The Force Awakens Minute 2: Peace and Justice

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Date

November 13th, 2018

Summary

Pan across the star field to a bright moon.

Guests

None

Notes

Film

• Starts with a continuation of the opening crawl, and ends with a familiar-seeming shot of a ship in space and a planet.
• Jakku - first location name in the film.
• The Star Destroyer is the Finalizer.

Podcast

• Referenced: "Help!" (Beatles song).
• Why does Leia need Luke's help in restoring peace and justice?
• Why isn't Leia running the Republic? She's more of a commander.
• The "old ally" on Jakku.
• "Going backwards to go forwards".
• Is this a planet or a moon?
• Thoughts about J.J. Abrams and his work, pre-Star Wars.
• This film borrows a lot from Star Wars but with clever twists on things.
• Putting the film in context.
  • Only 3 other movies opened the same weekend as TFA.
  • This was the first Star Wars movie not to open in May.
  • Other film franchises that had movies that year. Overall it was an off-year.
• Star Wars crossovers with other properties. Mentioned: Alien.
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Meta Minute

• 27:38 podcast episode length.

Quotes

• Alex: I love alternate versions of things.
• Pete: The more we talk about popular movies the older I sound.

Link

http://www.starwarsminute.com/2018/11/13/tfa-2-peace-and-justice/

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