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Last jedi posterist of upcoming movies6/17/2023 Even as their primary enemy remains alive and determined to wipe them out somehow.ĭo these similarities make The Last Jedi a complete rip-off? No more than the original Star Wars was a “rip-off” of Akira Kurosawa’s The Hidden Fortress. The last survivors of a great civilization, pared down and still on the run, know that somewhere out there they’ll find hope. They’re Still a Rag-Tag Fleet, Now With Optimismīoth The Last Jedi and Battlestar Galactica had to leave room for more. The Basestar buys it long enough to change course, and gets too close to the exploding planet’s surface. When the Galactica team appears cornered on the planet Carillon, and a Cylon Basestar approaches, Starbuck and Apollo fake it out by pretending multiple viper squadrons are approaching, ready to attack. Kylo buys it just long enough for the Resistance to escape. When the Resistance appears cornered on the planet Crait, and Kylo Ren approaches, Luke Skywalker fakes him out by pretending to be standing in front of him, ready to attack. That’s where they find themselves cocooned to become insect food. On Carillon, gamblers from all corners of the galaxy, good and bad, can’t believe their luck until the elevators go to the basement. They also abuse the animals and children living down below. On Canto Bight, the rich get richer while happyily selling weapons to both sides. You mean casinos, which seem fun, are also exploitative? Granted, that’s an obvious enough metaphor for anyone to grab on to. We’ll see what they do with Snoke next movie, but suspect a partial retcon of some sort. However, Baltar proved so popular that the show retconned his death and the evil alien spared him for future episodes. Although when Baltar runs afoul of Imperious Leader, it’s Imperious Leader who wins. But Kylo cemented his turn to evil by leading the destruction of a key base (in this case, the Jedi Temple). Like Baltar, Kylo Ren once lived in good-guy civilization. The Main Villain Is a Traitor Who Runs Afoul of His Boss Though we daresay there’s a touch of BB-8 in the robo-Daggit as well. Porgs are the Muffit II of the 21st century. A Cute Space Animal, Mostly Irrelevant to the Plot, Steals the Show ![]() Holdo turns out to be right, Uri dead wrong, but both result in subterfuge by the best pilots on hand. In The Last Jedi, Admiral Holdo appears to overrule a comatose General Leia. Sire Uri, who believes the Cylons are no longer a threat, overrules Commander Adama. The results here are different, but the twist is similar. A Rival Authority Figure Threatens to Undo Everything Together, they empower several small children, including one strongly implied to have future Jedi potential. Together, they empower a small boy - Serina’s son, Boxey - who will one day become a Colonial Warrior himself when the show becomes Galactica 1980.įinn, a hero who comes from the First Order, learns about the suffering of the underclasses from Rose, a working-class tech who falls for him. ![]() That’s where Apolo falls for Serina, a broadcaster and refugee who shows him how civilians are suffering. Apollo, a Colonial pilot who nonetheless comes from privilege, learns about the suffering of the underclass when he tries to distribute food among all of the ships that have joined their group. Straight-arrow Apollo and reckless Starbuck were clearly based on Luke Skywalker and Han Solo back in the day, but they make decent mirrors for Poe and Finn as well.
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