ST A round of applause for JJ and his infuriating Mystery Box!

@Jabbadabba Why do you say Chewbacca will die. Your comment made me find this: http://www.ibtimes.com.au/star-wars-force-awakens-film-extra-hints-death-chewbacca-1457244

 

It leaked ....... all of it .........the lame mystery box concept failed yet again you cannot keep major spoilers nowadays its not possible when someone can upload some data onto the internet anonymously!

 

All of it? Really? That's funny. We still don't know everything.

 

This is the point.

The actual audience vs the few.

 

People can't tell logical conclusions from fact. I don't care if every word MSW posted ends up being 100 percent. We still didn't KNOW until we saw the film.

 

Was Abrams mystery box for Star Trek Into the Darkness actually Khan Noonian Singh, I can't remember now???

 

Chewie finally pays off his life debt to Han by sacrificing himself to save him.

 

Ive got 2 words for ya bro: Blue Harvest

Its possible you know nothing at all.


Right when you think you have the answers...JJ changes the questions!

 

The hype period for this movie was truely awesome.


See you guys around for Rouge One!

 

I think many people have confused what the term "Mystery Box" is implying to. It isn't the mystery surrounding the movie, tight-lips around the studio, or Disney's attempt of controlling leaks.

It's more of a term that is applied to the events of the movie itself upon viewing it. Like JJ says, not knowing who Leia was or why she needs Obi-Wan's help, when first watching the first few minutes of ANH for the first time. That is the mystery box. Things that haven't been explained to the audience- plot points, character details, etc. The stuff that has you asking questions while watching the movie. There is a TED presentation that J.J. did solely on the Mystery Box, I believe you can find it on Youtube.

Having said that, I do commend efforts to contain leaks, although they obviously couldn't stop everything.

 

So... apparently, from what I'm getting from spoilers, none of these questions are answered.

Wow, you know, I thought the point of the mystery box was for people to open and find a surprise, not to leave things unanswered.

I'll watch the movie. As of now, I feel like

 

None of that is really important to the plot. I'm sorry but if you can't accept this is a movie about new characters in a new era, then you'll be disappointed. It was made clear a year ago almost that Luke had a cameo role, and if you thought the mythos of who Snoke is was really going to be a huge plot point, then you were gravely mistaking. ANH spent no time explaining who the Emperor was, why would this be different.

 

I think everyone is still full of crap. I have a hard time believing they didn't make people sign waivers during the premiere.

 

Yeah, cause all my points were related to wanting Luke to have a larger participation and the whole mythos of Snoke to be explained... It makes total sense not to explain the murky past of the new characters such as Rey or the motivations of Kylo Ren.

 

Pastebin & Reddit Leaks answered all those questions & a whole lot more!

 

I love that it leaves things unanswered. ANH and ESB did the same in many ways. The movie was not written to satisfy curiosity or to explain things, it was written to be a new story seeing the galaxy with new eyes. We are not supposed to know anything more than the protagonists know - just as it was with the OT. It is an experience, not an exposition.

 

Well said. I am so excited to not know anything going into this movie. Our IT director is taking his team, along with me (the designer) to a Friday Morning viewing at a local theater to see it. Paid time of too, and the company if footing the bill for the tickets. I am so friggin' excited.

 

Agreed... OP has it nailed. It's still a mystery box.

By this point my now husband already had the "screener copy" of ROTS and I'd read the novel and listened and debated in here John Williams brilliance for both ROTS and AOTC...

In 26 hours I will be watching... That's exactly how long I was in labour with my son for. I did that - I can do this...

If I didn't have my three year old, I would be watching in less than eight...
There are tickets available at one of four sessions being run in the only cinema complex in my town... and I am contemplating sneaking out and leaving my husband and child for three hours in the middle of the night but that would be reckless... or would it...

Only Eight hours until it's SCREENING here in NZ... I'm hoping to god the press here don't blow the story it on the news tomorrow morning.


THE SUSPENSE IS KILLING ME.

 

It was all spoiled ages ago, the only thing left were minor details.

Mystery Box only ever worked with LOST and that was because the show didn't actually have any answers for their gullible fans.

 

As someone who just watched the whole series for the first time recently I'd disagree. Regardless JJ Abrams was only involved with the pilot.

 

Saw it! It was EPIC. Loved 90% of it. Yes, it's not a perfect movie, and it sure as hell isn't a Lucas SW movie. That's not a negative words George Lucas. Yes, it was very "Star Warsy", but it was a new breed of Star Wars with a lot of similar stuff that makes it "Star Wars". The new actors were really great. As each scene moved to the next, I was genuinely on the edge of my seat waiting to see what happens. For me, it was a very different movie from the originals, and the prequels, which I was hoping for. But it was also like "coming home"