This year, Disney can be described as a "great harvest" in an all-round way. With the excellent performance of "Avengers 4: Endgame", "The Lion King", "Captain Marvel", "Toy Story 4", "Aladdin", "Frozen 2" and other films, Disney The cumulative global box office in 2019 exceeded 10 billion US dollars last week, making it the first film company in history to achieve this.
That record isn't the end of the line, as there's one last Disney blockbuster yet to come -- "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker . "
Prior to this, Lucasfilm, which was acquired by Disney, had launched two original films and two spin-off films, but the quality and reputation were uneven (the Star Wars series "The Mandalorian" launched by Disney+ last month "People" was well received by the whole network), which left the audience speechless. I also eliminated "Star Wars 8" at the beginning of last year, but when "Star Wars 9" came, I still couldn't help but "really fragrant"...
At present, the debate surrounding "The Rise of Skywalker" is one after another, very lively - I personally like this movie, but I have to admit its problems, calm down, let's talk slowly.
[Friendly reminder: There will be spoilers below. 】
"Sentiment" is incense!
The director of "The Rise of Skywalker" has switched back to J.J. Abrams , and no matter what his level of directing, at least one thing is clear: He's a Star Wars fan, he's familiar with past work, and he understands fans psychology.
I watched a lot of fans at the premiere, and there would be cheers and applause from time to time... There's no way, J.J is too capable of "manipulating" his feelings and loves fans too much .
The following is a rough summary of the emotional stalks in the film, many of which are well-known. For example, shortly after the opening, Bo and Finn let the Millennium Falcon play a limit five jumps in order to escape from the pursuit.
As the most well-known spaceship in the "Star Wars" series, the Millennium Falcon once ran the Cossel route in 12 seconds (Han Solo used this record to recommend himself to Obi-Wan in his first appearance), and its constant stitching Superluminal thrusters often fail , and "The Rise of Skywalker" also did not miss this stalk.
When Lando Calrissian came out to save Rey and others, he said the classic "I have an ominous premonition."
About the famous line "bad feeling", needn't repeat it?
In addition, when Rey and others boarded the battleship and encountered the stormtroopers, they used the force to tamper with the other party's cognition, allowing them to be released smoothly...
This scene also looked familiar.
Well, it's completely a replica of the scene in "A New Hope" when Obi-Wan and Luke were questioned by the stormtroopers .
The difference is that Luke, who was honest and friendly at the time, looked confused, and Bo, who was obviously more slick, couldn't help but spit at Finn: We didn't make a trick, right?
There are also visions of Rey when she is attacked by the dark side of the Force, in the "other side", she is a Sith warrior with a folded link lightsaber, exactly like Emperor Palpatine's disciple Darth Maul .
Speaking of which, Rey's outfit is quite impressive, and her appearance is no worse than that of her brother...
It is worth mentioning that the scene of the confrontation between "Jedi" Rey and "Sith Knight" Rey also pays homage to the famous scene of Luke and "Nightmare Dark Knight" in "The Empire Strikes Back".
In essence, both Rey at this time and Luke at that time were invaded by the dark side, and they were both struggling with their own demons . Luke cut off the head of the black warrior and saw himself under the mask. , and the panicked Rey even fell behind.
The scene where the heroic spirit Luke lifted the X-wing fighter for Rey was also abusive to people——
Master Yoda helped him lift the fighter out of the swamp, and now Luke has passed on a certain spirit to Rey in this form , don't care why Red-5 (Red No. 5) has been soaking in water for so long It can still be driven. Luke even took out his exclusive car to pass on his disciples, so there is nothing to be satisfied with.
In the climax of "The Rise of Skywalker", there is a picture of Lando and Chobacca leading countless troops to help out. This scene can not help but remind people of their same frame in "The Empire Strikes Back".
You must know that the Millennium Falcon was driven by the old captain Lando and the first mate Chobaka during the period of Han Solo's disappearance after being carbonized. This scene is another memory.
There is also the Yavin Medal that has changed hands several times in the film. I wonder if it was one of the ones that Princess Leia personally awarded to Luke and Han Solo at the end of "A New Hope"?
This medal symbolized the "dawn of hope" for the victory over the Galactic Empire. Helpless, Han Solo, Luke and Leia left one after another. Finally, the medal was handed over to Chobacca, which made this medal even more difficult. Feeling a little more sadness and grief .
Not to mention that at the end of the film, Rey returned to Tatooine again, buried Luke and Leia's lightsabers, called herself Skywalker, and watched the double sunset...
This scene is a lot like the end of Revenge of the Sith, Tatooine 's Double Sun is so captivating, and it always means something new to come.
I just mentioned some of the most obvious sentimental stalks, others such as the return of Han Solo, the training of young Luke and Leia, the voices of all the Jedi heroes, etc. have not had time to say...I don't deny "The Rise of Skywalker" Wanting to brush your feelings is to fry cold rice, just say that it is fragrant or not ? If you say that you are indifferent to the above things, it means that you have no feelings for the Star Wars series.
The audio-visual upgrade of the film is nothing to fault, especially the final battle of the climax scene, the scale has surpassed the Coruscant air battle in my mind, the "best star war" in my mind, watching the spacecraft of the whole galaxy fold over to save field, that's a shock.
There are also life-threatening pursuits in the ice desert, lightsaber duels in the turbulent sea, and the fearless charge on the star destroyer, all of which are secondary innovations based on Star Wars.
In short, "The Rise of Skywalker" has everything it should have on the hardware, and it's definitely worth the price -- the problem is that this is not what many viewers value.
Slots or highlights?
Let's talk about the problem.
Frankly speaking, there is something wrong with "The Rise of Skywalker". I didn't think it was bad when I watched the movie, but I realized after the fact how much it negatively affected many people, especially ordinary audiences.
The most obvious point is that many plots and key nodes, "logic" can no longer be brought...
Regardless of whether the idea of having Emperor Palpatine "resurrect" again is good or bad, how did he build the "Final Legion" on a completely unknown planet without knowing it? A super army capable of threatening all the planets in the entire galaxy? This isn't doing magic, nor is it playing games. It's also a Star Destroyer equipped with Death Star Destruction Cannons. Brainless soldiers should also be reasonable.
There are many other similar points, the relationship between the characters, the basic setting (I won't go into details, anyway, there are many people who make fancy complaints), some are really wrong, some are just controversial , I am not too Cares, but understands some dissatisfaction.
Another hard-to-define "watch" is the relationship between Rey and Kylo Ren (Ben Solo).
As opponents close to "destiny", it is understandable for them to chase and kill each other, but I don't think there is any love between men and women... When I watched the scene where they rescued each other in the end, I kept praying that the two would not kiss each other, but it failed. Now... even if you mean the duality of the force, there is no such thing as a reconciliation of yin and yang, it's still saying that each other has just experienced life and death, and they were too excited to hold on for a while...
Of course, there is no certainty about whether Rey and Kylo Ren's CP will be successful or not. "The Rise of Skywalker" is probably the most torn apart by fans and audiences . I have also seen a lot of people posting it because of these two people. Sugar gave the movie a good review.
In fact, as long as the foreshadowing is good, of course Rey and Kylo Ren can form a CP, the problem is no, and this involves the biggest problem of the film: too much stuffing, but still not enough.
Why are the characters of the "New Triangle" of Rey, Finn, and Bo not as attractive as their predecessors? Why did J.J ditch so many "Star Wars 8" things and reshoot "Star Wars 9" as a semi-independent film? Why doesn't the story of the film have too many twists and turns? Etc., etc.
In the final analysis, this is a conservative strategy for stability. Under the premise that "The Last Jedi" is too "innovative", J.J is asking for the new trilogy to end safely, not in the uncertain exploration. It is not bad to be able to do this level in the unknown vortex, which is one of the reasons why I am reluctant to criticize "The Rise of Skywalker" .
The soul of "Star Wars" is not lost
Feelings or regrets, none of the above is the key to my judgment on The Rise of Skywalker. The core spirit of my favorite Star Wars series is the swing and struggle of human nature between good and evil, good and evil, right and wrong, black and white.
"Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hatred, and hatred leads to pain." Master Yoda said to Anakin in "The Phantom Menace", which is the line that left the deepest impression on me.
In my opinion, this sentence can be used as a general outline (at least a core theme) of the entire Star Wars series, and the theme of the constant struggle between the light and dark sides of the Force.
The prequel trilogy is about the fame, rise and fall of Anakin Skywalker. He was originally the chosen son of thousands, and the bright future of the Jedi Knight. May's fear, and step by step fell into Palpatine's trap.
All those anger, hatred, pain, greed, and all kinds of strange and endless desires all stem from an indescribable fear, which you and I have.
There are very few good people and very few evil people. Most people are in a middle ground where good and evil are mixed. How to "qualify" only depends on where people fall at a critical moment... From this perspective, Jedi Both the Sith and the Sith are just a symbol. The only ones who can really become the protagonists are Anakin, Luke, Rey and Ben Solo, who have experienced fear and struggle.
"The Force" is a very mysterious thing, and today's settings are getting richer and richer, but the key element that can guide the Force has never changed, that is, the real existence and the heartbeat of the heart.
In the eyes of many viewers, setting Rey as Palpatine's granddaughter is itself a major flaw in "The Rise of Skywalker", after all, everyone has begun to accept her "nobody" identity (and the Chinese are more I agree with the revolutionary sentiment of "a prince and a general, I would rather have a kind", from the fact that many people like "Rogue One", one or two), as a result, her surname is Palpatine, and Star Wars 9 immediately returned to the "blood theory" And in the traditional tone of "fatalism" , not to mention retro, there is still a bit of blood...
But after watching the film and then taking a closer look, I think this design and story have found "order" in a "disorder" : if the bloodline is completely followed, Rey should surrender to his grandfather in panic and tangle, and become a The Queen of the Sith, and Ben Solo's grandfather was a Sith, and his mother and uncle are both Jedi, how does this count? Therefore, this routine design itself has the meaning of anti-routine.
The most important thing is that I can always feel Rey's confusion, fear, entanglement, pain and struggle. No matter what truth she learns or how much encouragement she gets, she can't get rid of those emotions completely - until she finally strengthens her will, And Ben Solo, who has the same mind, fights Palpatine as a Jedi Knight.
It is precisely because "The Rise of Skywalker" that I saw this most precious soul , so no matter what its shortcomings, it deserves a good review.
In the end, Rey's surname changed to Skywalker, which seemed to be an outgoing girl's unsolved fate, but in fact, it completely broke the bloodline theory, and changed the inheritance of the "Skywalker" name from the continuation of blood to the inheritance of will.
When I figured this out, I gained a gratification - the legend of "Skywalker" will continue in a new way.
regret and hope
Saying a thousand things and ten thousand, "The Rise of Skywalker" has encountered such a polarized word of mouth, largely because the new trilogy is not a whole. suffered to a certain extent.
Let me draw an analogy: "Star Wars" was originally a pure white canvas , and "A New Hope" painted its first brushstroke on it, which not only opened the prelude to Star Wars, but also rewrote the history of film, until "Return of the Jedi" So far, the original trilogy has finished painting this legendary painting;
The prequel trilogy has a blank space on it , and the second stage is redrawn based on an important theme in the original painting. Although it has also gained countless fans, there are also many people who criticize it for "destroying the classics";
Then the trilogy is equivalent to expanding another blank below . How to draw it makes people difficult. "The Force Awakens" should be shot according to the front. Samurai has undergone a comprehensive renovation, and some people said that "destroyed the original style and theme of the painting, damn it". When it came to "The Rise of Skywalker", in fact, no matter how you shot it, it would be wrong , so J.J simply cut the mess with a knife and walked around with his pen. Snake, borrowed the basic setting and direction of the first two works, and finished the last stroke with the tone of the initial painting. Of course, this will not be liked by everyone, but the victory is stable enough, safe and full , as a sequel trilogy. Even the final chapter of the nine-part series of Star Wars, it is qualified.
In all fairness, if the new trilogy is to really shine, it must build on the basic framework of the first six Star Wars movies better than they are, and for later creators, this harsh requirement is not fair ...
In fact, Disney has found a way to continue the "Star Wars" franchise.
Star Wars, as the "first IP in movie history", has been in the market for 42 years, and now it has divided into many fan groups . Except for the deep love, everyone may have different demands for Star Wars works. The later trilogy is even more. This fact is further exposed, especially in the comments on "The Rise of Skywalker", except for some passers-by who really didn't get into the pit, almost everyone thinks they are Star Wars fans... But what should the sequel look like? Most people don't know it themselves.
Therefore, compared to canonical movies with less and less space, rumored movies and spin-off series (anime games) like "Rogue One" and "The Mandalorian" are truly vast and infinite seas of stars . Under the same basic framework of Star Wars, they are like new canvases, allowing creators and audiences to enjoy them without too much historical ideological burden, and it is easier to produce good works without the interference of unnecessary obstacles. .
By the way, after watching S1E7 of "The Mandalorian" yesterday, I figured out why Disney+ deliberately updated this episode on December 18, clearly intending to set up a linkage with "The Rise of Skywalker"......
If you have watched the two works at the same time, you will definitely understand, and the specific content will not be spoiled. Interested friends can find out on their own.
Because of this, I still have enough expectations for the future of Disney. They have the ambition and ability to make more Star Wars works: the story of the Skywalker family may come to an end, but the story of the distant galaxy will never end.
May the force be with you / May the force be with you.
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