Introduction Since episode 7 is so far away, the plot is still very mysterious. Do to that we all speculate a lot about the theme of the sequel trilogy. Having seen many propositions that I find inappropriate I have decided to post my own idea.
The Plot The Setting In order for it to shine on its own and so that the threat has enough time to settle the movies should distance itself from the last movie, ideally 2 centuries later.
The Crisis The first two trilogies were based on the Roman Empire, the prequels on the rise and the original trilogy on the fall. With the sequel trilogy, the plot should also depict some kind of government or even a regime as a threat. In my vision the trilogy would depict an intergalactic war (Star War?), between the Hive (equivalent to the Axis) and the Colonies (equivalent to the Allies).
The Second threat Even though not heavily delved into it is fair to assume that the empire hurt many planets. With its fall, a lot people were sure to have much anger in themselves, with that I think it would be logical for a second crisis to arise, the persecution of the Sith.
During the trilogy there would be a universal hunt for anyone associated with the Galactic Empire and the dark Jedi. It would be similar to the Nazi hunt and it would be as horrifying as the actual Nazi movement or the slavery of African-Americans.
The fallen Jedi One other plot point would be that the Jedi have turned dark in a vendetta against the Sith, they’re not completely in the dark side of the force but they are now only focused on destroying forever the Sith.
The Characters 1 The main character / Jade (early twenties caucasian) – I think the main character should be a female human from a family pursued do to her Sith ancestry, she would discover her ability to block the force after being attacked by a Jedi group. The character was unrelated to the Skywalkers and the Empire or the Sith. (I also think she should have pink short hair, but that’s not important)
2 The mentor / Thal-Sul Kin (mid-Forties but in great physical state) – after encountering a group of Jedi, Jade is saved by a dual light saber wielding, Native-American, rogue who didn’t turn into the dark side.
3 The gun sling b*stard / Marcus (mid-thirties African-American) – a smuggler that helps jade and Thal-Sul. He has a similar role to Han Solo but plays a more comedic part similar to Don Cheadle in Ocean’s Eleven. (He should wear an old west cowboy’s type of scarf)
4 Chief Commander Amanda Tate (mid-thirties brunette) – the niece of a high ranking republic member, she is the leader of the rebels and has a relationship with Thal-Sul.
5 Alkyne – An android assassin connected to the Sith. He would appear throughout the trilogy and would be like Jango Fett and Darth Maul. He would look like a sleeker and more agile Darth Vader with a predator style head. His weapon would be a long staff that could release energy blasts and cut anything.
The Sith In this trilogy the Sith should not at any point be the villains. In my proposal, their place would be taken by the Wadji, a force supremacist cult that aim to spread chaos in the hopes that from the destruction the force sensitive will rise up and unite to conquer the galaxy.
Despite, that I still think that the Sith should have a small presence in one of the films.
Tips There are many things that make the Star Wars movies great but a lot of the times people just forget that, so here are a few elements that the next trilogy needs to have.
The Designs What distinguishes the aliens from the Star Wars movies and Star Trek, is that Star trek as either highly complicated designs or almost identical to humans with only slight differences do to the cheap make-up, whilst star wars has designs more akin to cartoons like C3-Po, R2D2 and Yoda, which is why I think that Thrawn and Yuuzhan Vong don’t belong in the star wars movies since they go to both extremes.
The Spaceships With the evolution of CGI it’s to expect that the space battles will be much more exciting, but one of the things that I fear will be done is that they will be over complicated. For the sequels I want simpler space battles with few ships and angles that allow catching the beauty of both on screen. One movie that I think captured the beauty of its space ship was in fact Wall-E. Every moment with the spaceship was astonishing.
Sound and Robots Star Wars is probably one of the only franchises with a music that anyone can recognize. With the new trilogy one of the most important things to adapt is the music. Electronica is a very big genre of music that could very well represent the evolution of the series. With that characters like R2-D2 and C-3PO should have different sounds more akin to those featured in Wall-E.
On a side note, those 2 characters would ideally be butlers to Thal-Sul, with a reference to them being saved by him and throughout the trilogy they would act as companions to Jade and Thal-Sul.
The Locations In Episode 4 we had Tatooine, in episode 5 we had Hoth and Dagobah, and in episode 6 we had Endor. In every episode since the prequels we had new amazing worlds. With the technology that have right now, the sequels could have amazing planets. Imaggine a rocky planet ful of high mountains with large bridges conecting them and half man half lion warriors with helmets that put wolverine to shame. The possibilities are endles and it will be very sad if JJ doesn't use this opportunity.
Parallels The prequels had many parallels with the original trilogy, something that I think should continue with the sequels.
Episode 7 – A modest teen becomes an apprentice and meets a set of characters.
Episode 8 – The protagonist learns how to become a true warrior while her friends keep fighting the enemy.
Episode 9 – The protagonist now mature goes after the enemy along with the good guys.
The Episodes Star Wars Episode 7: The Great Deception / An Imminent Crisis – With the fall of the Empire, an era of peace settled throughout the galaxy until a galactic war begins with a series of assaults on all 7 planets. Who staged those attacks? And does the fate of the world stand on the hands of a young farmer girl who can block the force and rogue Jedi?
Star Wars Episode 8 Havok on Naboo - It’s been 7 long years since the destruction of the Wadji satellite and now begins the second stage of the war with the invasion of. As the Colonies prepares for a series of assaults on the Hive, Jade stars the final year of her training with one of the greatest Jedi to ever exist. (This episode would focus on the history of the Jedi and how the force connects life)
Star Wars Episode 9 Rebellion of the Slaves (ROTS) – In the last chapter of this epic trilogy the dawn of the war has reached as the Colonies and the Hive fight harder than ever. Many have died but a new age is coming.
At the end of the day this is just one of the million ways the next trilogy can go, so which one do you think is the best, let me know bellow and if you liked this article and want more don’t forget to hit the thumbs up button. In the meantime you can read my other article about which superheroes I think deserve their own show by going to the features section or by clicking the link bellow, till next time and may the force be with you young padawans.
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