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10 Things Episode VII Can Do Better Than The Originals

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Via Whatculture.com:

For many people who grew up with the original Star Wars trilogy the films have become almost sacred creations beyond reproach. It’s not hard to see why – they informed our childhood as we collected the toys and pretended to be our favourite characters, or had speeder bike chases between the legs of the kitchen table, much to the annoyance of our parents.
You don’t have to look back on the original trilogy through nostalgia-tinted glasses – or even be old enough to remember their initial cinema release – to hold them in high esteem. They are great films regardless, justly recognised as iconic movies in the history of cinema. Even the American government agrees – both Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back have earned themselves a place in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress, no less.
Praise aside, while the original Star Wars trilogy is certainly very special indeed they’re not without faults, and even though some of these flaws might be seen as nitpicking there are still some things that Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens can improve on. Admittedly some of these might be minor points (a testament to just how much the original trilogy got right) but nevertheless every little tweak in the right direction helps.
So without further ado, here are ten things Star Wars VII can do better than the original trilogy.

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If Star Wars Were Made in 2014

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Via Slate.com:

With The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 out this week and sequels like The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Parts 1 and 2 and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Parts 1 and 2 dominant at the box office in recent years, we thought we’d imagine what it would look like if the final chapter of the original Star Wars trilogy were made in 2014.

Star Wars Redesigned

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Via Moviepilot.com:

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, there was a story we all know. Even indirectly, even if you’ve never seen a Star Wars movie in your life, I’m willing to bet that you know through cultural osmosis who Luke’s father is. Star Wars is a seminal piece of pop culture history, both for the United States, and by now probably the world over. We love Star Wars.

And we also love 80’s movies. The likes of John Hughes’ films The Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off are also cinema and pop-culture classics. Start playing “don’t you forget about me,” and by the end of the “hey, hey, hey, hey!” I bet people (at least 20-somethings) will be imagining the kids of the Breakfast Club. Maybe even dancing.

If any of the above strikes a chord (ha) in you, boy have I got a treat. Today’s installment of fan-created awesome comes to us from Italian artist Denis Medri, aka DenisM79 on deviantART. He’s put together a wonderfully thought-out collection… of Star Wars: 80’s High School style!

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10 Star Wars Mysteries the Stand Alone Films Could Answer

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Via Slashfilm.com:

We don’t know what the Star Wars stand alone movies are going to be about. Initially, there was the belief these films, which Disney will release between the regular episode installments, would be origin story stories. Rumors focused heavily on Han Solo, Boba Fett and Yoda. As time moves on, however, that seems less and less likely. Now, the more rumblings you hear about the Star Wars stand alone films, the more it seems like they’re going to be stories that live between the other films both on the release calendar and in the Star Wars canon. They may tell stories about smaller, tangential characters that expand and enhance the Episodes. They may even solve some of the unsolved mysteries of the Star Wars universe.

Now, to be fair, we can’t be sure this is the case. For all we know, director Gareth Edwards and writer Gary Whitta will release an origin film as the first stand-alone project on December 16, 2016. But that’s probably not going to happen. No matter what their film or Josh Trank’s 2018 film is, we have a bunch of Star Wars mysteries we think would make good stand alone movies at some point down the road.

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‘Star Wars: Rebels’ Is A Good Omen For Disney’s ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy

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Via Forbes.com:

One of my favorite TV shows at the moment is Star Wars: Rebels, Disney’s first foray into animated Star Wars TV.

To be fair, I don’t watch much television to begin with—but when I do I expect to be entertained and I expect interesting writing. Not every show can be Breaking Bad or True Detective, and I don’t expect as much. But I won’t stick around if a show doesn’t make me care about the characters.

Fortunately, Star Wars: Rebels delivers just that. It’s a fun space-opera romp set between the Clone Wars and the events of the original trilogy, filled with action, adventure, and a great cast. Like the original trilogy, this is a show that centers on its characters and their relationships, using the broader conflict as a backdrop rather than the other way around.

Some spoilers follow.

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Why Disney XD’s Star Wars: Rebels Is KILLING THE FRANCHISE

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Disney XD’s Star Wars: Rebels has been met with quite a bit of fanfare as of late. Target is already carrying the merchandise. There are already DVD’s and Blu-Ray that are being released even as we speak. Disney is really cashing in on this after Geeorge Lucas decided that he did not want to deal with it anymore, and it shows! Like any other franchise that the studio has bought recently (see my article ‘The Disney Conspiracy’ for more info), this mega-hit is not giving all of the star treatment that it should towards this ultimate vision!

The problem with Disney as a whole is that they are a family entertainment company! They deal in cartoons mostly, with the occassional pre-teen shows like Lemonade Mouth, Lab Rats, Kickin’ It, Austin and Allie, and so forth. But, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT STAR WARS HERE!

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Disney’s All-Inclusive Star Wars Universe

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Yes, Admiral. Disney’s new “everything counts” Star Wars universe is a trap, one that they are going to get caught in it sooner or later.

Oh, it seems like a good idea — assemble a team to make sure everything works together, and make all the ancillary products like Star Wars Rebels and the books and the upcoming games part of the canon, so Star Wars fans feel like they can’t miss them, or they’ll be missing something integral, something that may factor into a later movie or some such. At the very least it’s a bold way to set the Disney Star Wars regime apart from the old one.

But George Lucas knew what he was doing when he drew a line between the movies and all the other Star Wars shit he was releasing. It has two benefits, the first of which is that it prevented him from being limited by the Expanded Universe when it came time to make the prequels. George always knew he might want to make more movies, and he didn’t want to be beholden to some mediocre Star Wars novel or some comic or RPG sourcebook. By separating it into the Expanded Universe, he could ignore anything he wanted, while still accepting as canon anything he liked. This gave him freedom and flexibility.

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