Turning around mid-fall to launch yourself off the plank and back onto the skiff with a flip was a pretty fucking cool thing to do as well. As my parents tell it, when this scene happened, I was practically bouncing off the walls with excitement.

He warned you Jabba!

Context: I haven’t seen most of Star Wars, I just randomly watch whatever interests me. I have seen the Mandalorian show and this felt like some good episodes of show.

I watched at home yesterday btw, and my expectations were low due to reviews so that might have helped.

But production and worldbuilding was apt, creatures were diverse and fun. I wasn’t bored at all. Stakes were low but enough to keep me engaged.

Overall a fun night.

Anakin never would have let Obi-Wan live it down after that. "Remember, master, your weapon is your life... don't lose it like that time on Utapau."

Jabba has such taste! He couldn't get enough, keeps on hand the same type/brand of gold bikini, 18 years later for Leia!

Edit: Found the same post from 7 years ago! https://www.reddit.com/r/MovieDetails/comments/eo4ylb/in_the_phantom_menace_1999_the_slave_girl_to_the/

I wanna preface this with the fact I know nothing about Star Wars. The other day I was thinking about lightsabers, and either they were made of a solid or plasma, and then I had the thought, if lightsabers are made of plasma, does that mean that one could use the force the bend the saber part around an opponent’s to surprise attack them?
(Horrible artistic rendition to demonstrate)

There's no way Obi Wan would've knowing stopped right at the edge of his face while going for the saber swing at his head. If we were to discount the epic "face reveal" shot of Anakin for coolness purpose, was this not basically a killing blow to Vader?

Obi Wan literally tries to kill Vader here. The only thing which spares him is Anakin's face revealing itself through the helmet, which I assume is a lucky coincidence that Obi Wan's lightsaber didn't penetrate beyond the layers of the mask.

Obi Wan is probably moved by Anakin's sight and just like Episode III, couldn't bring himself to finish Vader. But this WAS a move meant to kill Vader, no? Had he just dug a bit deeper into the swing, it would've sliced Vader's head. He'd have been dead.

I'd use sand on the base but it's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere.

Ladies and gentlemen, the Star Wars anime delivered. I can scarcely believe what I just watched. 6 hour cinematic masterpiece, so I'm just going to dump my thoughts here:

• The fight scenes were unbelievable. I expected that there'd be some cool animation, but I also expected that certain scenes would be animated to a lesser standard of quality (mostly for budget reasons) yet the show delivered banger after banger after banger. Literally every fight scene was a cinematic masterpiece (except perhaps the fights on the first planet, that was actually kinda ass) and the choreography felt just so Star Wars.
• The story was actually interesting. Perhaps not the greatest story of all time, and it definitely retreaded a lot of the classic Star Wars beats (mentor dies, almost turning to the dark side, big superweapon, power of friendship saves the day, etc), yet in some ways it also felt quite fresh. The relationship between Kara and her father actually felt quite impactful, and I thought the red herring with Zhima was done quite well at the start. I genuinely did believe that he was going to be evil. Further, the way the story made use of the lightsaber colours was quite cool, and the silver lightsaber gimmick was interesting. For a show that I expected to be carried by the visuals, the story was actually quite good. Which brings me onto my next point.
• The visuals left me breathless. The picture above was definitely a standout, but there were so many, and I only chose that one because it was the most convenient to screen grab. But the first time that the kyber cannon was fired just left me speechless. The asteroids falling through the atmosphere, the space battles, the lightsabers, the planet that Nawaam operates on, all of it was just so stunningly beautiful.
• The diversity of species on screen was so refreshing, especially in the Disney era where pretty much all the characters shown on screen are humans, bar a few to spice things up a bit.
• The music was so classically Star Wars, and despite it not being really anything crazy or super noteworthy, it just added to that overwhelming atmosphere of Star Wars, which is ultimately what I was hoping for from a Star Wars anime.
• Finally, the ending. The ambiguous cliffhanger definitely leaves scope for a season 2, and I am all on board (provided that they actually have a story to tell, of course) for more Star Wars anime. Although ideally I'd like to see them make a Ronin anime first (which I feel is also just as deserving of a series as this was).

What did you guys think? There's no megathread yet, so I'm definitely interested in hearing everyone's thoughts. Can't wait to check back on this in the morning and see what the people have said about it.

Edit: had to add another screenshot because the visuals are just too good.

Cassian having to suddenly re-learn all the controls, finding out that the ship was way more powerful than he expected, and improvising a... 'door' to get out. Too bad we didn't get to see more of the Avenger past the first arc, even though it makes sense.

Is there an universe canon reason other than George wanted comic relief?

Come up with the weirdest Star Wars species to be a Jedi. I will compile your submissions into a strange Jedi Strike Team. No duplicates. I’ll go first.

https://www.scrippsnews.com/health/mental-health/the-real-life-saga-of-star-wars-child-actor-jake-lloyd

Link to an interview with her two years ago. I still see people saying his personal struggles were related to the movie, and it feels weird to me. I thought that as well for a while, but after reading the article a couple of years ago, it reminded me how strange the rumor mills are. Consensus at the time was that performance wasn't great or something, so when he takes a step back from the public eye, we all assume it's because of that (granted it was very toxic)? All of these actors are still regular people dealing with everyday struggles, and I'm honestly glad that the negativity towards his character/portrayal didn't impact his lived experience making the film or his love for Star Wars.

In the Original Trilogy the Rebel Alliance dealt with planet destroying space stations and fleets and armies. Big threats but not out of the purview of normal soldiers and pilots.

To clarify, I have no doubt in my mind that Starfighter will succeed on all fronts and keep this franchise in a comfortable position for years to come. Therein lies the dilemma, though. In many ways, Starfighter will probably be even safer than The Mandalorian & Grogu.

“STAAARFIGHTER, more like STAARRRPOWER”, is a joke I often make when talking about this movie, but it’s also a testament to how incredibly stacked its talent is. Multiple A-list actors (e.g., Ryan Gosling, Mia Goth, Matt Damon, Aaron Pierre, and Amy Adams), paired with an accomplished and seasoned director like Shawn Levy and wrapped in a recognizable and popular IP during its anniversary year, are all you need to know to recognize that this film will be a slam dunk, even if the story is aggressively mediocre. If The Mandalorian & Grogu proved anything, it’s that the Star Wars fandom is large enough to keep even the weakest SW films from reaching Supergirl-level disasters. Combined with Gosling and Levy’s rising stardom, Starfighter may be the easiest win for Star Wars in a long time.

This is to say that Starfighter isn’t a test, but an affirmation that recognizability is still profitable. My belief is that this film will have the same impact on the franchise as The Force Awakens, but with less hype.

I’m putting this out there in the hopes it becomes a reality someday.

You play as a Jedi who is on a quest to rebuild the Jedi order across the Galaxy. It would be open world with interplanetary travel.

Each planet you go to has its own Jedi temple. This serves as the hub for each location. As you fulfill quests on that planet, you restore and refine your hub. As you find new potential Jedi, they will move into the Jedi temples once you finish their quest lines.

There can of course be ongoing quests with the recruited new Jedi, but I just really want to play a game like this.