“The Force Awakens” introduced us to “Rey’s Theme” as well as “Kylo Ren’s Theme”, strong motifs that hold up alongside classics like the “Imperial March” and the “Binary Sunset/Force Theme.” “The Last Jedi” is a little scarce on completely new soundtrack entries-though it does have a motif for new character Rose-but it recalls the best music of “The Force Awakens” throughout, using it in several powerful scenes between Rey and Kylo Ren.
It’s pretty much a given that any new Star Wars film needs to retain the iconic themes John Williams first wrote in the 1970s, but to stand out on their own these movies should offer new melodies we’ll be able to hum to. If you can feel an image you’re really only seeing, the filmmakers are doing their job. This dirtier, rougher version of space is kept in the look of “The Last Jedi”-whether on Luke’s isolated island or the remote planet covered in dusty red salt. A full, beat-up Millennium Falcon was built for the movie, which was shot often on location and fully built sets as opposed to large swaths of green screen. Abrams was lauded for his direction in Episode VII-namely because he responded to the artificial looking CGI-heavy prequels by bringing grit and texture back to Star Wars. So how, from a filmmaking perspective, did “The Last Jedi” build on “The Force Awakens?” Here’s just a few, broad examples:
So it’s easy to see how “The Last Jedi” is a direct sequel to “The Force Awakens” more than it is the eighth movie in the Skywalker Saga.Īnd sequels normally get a bad rap, though “The Last Jedi” is in good company considering “The Empire Strikes Back”-another middle chapter in a Star Wars trilogy-is considered by many to be the greatest sequel of all time. While “Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens” isn’t really an original movie in itself-in fact it’s the (obviously) seventh movie in the series-it did hit a reset button for Star Wars in numerous ways. But besides who Force-choked who and which CGI creature will be the hottest new toy, “The Last Jedi” answered a more technical question for film buffs-what did Episode VIII do to build on Episode VII?
“Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi”, the most anticipated movie of the year (and then some), has finally come out and now critics and fans can scrutinize each and every individual moment for decades to come.
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