"Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker": A Sithist who accidentally fell into the bright side of the Force

Dawn 2022-03-18 09:01:02

Spoiler warning, it is recommended to watch the movie review after watching the movie, but the title has been spoiled, if you guess what I am going to say, just continue to read it.

The history of "Star Wars", which has been stumbling for more than 40 years, is a living history of the development of the film industry. Today, I will not talk about so many special effects and meanings, but just talk about the film. After Dianying returned, my heart was rippling. As the nominal final chapter of Star Wars, this film is indeed a qualified answer for fans.

The film is full of emotions from beginning to end, overflowing the screen, and converging into a vast ocean. As long as you are a fan of Star Wars, it is impossible not to be excited.

Like to watch Star Destroyer? Thousands of ships lined up on the side of the planet for you.

Like to watch the little spaceship biubiubiu? The director and screenwriter gave you the first Star Wars decisive battleship 42 years ago.

Like to watch the Millennium Falcon continue to jump across the universe? The title will come to it ten times eight times, let you jump to the cool.

Like the exotic atmosphere of different planets? It's for sure that all kinds of old planets are moved out, and a few more new ones will be built for you.

Like villains? The Sith Emperor Palpatine is resurrected again! ! Surprised? ! Was it unexpected? !

Like heroes? It doesn't matter if Luke died in the previous movie, the spirit will live forever, pull it out for you, and the spirit body will come to the world! Although the other Jedi did not show up, their voices will appear. Listen carefully, and you will definitely be able to hear who they are.

Like unexpected plots? A group of freedom fighters riding alien horses launched a surprise attack on the Star Destroyer, riding and hacking on the Star Destroyer (really on board! Not inside the ship!), this is definitely a romance unique to space opera .

Like beginning and end? Rey brought two skywalker lightsabers to the beginning of the whole Star Wars story, buried them and looked at the two sunset skies on the planet Tatooine, which made people cry.

Of course, political correctness cannot be left behind. There are all kinds of races in the resistance organization, and you can find people of all colors. After the end of the movie, there was even a scene of lesbian couples kissing passionately to celebrate victory (the Scissorhands did not cut this paragraph! Combined with the role played by Bai Ke in "The Man Caught by Light", the censorship scale has been relaxed).

After exaggerating so much, don't think it is really that good, it is still just passing by feelings, not a good film and television. Although the feelings are full, it is simply feeding shit to the audience in other places. The whole movie watching experience is not so much watching a Star Wars movie as it is playing a Star Wars game. The entire game process is similar to "Mass Effect". The protagonist goes to a certain planet, finds a certain clue, and then goes to the next place, and the characters are inserted in the middle to separate until the final battle. No matter how many other plots are inserted in the middle, these old stories cannot be covered. The fatigue value brought by the routine. As far as the story of the repeater of Star Wars 9 is concerned, it is better to copy a set of the plot of the space version according to the story template of "Uncharted 4".

J.J. Abrams is good at action scenes, and intends to smash the audience's adrenaline by relying on the signature tricks in the "Mission: Impossible" series. To some extent, he did it. It's just that the feeling of deja vu lingers in the eyes of the audience, which greatly affects the viewing experience. Tom Tommy is thrilling to climb the Burj Khalifa, and you don’t have to let the protagonists of the Star Wars jump on various ships and wrecks in turn. Oh, more than once, Rey did at least twice, and Kailoren did it again. One trick to eat fresh all over the sky? The audience will only complain that you are constantly getting back to the four ways of writing characters.

The soundtrack is of course exciting, and the classic BGM makes people goose bumps. After the noise, nothing was left, I always felt that something was missing. This feeling is like the soundtrack and sound effects engineer pushing you forward with several hands. They turn the volume to the maximum and yell: Get excited for me. If you are not excited, you are not a qualified Star Wars fan. Same as the shortcomings in the previous paragraph, visual fatigue and hearing are the same.

Once something happens, all kinds of routines and logic are very touching. The enemy in the past must hate you to death, and at the same time love you to the explosion of beauty. When encountering difficulties, she will not only help you, but also do everything to help you. The gun is pointed at your head in the first second, and all the hopes of life will be entrusted to you in the next second. We have already seen dozens of 007 series, okay? When the protagonist needs help, can he make a little progress in finding foreign aid? How annoying you always happen to run into this type.

Are all the villains mentally handicapped? Yes, the villains of Star Wars are really mentally handicapped except for the Sith Emperor. In this movie, the emperor himself has unfortunately become mentally retarded. Is it okay to have a big conspiracy to send himself to the west? Hey, the emperor is not incapable of strength, this time the lightning from his hands can blow up the spaceship, but he died again because of the need of the plot. Justice will prevail! It's exactly the same as the ending review of a bad guy in our country.

I have some special thoughts about Rey's life experience. Kyloren is the Jedi Knight who fell into the dark side of the Force. Rey is just his opposite, the destined Sith Lord who fell into the bright side of the Force. The plot confirms the guess I made in the first part. . I was thinking after watching Star Wars 7, the story of Star Wars has been going on for decades, and all day long, people from the Skywalker family, whose talents in the Force have been exploded, have been kicked into the dark side for disaster. So there is no dark side Sith. Do believers fall into the light to save the common people? The role of Kyloren is too symbolic and abnormal, but any screenwriter with a bit of brain will never simply repeat the old routines of the six previous Star Wars. How can you reverse the routine and send the children of darkness into the light? Hey, Rey Palpatine, isn't she here?

To be honest, after guessing this life experience, I am especially looking forward to seeing Rey’s inner struggling scene, which not only reflects acting skills, but also learns how to use the lens to show his mental state. It is also particularly educational-even if it is born dark, it does not mean I must choose darkness, and my destiny is in my hands. As a result... She just played a good-faced swordsman. What struggling, what inner pain, are all in the lines, she frowns even if she is finished...

Bai blind has such a good life experience. She finally chose to change her surname to Skywalker, which was quite speechless. Qin Hui's descendant Qin Dashi once said, "A person has a few names from the Song Dynasty, and I am ashamed of my surname Qin before the grave." He generously admitted and faced it bravely. If Rey chooses to continue with his surname Palpatine and admits that his blood comes from a dark dictator, it will be more proof that birth does not determine his personal nature, right? There is really no need to stick to the Skywalker family. You are the surname Gou Erdan, as long as you stick to the bright side of the Force, you will also be a good partner of justice. This theory of the lineage of the Skywalker family can be regarded as a cultural by-product of the famous feudal dregs in the West. Heroes always come from a certain family, really nonsense. Look at the last fleet of justice that soars endlessly in the sky, that is the vast ocean of the People's War. But the final battle is still set to rely on Rey to win, speechless. Why in the eyes of Western screenwriters, the power of the masses of people can never be better than the role of one or two important heroes? Without them, this battle can't be fought? Justice is about to fail? The success or failure of justice depends on the battle between the heavens and humans in one or two people, which is quite boring.

Darkness is always accompanied by light, and I believe that the story of Star Wars will not end. When the emperor is dead, a new emperor will be born. According to the Star Wars routine, it might be Rey's son or grandson... Western-style space opera will continue. I look forward to Chinese filmmakers working hard on technology and shooting out a unique space story that can shine on the world stage as soon as possible (the wandering earth is still short of fire).

The Force shouldn't just be on the lips, it should be in the heart and body of every ordinary person, not just enjoyed by heroes. May the force be with you.

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Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker quotes

  • General Pryde: Where did they get all these fighter craft? They have no navy.

    Admiral Griss: It's not a navy, sir. It's just... people.

  • Emperor Palpatine: The time has come.