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What I've been thinking about the STAR WARS Franchise going forward, and our game, and one other thing (BIG SPOILERS INSIDE)

Posted by: goodvibe61 on Jan 04, 19:07

The question everyone is asking now is, will this franchise grow, will it slow down, will it oversaturate, what is going to happen?

In my opinion, the reason this movie struck like it did was its ability to combine the original cast with a new set of characters. The hunger for the original cast members cannot be overstated! All you have to do is look at the prequels, which performed very well, but they clearly did not do THIS kind of business! Why didn't they? I know it's not the only reason, but come on now, a very LARGE reason is: No Harrison Ford, No Carrie, No Mark.

Now: Abrams and Company did the exact best thing they could do with the original cast members. His team made a near perfect combination of old and new. But ask yourselves: How much of this is Harrison Ford?

I'll tell you.....ALOT.

I love what he's done. He gave a genuine performance again. I know of all the talk over the years, the stuff he's said over time about playing this role. But you know what, he performed the hell out of this role thirty years later. He IS Han Solo. Again.

And a big, BIG part of this story is what happened to Han Solo.

And I'm assuming that in the next 2 films, there is no Han Solo.

And that's significant. Very, Very significant.

Now, there's one other card that Abrams and Company brilliantly held back. They held back Luke Skywalker, at least until that perfect, final shot. Fantastic. It's all lightning in a bottle. Now, they have Skywalker still. How they intend to use him might go a long ways toward the lasting power of this new set of films.

And even still, the plot might mean that without Ford, the franchise might struggle a little to maintain this kind of popularity.

I think there might be a tendancy for players to go a little overboard when it comes to this franchise, but we'll see.

And the one other thing I keep thinking about regarding Harrison Ford and this movie:

I wish, I WISH that Robert Plant would go see this movie. I really do. I wish he'd look at what's happening around the world at this movie. For people of my generation, you know exactly what I'm talking about. I want to write Plant a letter:

Dear Robert: See what Harrison just did for the fans? Why can't you please do this? The whole world would be happy, if only for a relatively short period of time, say a year and a half, or whatever it would take to tour the world once. Please see what Ford has done, and think about the fans.

Please!

What I've been thinking about the STAR WARS Franchise going forward, and our game, and one other thing (BIG SPOILERS INSIDE) goodvibe61 Jan 04, 19:07

completely disagree slipping jimmy Jan 04, 19:22

So you're saying you think this movie would've been far more successful without Harrison Ford in it. OK, we agree to disagree. {nm} goodvibe61 Jan 04, 20:38

not successful. better. {nm} slipping jimmy Jan 04, 20:47

OK. Again, agree to disagree. I keep thinking of some kid that's going to play Han Solo and not Ford in a prequel. No thanks. {nm} goodvibe61 Jan 04, 20:54

Kasdan + young Han Solo = gold {nm} slipping jimmy Jan 04, 20:58

We'll see. Young Indiana Jones. No thanks. This Han flick won't have these iconic actors. I wonder what it will take to get me interested. goodvibe61 Jan 04, 21:19

70MM {nm} slipping jimmy Jan 04, 21:24

Might make a difference in what version I see, but makes ZERO difference in seeing a film. Actually less than zero, since promoting that as JDolphin Jan 04, 21:50

I think there could be a lot of people interested in a Han Solo anthology. See him back in the days of the Kessel Run. How he got the Dorfman Jan 05, 04:29

explain how a unit of length became a unit of time {nm} slipping jimmy Jan 05, 10:12