Uncompetative critiques MauLer's A Critique of Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Part 9
4Now finally on to MauLer's Critique of Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Part 2
OUTLINE
0:00:00 - Introduction
0:05:05 - MauLer's Critique of Star Wars...
0:06:32 - MauLer misses the point - "The Rule of Cool"
0:13:41 - MauLer describes his version of this scene
0:14:17 - MauLer's rewrite of this scene is good critique
0:14:50 - Why Rian Johnson didn't ruin Star Wars
0:25:38 - MauLer compares the film to A New Hope
0:26:03 - Why Poe shoots Kylo rather than run away
0:34:23 - MauLer on Poe's inconsistent use of cover
0:35:40 - MauLer doesn't know why Poe is taken away
0:39:29 - MauLer thinks The Force Awakens is "silly"
0:41:36 - MauLer shouldn't rewrite this scene but cut it
0:44:14 - When contrivance or coinicidence is okay
0:50:05 - Why Poe is a bad friend to Finn
0:53:07 - MauLer accepts J.J.Abrams' writing is "lazy"
0:55:00 - Why does FN-2187 break his conditioning?
0:56:43 - Why we needed Finn: A Star Wars Story
1:21:24 - MauLer has many questions about FN-2187
1:48:26 - Why Poe is a "Mary Sue" type character
1:52:37 - MauLer makes a bad example with Civil War
1:58:43 - MauLer makes a good example with Hot Fuzz
2:06:28 - MauLer restructures the opening to help tone
2:14:33 - MauLer is wrong to "erase" Captain Phasma
2:23:56 - MauLer is wrong as Finn does have The Force
2:26:35 - Ackbar would be better than Max von Sydow?
2:26:58 - MauLer is right that J.J.Abrams cut too much
2:28:27 - More evidence Michael Arndt ruined Star Wars
2:49:29 - MauLer praises the introduction of Rey
2:51:43 - MauLer misses an obvious directorial flaw
2:55:06 - I praise Daisy Ridley's acting & Rian's direction
3:01:28 - George Lucas' Sequel Trilogy and other ideas
3:04:00 - Disney's Rogue One & Leia: A Star Wars Story
3:05:29 - KOTOR & Kenobi & The Clone Wars live action
3:07:16 - Why not keep going to Star Wars: Episode XII?
3:08:01 - MauLer on BB-8's preferred pronouns
3:09:16 - Why did Teedo give up his valuable prize?
3:14:16 - MauLer is right to think Poe had more intel
3:17:10 - MauLer is wrong about "the definitive answer"
3:32:37 - Skipping everyone who isn't MauLer
3:40:41 - MauLer critique resumes... Unkar Plutt
3:44:50 - MauLer is wrong with a premature criticism
3:52:00 - J.J.Abrams ruined seven Star Wars films!
3:39:43 - MauLer is right Finn could have slipped away
4:07:04 - MauLer assumes "a century of development"
4:31:36 - MauLer is right about Poe's jacket
4:33:18 - Double checking a detail of MauLer's critique
4:47:42 - The First Order couldn't use Kamino clones
4:48:38 - MauLer is right about Kylo's line of dialogue
4:51:48 - Time for some Plain Chocolate Digestives...
4:53:13 - MauLer is wrong to think Kylo is a Sith
5:00:54 - MauLer is wrong about the wreckage
5:04:11 - J.J.Abrams thinks Luke Skywalker is a myth?
5:06:05 - Skipping everyone who isn't MauLer
5:06:22 - MauLer is okay with Rey rejecting Finn's hand
5:14:55 - Why would the First Order not send more?
5:16:00 - MauLer on the Millennium Falcon reveal
5:18:22 - MauLer assumes it should be on Coruscant?
5:21:49 - MauLer assumes Luke's flashback is reliable
5:24:40 - Double checking a detail of MauLer's critique
5:39:39 - MauLer is wrong that Rey can't do manoeuvre
6:19:23 - MauLer assumes Rey levitated the rocks
6:37:52 - MauLer praises the dialogue in this scene?
6:46:15 - Daisy Ridley reveals J.J.Abrams' sequel ideas
6:50:57 - MauLer praises BB-8's wobble
6:52:38 - How Rey could have learnt to speak Wookie
7:00:00 - MauLer could have critiqued film in one hour
7:03:31 - Critiquing MauLer's approach to his critique
7:06:19 - MauLer's comment on his process
7:16:05 - Chris Terrio
8:58:29 - Just Write
9:29:25 - Jaxxsin's Trails
Some links:
A Critique of Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Part 2 ~ by MauLer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFtFjH8NyQQ
Justice League Screenwriter Chris Terrio Is Super Pissed Off ~ by Vanity Fair:
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/04/chris-terrio-justice-league-batman-v-superman
Zack Snyder's Justice League: An Unbridled Rampage ~ by MauLer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEfEJiRGCys
The SnyderCut is Definitely... A Snyder Cut ~ by Just Write:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlhklBTkgzI
The Snyder League Part 1: Don't Count On It, Batman ~ by Jaxxsin's Trails:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUU-RpXyNrI
The Snyder League Part 2: The Age of Heroes ~ by Jaxxsin's Trails:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb66GCR4nJ8
The Snyder League Part 3: Beloved Mother, Beloved Son ~ by Jaxxsin's Trails:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVlriALndiQ
The Snyder League Part 4: Change Machine ~ by Jaxxsin's Trails:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hNbTKv8PNc
The Snyder League Part 5: All The King's Horses ~ by Jaxxsin's Trails:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVjgsltNniI
The Snyder League Part 6: Something Darker ~ by Jaxxsin's Trails:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tayQn3ROJuI
The Snyder League Part 7 Epilogue: A Father Twice Over ~ by Jaxxsin's Trails:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJYWPEuo4e8