Darc_Requiem Posted June 17, 2022 Author Share Posted June 17, 2022 4 minutes ago, TheInfernoman said: Stop engaging the wack side of the force. 😂 Nah he's a Wound in the Force. Chadouken, OPTIMUS124 and Hecatom 3 Quote Link to comment
zatalcon3 Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 (edited) 8 hours ago, Maxx said: there are no hoods?.......umm tatooine sir? That aint no hood. Edited June 18, 2022 by zatalcon3 Quote Link to comment
Maxx Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 20 minutes ago, zatalcon3 said: That aint no hood. Entire planets a hood. Cantina is the trap house DarkSakul 1 Quote Link to comment
zatalcon3 Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 8 hours ago, Maxx said: Entire planets a hood. Cantina is the trap house There's no black people there, how is that a hood? Quote Link to comment
Maxx Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 48 minutes ago, zatalcon3 said: There's no black people there, how is that a hood? How do you know? Did you explore all of tatooine? DarkSakul 1 Quote Link to comment
zatalcon3 Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 9 minutes ago, Maxx said: How do you know? Did you explore all of tatooine? Obi was able to park and leave his flying car and it was still there when he returned. iStu X, DangerousJ, DarkSakul and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment
Maxx Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 6 minutes ago, zatalcon3 said: Obi was able to park and leave his flying car and it was still there when he returned. That happens even in the hood... His rep is too strong. Its like you arent even watching obi won. iStu X and RSG3 2 Quote Link to comment
iStu X Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Maxx said: That happens even in the hood... His rep is too strong. Its like you arent even watching obi won. He helped a man from the hood get his act together by showing him there’s a life beyond selling loosies. The respect the street has for Obi-Wan runs deep. Edited June 18, 2022 by iStu X HD-Man, Maxx, DarkSakul and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment
Vhozite Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 (edited) I just watched the first episode of Star Wars: Visions (The Duel) and it was actually really cool. Amazing aesthetic and pretty straightforward showing. Perfect 15 minutes. Edited June 18, 2022 by Vhozite Hecatom, Darc_Requiem, GreyFoxx and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment
RSG3 Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 1 hour ago, iStu X said: He helped a man from the hood get his act together by showing him there’s a life beyond selling loosies. The respect the street has for Obi-Wan runs deep. I've been Death Stick free ever since!!! Darc_Requiem, iStu X and DarkSakul 3 Quote Link to comment
zatalcon3 Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 3 hours ago, Maxx said: That happens even in the hood... His rep is too strong. Its like you arent even watching obi won. When I was watching Ep 3 all I could think about during the part where Vader arrives to hunt down Obi, is what if this was a black neighborhood? If it was, the locals wouldn't be hiding, they'd be runnin as if the cops came, and after a few niggaz got killed, Vader would appear all over social media and the leftist would be calling him a racist. Chadouken 1 Quote Link to comment
Chadouken Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 Remember that time Disney had a golden, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reunite Leia, Luke, Han, Lando, Chewie, R2, and 3PO after 35 years, to recapture some of the magic that made those original movies so amazing, one last time before handing the torch to a new generation, but instead they pulled an Amber Heard and remade A New Hope and called it The Force Awakens? Good times. OPTIMUS124, RSG3, MillionX and 4 others 4 3 Quote Link to comment
GreyFoxx Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 Decent ending ep. Questions on a certain person but not bad. Also Rocks. Lot's of Rocks. Quote Link to comment
Maxx Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 Spoiler did vader fucking kick him?! lmfao. he can kick?!! OPTIMUS124 1 Quote Link to comment
OPTIMUS124 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 12 hours ago, GreyFoxx said: Decent ending ep. Questions on a certain person but not bad. Also Rocks. Lot's of Rocks. I thought it was a solid ep. I really think that this show could have been 1/2 to 1/3 of the runtime and been a movie on D+. 10 hours ago, Maxx said: Hide contents did vader fucking kick him?! lmfao. he can kick?!! His rage gauge was at maximum. DarkSakul, HD-Man and Maxx 3 Quote Link to comment
iStu X Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 (edited) Kenobi ended on a high note Spoiler Vader vs. Kenobi finale run back is arguably one of the best fights in all of Star Wars. I was on the edge of my seat the entire fight Edited June 23, 2022 by iStu X Chadouken, GreyFoxx and HD-Man 3 Quote Link to comment
zatalcon3 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Damn that was a solid episode, especially that fight. Spoiler A part of me wishes there was a bit more talk about the past, but at the same time the dialogue was just as good. Short but deep. Quote Link to comment
DarkSakul Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Chadouken, RSG3, MillionX and 3 others 2 4 Quote Link to comment
iStu X Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 3 minutes ago, DarkSakul said: This might be the best thing you’ve ever posted. I’m dying. 😂 RSG3 and DarkSakul 2 Quote Link to comment
DarkSakul Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 The Slick Tony and Chadouken 2 Quote Link to comment
OPTIMUS124 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 2 hours ago, DarkSakul said: Reminds me of an old "Expressions of Vader" shirt. Counterstrike, GreyFoxx, DarkSakul and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment
OPTIMUS124 Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 High Ground Spoiler Chadouken 1 Quote Link to comment
Chadouken Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 HOLY FUCK OBI WAN! 😱 RSG3 1 Quote Link to comment
DarkSakul Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 RSG3 and OPTIMUS124 2 Quote Link to comment
iStu X Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 OPTIMUS124, DangerousJ, RSG3 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment
OPTIMUS124 Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 (edited) Star Wars conspiracy time (or is it) Nute Gunray Speaker of the House in the late 90s - Newt Gingrich NG = NG Gunray 🔃Reagan Edited July 1, 2022 by OPTIMUS124 Quote Link to comment
iStu X Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 6 minutes ago, OPTIMUS124 said: Star Wars conspiracy time (or is it) Nute Gunray Speaker of the House in the late 90s - Newt Gingrich NG = NG Gunray 🔃Reagan It’s not. Lucas has said he did that on purpose but don’t worry. Neck beards still think Star Wars isn’t political OPTIMUS124 and DarkSakul 2 Quote Link to comment
OPTIMUS124 Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, iStu X said: It’s not. Lucas has said he did that on purpose but don’t worry. Neck beards still think Star Wars isn’t political Exactly. HD-Man 1 Quote Link to comment
DarkSakul Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Darc_Requiem, HD-Man and OPTIMUS124 3 Quote Link to comment
DangerousJ Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 I just finished Obi Wan. Pros McGregors acting especially portraying as someone who has PTSD like symptoms and kinda turned away from the force at the beginning of the series. Flashbacks to Anakin. Action scenes in ep 3/5/6 Revas backstory/motivation Cons Unlike Mandalorian, this doesn't look as good or cinematic. Some scenes were too light and some were too dark imo. Revas get stabbed by a a lightsaber and can suddenly get to Tattaoine super fast and with minimal pain. I know revenge is a great motivator line but that's pushing it. Also Vader not definitively killing her reeks of lazy writing. Also how did that other inquisitor guy survive? Most of the side/incidental characters didn't really grab me except Tala. Overall: 6.5/10 Quote Link to comment
Darc_Requiem Posted July 5, 2022 Author Share Posted July 5, 2022 18 minutes ago, RSG3 said: .......fucking WAT!?!?!?! Brianna Wu. When I saw that name, nothing sort of an actual sane comment would have surprised me. TheInfernoman, Hecatom and OPTIMUS124 1 2 Quote Link to comment
RSG3 Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Darc_Requiem said: Brianna Wu. When I saw that name, nothing sort of an actual sane comment would have surprised me. Naw she gets a pass on this one, she's summing up a NYT article. It's not her making that statement. It's the NYT that are making no sense here. Edited July 5, 2022 by RSG3 iStu X, Darc_Requiem and OPTIMUS124 2 1 Quote Link to comment
iStu X Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Darc_Requiem said: Brianna Wu. When I saw that name, nothing sort of an actual sane comment would have surprised me. She’s making fun of NYT…or at least I hope so. 😂 Edited July 5, 2022 by iStu X RSG3 and Darc_Requiem 1 1 Quote Link to comment
J-ride Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 (edited) 26 minutes ago, RSG3 said: Naw she gets a pass on this one, she's summing up a NYT article. It's not her making that statement. It's the NYT that are making no sense here. I'm going to guess that a dictatorship would lack any kind of check on power and would ever establish justice department. They need to stop making up bullshit. Edit: This article sounds like Stalin Apologetics where they reason in circles and try to convince you that Stalin wasn't a bad guy. Edited July 5, 2022 by J-ride RSG3 1 Quote Link to comment
RSG3 Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 10 minutes ago, J-ride said: I'm going to guess that a dictatorship would lack any kind of check on power and would ever establish justice department. They need to stop making up bullshit. Edit: This article sounds like Stalin Apologetics where they reason in circles and try to convince you that Stalin wasn't a bad guy. Yea that's all it is. Like even if Palpatine operated like Putin and pretended to have those systems in place, like the rebels are gonna sit around and wait on a justice system to investigate the guy they work for. Pretty sure a lot of people these days forget Palpatine and the Empire are the Nazis. There is no argument in existence to excuse The Empire. iStu X, Hecatom and J-ride 3 Quote Link to comment
Chadouken Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 12 minutes ago, RSG3 said: There is no argument in existence to excuse The Empire. Sure there is. In order to ensure our security and continuing stability, the Republic will be reorganized into the first Galactic Empire, for a safe and secure society. Hecatom, RSG3, Darc_Requiem and 2 others 1 4 Quote Link to comment
Darc_Requiem Posted July 5, 2022 Author Share Posted July 5, 2022 1 hour ago, RSG3 said: Naw she gets a pass on this one, she's summing up a NYT article. It's not her making that statement. It's the NYT that are making no sense here. Wow, a broken clock really is right twice a day. 😮 DarkSakul, RSG3 and OPTIMUS124 3 Quote Link to comment
Hecatom Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 On 7/1/2022 at 12:09 AM, iStu X said: It’s not. Lucas has said he did that on purpose but don’t worry. Neck beards still think Star Wars isn’t political There is a big difference between being political and having politics as part of the themes. That is what makes a big difference in how a a character inspired on person irl is received. Take for example The Boys. They have a character that was clearly inspired by AOC to some extent, but her role on the story goes beyond that, therfoire the character is well received, the same for the political themes that the series touches on. OrochiJ, TheInfernoman and Darc_Requiem 3 Quote Link to comment
TheInfernoman Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 https://www.geeksandgamers.com/andor-season-2-revealed/ This cannot be real! 🤣 Quote Link to comment
Maxx Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 15 hours ago, RSG3 said: Yea that's all it is. Like even if Palpatine operated like Putin and pretended to have those systems in place, like the rebels are gonna sit around and wait on a justice system to investigate the guy they work for. Pretty sure a lot of people these days forget Palpatine and the Empire are the Nazis. There is no argument in existence to excuse The Empire. dumb question but how are the empire nazis? i know ive heard this referenced before....but they have aliens in higher end positions. so i never got the comparison. Quote Link to comment
Darc_Requiem Posted July 6, 2022 Author Share Posted July 6, 2022 (edited) On 7/1/2022 at 2:09 AM, iStu X said: It’s not. Lucas has said he did that on purpose but don’t worry. Neck beards still think Star Wars isn’t political That's not entirely accurate. Shows like Star Trek and Star Wars have always been political. The difference is in the past any political themes were interwoven into the story. The current set of writers for these shows are basically Keenan Ivory Wayans yelling "Message!" in Don't Be A Menace To South Central While Drinking Your Juice In The Hood. Side Note: Yes I remembered the entire title off the top of my head. Edited July 6, 2022 by Darc_Requiem OPTIMUS124, Hecatom and TheInfernoman 3 Quote Link to comment
Hecatom Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 5 hours ago, Maxx said: dumb question but how are the empire nazis? i know ive heard this referenced before....but they have aliens in higher end positions. so i never got the comparison. The imagery and part of how they behaved was inspired by Nazis according to Lucas. But like you said, they are not an exact representation, since they, at least on the movies, don't seem to mirror the ideologies of purity of race. They take elements of the Axis, like being actual fascist (not like the whatever definition that twatter has), where they control the population through fear, their uniforms take inspiration of what was used during WW2, and stuff like that. TBH, is mostly superficial. At least in the movies. Dunno if on the now legends, extended universe other writers took the nazi inspiration more close to its rl counterpart. Quote Link to comment
Hecatom Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 3 hours ago, Darc_Requiem said: That's not entirely accurate. Shows like Star Trek and Star Wars have always been political. The difference is in the past any political themes interwoven into the story. The current set of writers for these shows are basically Keenan Ivory Wayans yelling "Message!" in Don't Be A Menace To South Central While Drinking Your Juice In The Hood. Side Note: Yes I remembered the entire title off the top of my head. I think Midnight's Edge put it very well, with saying that while the works had political themes, they were for the most part, never partisan. Yes, Star Trek proposed a world more progressive than what we had at the 60's, but it was never uninviting, to x or y side of the political spectrum. The same for the 90's series, unlike the trash of Piccard, that for the sake of doing some political posturing, are willing to destroy the decades of characterization, of not only the characters, but the world, the logic on how it operated the world, etc. Quote Link to comment
Chadouken Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 I thought the First Order resembled Nazis even more so than the Empire. Spoiler Quote Link to comment
Hecatom Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 24 minutes ago, Chadouken said: I thought the First Order resembled Nazis even more so than the Empire. Hide contents Yeah, they are the ones that have made the parallels more obvious, but it is still mostly on the imagery. They still don't mirror the ideologies as far as I know. Quote Link to comment
RSG3 Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 The Emporer having high ranking aliens on staff is an exception not the rule, and very rare. Thrawn is not the norm. The Emporer hates aliens species, he thinks they are good for slave labor and nothing more. OPTIMUS124 1 Quote Link to comment
Hecatom Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 (edited) I've never seem any serious indication that Palpatine himself was anti-alien. He never seemed to be the kind of person to waste his time with that kind pettiness, or to deny himself an advantage for reasons that flimsy. Indeed, there are several examples of him employing or working with aliens, even granting them positions of great power, simply because they did their job well enough to override Imperial bias- see Mas Amedda or Grand Admiral Thrawn. I think it's far more likely that he simply found it useful to exacerbate human-alien tensions to accrue and hold onto power for himself. As a way to keep hold on the new empire. Another example would be him being trained in the Sith ways. His master was an alien, The Sith themselves weren’t Human, and ultimately the Sith teachings weren’t exclusively limited to just the Sith themselves, but expanded to anyone who had deep ambition and succumbed to the power of the Dark side. Palpatine just wanted power. It just so happened that some of those who happened to begin to reign in power and offered him their loyalty favored Human’s over alien species to be in charge. It also happened that a significant portion of the Empire’s military were Human clones, before the Stormtrooper Corp was founded. Edit Then add that humans are one of, if not the most far reaching and wide spread sentient race with most other species remaining almost entirely confined to their home planets. Humans also seem to have colonized multiple worlds with places like Naboo for instance having the local Gungans driven into hiding prior to the events to Episode 1. Humans very likely as a whole would have a superiority complex given these factors (after all, the army of the Republic consisted entirely of humans for reason). Then you have CIS which was primarily Xenos in nature with many aliens serving amongst their ranks which likely fueled hatreds further (note, droids are despised for similar reasons). This also suggests that Xenos may be a generally marginalized due to their vastly fewer numbers. Taken all together, I personally think most humans probably look down on aliens and given how so many aliens were amongst the CIS, Palpatine felt it was the right move to use the hate as a force to hold his power. Edited July 6, 2022 by Hecatom Quote Link to comment
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