It has been one hell of a passed two days. From the wake of New York Comic Con, two franchises let loose two AMAZING trailers for their properties and what's even more? That they are just a month or two away. DC released it's brand new "heroes" advertisement here on Sunday for the upcoming Justice League, and last night, Lucasfilms & Disney released their second trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Which trailer is better? Hard to tell (probably Star Wars, but that's honestly just because it's a cultural phenomenon and because all of the Disney helmed Star Wars films thus far have been great).
Superman Debuts in Justice League
Despite a very shaky start in it's film ventures, DC has clearly stepped up their game here. Starting with Wonder Woman back in May, Justice League appears to be yet another promising chapter in the DCEU.
Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's sacrifice, Bruce Wayne enlists newly found ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater threat. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to recruit a team to stand against this newly awakened enemy. Despite the formation of an unprecedented league of heroes -- Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and the Flash -- it may be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions.That is the official synopsis of Justice League which comes out in literally a month and a week. Up until this point, DC had released three main trailers and whole boat load of promo material for the film, and though we know Henry Cavil was going to return as Superman, besides a few posters, his Superman has been absent from the trailers. Until Now.
This trailer honestly starts off with a swift kick to the feels. Lois is at the Kent farm, and she is standing outside the door looking out to the field where Clark is in his iconic flannel staring out in what is a clear homage to Superman with Christopher Reeves (meanwhile Hans Zimmer's gripping score from man of steel plays softly in the back). Clark then smiles and makes light of the fact that Lois is wearing his engagement ring, "I'll take that as a yes," but before Lois can say much she wakes up alone. It was all a dream. Honestly this is probably the strongest moment of the trailer.
That's not to say the rest of the trailer wasn't filled with goodies. Amazing action sequences, some of which already seen, hoards of parademons, some more focused character interactions, it's all just a really good time to watch. However, it's stuff that we might as well have already seen before, and for that reason the opening really sticks out and is easily the greatest takeaways from the trailer. The trailer is posted below for you to check out if you haven't already done so!
The Force: Raw Power Displayed in Episode 8 Trailer
If the trailer for episode 8 could be summed up with one word, that word would be foreboding. Cautionary messages fill the trailer as Luke seems utterly terrified by the raw power associated with Rey's abilities. There are also, quite noticeably, a lot of inspiration from the classic Empire Strikes Back where it seems they have all but recreated the iconic battle for Hoth. There is a wide panel view of ATAT adjacent machines and a birds eye view of Kylo leading what appear to be Snow Troopers through a rebel installation. Luke is also not having a good day as for most of the trailer he appears bludgeoned and bleeding.
What is most interesting to me about this trailer is Snoak, or more accurately who he is addressing throughout the trailer. At the beginning of the trailer you hear Snoak speaking and when you are looking at it for face value, it appears as if he is talking to Kylo. Talking about how when he discovered the subject to whom he's speaking, the sheer power they presented was impressive. However, as the trailer goes on and you witness Rey's powers unfold and the terror they present to Luke, one begins to wonder if Rey was in fact the person he was actually talking to. It is made even more interesting as there is a scene that feels awfully reminiscent of Luke getting fried by the Emperor in Return of the Jedi. The trailer's end throws me for a loop as well as it shows Kylo seemingly offering a friendly hand to Rey who has just vocalized a need to be shown her place in the force. This has me beginning to wonder whether this episode will see a redemption arc for Kylo Ren, OR show Rey fall to the dark. Either way things are looking very interesting
Luke Skywalker's peaceful and solitary existence gets upended when he meets Rey, a young woman who shows strong signs of the Force.
Well this has been another edition of Comic Relief! I hope you have enjoyed and I will see you next time!
No comments:
Post a Comment