tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post2792028556668253642..comments2024-03-28T10:18:00.370-05:00Comments on Gentlemen of Leisure: Force in Focus: Rogue One TrailerAustin Gortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-73685632435224611422016-08-15T17:19:34.416-05:002016-08-15T17:19:34.416-05:00Smits was pretty clear that his appearance is rela...Smits was pretty clear that his appearance is relatively small - if I had to guess, he'll probably be in the war room/briefing scene that's been in the trailers, along w/Mon Mothma - but I agree, anything that acknowledges the existence of the Prequels is aces in my book. <br /><br />As for the music, I don't mind the less-orchestral music for a movie like this, something which sort of fits in and around an existing movie. Luke is the capital H hero, and deserves a classic, bombastic musical cue. This group seems to be more nitty-gritty, the behind-the-scenes heroes who operate in the shadows and don't get credit, so more subtle and haunting music seems appropriate. <br /><br />I'd hate to hear something like that in one of the main "Episode" films, which deserve big classic Wagnerian music (and will hopefully continue even after Williams moves on), but for something like this, with a tone that's a little bit different than the "main" movies, I don't mind something a little different musically as well. Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-40142519275013029882016-08-15T14:18:09.464-05:002016-08-15T14:18:09.464-05:00Huh, I had heard about all the new developments yo...Huh, I had heard about all the new developments you mentioned except the appearance by Smits as Bail Organa. I'm always happy when the Disney regime acknowledges the prequel era in any way, so this is great news.<br /><br />The music... eh. It doesn't sound STAR WARS-y enough for me. With few exceptions, nearly every videogame, TV show, etc., has gone for the Williams sound. CLONE WARS was a major exception and as a result it never sounded quite right to me, much as I loved the series (I like the music in REBELS a lot more for all the callbacks to the movies' themes). I hope Desplat goes full "traditional Williams orchestra" for this thing, and I hope LucasFilm keeps all their composers in that mold going forward. STAR WARS music just doesn't sound right any other way.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-29694573233249503722016-08-13T23:53:12.226-05:002016-08-13T23:53:12.226-05:00That's right, there are 2 seen when they escap...That's right, there are 2 seen when they escape Tattooine: http://i.stack.imgur.com/0Evdb.png<br /><br />It's a very brief shot and I completely forgot about it.Ian Millerhttp://ianjmiller.deviantart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-87715160563672123772016-08-13T12:56:34.490-05:002016-08-13T12:56:34.490-05:00I'm pretty sure there's multiple Star Dest...I'm pretty sure there's multiple Star Destroyers in orbit around Tatooine when Han, Luke, Obi-Wan, etc. leave the planet en route to Alderaan. Or at least dialogue references there being multiple ships (though Star Destroyers weren't referred to as such in dialogue until EMPIRE). Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-84457843726809185232016-08-13T12:55:32.229-05:002016-08-13T12:55:32.229-05:00Well, I think the real world explanation for the l...Well, I think the real world explanation for the lack of atmospheric Star Destroyers is definitely that film technology at the time couldn't really do it. I think the early EU writers then wrote that limitation into the in-universe story by establishing that they weren't designed for traveling in atmospheres. Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-67348219597895910972016-08-13T12:33:51.182-05:002016-08-13T12:33:51.182-05:00Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but there was o...Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but there was only one Star Destroyer shown in A New Hope, right? Was it ever implied that there was a whole fleet of them, or was it supposed to be one of a kind acting as Vader's flagship?Ian Millerhttp://ianjmiller.deviantart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-38625774375703153832016-08-13T12:32:41.641-05:002016-08-13T12:32:41.641-05:00I was always under the impression that we never sa...I was always under the impression that we never saw Star Destroyers in the atmosphere or on the ground because of technological limitations. With CGI it's much easier to put something floating above the ground and staying there along shots with moving cameras, etc. The only "craft" in atmosphere I can think of is the Death Star on Endor, but it was always shown in static shots, thereby making it technically easier to put in. <br /><br />Side note, the Star Destroyers in-atmosphere was one of my favorite parts of Attack of the Clones. You got a sense that big shit was going down because these big ships were visible and present in the entire Battle of Geonosis.Ian Millerhttp://ianjmiller.deviantart.comnoreply@blogger.com