Star Wars Episode VII
Star Wars Episode VII
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Based on fadein11's link: http://www.dailydot.com/geek/sta…
"The novelization, unlike the movie, emphasizes Kylo's quest to figure out who Rey is. He can't believe that she's just a random scavenger. When she retrieves Luke's lightsaber with the Force to commence their duel, he mutters to himself, "It is you."
Why was that simply line not in the movie?? A great cliff hanger that would lead into greater fleshing out in the next movies.
- *simple lineETM
- yep - I think the film was heavily chopped to keep it shorter. Which led to some of its flaws.fadein11
- But this would take all of 3 seconds and mean so much! Either they have changed the overall idea that he recognized her, or it was a shite decision to exclude.ETM
- i thought that recognition was addressed by him losing his shit upon learning the droid made it out with the help of "a girl".scarabin
- maybe you interpreted that scene as him just being massively sexist?scarabin
- I thought that too... but it's not clear enough. That simple line would have cemented it.ETM
- i kinda enjoy being teased and wondering about things, figuring things out, as opposed to being beaten over the head by every point but that could just be mescarabin
- while some people are angry that rey's history wasn't outlined it makes me excited because i know it's going to be addressed in future moviesscarabin
- there's a lot of information there and i'd hate for it to just be glossed over in 5 minutes just because people can't deal with mysteryscarabin
- Fair enough, the guy who wrote the novel is the same guy who wrote the alternate timeline novel splinter in the minds eye, which was a good read. Probably gonnaburd-turglar
- Pick up a copyburd-turglar
- yep - I read that years ago.fadein11
- that sounded smug - meant yes it's cool. May read again actually.fadein11
- Lol, I didn't take it that wayburd-turglar
- @scarabin... it would still be a tease. It would just build the mystery for the audience while we wait, knowing that he did for sure recognize her. That's all.ETM
- Splinter of the Mind's Eye was Lucas' Plan B for a sequel. He instructed the author to keep it small in scale... confined. That was if SW flopped, the optionETM
- for a low budget sequel was still available. The book is really kinda terrible.ETM
- Think so? I thought it was well written. Plotnwise didn't hold a candle to empire trukes back. Kind of like shadows of the empire, loved that bookburd-turglar
- * plot wiseburd-turglar
- The plot... Vader falling in a pit... take your pick.ETM
- You don't need such a simple line when you see all of Rey's actions... why the fuck you need blatant dialogue to understand something so visually clear?PonyBoy
- Rey's actions don't confirm her and Kylo have a past... or that he knows her. Explain how her actions do that.ETM
- Of course they don't "confirm" anything... But it's implied... :-) They obviously have some sort of connection... Yes?PonyBoy
- Again... 2 more Eps to go... Answers are coming... This film is just the setup—be patient!PonyBoy
- No!
*swings poorly conceived light saber wildly destroying the roomETM