So, everybody's talking about the new teaser trailer for "Star Wars Episode XI: The Rise of Skywalker".
Looks good. As usual, this first teaser didn't show very much, so I really don't know what to expect from the plot. It didn't really blow me away with new visual experiences like a lot of Star Wars trailers do. Heck, a fair amount of the trailer looked like it could have been made from deleted scenes from the last two movies. But it has a feel to it that I like, and overall it just looks like it's going to be better written than The Last Jedi.
What I want from this movie: Of course I want closure, but I also want it to validate TLJ. So many people just want to retcon TLJ out of existence, but I'm hoping this movie is written to where TLJ actually has a point. Basically I want it to build off of TLJ in such a way that if you were to remove TLJ from the trilogy, the trilogy wouldn't make sense.
FTR, I liked TLJ upon first viewing, but it's not interesting enough to rewatch much. I'm still okay with it, it's just that it doesn't feel like it moves the story forward. It would make a good episode of a Star Wars TV series, but as part of a GRAND TRILOGY it just felt like filler. It has a few great scenes but it's not enough to justify the movie.
Everyone's really excited about the return of Lando, but there's even more buzz about that Palpatine laugh at the end. Is Palpatine back? Is he a clone? Can Sith become Force ghosts?
Don't get your hopes up, that laugh could literally mean anything, including just a flashback. And just because it sounds like Palpatine, doesn't mean it is. Personally, I'm hoping it has something to do with Snoke. One of the biggest complaints about TLJ is that it killed off Snoke before explaining who he really is.
But what if Snoke was Palpatine's Force ghost all along (only "playing dead" when he gets sliced in half in TLJ)? Or what if Snoke was Palpatine's burned corpse, rejuvenated through some Star Wars tech, and now rejuvenated again for this movie? What if Palpatine and Snoke were both avatars of Darth Plagueis, who is actually an ancient Sith who just keeps finding ways to come back to life over the centuries?
It would make the entire 9 part story the tale of Palpatine's rise and fall, and that would be pretty awesome.
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