afterthought: the R of the J

finished watching return of the jaadi last night.  This is my second view.  I was deeply impressed with the original trilogy after the first view.  So naturally after viewing the last trilogy of the saga, I went back to  compare.

I find something very interesting.  The characters have a much closer relationship in the original than in the latest version.  Between Han, Leia, and Luke, the big three, I see so much smiles, positive attitude, and hugs, their relationship also is much deeper, siblings and lovers, and of course, friendship.  And with the evil duo, the relationship is strong as well.  it's father and son and daughter!  When Luke involuntarily spelled out the secret of Leia in front of DV and Emperor, the despair showed in Luke was tremendous!  He understand the burden and does not want to transfer it to his sister.

Compare that to the latest trilogy, it's clear that the connection between the big three, poe, finn, and rey was much weaker and rushed.  The connection between the three was only friendship, although i think they do want to make finn and rey into a thing,  but the process was halted.  The only relationships that carried a bit of weight are actually Mr. and Mrs. Solos and their son, plus luke and rey.  But the movie decided to kill it off immediately and with CF past away after the first movie, it was quite a marvel they continue to make the next two.  For luke and rey, he showed up at the end of the first movie, he was a force in the second one.  However, the relationship between him and rey was kind weak as well.  The movie kind want to make leia and rey into a strong bond I think, but with CF past away, it was a dream never achieved.

Now, talking about just one scene in the R of the J.  The last chapter where, luke was brought before the emperor.  That scene was absolutely awesome!  there's conflict on the outside, and there's conflict on the inside.  They used the oldest and easiest trick, almost theatrical, to have emperor like devil trying to lure the innocence into darkness with a narration.  And the other thing is, no characters at the scene was wasted.  Emperor and luke provide the polar of the the extreme, DV became a wildcard!  DV has mask on all the time, but with brilliant direction and timing, he became the anchor of the scene.  He provided a relieve that's been building up since the the end of empire strike b.  it's Shakespeare-ish, hitchcock-ish.    The last movie that reminded me of this kind of narration was in korean movie, Parasite (where the kim family partying at rich the employer's house).  The last trilogy really lacks such a scene.