The Ending of SW: The Force Awakens.

personally, i hope Luke isn't in this movie at all! so there!!

let's just go see it a few weeks and enjoy it for what it will be, huh?

 

So the anger over expectations is beginning and we arent even to December yet.

If you are angry over something that has not happened yet - you are just angry.


Find something constructive to hate on. What is the point to threaten your ticket sale to a movie at $50M presales?

Wait, I know the answer - there is no point to doing it.

Whats the point in saying the movie is gonna suck "if" a, b, and c happen?

Answer: to give in to your hatred and strike the movie down before any journey to the happy side is complete.

 

Lol wut that's pretty funny.

 

I just can't imagine a Star Wars episode set after ROTJ and NOT have Luke, Han, and Leia as the main characters to pass on to a next generation. Sure, they should have made the sequels 15-20 years ago, but they unfortunately made the prequels first. I don't think the big 3 are "too old" or their time has passed at all. I believe it was a true statement made earlier that the biggest draw of this movie is the return of Harrison Ford, Hamill, and Fisher coming back. They shouldn't be the main action stars of the film, but they definitely should be a lot more present then some would give them credit for. Their glorified cameos as rumored is an insult to fans who have been loyal for 30 years for their return. Even if Hamill is much more present in Episode 8, I'm still going to be pissed that he didn't have more screen time in this one! How many other fans who have waited a long time to see Luke Skywalker return might not live another 2 years to see Episode 8? And, Why do you think we have seen so much of the new cast scenes but none of Luke; because they KNOW everyone is coming to see the last Jedi in action again! I'm not going to demand my money back or boycott, or speak ill against Star Wars or JJ, but come on, this is their moment, maybe the last moment of these aging actors to come back. I would hope they get more screen time as we fans have waited so long to see them together again, not to see Finn or Rey with all due respect to them and their future roles, but the ones who actually made Star Wars what it is today.

 

This is a really weird thing to say. Did people line up around the block for midnight screenings of TPM (like I did) to "see the last Jedi in action again"???

Everyone wants to see a new Star Wars movie, just like they did in 1999 (a movie that had exactly zero screen time for Luke, Han, and Leia). The trailers look cool, and they're more or less convinced that JJ will make TFA better than the prequels. That's it.

By your logic, the vast wealth of TFA merchandise that's been on sale for a while now should've stayed on the shelves; there are exactly zero TFA Luke Skywalker figures. Nobody stayed home because of it or boycotted stores or whined about it. Everybody just wants new Star Wars toys. And they sold like hot cakes.

Despite the occasional disgruntled fan, I'm pretty sure that audiences worldwide are not going into TFA to "see the last Jedi in action again," especially given the fact that no marketing whatsoever has advertised the idea that we would see him in action again (let alone even see his face).

People see the trailers, grew up with the prequels, etc and want to go see it based on that. Not based on screentime expectations for OT characters.

 

You're confusing TPM to TFA.

 

the movie industry is a whole different ball game these days.

 

Not at all.
To the broad public (e.g. people who are not frequent posters at this forum), TFA is another new Star Wars movie, just like TPM was. Only this time, they expect it will be good because GL is not involved and there's no Jar Jar.

 

You missed my point. Regarding the Force Awakens, by and far most fans are eager to see what became of Luke Skywalker, I believe more so then any other character of the OT. And given an option back in the day of seeing the Phantom Menace or a sequel to ROTJ with further adventures of the main cast, I believe most fans would have rather seen more of Luke then of a 10 year old Anakin! Also, I stated the reason they are hiding Luke is because he IS the biggest reveal!

 

I meant because h Jedi were popular and famous and legends (like The Backstreet Boys) during the time of TPM, but it's not the case of TFA.

 

I agree 100% completely with this statement.
But it doesn't logically follow from this that seeing Luke in action is the reason why most SW fans (let alone "everyone") is coming to see TFA. Just ask around and see for yourself.

Don't you know people in your personal life (friends, coworkers, etc) who would say that they're Star Wars fans and are aware of the upcoming movie? Ask them why they want to see it. I'd bet that "Luke Skywalker" won't come out of their mouths.

Star Wars is cool. The trailers look awesome. They have faith in JJ. Pretty much boils down to that.

Jimmy Kimmel is a self-admitted Star Wars fan. I haven't seen him ask about Luke yet (though I wouldn't be surprised if the subject came up tonight since Hamill is conspicuously absent from the show).

 

I love how this thread has ELEVEN "Old News" Ratings.

 

That's because they don't realize that it was originally posted in August and recently updated by Magnar.

 

I wouldn't necessarily put it all on Luke, as I originally referred to the big 3 coming back, and their presence is what is pushing the hype more so then anything else about this new film. I singled out Luke because I feel he is purposely being hidden as the big reveal; not Han or Leia, but Luke is the one being held back, and I believe of the big 3, he is the character most fans are eager to see. But, I do believe all 3 of the old characters are driving the hype way more then any of the new character revealed thus far.

 

Or perhaps it's because even "my baby girl" is better than this:

• Rey meets with Luke and hands him the Lightsaber.
• The End / Credits

 

How can you say that with a straight face when there isn't a single action figure or piece of merchandise devoted solely to Luke, Han, or Leia?? And there's an ENDLESS amount of merchandise being sold for this film as we speak.

The big three's return has been the single most low-key and unhyped part of the production and marketing of TFA... There's no way anyone could've been following this movie's development and release and not see that the overwhelming majority of the focus of virtually every single thing coming out of JJ's mouth, Disney's marketing machine, magazine articles, cover story after cover story, etc etc is the NEW cast (Ridley, Boyega, and Isaac), not the old cast.

It's a joke to say that the return of the "big 3" is pushing the hype when countless magazine covers and toys are being rolled out that feature everything BUT them.

 

Rey accidentally stabs Luke when she ignores him front of him *clumsy Jar Jar 2.0 .

 

Yes, Disney's marketing team is pushing the new cast to sell merchandise. But who are the crowds cheering for at the conventions...Boyega, Ridley? NO. They are crying to see Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill. And action figures of Luke are purposely being hidden as his presence is a big reveal, not because of lack of popularity! You are crazy if you think this movie would have such huge presales and broken records on Youtube without the big 3. People went nuts seeing Han and Chewy! The fan base is showing up to see them, not the new kids. The new kids just add something extra, and if they only made a new Star wars film with NO new characters but only had the same characters from 30 years ago, it would still be huge! Posters and figures are the push of the Company, and represent the next 20 years to come, but do not fool yourself; People are coming out of nostalgia to see the Big 3 one more time. period.