My brother is a huge movie buff. Huge as in he knows all the stats, ask him about any Oscar nomination from any year he'll know, any Golden Globes, any Emmy...you get the idea. And me personally, I love Star Wars books. I feel that Disney should make a Star Wars Legends series but that is purely for selfish reasons. And it is those same selfish reasons that prompted me to make a post about a live action legends. Like I said, I like the SW Legends books a lot. A LOT. And if you like reading books a lot, sometimes...these books make you see things. *Weirdly phrased...but ok*
What I mean by that is you start to imagine it and that's exactly what I've been doing with the Star Wars books that I have. I read then imagine. I definitely don't have any ambitions to get into the movie business but these things...they're different. I have all these wonderful shot ideas, transition ideas and I made an entire movie just in my head based on Apocalypse.
So I just wanted to kind of make this post as a 0.0001 draft of a random screenplay that'll probably never happen. It's not even the full book just random tidbits spread all over the book because I have not been able to get them out of my head.
Starting with the one that prompted me to make this, the first one. The one that haunts me but also makes me obsessed. Ok now Imagine Sydney Sweeney as Tahiri Veila (Yes, I think she would be a perfect choice for Tahiri). Towards the end of the book, Saba Sebatyne and Tahiri Veila go on "the hunt of a life time" as described by Tesar and hunt down Abeloth in the Jedi Temple. Now I carefully, very, VERY, carefully was reading over this scene when I noticed something that made me tumble. The most movie worthy scene in any book ever. Saba takes an exaggerated stance against the Sith and Tahiri hold onto her lightsaber with both hands, both of her arms at her side, parallel to her face, standing straight. Now imagine the shot like this: The camera starts at the floor and moves up to show Tahiri standing in that pose and then zooms in to show her determined face.. And then cuts to the fighting.
(I am Cristopher Nolan, Scorcese and all the greats combined) 😭🥹
If you can imagine it the same way as I can. Imagine a kind off 70's reminiscent grainy sort of quality.. not too static-y but just grainy enough to symbolize a 70's movie.
Next we have the three-way Election Day debate between Fel, Daala and Reige (we all know dam well poor Reige was just dragged into this #JusticeForReige 😭). Alright so for Jagged Fel I'd cast Jacob Elordi for sure (I honestly think if you are looking for accurate casting DF is the guy) and this is also for purely selfish reasons 😍😍.
Now imagine the scene, if you've read the book you would know about the debate and how it starts. The scene starts with a mirror (I sound delusional and dumb).
Ok no, the scene starts with his mirror (the datapad inserted in his mirror) and this random girl doing his makeup and Tahiri basically freaking out over the elections because they recently bombed "Daala's campaign hedquarters" (not really lol, it was where the two scientists that developed that nanokiller were as well as the squibs and Abeloth) and then he has to address the public and then he pulls out and endorses Reige it is so Daala's campaign is sabotaged. It would be such a cool scene to see on the big screen, this huge HUGE political fiasco getting fixed by our favorite Chiss!! (joke, ok?)
Ok next it's the scene where Vestara and Ben fight Abeloth beside..the fountain of power or the pool of knowledge-(I forgot <3). I feel like the entirety of the Star Wars Legends were written with a movie type of mindset. Backlash had some scenes which were so movie-esque it felt like an adaption. Anyway, Ben, Vestara, Luke, and that Tatooed man's fight at the end would have been a wonderful climactic end especially on the big screen.
Anyway, that's all.
Imma do more books later but that's all!!
Take care, have a good day/night and Goodbyeee!!!
(HERE'S A MAP OF KESH I FOUND IN THE LOST TRIBE OF THE SITH BOOK BECUASE I THINK IT'S COOL)
