Star Wars Griefing Thread (SPOILERS) - Safety off

[PeeveTheSheev]

As the resident Danish building blocks expert, I'd like to urge people not to put any stock in the artwork of the Falcon being blown up;

- the artwork was on a limited release box sent out to tards & thots social media influencers only
- it featured on one side of the box, with the other side having the Falcon blowing up Emo Ren's Donut Steel Shuttle
- the box contained the building sets for both craft, hence why both reasonably had to be included on the packaging

- LEGO has consistently gotten fucked by Disney in terms of spoilers;
i. For TFA, their original version of the emo shuttle couldn't spread its wings out because Disney refused to show LEGO's designers any late production concept art
ii. Also for TFA, LEGO ended up producing a Tard Order Snowspeeder that appeared for all of three seconds in a deleted scene - again because their designers were left in the dark by Disney
iii. For Ranger Solo; A Star Wars Flop, a set containing Enfys Nest (the little girl who started the Rebellion) appearing on the snowy planet had to be kept back until a post-movie wave of products to keep spoilers to a minimum.
iv. For The Last Jedi, LEGO ended up producing a 'Strandbeest' walker that appeared in early concept art but was completely axed from the movie.

It does not follow that the Danes would, this time around, suddenly receive word of such a crucial late-movie spoiler, let alone put it into production; take note that their new Falcon building set does not include escape pods - a useful thing to include if you knew that's how Lando and Chewie are going to survive, no? Because of all this, I very much doubt the Falcon will get blown up at all - but if it does, I hold that LEGO's depiction of it was completely accidental and separate from the movie's production (because, unlike Lucas and the prequels, Disney has largely been unable to properly deal with giving licensees enough pre-release material to work with.

tl;dr don't use LEGO packaging as support for the 'FUBAR Falcon' theory.

 

[Judge Holden]

So, they're literally just killing off everything from the old star wars;
The heroes, the achievements, the extended universe, the video games, the original Jedi image, the original force, the creativity,

and now the Millennium Falcon, the ship which is arguably the biggest icon of the series aside from the lightsabers themselves. All this being done towards the most recognizable film series in American history with the largest fanbase of them all.

Damn, Disney, you evil.

Come now, you are being too harsh.

They may not have the icons of the franchise, they may not have any normie hype, they may not have any new audiences, they may not have good writers, they may not have good directors, they may not have good producers, they may not have good merchandise, they may not have good media shills, they may not have a functioning theme park, and they may not have anything other than absolute hatred and well deserved contempt from what was the old starwars fanbase, but they still have that most precious gift of all....

Diversity

And honestly, cant you just feel the inspiring future this franchise has in giving inspiring inspiration to all the inspiring young inspirational children of inspirational gender and people of colourness and inspiration?

*seriously there has to be a direct correlation between the number of times a panicking media company uses the word "inspiration" and just how bad they fear the turd they are about to release will be*

 

[Antipathy]

As the resident Danish building blocks expert, I'd like to urge people not to put any stock in the artwork of the Falcon being blown up;

- the artwork was on a limited release box sent out to tards & thots social media influencers only
- it featured on one side of the box, with the other side having the Falcon blowing up Emo Ren's Donut Steel Shuttle
- the box contained the building sets for both craft, hence why both reasonably had to be included on the packaging

- LEGO has consistently gotten fucked by Disney in terms of spoilers;
i. For TFA, their original version of the emo shuttle couldn't spread its wings out because Disney refused to show LEGO's designers any late production concept art
ii. Also for TFA, LEGO ended up producing a Tard Order Snowspeeder that appeared for all of three seconds in a deleted scene - again because their designers were left in the dark by Disney
iii. For Ranger Solo; A Star Wars Flop, a set containing Enfys Nest (the little girl who started the Rebellion) appearing on the snowy planet had to be kept back until a post-movie wave of products to keep spoilers to a minimum.
iv. For The Last Jedi, LEGO ended up producing a 'Strandbeest' walker that appeared in early concept art but was completely axed from the movie.

It does not follow that the Danes would, this time around, suddenly receive word of such a crucial late-movie spoiler, let alone put it into production; take note that their new Falcon building set does not include escape pods - a useful thing to include if you knew that's how Lando and Chewie are going to survive, no? Because of all this, I very much doubt the Falcon will get blown up at all - but if it does, I hold that LEGO's depiction of it was completely accidental and separate from the movie's production (because, unlike Lucas and the prequels, Disney has largely been unable to properly deal with giving licensees enough pre-release material to work with.

tl;dr don't use LEGO packaging as support for the 'FUBAR Falcon' theory.

While that does seem possible, again, we've heard news about Chewie's fake out death, and the "Last Flight of the Falcon" being part of the score. Jar Jar Abrams is enough of a hack to just blow up an established spacecraft for cheap drama points, this isn't even the first time he's done that. So while I won't take this as absolute proof, I will consider it, at the very least, evidence of the Falcon getting GOTCHA'D or blown up.

 

[Creep3r]

While that does seem possible, again, we've heard news about Chewie's fake out death, and the "Last Flight of the Falcon" being part of the score. Jar Jar Abrams is enough of a hack to just blow up an established spacecraft for cheap drama points, this isn't even the first time he's done that. So while I won't take this as absolute proof, I will consider it, at the very least, evidence of the Falcon getting GOTCHA'D or blown up.

While Lego shit should be open to skepticism, the thing is that one side of the box shows the Falcon only getting slightly shot up while Emo Ren's ship is completely destroyed on the other side, which seems like the perfect setup for a fake out death.

Have Emo Ren's ship supposedly blow up the Falcon only for it to be revealed that it was only slightly damaged and then it makes a comeback and blows up Emo Ren's ship. Which seems like the most likely scenario, but again there's no real way of knowing if it's legit since all leaks and rumors only mention that there's a fake out that but nothing about the Falcon getting blown up, so even if Exogol is confirmed and thus confirming many of the leaks, it still won't be enough to confirm this scene. Although it may seem more likely.

 

[Diabolical diabetic]

‘Star Wars’ Words Jedi, Padawan, Lightsaber & the Force Added to Oxford Dictionary

Several key words from the ‘Star Wars’ universe have been officially defined and added to the Oxford English Dictionary.

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Star Wars Words Jedi, Padawan, Lightsaber & the Force Added to Oxford Dictionary

These are the words you're looking for. Several key words from the Star Wars franchise have been officially added to the Oxford English Dictionary. They're certainly not the first words from a galaxy far, far away to make it into the go-to book for definitions, but they're incredibly important to the universe created by George Lucas more than four decades ago.

First up, the Oxford English Dictionary has finally recognized the word lightsaber. Though, it's using the English spelling, "lightsabre." In any event, we now have a formal definition of the weapon for a more civilized age, which reads as follows.

"In the fictional universe of the Star Wars films: a weapon resembling a sword, but having a destructive beam of light in place of a blade. Also: a toy resembling this."
Now, what good is a lightsaber without a Jedi to wield it? To that point, Jedi has also been included in the dictionary. Of all the words added, this feels like the most necessary. Jedi is one of those words that goes far beyond the Star Wars franchise and is a key, recognizable word within the grand, pop culture landscape. It is defined formally as follows.

"In the fictional universe of the Star Wars films: a member of an order of heroic, skilled warrior monks who are able to harness the mystical power of the Force. Also in extended and allusive use; esp. someone (humorously) credited with great skill or preternatural powers. Also more fully Jedi knight, Jedi master."
The idea of Jedi being "warrior monks" may see a bit reductive on the surface, but that more or less seems to boil it down quite nicely. Moving on, what is a Jedi without a padawan to train? So yes, Oxford also decided to include padawan in the dictionary which is, again, a key element to the myth of the Jedi and the Force. Here's how they chose to define it.

"In the fictional universe of the Star Wars films: an apprentice Jedi. Also (often humorously) in extended and allusive use: a youthful, naive, or untrained person. Frequently in young Padawan, esp. as a form of address."
Last, but certainly not least, we have a formal definition for the Force. The Oxford English Dictionary has definitions for the word "force," but they've made the important distinguishment of this being the capitalized version of the word referring to the mystical energy that binds everyone in a galaxy far, far away and offers balance to the universe. Force is defined as follows.

"In the fictional universe of the Star Wars films: a mystical universal energy field which certain individuals, such as the Jedi, can harness to gain special powers or abilities. Also in extended use, and in allusions to dialogue from the Star Wars films, esp. may the Force be with you (used to wish someone good luck, courage, etc.)."
So there we have it. Some of those may have been long overdue, but now they will exist in the sacred texts for generations to come. The additions, appropriately, come just ahead of the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, which is set to hit theaters on December 20. This information comes to us via the Oxford English Dictionary.

Is this something dictionaries do often or is it just a weird Disney marketing gimmick?

 

[CWCissey]

‘Star Wars’ Words Jedi, Padawan, Lightsaber & the Force Added to Oxford Dictionary

Several key words from the ‘Star Wars’ universe have been officially defined and added to the Oxford English Dictionary.

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Star Wars Words Jedi, Padawan, Lightsaber & the Force Added to Oxford Dictionary

Is this something dictionaries do often or is it just a weird Disney marketing gimmick?

They do it every year.

I'm surprised that it took this long for those words.

 

[Antipathy]

There are literal Disney shills asking where the hype is for the ST on /tv/

/tv/ - Where's the hype??? - Television & Film - 4chan

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[verissimus]

‘Star Wars’ Words Jedi, Padawan, Lightsaber & the Force Added to Oxford Dictionary

Several key words from the ‘Star Wars’ universe have been officially defined and added to the Oxford English Dictionary.

movieweb.com

Star Wars Words Jedi, Padawan, Lightsaber & the Force Added to Oxford Dictionary

Is this something dictionaries do often or is it just a weird Disney marketing gimmick?

Didn't it take awhile for them to add the Simpson's d'oh to that (it was either them or somebody else but I know that happened)?

 

[Antipathy]

Smegma is a word in the OED. Maybe we can get 'lolcow' in?

 

[Ghostse]

‘Star Wars’ Words Jedi, Padawan, Lightsaber & the Force Added to Oxford Dictionary

Several key words from the ‘Star Wars’ universe have been officially defined and added to the Oxford English Dictionary.

movieweb.com

Star Wars Words Jedi, Padawan, Lightsaber & the Force Added to Oxford Dictionary

Is this something dictionaries do often or is it just a weird Disney marketing gimmick?

They do this every year, but the timing of CURRENT YEAR instead of any time since 1977 is likely a Disney marketing gimmick.

 

[Puddleduck]

‘Star Wars’ Words Jedi, Padawan, Lightsaber & the Force Added to Oxford Dictionary

Several key words from the ‘Star Wars’ universe have been officially defined and added to the Oxford English Dictionary.

movieweb.com

Star Wars Words Jedi, Padawan, Lightsaber & the Force Added to Oxford Dictionary

Is this something dictionaries do often or is it just a weird Disney marketing gimmick?

I'm surprized it's taken this long really. Isn't Jedi an actual recognized religion now? "Swords with laser blades" have been a trope in scifi since forever, so I guess having them be "officially" called lightsabers makes sense. The Force is kind of a unique concept, as far as I know., so find it weird that it'd be in the dictionary. Padawan, was there a specific word for the Grasshoppers of the world before?

 

[knightlautrec]

There are literal Disney shills asking where the hype is for the ST on /tv/

/tv/ - Where's the hype??? - Television & Film - 4chan

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>killed off beloved character Luke Skywalker after twisting all the good he and the rest did to be a pointless endeavour and make him a spiteful gross old hermit man
>wonder why nobody wants to see their nuWars

Hrmmmm

 

[Manwithn0n0men]

>killed off beloved character Luke Skywalker after twisting all the good he and the rest did to be a pointless endeavour and make him a spiteful gross old hermit man
>wonder why nobody wants to see their nuWars

Hrmmmm

Worse

I hate to use trite memes but this wasn't a "Torch Passing movie" if it was we could have things to look forward to like
"Will Finn save other storm troopers who are struggling to get out like he was?"
"Will Rey be an equal to Masters Luke and Anakin in their third movie?"
"Will Poe lead the Resistance to a final victory?"

And if this was a heroic last ride for the classic characters
"How will the story end for Han/Luke/Leia/Lando/and Chewie"

this movie in the series didnt have a second movie to build to any of that

Rey will Defeat Kylo in another Lightsaber fight
Rey will defeat Sheev
There will be a story arc to try to do something Satisfying with Poe, Finn, and Rose
Fan Service will be put in for Lando, Chewie, and the Droids

What is there to invest in?
What has their been to justify the 5ish years of our time?
What is there to make us want to come back to SW after a film Hiatus?

JJ threaded the needle on The Force Awakens. This will be a perfect storm of suck

 

[Godzilla@1989]

I gotta a feeling Disney is purposefully setting Episode 9 up as another expanded cinematic universe to explore.

 

[Zbk3VmLfujjzjxBd43tL]

I gotta a feeling Disney is purposefully setting Episode 9 up as another expanded cinematic universe to explore.

So generic science fiction universe with the name Star Wars slapped onto it? They won't even need Chinese audiences because they'll already be making the shitty Chinese ripoff of Star Wars by changing the names and appearances of everything Star Wars just so they don't have to pay Lucas money. Can't wait to see the "Skywalkers" (led by the kid at the end of TLJ) or whatever they'll be replacing the Jedi with in a galaxy full of aliens like Based Klaud and the freaks from Canto Bight and the weird fleshy nu-Wars versions of classic aliens like Admiral Ackbar's down syndrome son.

 

[XYZpdq]

I gotta a feeling Disney is purposefully setting Episode 9 up as another expanded cinematic universe to explore.

It might not be a bad idea. Assuming it's a question of this point more of "how much the IP is going on the back burner for a while" rather than "if" then there's no particular reason _not_ to throw a ton of random shit around at the end, then while you leave it dead for a bit if one or two elements pick up and gain a fanbase you've already got a leg up on the next attempt.

 

[Antipathy]

Okay, I have a game to play. Let's fix the ST, but we can only change the very end of ROS.
Basically, who here can recton this in the funniest way.

 

[Manwithn0n0men]

So generic science fiction universe with the name Star Wars slapped onto it? They won't even need Chinese audiences because they'll already be making the shitty Chinese ripoff of Star Wars by changing the names and appearances of everything Star Wars just so they don't have to pay Lucas money. Can't wait to see the "Skywalkers" (led by the kid at the end of TLJ) or whatever they'll be replacing the Jedi with in a galaxy full of aliens like Based Klaud and the freaks from Canto Bight and the weird fleshy nu-Wars versions of classic aliens like Admiral Ackbar's down syndrome son.

So

First priority for the Brand is Disney Plus (same for Marvel) right now. So they arent worried about Star Wars on film. They want to create SW (on Disney plus) that will create "Theme Park Attraction" movies to pump people into once SW goes off of film hiatus.

Okay, I have a game to play. Let's fix the ST, but we can only change the very end of ROS.
Basically, who here can recton this in the funniest way.

So Fan Fic NuWars

 

[Antipathy]

So Fan Fic NuWars

I'm just trying to have fun here.

 

[RomanesEuntDomus]

"I think it's a terribly-written piece of trash that's an insult to the memory of Carrie Fisher and manages to turn one of the most quintessential heroines of cinema into a joke. When it's not having her sit on the sidelines and accomplishing fuck all, it's having her demonstrate superpowers that have absolutely no payoff so she can sit in a medbay and accomplish fuck all. Nothing of value with her character is resolved and now that Carrie Fisher is gone, it never will. A disgrace, and the film's creators clearly hate women."

Your move, Dobby Molestor.

You don't even have to go that far (though I like that angle), you could simply ask him "So, how would you refute these points in your own words?" and he'd fold quicker than Superman on laundry day. All he can do is regurgitate Movieblob and the Mary Sue (at best!).

I can't believe anyone is shilling these movies at this point. All the talking points have been said. Every scene has been dissected to explain why it doesn't work. None of the toys sell. The parks are failing. No one is excited for the next movie.

This is literally betting on a race pony that died four years ago. In a blizzard. With no legs.

The thing is, by defending TLJ, people like Dobson think they defend minorities from Nazis. Yes. Really.
It's not about stating that a movie is actually good, it's about defending women from the patriarchy (in case of Ghostbustettes) or minorities from racists (in case of SW... well "mUhSoGyNy" also plays a role, obviously).

Isn't it sad? We've gone from "I'm calling so-and-so a bad person because they vote differently than I do" to "I'm calling so-and-so a bad person because they like different movies than I do" in almost no time.

People are so self-absorbed and neurotic these days that they get personally offended over people who have different tastes in entertainment.

It's so pathetic.

Dobson has always defined himself over his subjective tastes making him a more sophisticated, knowledgable and intelligent connaisseur of whatever it is he was watching.
He'd look down on Dragonball while gushing over Ranma, just cause he had this stupid idea in his head that by liking Dragonball, people are less smart and sophisticated than he is... even though Dobson's tastes in anime and manga are bland and, at best, entry-level.

ii. Also for TFA, LEGO ended up producing a Tard Order Snowspeeder that appeared for all of three seconds in a deleted scene - again because their designers were left in the dark by Disney

and

iv. For The Last Jedi, LEGO ended up producing a 'Strandbeest' walker that appeared in early concept art but was completely axed from the movie.

Kind of a shame, tbh, these two sets seem like they are neatly designed by Lego.

Okay, I have a game to play. Let's fix the ST, but we can only change the very end of ROS.
Basically, who here can recton this in the funniest way.

Just when the movie reaches its climax and Rey is about to defeat Sheev, the pounding of their attacks and counterattacks grows more and more booming. The scene fades as Rey, with spittle running down the side of her mouth, comes to her senses, lying in the middle of her hollowed-out AT-AT hideout.
Just as she uprights herself, a guy yanks open the door and starts yelling something about Rey being behind on her payments for his "wares", he yells some more, makes a few threats and leaves. Rey spits on the ground, grabs another Death Stick and embraces the bittersweet rush of the fickle high that only her favorite drug can give her - and all the wonderful images of her hallucinogenic powertrips conjured by illicit substances carry her into a world where she's powerful and strong, stronger than even a Jedi.

So yeah, I'd retcon the whole trilogy into a drug induced fever dream... well, that or it turns out every character and every action in the trilogy was actually just a group of LARPing nerds.