The Rise of Skywalker: the force, fan service, and blade-based wayfinding

Published: Dec. 31, 2019, 6 a.m.

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So the movie didn\u2019t put in any cool science things and the only thing left to do is review it and talk about\u2026 feelings? Different viewing experiences between opening night and subsequent viewings.

\n\n Franchises \n\n

Fan service. Coherent extended story arcs. Reconsidering the prequel triloges in light of the new one. Indie IP ownership with one person in charge vs Disney. Realizing what a truly satisfying job disney did with Marvel. What made Star Wars different?

\n\n Oy vey \n\n

Bending over backwards to justify fantasy events, and how movies can deserve this treatment. Bringing in The Emperor at the end. Bringing back Leia with scraps of cut scenes and lots of over-the-shoulder conversation shots.

\n\n Exagol \n\n

How to hide a planet. How to hide a planet engaging in major empire-level engineering and construction projects. Hiding your Sith shipyard.

\n\n Tech \n\n

Technological stagnation. Miniaturization. Bad ways to encode spatial information. Knife-based wayfinding.

\n\n People \n\n

C3PO software limitations and an argument in favor of Free Software. Probably maybe lobotomizing your long-time companion without deliveration. The sith ecclesiastical cult language. Pointless characters. The writer explains how Rose got mostly cut from the film.

\n\n The Force \n\n

Force diads. Beavis and Butthead candy sale force-healing math. Adam Driver doing all the acting.

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