Star Wars Celebration

Hi!

Okay, so I was working on my thesis, when I suddenly remembered Star Wars Celebration was about to begin, and: it was being streamed live on their website. So I just had to take a study break. And boy am I glad I did! 

It was amazing! Seeing the new cast was great. They all look like great actors and I loved how they told us a little bit about their characters, without giving too much of it away (like the stormtrooper hint!). Also, I think Poe is going to be super cool, maybe a little Han Solo-ish? Claiming to be the best pilot in the galaxy... We'll see! Seeing the veterans was also super cool. Too bad Harrison is still recovering, but so wonderful to see the old cast back together again. Also, I really thought J.J. had some interesting things to say. It was nice to hear his opinion on certain things, such as CGI and carrying on the legacy of Star Wars. Personally, I thought BB8 was the best. THE BEST. They way he rolls, they way his head moves around. I'm saying 'he' and 'his' but you never know of course. Talking about gender, finally we are getting more girl characters inside our beloved Star Wars universe! Gwendoline Christie as that badass chrome trooper, Lupita Nyong'o, Crystal Clarcke, and of course Daisy Ridley. Yay!

Last but not least: the new teaser. OMG! It is so superduperawesome! Vader's mask, Leia holding a lightsaber, just... The Skywalker legacy! The new characters, who all seem to have really exciting stories (and amazing outfits, couldn't help but notice) also looked great. The mysterious 'chrome trooper' and that lightsaber wielding badass... Han and Chewie were basically the huge red juicy shiny cherry on top of a whole cake of Star Wars goodness!

Wish I could write more, but have to work for school right now, so that I can get my thesis finished, so that when episode VII is released: I will have time to go see it over and over and over again! Below I will add some pictures I took. I took them with my ipad though, forgot to videocapture my screen, woops! But don't worry, I'm sure it'll all be online in HD soon! 

Oh my, am I excited. 

The Force Awakens - Earliest Fanart

Hello guys and girls!

Below, I'll share some of my favourite fan-art that people have been making for The Force Awakens so far. It's so incredible how fast these things go nowadays... Teaser out and before you kno-- BAM(!) there is fantastic fanart everywhere! I love the 21th century.

✎ Jade

 Via Xyrten

Via DarthTemoc

Via Msonia

(I love this one!) Via Philnoto

Via Jdelgado

Via Neilbrady

Via Manuel Morgado 

(This is my favourite!) Via Legionofpotatoes

The Force Awakens - The Earliest Parodies

Hi!

A couple of days after the teaser for The Force Awakens came out, a lot of parodies have been made already. I'd like to share some here!

The first is what the teaser would have looked like according to fans, if it had been made by George Lucas. I think they're kind of right about it. :p Laughing with George Lucas aside, he is a brilliant man and I am thankful to him for bringing Star Wars into the world! There are other George Lucas parodies on youtube, but I liked this one the best.

The second one is kind of a similar concept, only this one shows what the teaser would have looked like if Abrams got his way with it. They put in a lot of flares, which, especially when the Millennium Falcon comes in, is done really well.

This one is my favourite! Very quickly after the release of the teaser, someone made this wonderful Lego version of it!

Last but not least: The Disney version, of course! Humour aside, those Goofy faces on the trooper's helmets are so darn scary...

*** 3/12 update *** I'm adding this Wes Anderson parody as well. It would be so cool if he would make an epic science fiction movie like this... 

Hope you enjoy them!

✎ Jade

Ps: here's an early 'happy holidays' for you!

Star Wars Teaser

AIIIIIIEEEEEE!!

Omg omg omg this new Star Wars teaser went waaay beyond my expectations! Not that I didn't have high expectations of the film already (it was clear from the start that this is going to be one of the best movies ever), but I hadn't expected to see so much in this first teaser! I thought it would just be some guy with a deep voice reading words, like "Next year" dun dun dun "In movie theaters" dun dun duuun "The next" ... "Star Wars" and then maybe a quick shot of the Falcon. But no, this was so much more than that!!

Okay, so step by step: first of all we have the trooper. I was sucked into the story already when I saw that guy. So many troopers in the teaser, I wonder whose side they are on. Also, we got to see a pilot wearing the symbol of the Rebel Alliance on his vest and helmet, so clearly they are still in the game too. I really liked the girl and that really cool speeder she was driving, thought the red lightsaber was really cool (though the way it buzzed also reminded me of the IG-100 MagnaGuard's electrostaffs, so maybe it it's something in between that and a lightsaber?) and I loved the rolling droid! But my favourite part? The Falcon. I immediately called my boyfriend after watching the trailer and he said that it looked so realistic, which he was totally right about. Sometimes, CGI makes everything look fake, but here they really found the right mix between state-of-the-art special effects and actual sets, costumes and props. I mean, now I actually know what it would look like if the Millennium Falcon would fly by my house. And keep in mind that the movie is nowhere near finished, so imagine what it will all look like when it is!

What I really like is that even though there is new stuff in it (like the weird-looking saber and the droid), they stuck to the Star Wars basics: The Falcon, Tie Fighters, Troopers, Rebel Alliance, Light vs Dark etc. Also, "There has been an awakening, have you felt it?" and the title itself really give the fans some food for speculation. Off the top of my head: what if suddenly a lot of people get affected by the force? Like when in Buffy all the potentials suddenly become actual slayers. I could keep going on and on about possible theories for a couple of months now! I really think this is going to be the best Star Wars movie ever. And that's saying a lot, because, you know, Empire Strikes Back. But come on, how incredibly superduper fantastic does this look? Did you get #Geekbumps watching the teaser too? 

Omg omg omg! I'm so excited. 

I'M SO EXCITED!

✎ Jedi Jade