Am I late to the Star Wars Episode VII speculation madness? Maybe. I'll just have to deduct this last 7 days from the next 3 years, huh?
It's crazy that it's been less than a month and we've already got 2 rumored directors, Mathew Vaughn and Some Other Guy. At this point Ep 7 is a formless mass in the future, and we feel we could shape it somehow by projecting our ideas into the web vacuum, even though it's unlikely. Still, I am not immune, so here's a grab bag of my random wishes. So please...
Every fanboy out there is trying to rope up the bigger names in nerd franchises, because they think JJ Abraham's is about to drop out of Star Trek just for this and Christopher Nolan is willing to direct every single genre movie. Personally, I would much rather get District 9 director Neil Blomkamp. Watch Alive at Jorburg and tell me otherwise.
Blomkamp's visual style is what Star Wars was missing with the prequels\s ubberclean greenscreen rooms. Sure, D9 wasn't exactly the most original story ever, but if that's what you expect from Ep 7, then you need to ground your expectations a little.
Michelle Rodrguez is awesome. I don't think I should elaborate more on that. And if there's a part for a rough character woman in ther, Michelle should have it. Boy, did you just search your feelings? You know this shit be true!
Again, you're not shooting some fancy Oscar bait film, here. Michelle Rodriguez as a bounty hunter.
The creation of new iconography is as important as the usage of the old one. The Prequels found some early success in this are with Darth Maul, and never did top it.
As iconic as the Lightsabres are, they are merely placeholders for actual swords. In this sense, other types of weapons should be given the same general treatmen. Dai-Katana, Halberds, lances, shields. Do not limit yourselves to what already exists. Since Star Wars is essentially Samurai and Cowboys in space, let's put some Kung Fu into that, huh?
Again, Lightsabers are sort of important to Star Wars. But their usage should be tempered.
Each character should have a style of their own, according to their personality. They shouldn't just be whacking away at each other. Darth Maul, again, created a space for himself in the lore, but there isn't much to like him besides the aesthetics. Then again...Bobba Fett.
Dear Disney: If you can't do better than the Expanded Universe, then don't do nothing. Or do so anyway, make money, and have me pay for it. Either way I don't want to see the next generation of Lukes and Leias. Follow a new group of leads. They don't have to spiritually be sequels to Luke and Leia anyway.
If Original Trilogy characters or their spawn must be in, let them be support for the new characters.
The problem with Star War is everyone feels they know it, and it's grown into more than what it originally was...some adventure movies. The new movies can't reach the beholden status of those. If you shoot for that, you will never reach it.
Well, see you guys in 2015. I'm sure It's the last time I'll be talking about this subject.
It's crazy that it's been less than a month and we've already got 2 rumored directors, Mathew Vaughn and Some Other Guy. At this point Ep 7 is a formless mass in the future, and we feel we could shape it somehow by projecting our ideas into the web vacuum, even though it's unlikely. Still, I am not immune, so here's a grab bag of my random wishes. So please...
Let Neil Blomkamp direct
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| And if he WAS racist, that's just perfect for Star Wars anyway. |
Every fanboy out there is trying to rope up the bigger names in nerd franchises, because they think JJ Abraham's is about to drop out of Star Trek just for this and Christopher Nolan is willing to direct every single genre movie. Personally, I would much rather get District 9 director Neil Blomkamp. Watch Alive at Jorburg and tell me otherwise.
Blomkamp's visual style is what Star Wars was missing with the prequels\s ubberclean greenscreen rooms. Sure, D9 wasn't exactly the most original story ever, but if that's what you expect from Ep 7, then you need to ground your expectations a little.
Let Michelle Rodriguez have a part in it
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| She's not scared! She just wanted to know what it felt like! |
Michelle Rodrguez is awesome. I don't think I should elaborate more on that. And if there's a part for a rough character woman in ther, Michelle should have it. Boy, did you just search your feelings? You know this shit be true!
Again, you're not shooting some fancy Oscar bait film, here. Michelle Rodriguez as a bounty hunter.
Let there be some kind of new Jedi type weapons
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| No, it's not a Swastika...I think. |
The creation of new iconography is as important as the usage of the old one. The Prequels found some early success in this are with Darth Maul, and never did top it.
As iconic as the Lightsabres are, they are merely placeholders for actual swords. In this sense, other types of weapons should be given the same general treatmen. Dai-Katana, Halberds, lances, shields. Do not limit yourselves to what already exists. Since Star Wars is essentially Samurai and Cowboys in space, let's put some Kung Fu into that, huh?
Let there be less lightabre duels...but let those be meaningfull
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| Whoa! CG Yoda vs CG Cristpher Lee! |
Again, Lightsabers are sort of important to Star Wars. But their usage should be tempered.
Each character should have a style of their own, according to their personality. They shouldn't just be whacking away at each other. Darth Maul, again, created a space for himself in the lore, but there isn't much to like him besides the aesthetics. Then again...Bobba Fett.
Let the story NOT follow Skywalker's kids.
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| Let's do this quick, boys. I left my shift at the construction site and my boss is a dick.. |
Dear Disney: If you can't do better than the Expanded Universe, then don't do nothing. Or do so anyway, make money, and have me pay for it. Either way I don't want to see the next generation of Lukes and Leias. Follow a new group of leads. They don't have to spiritually be sequels to Luke and Leia anyway.
If Original Trilogy characters or their spawn must be in, let them be support for the new characters.
Let it not be overhyped...too late!
The problem with Star War is everyone feels they know it, and it's grown into more than what it originally was...some adventure movies. The new movies can't reach the beholden status of those. If you shoot for that, you will never reach it.
Well, see you guys in 2015. I'm sure It's the last time I'll be talking about this subject.
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