In January, we got to witness the ultimate confrontation, figured out The Force Awakens’ biggest mystery, broke some more box office records, angsted over the casting of young Han Solo and (probably) made too many Kanjiklub jokes. Oh well.
Let’s talk about the best picture nominees as we go see STAR WARS for the fourth time.
— Joey Aucoin (@Joeyaucoin) January 15, 2016
"There have been several awakenings at various points in the film. Have you identified all of them?" — Snoke
— Chris Taylor (@FutureBoy) January 6, 2016
— Pablo Hidalgo (@pablohidalgo) January 2, 2016
someone is tagging their star wars finn content with "big fn deal" and it makes me so mad i didn't think of that perfect tag first
— a tiny angry man (@atinyangryman) January 3, 2016
Not to spoil anything about the new Star Wars but if I saw any of you wearing my jacket after we met one time I would destroy you.
— Anne T. Donahue (@annetdonahue) January 7, 2016
changing your name to ben kenobi is not a bad strategy when you're hiding from a dude who can't tell when he's talking to his own daughter
— grandma pleaser 85 (@jon_snow_420) January 10, 2016
weird how the more a young man reminds me of Kylo Ren, the more that young man professes to hate the character of Kylo Ren
— Alan Scherstuhl (@studiesincrap) January 12, 2016
VIPs
For the record, YES, the size of my X-Wing Fighter in #StarWars was XXL. Snap Wexley flies a XXL-Wing like a boss! pic.twitter.com/hVRdYGOeyX
— Greg Grunberg (@greggrunberg) January 8, 2016
Brava to @carrieffisher for standing up for the radical notion that women have the right to get older! Youth is temporary, diva is forever.
— Bette Midler (@BetteMidler) January 2, 2016
@slashfilm @pablohidalgo I got this one, Pablo. pic.twitter.com/oWc51hu02j
— Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) January 4, 2016
Speechless.
#TFA https://t.co/4W2WyT4j5J
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) January 7, 2016
Welcome, @missingwords to the super-secret Story Group. pic.twitter.com/KAgp5jS7nX
— Pablo Hidalgo (@pablohidalgo) January 13, 2016
Part of being a true Star Wars expert is having just the right Star Wars quote for every occasion.
— Leland Chee (@HolocronKeeper) January 16, 2016
The clearest way I can think of to explain a Kessel Run. pic.twitter.com/s90Me591PS
— Pablo Hidalgo (@pablohidalgo) January 16, 2016
Conversation du jour
The Force Awakens
HAN SOLO: Stay here, Chewie, I gotta talk to my kid.
CHEWBACCA: Ruurrgh!
HAN: Relax, it's fine!
RON HOWARD NARRATOR VOICE: It was not fine.
— fluke skywalker (@JohnSeaborn) January 2, 2016
Not only did TFA acknowledge its debt to the Death Star, but in doing so it set up casual viewers for Rogue One. Pretty clever.
— YZ Freedman (@stoogey) January 6, 2016
Vaguely speaking, I can't be the only one who found it amusing that #StarWars wound up being a JJ Abrams movie about a guy…on an island.
— Jo Garfein (@jopinionated) January 6, 2016
These people complaining that #TheForceAwakens ruined the happy ending for Luke, Han, & Leia must have REALLY hated #TheEmpireStrikesBack
— Mark E Sutter (@MarkESutter) January 6, 2016
You know what's great about General Leia Organa? She's a mother whose personal drama doesn't undermine her political and military power.
— Magen Cubed (@magencubed) January 6, 2016
Film via female-led company, w/ majority female executives, starring a woman & a black man as central heroes, earns 760 mil in 20 days. Huh.
— Bobby (@bobbyrobertspdx) January 6, 2016
If you asked me, a fan of James Cameron movies, why I'm pleased #TheForceAwakens has outgrossed Avatar, I'd say "Because it deserved to."
— Rus McLaughlin (@rusmclaughlin) January 7, 2016
I love people who complain that The Force Awakens is "fan service." That's like going to IHOP and complaining when they give you pancakes.
— Sam Adams (@SamuelAAdams) January 7, 2016
Of course Kylo is trash! His parent's first date was in a trash compactor!
— jj slaybrams (@hansoleaux) January 7, 2016
— gracelord solo (@deadcooI) January 7, 2016
You guys, I know who Rey's parent are. #StarWars #TheForceAwakens #Spaceballs pic.twitter.com/Cog8dQyyVF
— Shea Castle (@MightyManotaur2) January 8, 2016
In Disney shop. Small boy, waving lightsaber: "Dad, I'm Rey!"
I MAY NEVER STOP SMILING AGAIN. #StarWars
— Dame Judi Hench (@drop_of_indigo) January 9, 2016
when understanding why kylo joined the dark side lets remember that the only training method luke knows is yodas pic.twitter.com/vrqZCOCB2m
— ᴘᴀᴘᴇʀʙᴇᴀᴛssᴄɪssᴏʀs! (@paperbeatstweet) January 10, 2016
Brilliantly, TFA packs all the elements of Obi-Wan's Death, Vader's Fatherhood Reveal and Vader's Redemption into ONE SINGLE SCENE.
— Susana Polo (@NerdGerhl) January 11, 2016
Here’s your thinkpiece angle: Ren and the Skywalker legacy as an exploration of privilege and entitlement. Not gatekeeping and fanboys.
— devin faraci (@devincf) January 11, 2016
I think Finn's story is kind of astonishing and the more purely original arc in the film. Stormtrooper Finds His Soul is very powerful.
— GAIL SIMONE (@GailSimone) January 12, 2016
The second-wave of TFA toys are great and all, but where's my Leia Organa jewelry making playset?
— I Like That Wookiee (@MandyBu) January 12, 2016
The way Han says "he just walked away from everything" makes me feel like Luke had a lot more going on than just training Jedi.
— Nanci (@nancipants) January 13, 2016
In RotJ, Luke pleads with Vader to turn away from the dark side and let go of his hate. Vader replies "It is too late for me, son."
— Sarah H. Dempster (@SarahDemp) January 13, 2016
In TFA, Han pleads with Kylo to recognize Snoke's manipulation and to come home. Kylo simply replies "It's too late."
— Sarah H. Dempster (@SarahDemp) January 13, 2016
The moment Kylo is most similar to Vader is, ironically, a moment when he acknowledges the light within him.
— Sarah H. Dempster (@SarahDemp) January 13, 2016
Sigh. Lieutenant Mitaka, I cannot look at you talking to Kylo without thinking "I have a place for all my pens!"#TheForceAwakens
— Kay Rey (@Geek_Kay) January 13, 2016
You're in denial if you don't think these motherfuckers wouldve been digital in the prequels pic.twitter.com/CFbcuJLD3u
— David Franklin (@davefranklin) January 14, 2016
I keep thinking about how people who complain TFA is a "rehash" haven't realized how much the new characters take it to a different level.
— Cleolinda Jones (@cleolinda) January 15, 2016
I mean, that's exactly what it does, it replays Ep IV through the lens of (spoiler?) 1) a female Jedi and 2) a Stormtrooper 2b) not white.
— Cleolinda Jones (@cleolinda) January 15, 2016
If you don't get how that changes everything, I suspect you're used to seeing yourself onscreen most of the time.
— Cleolinda Jones (@cleolinda) January 15, 2016
I mean, I think the first thing I said coming out of the theater was "Rey and Finn are going to change kids' lives."
— Cleolinda Jones (@cleolinda) January 15, 2016
This reaches deeply into SELF-FULFILLING marketing truisms. "Boys don't want to watch/read about girls." But now Rey is their hero too.
— Cleolinda Jones (@cleolinda) January 15, 2016
And I'm not necessarily the person to expand on this, but I think you can extrapolate that to Finn and Poe as non-white heroes.
— Cleolinda Jones (@cleolinda) January 15, 2016
And how painlessly that happened–these characters were just there and kids accepted that and it made all the monies.
— Cleolinda Jones (@cleolinda) January 15, 2016
This description of BB-8 is one of the best I've seen. https://t.co/OEKYTfVkaG pic.twitter.com/k1eL8VBQ1z
— Eric Geller (@ericgeller) January 15, 2016
Working on a Star Wars reader and realizing kids will learn to read by sounding out these words:
Kylo Ren was strong.
But Rey was stronger.
— Meg Granger (@MegsGranger) January 15, 2016
…And beyond
Young Han Solo is whatever but where is my PRINCESS LEIA: TEEN SPACE SPY movie?
— Melinda Taub (@MelindaTaub) January 11, 2016
Whoever plays young Han Solo must have charisma and the ability to adlib some of the greatest lines in movie history. So no pressure.
— Heidi MacDonald (@Comixace) January 11, 2016
They should have a long audition process for young Han Solo, and then just hire whomever's doing carpentry on set.
— Zack Handlen (@zhandlen) January 11, 2016
We all know Tatiana Maslany should play young Han Solo.
— sarCCastro (@sarCCastro) January 12, 2016
I actually dont want a han solo movie i want a drama/comedy about r2d2 and c3po directed by wes anderson
— B (@Jedisexual) January 13, 2016
Rebels
Leia's #StarWarsRebels ensemble comes from the McQuarrie collection, circa 1976, formerly modeled by Cindy Williams. pic.twitter.com/c2VqVkSAJp
— Justin Bolger (@TheApexFan) January 12, 2016
Sources say @missingwords moving from https://t.co/OTjVYZ8bL5 team to Story Group to feed @DeeGoots info on @pablohidalgo's coffee routine.
— Eric Geller (@ericgeller) January 13, 2016
Ahsoka: “There’s always a bit of truth in Legends” – Sounds like Story Group throwing EU fans a huge bone there, doesn’t it? #StarWarsRebels
— Lucas Siegel (@LucasSiegel) January 15, 2016
Books and stuff
The thing is, we all realized that it would be best to see #TFA before we finished edits. The book's going to be so much stronger for it.
— Claudia Gray (@claudiagray) January 5, 2016
Although there are a few scenes in BLOODLINE where you're going to go, "too on the nose to #TFA!" – but they were written before I saw it!
— Claudia Gray (@claudiagray) January 5, 2016
One line in particular – you'll think I'm echoing the film. It's verbatim. But written back in October. Honestly it's a bit spooky.
— Claudia Gray (@claudiagray) January 5, 2016
Going to be SO MUCH FUN!
https://t.co/ni3EsgRbJU pic.twitter.com/BDyPRdTXiW
— Phil Noto (@philnoto) January 14, 2016
Poe Dameron. Charles Soule. Ongoing. Breathe. BREATHE. Remember to breathe.
— ♔Jay (@admiraljello) January 14, 2016
a small prayer for @charlessoule who is probably being told by half the internet how he should write his new Poe Dameron comic right now
— never gon B prez now (@CharlieChu) January 14, 2016
Isn’t it obvious? Poe’s nemesis in the comic will be Plagueis #PoeDameron
— Yakface (@yak_face) January 14, 2016
Poe comic: I want a scene like Family Circle with a big dotted line showing Poe's X-wing weaving through a dogfight, & zapping all the TIEs.
— James Floyd (@jamesjawa) January 14, 2016
Star Wars life
Pretty sure this droid evolved from unmoderated internet comment sections. pic.twitter.com/4uU7X2jYYb
— Jim C. Hines (@jimchines) January 3, 2016
How to feel like a Skywalker: Wear black leather gloves in winter. Take one off to tweet.
— Bria (@chaosbria) January 5, 2016
“Tell that to Kanjiklub” is apparently not an acceptable answer to a 5 year old when she complains bedtime is unfair.
— Katie Cook (@katiecandraw) January 9, 2016
My therapist & I accidentally talked Star Wars for 20 min. Later she tried to make me feel better by applying a Force metaphor to my life.
— Joanna Robinson (@jowrotethis) January 13, 2016
Things overheard at #DisneyCruise #StarWars Day at Sea: "Mommy, I like the dark side better."
Watch out for that one.
— Andi Gutierrez (@DeeGoots) January 13, 2016
High school students: "Wow it's so cold. School better get canceled."
College students: pic.twitter.com/HD9kcMlcQZ
— College Student (@ColIegeStudent) January 14, 2016
Just passed 2 boys on the way home, both sub-12. They were arguing over who got to be Rey and who had to be Kylo Ren. Who GOT to and HAD TO.
— Meghan Dennis (@GingeryGamer) January 14, 2016
"Daddy, I'm going to tell you some things you don't know about STAR WARS." This kid has no idea who he's fucking with.
— Ashley Edward Miller (@ashmasterzero) January 16, 2016
4yo: why is Han Solo a snuggler?
Me: smuggler
Me: but idk his life maybe he's good at snuggling too. I bet Chewbacca's snuggly.
— Anne Thériault (@anne_theriault) January 16, 2016
Snark
Appropriate reasons to wear a vest:
1) You are Han Solo.
— Exploding Unicorn (@XplodingUnicorn) January 8, 2016
I CANT WAIT TO SEE LIKE SIX DUDES COSPLAYING KYLO REN AT THE SAME CONVENTION SO I CAN CALL IT A REN FAIRE
— JB-2187 (@nerdsherpa) January 4, 2016
I told it to Kanjiklub and nothing happened.
— Gary Whitta (@garywhitta) January 4, 2016