TheNahash Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 (edited) During a number of points in the prequels. Like during Christensen's scenes? The Force was DEFINITELY not awakened during those - not that I blame it, I struggled to remain "awakened" myself. Edited November 6, 2014 by TheNahash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dras_Keto Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Like during Christensen's scenes? The Force was DEFINITELY not awakened during those - not that I blame it, I struggled to remain "awakened" myself. Id have thought the Force was wide awake then and kicking and screaming in anguish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashikagaoda Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 I am pretty pumped for VII and think the title is great. It perfectly sets up the spirit for the reboot under the sure directorial hand of JJ Abrams. ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandicus Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 (edited) OP: a question. Is "A New Hope" really any better? This is the first in a trilogy, it is a building block. And I quote The Bard: "what is in a name..." That title gives us a vague notion as to the tenor of the story. Nothing more. Any more and there is the risk of giving away the story. A New Hope is better because it ties directly into what the movie was about(all of the Star Wars movies are named after what's in them). Granted The Force Awakens could tie directly into the movie. Like the movie could be all about how the Force was lying dormant in lots of people and then suddenly people start getting force sensitivity or something. It is a weird title though. The implications are either that the Force is more like a god and has been sleeping all this time, or that there'll be a sudden rash of people getting force powers(both of which are radically different than how Legacy Star Wars worked). Or that the title has basically nothing to do with what it is actually in the movie(my guess as to what is most likely). Edited November 6, 2014 by Vandicus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthDymond Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 A New Hope is better because it ties directly into what the movie was about(all of the Star Wars movies are named after what's in them). Granted The Force Awakens could tie directly into the movie. Like the movie could be all about how the Force was lying dormant in lots of people and then suddenly people start getting force sensitivity or something. It is a weird title though. The implications are either that the Force is more like a god and has been sleeping all this time, or that there'll be a sudden rash of people getting force powers(both of which are radically different than how Legacy Star Wars worked). Or that the title has basically nothing to do with what it is actually in the movie(my guess as to what is most likely). It could very well be about the Force 'awakening' in a single person who is central to the plot. Doesn't have to be something on a grand scale to still be a relevant title to the story being told. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadoken Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 I wonder if it's an implication that they're going to a time of massive amounts of force users on both sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNahash Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Id have thought the Force was wide awake then and kicking and screaming in anguish. It cried it self to sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoom_VI Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 I really don't like the sound of the title. The Star Wars saga was never really about the force, it was about good vs. evil in a classic sense, of redemption and epic journey. The force was just a plot mechanic. inb4 midiclorians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savej Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 I would pay big $ to see something called "Jar Jar Gets Run Over By A Bus At The Beginning" or "Hunting Ewoks With A Minigun: A Demonstration by Ted Nugent". But I guess they have to appeal to people that haven't seen the movies... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teclado Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 (edited) When was the Force asleep? I'm thinking the name is probably referring to Luke being really the only force user in existence at that point (vader gone, emperor gone, obi-wan gone). So, in a sense, the force is kind of asleep. But if Luke starts training a bunch of jedi and some dark baddies start learning the dark side, it's sort of an awakening. I would pay big $ to see something called "Jar Jar Gets Run Over By A Bus At The Beginning" or "Hunting Ewoks With A Minigun: A Demonstration by Ted Nugent". But I guess they have to appeal to people that haven't seen the movies... [music] Jar Jar got run over by a reindeer [/music] Edited November 6, 2014 by teclado Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anysao Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 I agree. Quite meh worthy. Perhaps because it's too broad... Which isn't inheritely bad. Attack of the Clones had an extremely specific title; yet ony the last 30 minutes of the movie involved clones. Either way, Star Wars is Star Wars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussircaex Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 I'm thinking the name is probably referring to Luke being really the only force user in existence at that point (vader gone, emperor gone, obi-wan gone). So, in a sense, the force is kind of asleep. But if Luke starts training a bunch of jedi and some dark baddies start learning the dark side, it's sort of an awakening. That's what I was thinking. The last of the Jedi Luke, er, be, and the Sith order is dead, afawk. But the force never went away. Whatever new threat Our Heroes face might be thwarted by the afore-titled Returned Jedi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotharofxev Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 The movie can't be worse than EP 1 and that had Lucas all over it. My immediate thought was, 'If the "Force Awakens",' what on earth were all the previous Jedi and Sith using / doing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joesixxpack Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 inb4 midiclorians /darthvaderNOOOOOooooooo.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oyranos Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 (edited) I just wonder, how swtor will benefit from it... If EA has no plans to benefit swtor, but battlefront instead, they are doomed. Is there any combined advertisement, so both the movie and swtor will be benefited? The battlefront is not an mmo, is an offline fps or action with online modes apparently... if they do it like the failed sim city, it will be a big failure... Force users be online to play it. The smart choice is to focus in swtor. Other than that, the topic about the movie, is irrelevant with the game. Edited November 6, 2014 by Oyranos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoom_VI Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 I just wonder, how swtor will benefit from it... Is there any combined advertisement, so both the movie and swtor will be benefited? It will be beneficial to swtor. Even though its a totally different time period, the movies will stimulate interest in anything with a Star Wars title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joesixxpack Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 I just wonder, how swtor will benefit from it... Is there any combined advertisement, so both the movie and swtor will be benefited? I'm thinking it more likely that: 1. Pubs and Sith unite to kick Revan the Undying's *** 2. Gather for punch and cookies 3. Game shuts down 4. New SW themed F2P emerges 5. I go play Battlefront and relrn2 noscope 180 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomb-Stone Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 (edited) Disney Exec: The Force Unleashed...er..Awakens JJ: Brilliant. Lets run with that. Probably not far off the mark, if not spot on. If there's not enough action in this movie or it's poorly received people are going to call it: Episode VII: The Force Hits Snooze Edited November 6, 2014 by Tomb-Stone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadoken Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 I just wonder, how swtor will benefit from it... If EA has no plans to benefit swtor, but battlefront instead, they are doomed. Is there any combined advertisement, so both the movie and swtor will be benefited? The battlefront is not an mmo, is an offline fps or action with online modes apparently... if they do it like the failed sim city, it will be a big failure... Force users be online to play it. The smart choice is to focus in swtor. Other than that, the topic about the movie, is irrelevant with the game. If you actually compare the MMO industry to the FPS industry there's a very clear winner in popularity and profits. And it isn't MMOs. A battlefront that captures what Call of Duty and Battlefield does could very well blow SWTOR out of the water for popularity. But I have no idea if that's their intent with it or not. Haven't been following Batlefront at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUXs Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 If you actually compare the MMO industry to the FPS industry there's a very clear winner in popularity and profits. And it isn't MMOs. A battlefront that captures what Call of Duty and Battlefield does could very well blow SWTOR out of the water for popularity. But I have no idea if that's their intent with it or not. Haven't been following Batlefront at all. I'll be playing Battlefront on day 1. It's the only game that would tear me away from an MMO. My question though...do you think the FPSs are more popular because they're cross platform? I wonder what the sales of COD:AW were like on PC. Over the course of 2-years, which makes more $ on the PC platform? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joesixxpack Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 (edited) Probably not far off the mark, if not spot on. If there's not enough action in this movie or it's poorly received people are going to call it: Episode VII: The Force Hits Snooze I'm hoping for no gratuitous/tedious action to appease the 3D gods though, like some of the Transformers and Hobbits. An aside: How many of you nerds are going to be wearing robes and plastic to your first local playing? A bunch of Jedi neckbeards attended the last music of John Williams symphony I went to. They had cool lightsabers and looked way better than the snorlaks from House Slytherin in the next row. Edited November 6, 2014 by Joesixxpack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadoken Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 I'll be playing Battlefront on day 1. It's the only game that would tear me away from an MMO. My question though...do you think the FPSs are more popular because they're cross platform? I wonder what the sales of COD:AW were like on PC. Over the course of 2-years, which makes more $ on the PC platform? Yea it's wildly more successful on console than PC. Is Battlefront going to be PC only? That'd really shrink their exposure and revenue potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grombrinda Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 OP: a question. Is "A New Hope" really any better? This is the first in a trilogy, it is a building block. And I quote The Bard: "what is in a name..." That title gives us a vague notion as to the tenor of the story. Nothing more. Any more and there is the risk of giving away the story. Thank you...... Everyone complaining about the name...welp read above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoom_VI Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Yea it's wildly more successful on console than PC. Is Battlefront going to be PC only? That'd really shrink their exposure and revenue potential. honestly with the new Battlefront I'm hoping Dice will follow tradition and release mod tools for the new battlefront. One of the things that kept the BF community alive was its modding community, hell that community still exists, although being a decade olds its rather shrunken. That said this all assumes that the new Battlefront ever gets published. There seems to be a running curse on the title given how many studios have attempted to make a third and failed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikinai Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 The force awakens to a beautiful new day. The birds are chirping (or is that just a twi'lek in a slave collar?), the sun is shining on Tattooine (when isn't it?), and a new hope is a distant memory. The force gets out of bed and walks to the window and says 'Welp, guess I'll put on my robe and wizard hat and see what all the chirping is about.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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