Star Wars Discussion (The Last Jedi Spoilers Within!)

[905soundwave]

that's an extremely sad series of events for the family. a lot of heartbreak.

[Sun Swipe Prime]

Originally Posted by Darth Cylon

And now Carrie Fisher's mom died too....

Seriously?

F'en grim reaper is putting in the over-time. WTF.

[MULTIPLEX]

Some words from Mark Hamill...



"Carrie and I occupied a unique area in each other's lives. It was like we were in a garage band together that somehow hit it huge. We had no idea the impact Star Wars would have on the world. I remember we were out on tour right before the movie opened. By the time we got to Chicago, there was a crowd at the airport. I said, 'Hey look, you guys, there must be somebody famous on the plane." I was looking around to see who it might be. And then in the crowd I saw a kid dressed in a Han Solo vest. Then I saw girl dressed like Princess Leia. I said, "Oh my God, look, Carrie, there's somebody dressed just like you. She's got the buns on her head!"

The first time I met Carrie was at dinner in London before we started filming together. I had been the first one to go over to Africa with Sir Alec Guinness and the robots, to do all the desert planet stuff, then I came back to London and then Harrison Ford came over. Carrie was the last piece in the puzzle to come to London. So I said to the production office, "I'd like to meet her before we work together." They worked out that we'd meet for dinner. You know, she was 19 years old at the time. I was a worldly 24. So I was thinking, "Oh my God, it'll be like working with a high school kid." But I was just bowled over. I mean she was just so instantly ingratiating and funny and outspoken. She had a way of just being so brutally candid. I'd just met her but it was like talking to a person you'd known for ten years. She was telling me stuff about her stepfather, about her mom, about Eddie Fisher - it was just harrowing in its detail. I kept thinking, "Should I know this?" I mean, I wouldn't have shared that with somebody that I had trusted for years and years and years. But she was the opposite. She just sucked you into her world.
I was so middle class. Growing up, the closest thing to a celebrity we had was our next door neighbor, who was a baggage handler who returned Jerry Lewis' wallet that fell on the tarmac in San Diego. But Carrie was something completely different. She dropped out of high school to be in the chorus of "Irene" on Broadway. I was just in awe of her.

She was so committed to joy and fun and embracing life. She had an Auntie Mame quality to her. I would do crazy things to amuse her on the set. Making her laugh was always a badge of honor. I remember during Empire we were split up storywise; it was a difficult film to shot and there was a lot of tension on the set. I was off in the swampland with the puppets and robots, but at least Carrie and Harrison got to work with human beings. Once at lunchtime she said, "You should try on my jumpsuit." I said, "The one-piece white jumpsuit? You're what, 5'2"? I'll never get in!" She said, "Just try." I put on that Princess Leia zipper jump suit and it was so tight I looked like a Vegas lounge singer. If that wasn't ridiculous enough, she had me put on one of those bald cap masks with the Bozo hair and glasses and nose and then she walked me around the back lot.

The lengths I would go to hear her laugh - there were no limits. I loved her and loved making her laugh. She would do these crazy things and make me do these crazy things, but I really don't think they were crazy after all. In a way, it was a defense mechanism for her. She was so off the wall, she could use it as protection. Part of what was so poignant about her was that she was vulnerable, that there was this glimmer of a little girl that was so appealing and it roused the protective nature in my personality.

I'm grateful that we stayed friends and got to have this second act with the new movies. I think it was reassuring to her that I was there, the same person, that she could trust me, as critical as we could sometimes be with each other. We ran the gamut over the years, where we were in love with each other, where we hated each other's guts. "I'm not speaking to you, you're such a judgmental, royal brat!" We went through it all. It's like we were a family.

When you were in her good graces, you couldn't have more fun with any person on the planet. She was able to make you feel like you were the most important thing in her life. I think that's a really rare quality. And then you could go 180 degrees opposite, where you were furious with one another and wouldn't speak for weeks and weeks. But that's all part of what makes a relationship complete. It's not all one sided. Like I say, she was a handful. She was high maintenance. But my life would have been so much drabber and less interesting if she hadn't been the friend that she was."

[Pascal]

I must be broken, I cried like 3 times during my second viewing of the movie this afternoon. Jyn is so adorable. And crazy blind guy is awesome.

[Blitzwing]

Originally Posted by MULTIPLEX

Some words from Mark Hamill...

*Snip*

Great read, thanks for sharing.

[MULTIPLEX]

Originally Posted by Pascal

I must be broken, I cried like 3 times during my second viewing of the movie this afternoon. Jyn is so adorable. And crazy blind guy is awesome.

Have you seen Donnie Yen's Ip Man movies? That stuff is magical. You just can't dislike such a nice character that kicks some serious ass. He was perfect for Star Wars, along with his enforcer buddy. I thought Jyn was excellent too. Good acting all around.

[jjwankenobi]

I've been listening to the audiobook version of Carrie Fisher's memoir "Wishful Drinking", narrated by the author.

Man...she was: batshit crazy (her words) / sharp-witted / hilarious / honest / one of a kind.

Re-watched TFA while taking down the Christmas decorations last night and it was crazy to see her onscreen, yet know she's longer here.

It's great to know she'll be posthumously "here" again through Episode VIII.

[MULTIPLEX]

Unfortunately her role in TFA was just terrible. Not her acting, but the script. When it came to the battles and strategy room, she didn't lead anything. Not the strong General Leia I was expecting. She looked beaten and down on life the whole time. That was my biggest complaint about TFA. I wish her last Star Wars role was a memorable one.

[jjwankenobi]

Originally Posted by MULTIPLEX

I wish her last Star Wars role was a memorable one.

Perhaps it will be.

Apparently Leia has a larger role in VIII

http://collider.com/star-wars-8-carrie-fisher/

[Darth Cylon]

I hope no one is trying to rewrite Ep. VIII because Carrie Fisher joined the Force. Somehow I have a bad feeling about this...that Leia may sacrifice herself to try to save Emo Ben...may be she is even killed by Darth Rey as she tries to strike down Emo Ben...

I watched R1 again on New Years Day and I can say I love it even more. It is Star "Wars" after all.

Also apparently Kirk and Spock now have Chirrut and Baze joining them in the slash fiction. LOL.