What Movies Have You Seen Lately?

Quote: Nareed

There's been talk already about re-casting Leia. That might eb a good idea, if the story requires it. I'd hate it if Leia dies offstage or, worse, between movies.

Me too.

It's pretty clear that Leia was supposed to have a confrontation with her son in Episode 9... I'm curious as to how they will handle that now.

Quote: ams288

Me too.

The crawl for Ep. IX cannot contain the death of Leia.

There will be complaints no matter what Disney/LucasFilm do, right? If they recast the part, if they use CGI, if they kill the character off-screen or in between sequels, or even if they simply write a means for not having Leia on Ep. IX.

But IMO, the worst thing would be an offstage or between movies death. I can take anything else, and would complin only if the execution is done badly (for example, by casting a 20-year-old actor to play 60-something Leia).

If her character is very important to the story, they should recast.

Can't they simply digitize her body from previous images and let the computer do her movements and facial expressions?

Quote: Fleastiff

Can't they simply digitize her body from previous images and let the computer do her movements and facial expressions?

They could. It is difficult and expensive. Probably easier for all, audiences included, to write her out of the story. If they were worried about closure, "Rogue One" probably would have had a different ending.

I started watching "Across the Universe" but couldn't make it through half the film. It's a pretty badly written film musical, even if you enjoy the Beatles tunes it is based on, and like the guy from from the MIT gambling team movie, "21" who plays the lead.



There are some cleverly choreographed numbers, and the costumes and make-up are well done, but the story is as engaging as sitting alone in a street restaurant in Malaysia with a plate of chicken feet in front of you, while everyone in the next stall has noodles, skewers, and beers. At some point you have to get up and make a change.

I give it 2 strawberries out of 10 for the first half. I didn't watch the second half.

Quote: Ayecarumba

I started watching "Across the Universe" but couldn't make it through half the film. It's a pretty badly written film musical, even if you enjoy the Beatles tunes it is based on, and like the guy from from the MIT gambling team movie, "21" who plays the lead.



There are some cleverly choreographed numbers, and the costumes and make-up are well done, but the story is as engaging as sitting alone in a street restaurant in Malaysia with a plate of chicken feet in front of you, while everyone in the next stall has noodles, skewers, and beers. At some point you have to get up and make a change.

I give it 2 strawberries out of 10 for the first half. I didn't watch the second half.

I love that movie.

But yes, it is definitely an "acquired taste."

Quote: Ayecarumba

They could. It is difficult and expensive. Probably easier for all, audiences included, to write her out of the story. If they were worried about closure, "Rogue One" probably would have had a different ending.

I didn't know if the actress died while a film was in production or not. I know Val Kilmer and that drug addicted actor whose name I rarely recall made a movie where actors were brought in at the end with some story line to show they had not actually died... and off to the side the audience sees Elvis Presley and Abraham Lincoln joining the line. It was a gag of course audiences prefer a bit of realism but if some 'star' is worth all these millions a digital clone might make sense?

Quote: Dalex64

If her character is very important to the story, they should recast.

We've no clue how important her character is yet.

In Ep. VII, you could have had almost the same story without Leia. Not that it wasn't good to see her again, or to awkwardly interact with Han Solo. But events would have been the same had some minor character been the general in the Resistance.

Her main contribution qua Leia was to prod Solo to approach Kylo Ren. No other character could do that.

I'm guessing, and this is wholly unofficial, that she should have had a confrontation with her son in the final movie, either killing him or, more likely, redeeming him. This is partly a hope that this time one of the good guys, namely Rey, will kill the important bad guy. In the prior trilogy that was done by Darth Vader.

Now I'm guessing, if the character isn't re-cast, his mother's death will be the key for Kylo Ren to betray Snoke and the First Order at a crucial time. Although this scenario is really heavy with Oedipal overtones

I have read some spoilers for Episode 8 regarding Leia.

I read these ages ago, before Carrie Fisher's death. Take them with a grain of salt.