Editor's note: Today, "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" is officially released in China. If last year's "Rogue One" director Garris Edwards was a hardcore "funny man", then Ryan Johnson, the director of the film, may be a "by analogy" type-he spared no effort to stuff all kinds of things into the movie. Content associated with other works in the series.
We invite the current webmaster and veteran fan of the Southern Soldier of Star Wars Chinese website to sort out the easter eggs and tidbits, and interpret the settings. This article contains a slight spoiler, and there are many early warnings. You can collect it first, and the flavor will be better before the second brush.
"The Last Jedi" is the eighth episode of the Star Wars series in terms of time. Then at the end of "The Force Awakens", Rey finds the mysterious "Jedi Master" Luke Skywalker.
In order to draw a perfect end to the life of this 40-year-old legend, the director can be said to have painstakingly set up thousands of threads from the background and setting of the film, the official history and legend, the tidbits and the easter eggs, etc. Wanwi's connection.
I saw you (again) on this set
At the premiere of "The Last Jedi" in China, director Ryan Johnson revealed that many celebrities wanted to play the role of the White Soldier in the Star Wars movie, but they regretted putting on the tough armor-they simply didn't know. How much did I miss! Although there are too many Hollywood actors to count, there are always so many people who have to squeeze into the crew in a variety of ways.
The most positive is probably the Hamill family. The three children of "Luke", Nathan, Griffin and Chelsea, all participated in this movie. They appeared at the end of the film at the same time. When Luke’s projection bid farewell to Leia and C-3PO, the three resistance soldiers also stood up and watched him.
And Mark himself is not only satisfied with playing Luke, he also dubbed an alien named Dobbu Scay (is this to repay the hatred of the line "The Force Awakens"?). This guy is the one who mistakenly used BB-8 as a slot machine at Cantor Casino. His name comes from the film editor Bob Ducsay.
"Princess Leia" Kelly Fisher's daughter Billie Luer also played a role-Lieutenant Kedel Co. Conix, the junior controller of the resistance organization responsible for leading the evacuation. She also appeared in "The Force Awakens", but she does not seem to be related to Princess Leia.
However, this also means that the "Skywalker" family are all in battle. You said An Gotian? Darth Vader is everywhere!
Old friend Warwick Davis was unwilling to be left behind. This famous actor has almost run through the entire Star Wars series. He is the dark green dwarf Wodibin with the least obvious horns in the Cantor Casino, the guerrilla Weeteef in "Rogue One", and the drinker Wodibin in "The Force Awakens" Wollivan, Anakin’s Rodian partner Wald in the prequel "Phantom Menace", Weazel, the shuttle spectator, and of course, let him set foot on this The adventurous Ewok "Little Bear" Wicket. Did you notice? The initials of each of his characters are W.
The (puppet) heroes of Master Yoda also returned. Not only used the same puppets as in the 1980s, but also got the puppet master Frank Oz to manipulate and dub it.
Of course, the most capricious cameos are the directors. In Rogue One directed by Garris Edwards last year, the director of this film, Ryan Johnson, played a Death Star Gunner.
This year, in line with the principle of courtesy, Garris joined the "Last Jedi" without showing any expression: Sergeant Sharp in the trenches tasted the salt on the ground and said "Salt". The director was lying next to him.
The plot is all routine again
As a 40-year-old "old work", the routines in the Star Wars series will never get tired of playing. For example, when Darth Vader is mentioned, the exclusive bgm "Empire March" appears. Fans often ignore this kind of "lazy" approach, but instead find easter eggs with relish.
In the movie, the Cairo people proposed to rule the galaxy together with Rey, which seems to be the common aspiration of the users of the Dark Side Force. Earl Dooku sent similar invitations to Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin to his wife Padmé Amidala, and Darth Vader to his son Luke. However, I have never succeeded once.
Rey’s experience on boarding the "Supreme" is also strikingly similar to that of Luke on the second Death Star in Return of the Jedi. They surrendered first, and then were forced to witness the empire or the First Order massacre their companions. Then Darth Vader and the Cairoites unexpectedly killed their "supervisors." These guys are really not tired of playing.
In "The Empire Strikes Back", Princess Leia, who does not know that she and Luke are relatives, can use the "telepathy" between her siblings to feel Luke who is hanging upside down in the exhaust port of Cloud City whispering to herself . A similar scene repeated itself again, but this time it was Leia who was in a coma calling for Luke.
When confused, the protagonists will see themselves, which seems to be a kind of "inheritance." Rey asked her parents in the Aktor Mirror Hole, only to see her face. When Luke encountered "Darth Vader" in the evil cave of Dagoba, he saw his face under the mask.
In the previous "The Empire Strikes Back" and the animation "The Clone Wars", we already knew that the Sith Emperor and Darth Vader could pinch people with the "Force Locking Throat" through the holographic communicator. Snook used this trick quite easily. In the movie, he used the same trick to punish his subordinates, and flew the Cairo people with the force of lightning like Palpatine.
"The Last Jedi" also echoes the setting of some legendary universes. For example, Ben Solo’s setting largely borrowed from Jason Solo in the nine-part novel "The Force Inheritance": He is the son of Han and Leia. He once studied under Luke and became a Jedi apprentice. , And finally fell into the dark side. In the movie, Ben Solo (also known as Cairo) kills Snook and becomes the supreme leader of the First Order. In the novel, Jason Solo eventually becomes the head of state of the Galactic Alliance, and both of them are killed by their uncles. Conceived with projection or phantom.
In the movie, Luke tells Rey that he took Ben and 12 Jedi students to create a new training temple. Legend has it that in the universe novel "The Jedi Academy Trilogy", when Luke created the new Jedi Order and its Jedi Academy, he initially recruited 12 students, not including Leia's children. Whether this borrows the allusions of the 12 disciples of Jesus and Judas in the Bible is another topic.
Borrowing lines is also common. The phrase "Watch the language" that Luke said after seeing R2 in the Millennium Falcon came from the mouth of C-3PO in "New Hope".
The phrase "Punch it!" said by Bo Dameron, Kadel Ko Conix, and Cassian in "Rogue One" is actually the classic line of "Old Captain" Han Solo.
In the previous plot, we said...
There are always some "experience synopses" in the series of movies. As a character that runs through many movies, Luke is simply a master of plot summarization. In two sentences, he introduced the plot of the entire prequel trilogy to Rey: "In the heyday, they let Darth Sidious (also It was the Speaker Palpatine at the time) who rose up and established an empire and wiped out the Republic. The trial and rise of Darth Vader is the responsibility of a Jedi master."
In the story, there are also many connections with other works.
At the beginning of the film, the brief dialogue between Po Dameron and Armitage Hucks was very meaningful. Since it is a hostile relationship, mutual conflict is very normal. Dameron called Hux "Hugs" (hug), which is obviously a mockery, while Hucks called Dameron "Rebel scum" (Rebel scum), which is also used in the original trilogy. The most commonly used contempt for the rebels by imperial officers and soldiers.
Dameron then said that Leia had an urgent message about Hux’s mother. Why did Hux jump? Because according to the official history novel "Aftermath Trilogy", Armitage was actually an illegitimate child, and his mother was an unknown kitchen woman.
Why did Captain Fasma, who was thrown into the garbage compressor of the Starkiller base in "The Force Awakens", returned? This is not a plot bug. In the film's leading comic "Captain Fasma", it describes how Fasma escaped from the garbage compressor, blamed himself on others, and restored his position as an officer of the First Order. .
Luke's X-wing can also be said to be ill-fated. When he met Yoda for the first time on Dagoba, his X-wing sank into the water and was lifted by Yoda with the force. This time, the hapless X-wing sank into Akto's sea again, and it was visible when Rey picked up the lightsaber thrown away by Luke and looked down at the coast. In addition, if you look closely at Luke's cabin, the left side of the compass is an S-wing actuator clutch plate. This part and the cabin door were once part of the X-wing that sank to the bottom.
The hyperspace tracking technology of the First Order was mentioned in "Rogue One". When Jean Erso sneaked into the Skarif base to look for the Death Star design, he accidentally discovered this system, but it was still there at the time. The research and development has not been completed.
In addition, the movie also uses some settings from related works.
For example, Luke's amazing skill of fishing with a long rod on Aktor, based on the official history novel "The Legend of Luke Skywalker" written by Liu Yukun, was originally learned at the Luer Planetary Society.
One of the two major bomber squadrons of the Resistance is the famous Cobalt Blue Squadron, which has been mentioned several times in official history. The call sign of the A-wing pilot, "Leader Blue", also appeared in "Rogue One", "The Force Awakens" and "The Clone Wars".
Snook's personal guard looks very much like the Republic Red Guard in the prequel and the Imperial Guard in the main story.
The remote and desolate planet Crater was one of the earliest rebel bases. It was personally led by Princess Leia’s adoptive father Bell Organa. The 16-year-old Leia first learned that her father was engaged in armed rebellion against the empire. here.
The desert planet Cantonica is described in the two leading novels "The Legend of Luke Skywalker" and "Canto Bay", and its corporate sector is also introduced into the official history along with the novel "Takin". universe.
This vehicle again, this robot again
Various vehicles have appeared in the Star Wars series, and along with the development of the Star Wars universe, there have been some improvements and changes. The official even published books such as "Star Wars: Complete Vehicle Illustration" to satisfy fans. Textual research and research interest.
For example, the classic AT-AT and AT-ST, during the First Order period, although the appearance is similar to the previous imperial walking machines of the same model, many improvements have been made, such as stronger armor and better stability.
Cairo’s car, commonly known as TIE "TIE silencer", looks like a hybrid of the TIE Advanced x1 in "New Hope" and the TIE interceptor in "Return of the Jedi".
There will be many robots familiar to the audience. In addition to popular characters such as R2 and BB8, the "mascot of robots" mouse robot MSE-6 is also everywhere on the spacecraft of the First Order.
The female ceremonial robot PZ-4CO responsible for taking care of Leia also appeared in "The Force Awakens" previously.
But what are these creatures?
As the Star Wars universe grows larger, many strange creatures appear in the movie. Some have appeared or mentioned in previous works, and some are completely original movie "The Last Jedi".
First of all, the cuteness of this movie is the porg bird (porg), a native creature of Akto Island that lives on cliffs and can fly and build nests. Since few people visit the islands where they live, they are curious about foreign creatures. At the Chinese premiere, the director explained that the design of Bogle Bird was inspired by a sea parrot, but what about the bird's beak?
Another original animal is the Thala-siren, a marine mammal basking in the sun on Akto Island. It has a docile personality and can produce green milk. Considering the blue milk of Bantha mentioned in "New Hope" and "Rogue One", it seems that the animal milk in the Star Wars universe is colorful.
The aboriginal people of Akto Island are the Lanai amphibian (Lanai). Female Ras are called "caretakers" (Caretakers) and have lived on the island for thousands of years, maintaining the buildings on the island. Male Lanais are called "Visitors" and are responsible for fishing in the sea.
The impressive vulptex in the trailer is also the original movie. They are the native creatures of Crete. They live in caves and tunnels under the surface of the earth. They feed on the surface of the planet and become crystal clear. It glows in the dark and can be used as a street light.
You may remember the wooden staff wielded by Chiru Inway in Rogue One, which is derived from a tree called unetti. In this movie, the tree used by Luke to store ancient Jedi books is an Unetti tree, which has been standing on the island for hundreds of years.
Sometimes, the crew also likes to play some little stalks. For example, when Rose and Finn were talking in the Cantor Casino, there was an alien creature like a dog next to them. At the time of filming, it was called "Space Gary" (Space Gary), and the image originated from Kelly Fisher's pet dog "Gary".
"The Last Jedi" is the first work to directly show Luke's death, and there has never been such a direct depiction even in the legendary universe before. The director tried his best to find a response, and perhaps also wanted to draw a perfect circle for Luke's magnificent life.
In the Millennium Falcon, old friend R2 played a holographic video of Princess Leia's request for help to Luke. It was this video that allowed the poor boy who grew up in the desert to embark on the path of legend. Before he merged with the Force, Luke looked at Aktor's two suns, which reminded him of his hometown, Tatooine.
Rising under a double star, and falling under a double star, is probably the most perfect ending.
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