ST Canto Bight stampede sequence

Anyone else feel this was way over the top? It was cgi and green screen to the max and felt out of place in a SW movie imo.

Discuss.

 

It reminded me of something out of Miyazaki film in all the right ways. The moon shot especially. I thought it added some spirituality to it. Reminded me of many 80s kids moments I loved. Never ending Story. The last unicorn. That kind of feel.

 

It was certainly something different and new. I more or less liked it, perhaps less for how it was done and more for the general adventure film vibe that I was getting from it.

 

Easily the most bizarre moment of any SW movie; not necessarily dull, but certainly cheesy, and bizarre

 

I agree it felt like a fresh idea, which Star Wars has been in need of after Disney's first two installments. Plus I'm not one to steadfastly adhere to a "this was on set for real!" mindset, so all in all I really enjoyed this sequence.

 

lol.

 

Way too generous.

 

I loved the scene.. Thought it was fun..

 

Duplicate post but that’s the kind of magic I was feeling.

 

Canto Bight was a waste of time. The chase scene was...meh

It could have been saved by a cameo from Lando who connects them with the slicer. What better place to find Lando than Canto Bight.

 

More bizarre scene than General "Mary Poppins" Organa?

 

Great scene though. I like that mini plot line actually. The ride on the beach and in the field was gorgeous.

 

I was underwhelmed by the way it was shot. Remember the cavalry charging William Wallace's army in Braveheart? If they had filmed it like that, it would have been much more impressive to me.

 

The close ups of the two riding the animal looked really bad as well as the stuff on the edge of the cliff.

 

I actually don't remember much of it. Just a flush of CGI creatures running. And I've seen a plenty of CGI creatures running already.

And comparing it to any anime film featuring animals is giving it too much credit. I reserve The Legend of Zelda: Breath of Wild for any Miyazaki film comparisons.

 

The "we freed the animals so it was worth it despite the fact that they'll be rounded up in the morning, and the kids that helped us will assuradley suffer severe punishment for letting it happen" bit made me cringe. The whole thing happens with no regard for consequences to the slave children and animals Rose and Finn leave behind. I also didn't like the way it was shot. So much of the movie felt like they were trying REEEALLY hard to have iconic images to plaster on merch and have fan art of for the next forty years.

 

I kept thinking of some event at Canto Bight called "The Running of the Fathiers" when I saw the scene. I was sold, it worked for me, it was fun!

 

Spain’s running of the bulls:

 

Bull goes into shop:

https://m.imgur.com/r/nononono/E0zfV9k

 

I thought the CGI was really bad. How come they never helped the slave children?

 

Raging bull breaks free and smashes into observers

https://media1.tenor.com/images/645009d5948568ea5ebaca868c646cb6/tenor.gif?itemid=3542400

 

1) They’re being hunted and if the kids had been caught with them could have been punished or killed.

2) The kids are being fed and clothed and are away from the gun fire of war. Taking them anyhere else could have put them more into the line of fire. Canto Bight is neutral. Taking them to the Resistance as child soldiers would have mirrored what the FO did to Finn. Instead, the Resistance/Rebellion inspires kids like broom boy and young adults like Luke and Rey to want to join by being a beacon of hope for them to work toward.

 

Thats making a whole lot of assumptions.

 

They're trying to help the slaves by winning the war and overthrowing the oppressors. They didn't have time to hand out blue milk and cookies.