Later tonight I am going to see Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi, and I am
super stoked as you would expect. I did
a blog post right before seeing The Force Awakens so I thought I should do the
same for The Last Jedi (Which shall henceforth be abbreviated as TLJ). I'm going to make 10 predictions and
summarize with what I hope will happen.
1. Someone's origin will be revealed - But perhaps not Rey's
I do believe Rey to be related to Obi-Wan Kenobi, but I don't necessarily think that will be revealed in TLJ. Instead, maybe the origin of either Finn or Snoke will be revealed. I do think Finn could be the son of Lando Calrissian, because Maz Kanata recognized his eyes and she's probably met Lando as she was good friends with Han.
2. Deaths: General Hux, Leia
For TLJ I think General Hux will die. I think it will be him being in a ship and it explodes. As we know, Carrie Fisher passed away after filming TLJ (RIP), so they'll have to write her out somehow. I think it would be better to give her a non-violent death, somehow. But please, don't let it be of a broken heart/loss of will to live.
3. Snoke will not be a lightsaber wielder
So we finally will get to see Snoke in something other than a projection (as revealed in the trailer). I think it will be revealed that he doesn't believe in lightsabers and that he is powerful enough in the force to succeed without one. Perhaps he will own a weapon of some kind that can stand up to a lightsaber.
4. Finn and Rose Tico will eventually be a couple
Now this may not exactly happen in TLJ, but I've seen a few different stills of them in scenes together, leading me to believe there could be something between the two. I don't like the idea of Rey and Finn, I feel they have more of a brother/sister bond. But I could see Finn and Rose together, and we may only get hints of it in TLJ with them hooking up in Ep. 9.
5. There will be a new Dark Side Force Power revealed
So we've gotten new planets, creatures, even types of lightsabers in this new trilogy. But we haven't really gotten any new force powers yet. I think either Snoke or Kylo Ren will debut a new force power, something like Force Drain (seen in KOTOR), Force Destroy, Force Pain, or Force Fire. Obviously if it's something extremely powerful like Force Destroy (which in my mind destroys anything you concentrate hard enough on), it would be only Snoke who can do it.
6. Poe will get to fight outside of an X-Wing
This doesn't seem like a surprise, as it has to happen at some point, right? The beginning of TFA doesn't really count as he took one shot and was immobilized. I hope to see some Han Solo type fighting out of him in TLJ.
7. Luke does not get to reunite with Leia
It's unfortunate, but I think the writers/producers were planning on Luke and Leia reuniting in Ep 9., but because of Carrie Fisher's passing, unless it happens in TLJ, it won't happen at all. If they have Leia pass away in this one hopefully Luke hears and can grieve.
8. The Porg does something adorable to make everyone go "Awwww!"
Ok, this might be the most predictable item on this list, but can you blame me? BB-8 had its moments in TFA (The thumbs up to Finn, for one), and the Porg will do something in TLJ to make mostly women swoon and wish they were real creatures. Perhaps someday a toy manufacturer will make a lifelike and realistic version that is similar to a Furby.
9. Benicio Del Toro's Character DJ will be like Boba Fett and Cad Bane
Hard to say how each of the new characters will fit in and what they'll be like. But with DJ, I think he will be one of those rogue types that looks out for only himself, and perhaps assists the bad guys (much like Boba Fett and Cad Bane). He won't be inherently dark sided, however, and may end up redeeming himself in Ep. 9.
10. Cliffhanger? You betcha
TESB finished with a cliffhanger. Technically AotC did too. So to keep the tradition alive of 2nd movie in a trilogy having a cliffhanger, this one will too. This time, someone's fate will be in the balance: Probably either Rey or Luke.
So really all I hope is for another solid Star Wars film. I really hope it doesn't follow the plot of any other Star Wars movie, like many thought TFA did with A New Hope. I think it will undoubtedly fulfill most of our expectations. And as you might guess, I'm going to see it multiple times in theaters. I can't wait!
Well, I just saw TLJ and while most of my predictions were wrong, some were close and I nailed one in particular. Let's see how many I got right. Obviously, spoilers ahead
1. Someone's origin WAS revealed, and it was Rey's. So I'll give myself a partially correct on this one.
2. Wow, totally wrong. Leia will more than likely die between 8 and 9, but she did not die on screen. Hux didn't, either, but he's almost a lock to die in Ep. 9. Instead we saw Phasma, Snoke, and Luke as the notable deaths. One wrong.
3. Well, he died before we could see if he did use or own a lightsaber. I don't recall seeing one on his person. I have to give myself my first correct answer on this one. Not a lightsaber user that we know of.
4. Well, I was pretty spot on with this one! Might see them as a legit couple in Ep. 9, as time will undoubtedly pass in their story between 8 and 9. Another correct prediction
5. I feel like I saw a hint of a new power when Snoke did an almost lightning bomb at Kylo, I believe it was. I'll have to watch TLJ again to see but to me it looked like something we hadn't seen before. However, I'll give myself just a partial on this one.
6. Well he wasn't in any legit battles outside of his X-Wing (or the speeders on Crait), but he did defend the bridge on the rebel ship, as well as get slapped haha. I'll give myself just a partial.
7. Ok, this is a tricky one. Luke sort of did, but he wasn't actually there. So does this count? Hard to say. He didn't reunite with her in person. Again, just partially correct.
8. Well for one I thought there would only be one Porg in the whole movie. And the most adorable thing was the sad faces on the group of them as Chewie was about to eat one of them. So again, just partial.
9. Well this wasn't necessarily hard to predict, but he did end up turning on Rose and Finn for a monetary gain. That's exactly something Boba or Cad would do. Another one right.
10. There wasn't much of a cliffhanger, certainly not like in TFA. So I did not get this one right.
In total, I got 3 right, 5 partially correct, and 2 wrong. Not bad. This movie definitely surprised me in spots, especially in Snoke's death and Luke not actually being on Crait.
I will probably end up reviewing TLJ in another post (definitely gotta see it again), so stay tuned!
1. Someone's origin will be revealed - But perhaps not Rey's
I do believe Rey to be related to Obi-Wan Kenobi, but I don't necessarily think that will be revealed in TLJ. Instead, maybe the origin of either Finn or Snoke will be revealed. I do think Finn could be the son of Lando Calrissian, because Maz Kanata recognized his eyes and she's probably met Lando as she was good friends with Han.
2. Deaths: General Hux, Leia
For TLJ I think General Hux will die. I think it will be him being in a ship and it explodes. As we know, Carrie Fisher passed away after filming TLJ (RIP), so they'll have to write her out somehow. I think it would be better to give her a non-violent death, somehow. But please, don't let it be of a broken heart/loss of will to live.
3. Snoke will not be a lightsaber wielder
So we finally will get to see Snoke in something other than a projection (as revealed in the trailer). I think it will be revealed that he doesn't believe in lightsabers and that he is powerful enough in the force to succeed without one. Perhaps he will own a weapon of some kind that can stand up to a lightsaber.
4. Finn and Rose Tico will eventually be a couple
Now this may not exactly happen in TLJ, but I've seen a few different stills of them in scenes together, leading me to believe there could be something between the two. I don't like the idea of Rey and Finn, I feel they have more of a brother/sister bond. But I could see Finn and Rose together, and we may only get hints of it in TLJ with them hooking up in Ep. 9.
5. There will be a new Dark Side Force Power revealed
So we've gotten new planets, creatures, even types of lightsabers in this new trilogy. But we haven't really gotten any new force powers yet. I think either Snoke or Kylo Ren will debut a new force power, something like Force Drain (seen in KOTOR), Force Destroy, Force Pain, or Force Fire. Obviously if it's something extremely powerful like Force Destroy (which in my mind destroys anything you concentrate hard enough on), it would be only Snoke who can do it.
6. Poe will get to fight outside of an X-Wing
This doesn't seem like a surprise, as it has to happen at some point, right? The beginning of TFA doesn't really count as he took one shot and was immobilized. I hope to see some Han Solo type fighting out of him in TLJ.
7. Luke does not get to reunite with Leia
It's unfortunate, but I think the writers/producers were planning on Luke and Leia reuniting in Ep 9., but because of Carrie Fisher's passing, unless it happens in TLJ, it won't happen at all. If they have Leia pass away in this one hopefully Luke hears and can grieve.
8. The Porg does something adorable to make everyone go "Awwww!"
Ok, this might be the most predictable item on this list, but can you blame me? BB-8 had its moments in TFA (The thumbs up to Finn, for one), and the Porg will do something in TLJ to make mostly women swoon and wish they were real creatures. Perhaps someday a toy manufacturer will make a lifelike and realistic version that is similar to a Furby.
9. Benicio Del Toro's Character DJ will be like Boba Fett and Cad Bane
Hard to say how each of the new characters will fit in and what they'll be like. But with DJ, I think he will be one of those rogue types that looks out for only himself, and perhaps assists the bad guys (much like Boba Fett and Cad Bane). He won't be inherently dark sided, however, and may end up redeeming himself in Ep. 9.
10. Cliffhanger? You betcha
TESB finished with a cliffhanger. Technically AotC did too. So to keep the tradition alive of 2nd movie in a trilogy having a cliffhanger, this one will too. This time, someone's fate will be in the balance: Probably either Rey or Luke.
So really all I hope is for another solid Star Wars film. I really hope it doesn't follow the plot of any other Star Wars movie, like many thought TFA did with A New Hope. I think it will undoubtedly fulfill most of our expectations. And as you might guess, I'm going to see it multiple times in theaters. I can't wait!
Well, I just saw TLJ and while most of my predictions were wrong, some were close and I nailed one in particular. Let's see how many I got right. Obviously, spoilers ahead
1. Someone's origin WAS revealed, and it was Rey's. So I'll give myself a partially correct on this one.
2. Wow, totally wrong. Leia will more than likely die between 8 and 9, but she did not die on screen. Hux didn't, either, but he's almost a lock to die in Ep. 9. Instead we saw Phasma, Snoke, and Luke as the notable deaths. One wrong.
3. Well, he died before we could see if he did use or own a lightsaber. I don't recall seeing one on his person. I have to give myself my first correct answer on this one. Not a lightsaber user that we know of.
4. Well, I was pretty spot on with this one! Might see them as a legit couple in Ep. 9, as time will undoubtedly pass in their story between 8 and 9. Another correct prediction
5. I feel like I saw a hint of a new power when Snoke did an almost lightning bomb at Kylo, I believe it was. I'll have to watch TLJ again to see but to me it looked like something we hadn't seen before. However, I'll give myself just a partial on this one.
6. Well he wasn't in any legit battles outside of his X-Wing (or the speeders on Crait), but he did defend the bridge on the rebel ship, as well as get slapped haha. I'll give myself just a partial.
7. Ok, this is a tricky one. Luke sort of did, but he wasn't actually there. So does this count? Hard to say. He didn't reunite with her in person. Again, just partially correct.
8. Well for one I thought there would only be one Porg in the whole movie. And the most adorable thing was the sad faces on the group of them as Chewie was about to eat one of them. So again, just partial.
9. Well this wasn't necessarily hard to predict, but he did end up turning on Rose and Finn for a monetary gain. That's exactly something Boba or Cad would do. Another one right.
10. There wasn't much of a cliffhanger, certainly not like in TFA. So I did not get this one right.
In total, I got 3 right, 5 partially correct, and 2 wrong. Not bad. This movie definitely surprised me in spots, especially in Snoke's death and Luke not actually being on Crait.
I will probably end up reviewing TLJ in another post (definitely gotta see it again), so stay tuned!
