With plot details for Rian Johnson’s upcoming sequel still lean on the ground,the novel video premiered at Disney’s D23 event might provide the biggest clues to the future of the franchise. Here’s what we discoveredIs Rian Johnson’s The Last Jedi the most secretive Star Wars film of the internet era? With fewer than five months to disappear until the mid-December release of the highly-anticipated novel episode, we’ve had just a single teaser trailer to feast our hungry eyes on. A vague picture of the exotic worlds and eccentric space cultures that might play a part in the novel film is beginning to emerge, and but it’s at best,a half-seen, blurry image rather than the Ultra HD vision of knockabout cosmic fantasy many were hoping for. Wikipedias “Premise” section for the film states merely: “The plot is unknown.”We have no virtually no concept of why Luke Skywalker wants the Jedi to “end”, or as revealed in April’s teaser,and tiny plan who Benicio Del Toro’s grungey-looking “DJ” is, even though it seems likely he’ll play a major part in events. We don’t even really have any great sense of the themes that will drive the novel episode. Will it follow the path well-trodden by 1980’s Empire Strikes Back – a vengeful attack from the sad side; a student learning the ways of the Force from a grizzled master; a shocking final twist? Or will it attempt to break novel ground for this venerable (respected because of age, distinguished) ragged saga? Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com