There’s only one thing about the pre- and sequels that I actively loathe and that’s how they destroyed the cool mysticism of The Force in Phantom menace with their inane technobabble about midichlorians. They should have rewatched Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi before making that one. As a teenager that stuff meant a lot to me.
I also found the space battles in the sequels kinda meh. But other than that, yeah, perfectly serviceable starwars that.
I loved Rogue One a lot, and Han Solo was 'aight too in my book.
I loved the orignal trilogy (possibly nostalgia and childhood helping here) and enjoyed the prequels ( apart from Jar jar), Rogue one and Solo where also very good but not in a star wars sort of way. But maybe I am getting old or just cant switch off the logical side of my brain like I used to…
The Lightspeed scene was impressive, but it just left me asking, why did the rebels have to use x-wings and the force to blow up the death star, when they could have just got an old freighter with a hyperdrive and a willing person…but then I suppose that would have made them the terroists they were … long live the Empire, bringing peace and order to the galaxy
The in-universe explanation is that it was a one-in-a-million chance, even under the very specific circumstances that made it work there.
If the tactic were somewhat feasible we would have seen it done already.
That question was asked so often that the director of Ep9 even included part of it in the dialogue there.
I wouldn’t analyze the scene too much. Any sci-fi fan could rip it apart at many levels. For instance, why would the ships be so close to each other given their vulnerability, speed at which they can travel, advances in sensor and weapon tech, and the vastness of space? They aren’t sailing ships shooting broadsides at each other. BSG did this as well.
No, best to not think too much and enjoy the ride.
Starship Troopers did the same thing when they attacked the bug planet. All that weaving between the ships when they were being shot at and then crashing into one another because they were too close was just plain dumb.
That’s one heck of a perspective…!
I love that movie!
There are no bad Star Wars movies in my opinion.
Some are better than others and for mostly different reasons. The original trilogy will always be very special to me, because I grew up with them. The rest will never reach the same level, but that’s ok.
It’s a bit like the Top Gun sequel. I’m really looking forward to seeing it and I will probably be hollering ”YEEEHAAAW” through the entire movie. But I don’t expect it to come even close to the original in terms of impact on my life…
I personally enjoy the Sci-Fi series “The Expanse.” Much more accurate IMHO with respect to physics and science aspect as it fits into the story telling.
I kinda like how the result is mostly the same but the way there is different. A good adaptation IMO.
The only downside is that it feels a bit like dementia, you were sure that you remember what happens next and then it happens differently and you wonder if you just misremembered.
They dont often get the book to tv show right, but one of my personal favorites was the 1981 TV version of The Day of the Triffids, close enough to the book and brought up to date (for the early 1980s anyway)
