First of all, TMI, Wally. Second, heard this morning that over 35 million people have watched this teaser trailer on YouTube. Third, have you heard that some people are complaining that there is a black character in this movie? Really? Seriously? Haven't we advanced beyond such silliness?
I don't think the complaints are (mostly) that there is a black character in general, but a that there is black stormtrooper specifically. Stormtroopers are supposed to all be clones blah blah blah nerd rage...which is ridiculous because you have to consider that they started with a finite amount of clones, and 50ish years of fighting including two major wars later, they would have to start recruiting/conscripting non-clones into the ranks in order to keep up any semblance of a military force...and at some point that would naturally have to include not only blacks, but likely all sorts of alien humanoids. *pushes glasses back up on nose and adjusts pocket protector* Plus, James Earl Jones.
I think there is supposedly a good amount of african american stormtroopers this time around. I also think that the Stormtroopers were a little different than the Clone Troopers. This would be like the "third generation" of the Imperial Army...so it's only natural that they "progress?"
I just think they were getting killed in the intergalactic basketball league so they had to "diversify." Gotta do what you gotta do.
to even the racial deal out,we need a white guy version of shaft starring crazy harry himself,rob lowe.
If there's a reason that blacks are portrayed as the bad guys and should die in the movie, it's Kanye.
so f--king pumped for this. im still of the opinion that the plot is going be from one of the authorized books after jedi where luke turns to the dark side. so far the sith in the trailers has not shown their face.
They already went on record, saying the Post-ROTJ novels are not cannon anymore and this is a brand new story. BTW...I also had a nerdgasm...
shame if they dont. there were some really great books that went with that storyline. i know the next intallement will be completely off story from the first 7 movies.