I really haven't got time to go around and around on this subject but personally I feel the use of the specific phrase "God speed" is anachronistic. Since we're on the subject I'd also have a go at George for the Tarzan call that Chewie uses in Return of the Jedi.You quoted The Phantom Menace first with the Gungans when you could of used C3PO With the Ewoks instead. No spoilers for rebels what I’m referring to happened in season 2. Also there is a scene where both Leia and admiral Holdo interrupt each other to say let the force be with you so Rian Johnson did give you that! Pic n mix religion is fine for George but not for any other directer?
Despite a previous post in this thread implying I was a sexist misogynist, I am completely in favour of gender equality and, as you say, I applauded the casting of Jodie Whittaker as Doctor Who. Star Wars has always had a history of strong female characters starting with Princess Leia who was brave, independent and clever. However as Spacecat has pointed out it seems to have swung in the opposite direction recently. I loved the addition of Rey, although I found the fact she was naturally brilliant at everything rather unbelievable, and I liked the character of Jyn in Rogue One. However in The Last Jedi, with the exception of Captain Phasma, all the bad guys are... well guys. As for the heroes, all the woman are portrayed as brave, noble and self-sacrificing whilst all the male heroes are portrayed as stupid, argumentative and in need of saving. Worse than that, of our original male heroes we find out that Han is a bad husband and father, Luke is a bad friend, brother and mentor and even poor old Chewie doesn't avoid criticism for his dietary habits!It wasn't that long ago there was a podcast on Dr Who now being a woman and what was all the fuss about.
That's how i took it as well mate.Re: Chewie's Meat Eating
Re: Chewie's Meat Eating
I didn't take it as a swipe against eating meat, generally.Just a Porg not wanting him to eat one of its mates.
That's how i took it as well mate.
Re: Chewie's Meat Eating
However as Spacecat has pointed out it seems to have swung in the opposite direction recently. I loved the addition of Rey, although I found the fact she was naturally brilliant at everything rather unbelievable, and I liked the character of Jyn in Rogue One. However in The Last Jedi, with the exception of Captain Phasma, all the bad guys are... well guys. As for the heroes, all the woman are portrayed as brave, noble and self-sacrificing whilst all the male heroes are portrayed as stupid, argumentative and in need of saving. Worse than that, of our original male heroes we find out that Han is a bad husband and father, Luke is a bad friend, brother and mentor and even poor old Chewie doesn't avoid criticism for his dietary habits!
The use of the word Lord has no religious connotations whatsoever, it's an honorific, and although the Gungans for example worship various gods the idea of 'God speed' is directly taken from the monotheistic Christian religion which is utterly anachronistic in the Star Wars universe. All the character had to say was "may the force be with you" but Rian Johnson couldn't even give us that. As for Rebels, that is light years better than rubbish like TLJ and is made by people who really understand Star Wars.
That makes for an interesting read and I can remember at the time that Empire wasn't that well received, it was very different from Star Wars and it didn't really have a conclusion which annoyed a lot of people. Since I was only 13 at the time, I remember thinking that 3 years was a hell of a long time to have to wait to find out what happens. Imagine my disappointment when, after waiting 3 years, all I got was Jedi! The last sentence of Vincent Canby's review seems particularly relevant these days "At this point the adventures of Luke, Leia and Han Solo appear to be a self-sustaining organism, beyond criticism except on a corporate level."
Since I was only 13 at the time, I remember thinking that 3 years was a hell of a long time to have to wait to find out what happens. Imagine my disappoint when, after waiting 3 years, all I got was Jedi!