Showing posts with label Disney. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Disney. Show all posts

Monday, December 21, 2015

Star Wars: Who is Rey?

WARNING THIS WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN STAR WARS THE FORCE AWAKENS... READ AT YOUR OWN RISK!






Who is Rey?


After seeing Star Wars The Force Awakens, one compelling question we are left with is Who is Rey? Who is her family? How is she that strong in the force without any training? In my opinion she is a Skywalker and the clues are left there in the movie for us to figure out. When we first me Rey we only know that she was left there by her parents and she lives her life as a scavenger of old ship parts. We quickly learn that she is very skilled at fixing things and eventually we find out she is a great pilot. She learns to fly the Millennium Falcon on the go and is really good at it, something I feel only a strong Jedi could do.

When she meets Maz Kanata, we hear the line "Dear child, the longing you seek is not behind you, it is in front of you". There are probably many ways this line can be taken, but I think it means the path to her father is in front of her. At this point she finds Luke's old lightsaber and see's possibly repressed memories or she is sensing the history of the lightsaber.

At this point she is captured by Kylo Ren and taken to be interrogated. We see Kylo Ren trying to read her mind and he can only get so far before either Rey or Luke have put a block in place. She then very quickly learns to control minds and even use telekinesis without any previous Jedi training.\

After the final battles, she joins the alliance and as soon as she gets in the base R2-D2 wakes up from low power mode and show the rest of the map to reach Luke. Only Rey and Chewbacca take the path on the map to find Luke, where eventually after searching the islands finds Luke Skywalker. The look on Luke's face to me is the look of a father seeing his child after a long time.

The most compelling argument for me is, if Luke disappeared why create a map of your location to be found. We know that R2-D2 has majority of the map and there is one key important section missing, which just so happens the one key piece missing is on Jakku being held by Max von Sydow`s character. I believe Luke hid Rey on Jakku after Kylo Ren and The First Order killed all of his students. This also explains why Kylo Ren always gets upset in the movie when Rey escapes, and not just minor upset but he destroys whatever is in front of him, because he knows his sister will be his demise.

Yes you read that right, I am speculating that Kylo Ren is Rey`s older brother and are both children of Luke.

More to come on this theory in the future, stay tuned....

May The Force Be With You
-The Pin Boys


Star Wars: The Force Awakens The Real New Hope

December 18th 2015 seemed like a date that was taking forever to come around. For all the Star Wars fans out there (and yes there are a lot even if they wont admit it) were eagerly and cautiously awaiting Star Wars Episode VII. Since waiting 10 years since the last Star Wars movie came out, or 32 years since the last really good Star Wars movie has come out, finally thanks to Disney and J.J. Abrams there was optimism and even HOPE for the future of Star Wars movies! I had only watched the trailers for The Force Awakens and tried to stay away from spoiling the movie for me. I rushed to the theater for 10 am to see the first showing for Star Wars on December 18th, I was not disappointed. Upon leaving the theater my first thought was I wish I didn't have to work today, cause I would go and buy another ticket for the next showing. But without giving away any spoilers I would like to give my two points as to why this movie has breathed new life into Star Wars after the disaster of the prequel trilogies.

Point number 1:  A well written story and great a cast of characters!

The story for The Force Awakens is so well written and brings out a lot of emotion in the movie. Defiantly a big reason for that is bringing back writer Lawrence Kasden who wrote Episode V and Episode VI. Lawrence along with J.J. Abrams and Michael Arndt (Toy Story 3, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire) have been able to put together a wonderful and compelling story that, in my opinion has revitalized the Star Wars world. Even with a well written story, you need to have actors that make you believe and root for their characters. Daisy Ridley (Rey) and John Boyega (Finn) defiantly deliver on their characters, and for all of their criticism that they faced for having the lead roles, their critics should be silenced after seeing the movie. Of course another great aspect with the characters is having Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, and Carrie Fisher back for the film. The new energy and the nostalgia has you on the edge of your seat.

Point number 2: Practical Effects vs Visual Effects

In Star Wars The Force Awakens they return to using practical effects more the way the original trilogy used them. For those who don't know the difference practical effects are created physically without the use of computer editing, where as in the prequel trilogy they used mostly visual effects. Switching back to using practical effects in my opinion has made the movie more realistic and especially when you watch it in IMAX 3D you feel apart of the movie. Effects are a big part of movies and practical effects make the movie feel that much more real. It was great to see actual Stormtroopers as opposed to visually edited in Stormtroopers.

Overall this is a must see in theaters movie. It is worth the $10-$15 to see it on the big screen. I look forward to seeing it a few more times in theater.

May The Force Be With You
-The Pin Boys

Monday, August 11, 2014

I'm Back!

Hey everyone!

I apologize for not posting in awhile, I have taken a bit of a hiatus for the past month and a half. I have been working and volunteering, and yes, I have been daydreaming of being in Disney World. It has been a busy summer, complete with ups and downs.

My wife and I have decided this summer we wont be making it back to Disney World this January (insert sad face). But overall we try to just focus on the positive things, the city we live in is getting a Disney Store again, and we are excited to be able to get Disney things so close to home again. We were able to acquire some cool pins from the Disney Movie Rewards and Disney Movie Club.

But apart of the hiatus has allowed me to look deeper into the direction of this blog. Together my wife and myself have determined the best goal for both of our blogs is to join together. So my wife is becoming an author of The Pin Boys, and will bring in some great insight on traveling to Walt Disney World and Disneyland. We both are excited to show our passion and excitement of Disney. Stay tuned for great things to come!

  
Live, laugh and believe.
The Pin Boys

Saturday, June 28, 2014

Disney Studio Store July Pins

Here are the pins coming out for July at the Disney Studio Store. I would love to get the 3 on the bottom right.


Happy Trading
-The Pin Boys

Thursday, June 26, 2014

Walt Disney Presents...

This is one of my favorite pins, it's from the Disney Store when they sold pins. It's #7 of the 100 Years of Dreams series.


Happy Trading
-The Pin Boys

Friday, June 6, 2014

Two Worlds: Tarzan & Jane

My wife is a big fan of Tarzan, so when we managed to come across this two worlds Tarzan & Jane pin, we had to get it. It is from a Disney Store Magical Moments series. It's to bad the Disney Store doesn't sell pins anymore.


Happy Trading
-The Pin Boys

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Disney Movie Rewards Pin

You heard that right, even the Disney Movie Rewards has pins you can get with your reward points. I can't believe I forgot to post this pin when I got it a month ago. It is a jumbo pin featuring Mickey Mouse, and is exclusive to only Disney Movie Rewards and has the movie rewards logo in the bottom left corner. It even comes with a stand.


Happy Trading
-The Pin Boys

Monday, June 2, 2014

Pin Feature: My 1st Visit

Today I am showing you the pin I got on my first visit to Walt Disney World, and is one of the pins that got me started on my collection. It is from 2012 and is the 1st visit pin they had for sale in the pin store at Downtown Disney.


I have some special exclusive pins in the mail from the Disney Movie Club, so stay tuned for those as I will post pictures of them when I get them.

Happy Trading
-The Pin Boys

Saturday, May 17, 2014

Sunday, May 4, 2014

May The 4th Be With You

May the 4th be with you, today I thought it would be fitting to feature the emblem of the Republic Disney Pin. This pin came in a set 7 different Star Wars emblems.


Happy Trading
-The Pin Boys

Thursday, April 24, 2014

Disney Cruise Line Exclusive Pins

The 2 new pins are a Disney Cruise Line Exclusive. The first one is a Captain Hook pin, with the tag line "Smooth and Seaworthy, you'll be hooked on the quality". The second pin features Grumpy, with the sayings "Salty and Bitter" and "Strong and Stout". These pins have been available since April.17th on Disney Cruise Lines.


Happy Trading
-The Pin Boys

Thursday, April 3, 2014

Captain America Disney Pin Out Today!

Today a Captain America Disney Pin is being released in Disneyland and Walt Disney World, for the upcoming theatrical release of Captain America:The Winter Soldier. I wish I could get my hands on this limited edition pin.



Happy Trading
-The Pin Boys

Wednesday, March 19, 2014