the planet?

If they need arose how would they evacuate the planet?

This is all we needed to know:

1. This is another Death Star, but bigger. A lot bigger.

2. If you get in its way, you're dead.

Most of us didn't even think of the little details like how it got around the galaxy or what it was called before it became Starkiller.