Star Wars Episode VIII Has a Title...

...and it's pretty bland. That's fine though, most of the Star Wars titles are vague and bland. The only one that feels original or sounds cool is The Empire Strikes Back. The other sound stock or cliché. Not to rob from the movies (I've done that enough already) but the titles were pretty meh. Now that's not to say they suck, because they're all really good titles that at least sort of detail what's going to happen in the movies.

Star Wars title announcements are an event every time they happen. Almost as much as the actual movies coming out themselves. Every time a Star Wars title gets announced, it's big news. Seriously, scroll down you're news feed, you'll see: "Donald Trump", "shooting", and "Star Wars".

Well today, January 23rd, 2017, Episode VIII has finally got it's title, and here it is:

That's a pretty weak title. Then again, it could be a very good title. It sort of throws up the arms in terms of following Return of the Jedi, because the Jedi returned and now we're on our last one. So, somewhere, somehow the Jedi returned and then disappeared. My question is that if Luke is figurative "Return" of the Jedi, than Luke is also the "Last" of the Jedi. Unless, it's Rey they're referring to, which sucks because now we know they're going to kill Luke off or at least he's going to die somehow. Rey's okay I guess, but she shouldn't be the be-all, end-all hero of Star Wars. In my humble, elitist opinion, I prefer Luke. Luke Skywalker has been groomed to be the hero of Star Wars. Luke had to overcome a lot of adversity in the original trilogy to get where he's at, too. Rey didn't have to do shit but mimic Luke's adversities, except she got the Force powers right away. ("Reincarnation of Anakin", don't fail me now).

What I do not care for is copying The Force Awakens' logo flat-out. It's the exact same damn teaser poster, just with the logo colored red and a different title. They didn't even try. No artwork, no teaser scenery, nothing different. For people who promised "new and exciting" Star Wars adventures, they sure doing a lot of copy and pasting. These were supposed to be the blood relatives of the original trilogy that sucked up to the fans and would try and help wash out the bad taste the prequels left in everybody's mouth...now everything seems recycled.

So, we'll just wait for the next big Episode VIII announcement. The red text symbolizes a darker movie, so The Empire Strikes Back is apparently being remade. Still, because it's Star Wars, I'll still be there on opening night to see it. Probably see it two or three times. Here's hoping for a decent movie.