Good morning Phoenix peeps! It’s Monday. Yeah, it snuck up on us again.
For this morning’s read, how about the new Star Wars-The Force Awakens?
Not giving any spoilers for those that haven’t seen it yet, but it’s quite good (especially in 3D). And best of all – no Jar Jar Binks!
Plot:
• 30 years after the defeat of Darth Vader and the Empire, Rey, a scavenger from the planet Jakku, finds a BB-8 droid that knows the whereabouts of the long lost Luke Skywalker. Rey, as well as a rogue stormtrooper and two smugglers, are thrown into the middle of a battle between the resistance and the daunting legions of the First Order.
Trivia:
• Mark Hamill claimed George Lucas nonchalantly told him over lunch a new Star Wars trilogy was going to be made by Disney, and if he did not want to be involved, Luke Skywalker would simply be written out of the script. However, Hamill immediately agreed to reprise the role. Hamill admitted, however, that he pretended to also be nonchalant about it so it didn't seem like he was excited for the role.
• The production had a preference for using real locations and miniature models over green-screens and computer-generated imagery whenever possible in order to make the film aesthetically similar to the original Star Wars trilogies.
• While filming in summer 2014, Harrison Ford broke his ankle on the door of the Millennium Falcon. About a year later, J.J. Abrams revealed that he hurt his back while trying to help get Ford out from under the door.
• First time Harrison Ford has received top billing in a Star Wars film, making him the first non-Jedi character to be credited first.
• The symbols on the flags hanging outside Maz Kanata's castle include Boba Fett's Mythosaur skull, Ziro the Hutt's Black Sun tattoo, Hondo Ohnaka's pirate symbol and several Podracer's flags. There is also the symbol of the 501st Legion on one of the flags. The 501st is an international fan-based organization dedicated to the construction and wearing of screen-accurate replicas of Imperial Stormtrooper armor, Sith Lords, Clone Troopers, bounty hunters, and other villains from the Star Wars universe. The 501st Legion also refers to an in-canon Clone War regiment that gained the name "Vader's Fist", as they were utilized by Darth Vader when he turned on the Jedi Order, during the first years of the Empire.
Goofs:
• When Han Solo and Kylo Ren are on the platform, Kylo hands his lightsaber to Han with the saber side to Kylo's right. In the next shot of the saber, the blade side is to Kylo's left.
• In multiple scenes the beads of sweat on Finn's face change and appear and disappear between cut away shots.
• Han and Leia embrace as they say goodbye before the attack on the Starkiller base. In the first shot Han's hand is on Leia's head, partially covering Leia's right ear. When the shot changes Han's hand has jumped to be around the back of Leia's neck.
• In bar scene Rey is eating a snack that looks like a taco with romanesco, a very distinctive broccoli/cauliflower relative that looks futuristic with its clear evocation of fractals. After a one-second cutaway, we come back to her eating and the same romanesco-based taco is in her hand. Then after a similar short cutaway we come back and she has an entirely new snack in her hand that, while, maintaining the same color scheme, does not have any romanesco and looks like a kind of hemispherical pastry with filling in the middle.
• After Rey escapes custody on Starkiller base, there is a mirror/flopped shot that made its way into the final cut featuring three stormtroopers navigating the hallway. Evidence of the shot being flopped comes from the troopers' pauldron being on the opposite shoulder. Further evidence comes from seeing the back of the stormtroopers. Normally, a black spot is visible on the left shoulder but this shot shows it on the right side for each stormtrooper.
PS: There’s no panda to be found in the picture below. *grins*
Have a fangtastic day!
Don't forget - if you still want to see my daily posts, let me know your ideas of what you'd like to see!
<3 Brock V"""V
For this morning’s read, how about the new Star Wars-The Force Awakens?
Not giving any spoilers for those that haven’t seen it yet, but it’s quite good (especially in 3D). And best of all – no Jar Jar Binks!
Plot:
• 30 years after the defeat of Darth Vader and the Empire, Rey, a scavenger from the planet Jakku, finds a BB-8 droid that knows the whereabouts of the long lost Luke Skywalker. Rey, as well as a rogue stormtrooper and two smugglers, are thrown into the middle of a battle between the resistance and the daunting legions of the First Order.
Trivia:
• Mark Hamill claimed George Lucas nonchalantly told him over lunch a new Star Wars trilogy was going to be made by Disney, and if he did not want to be involved, Luke Skywalker would simply be written out of the script. However, Hamill immediately agreed to reprise the role. Hamill admitted, however, that he pretended to also be nonchalant about it so it didn't seem like he was excited for the role.
• The production had a preference for using real locations and miniature models over green-screens and computer-generated imagery whenever possible in order to make the film aesthetically similar to the original Star Wars trilogies.
• While filming in summer 2014, Harrison Ford broke his ankle on the door of the Millennium Falcon. About a year later, J.J. Abrams revealed that he hurt his back while trying to help get Ford out from under the door.
• First time Harrison Ford has received top billing in a Star Wars film, making him the first non-Jedi character to be credited first.
• The symbols on the flags hanging outside Maz Kanata's castle include Boba Fett's Mythosaur skull, Ziro the Hutt's Black Sun tattoo, Hondo Ohnaka's pirate symbol and several Podracer's flags. There is also the symbol of the 501st Legion on one of the flags. The 501st is an international fan-based organization dedicated to the construction and wearing of screen-accurate replicas of Imperial Stormtrooper armor, Sith Lords, Clone Troopers, bounty hunters, and other villains from the Star Wars universe. The 501st Legion also refers to an in-canon Clone War regiment that gained the name "Vader's Fist", as they were utilized by Darth Vader when he turned on the Jedi Order, during the first years of the Empire.
Goofs:
• When Han Solo and Kylo Ren are on the platform, Kylo hands his lightsaber to Han with the saber side to Kylo's right. In the next shot of the saber, the blade side is to Kylo's left.
• In multiple scenes the beads of sweat on Finn's face change and appear and disappear between cut away shots.
• Han and Leia embrace as they say goodbye before the attack on the Starkiller base. In the first shot Han's hand is on Leia's head, partially covering Leia's right ear. When the shot changes Han's hand has jumped to be around the back of Leia's neck.
• In bar scene Rey is eating a snack that looks like a taco with romanesco, a very distinctive broccoli/cauliflower relative that looks futuristic with its clear evocation of fractals. After a one-second cutaway, we come back to her eating and the same romanesco-based taco is in her hand. Then after a similar short cutaway we come back and she has an entirely new snack in her hand that, while, maintaining the same color scheme, does not have any romanesco and looks like a kind of hemispherical pastry with filling in the middle.
• After Rey escapes custody on Starkiller base, there is a mirror/flopped shot that made its way into the final cut featuring three stormtroopers navigating the hallway. Evidence of the shot being flopped comes from the troopers' pauldron being on the opposite shoulder. Further evidence comes from seeing the back of the stormtroopers. Normally, a black spot is visible on the left shoulder but this shot shows it on the right side for each stormtrooper.
PS: There’s no panda to be found in the picture below. *grins*
Have a fangtastic day!
Don't forget - if you still want to see my daily posts, let me know your ideas of what you'd like to see!
<3 Brock V"""V
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