what is the purpose of this character?

triggering /v/edditor manchilds

>>64663180
To be the person who owned the cantina that had Luke's lightsaber.
Didn't you watch the movie? Hopefully we won't show up again or atleast not as an important character.

pander to the franklin the turtle crowd
why loop tongo though? to prance around award shows

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Literally the dexter jettster of TFA

Plot device

>>64663180
Exposition. And convenient, lazy plot devices.
>Don't mind me, I just happen to have Luke's lightsaber, all the info you need, and happen to live in another copy pasted scene.

>>64663180
She gives Rey her lame version of Luke's "My family is dead and nothing holds me on Tatooine now" moment, by just telling her that nobody's coming back to pick her up from Jakku.

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To bring in the video game audience.

>>64663180
Yoda said he trained Jedi for 800 years and was almost senile. This lady has been around for 1000 and seems in her 60s at best.

>>64663180
She awakens the Force in Rey.

Seriously, she only starts using the Force after meeting her and having the vision. Maybe they had a bigger spiritual Yoda-like Force-showcase scene that got removed or so.

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>>64663180
To sell cereal.

>>64663431
he wasn't senile in the clone wars

>>64663180
elderly asian woman is the only racial stereotype they haven't made an alien out of yet

The space pirates felt a lot more out of place than she did

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>>64663180
Caribbean Grandmother character that they hoped would be "Yaaas" meme on twitter/tumblr/gawker. Unfortunately the actress didn't give a memorable performance and the character was used for boring exposition purposes

She's just literally the oracle from the matrix

Magic Negro Female Yoda who is older and 'better' than Yoda

>>64663180

DUDE YODA LMAO

REMEMBER THE ORIGINAL TRILOGY?

>>64663534

well her design is rather shit and her lines are crap so there's nothing to work with really

>>64663431
then how comes she didnt appear in the prequels or original triology?

>>64663431
She's a different species

>>64663180

>what is the purpose of this character?

A good question for another time

Why was this old, wrinkly alien voiced by a young woman?

Lupita's voice acting completely ruined it for me to be honest.

>>64663180
AYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY LMAO

>>64663591
Shut up. JJ is better than that

HAN SOLO

>>64663180
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>>64663180
>"Dont stare."
>"At what?"
>"Any of it."
>its just a normal alien bar full of aliens and an old but "quirky" alien woman.

What a magical universe.

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>>64663706
This, gay as hell.

>>64663673
HAN SOLO IS KILLED BY HIS SON KANJIKLUB

>>64663180
Shitty cgi replacement for Yoda, fix plotholes, be the "quirky sage" character that dumps exposition, literally cringed at her scenes

>So we need another Yoda figure
Agreed
>She needs to be better than Yoda though
Yeah
>More Wise
Yeah
>Lets make her older
Yoda was 900
>Lets make her 1000
lol, ok cool
>She needs to know things that no one could possibly know without reading the script
granted
>Don't forget we need a Cantina scene, it could be in her mystical castle
why does she have a castle?
>Why not
aight, aight, I feel you
>She needs to be CGI for literallty no reason, so despite all the claims of practical effects people will get pulled out of the movie as we see the actors poorly interact with a cartoon character
nice nice, I'm liking this
>despite her being a millenia old, cast a young woman as her voice actress so it sounds off too
This is great, really great stuff
>Then when the Order comes she literally just fucking vanishes
I assume no one will mention her again
>Fucking A

I wonder if she fucked chewy

>>64663180
She's secretly Snoke.

>>64663766
How did they pick such a terrible voice for her? Why would you think a 30 something black woman could pull off a bajillion year old character.

Why does Maz live in a semi-ruined church with a statue of herself on top?

Why do so many different aliens gravitate to her planet / church / bar when it's apparently an unpopulated backwater in the middle of a forest?

Where are all their spaceships parked? Do they have to walk along a signposted forest trail from a spaceship parking lot over to her church?

Why did she keep Luke's lightsaber in a chest from Pirates of the Caribbean, in a basement that literally anyone could have walked into and stolen it?

>good questions for another time

>>64663766
>She needs to be CGI for literallty no reason, so despite all the claims of practical effects people will get pulled out of the movie as we see the actors poorly interact with a cartoon character

She's motion capture. Isn't the actress actually in the scene?

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>>64663180

Hiring a black actress and trying to make a new iconic Yoda figure.

>>64663845

I'm sure JJ wanted another black person in the cast, so why they cast this young girl instead of an older black lady is beyond me.

She just sounds like a young person trying to do an old person voice.

>>64663858

It's a castle, not a church. She has a castle.

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>>64663766
>66

That was a truly Sheevtastic post my friend.

>>64663893

Maz is 3 feet fucking tall...

>>64663858
>Why does Maz live in a semi-ruined church with a statue of herself on top?
Well she seems to like antiques/treasure etc so why not an old church/castle thing

>Why do so many different aliens gravitate to her planet / church / bar when it's apparently an unpopulated backwater in the middle of a forest?
Easy place to lie-low and organize things with other criminals

>Where are all their spaceships parked? Do they have to walk along a signposted forest trail from a spaceship parking lot over to her church?
kek no fucking clue

>Why did she keep Luke's lightsaber in a chest from Pirates of the Caribbean, in a basement that literally anyone could have walked into and stolen it?
Didn't she specifically want Rey to find it?

>>64663958
So the fucktress is kneeling. What's your point?

>>64663943

Everything that has transpired has done so according to my design.

So it's dubs then?

AUUUUUUGGGGGGHHHH

>>64663652
Ha!

>>64663979
>fucktress

Topkek

>>64663180
another strong important wise magical female

To create sexual tensions with chewie

>>64663180

PC Yoda 0.5

>>64663766
lol

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There's something about the alien design that feels off. It doesn't feel Star Wars but I can't put my finger on why...

>>64663652
Top kek

>>64664081
Reminds me more of Doctor Who than Star Wars

>>64664081
I'm thinking it's because Jim Henson isn't around to do creature designs. This looks like shit. Only the bearded Ithorian looks half-decent.

>>64663531
TELL

>>64664081
with the exception of the Crimson Corsair (far right):
too much brown/green
everyone has 2 arms and 2 legs
costumes are literally all the same
aliens look too similar
humans look too normal

>>64664081
It's like I'm watching labyrinth

>>64664081

The tall guy with the eye stalks on the far left looks like a blatant ripoff on an Ithorian.

Maybe he's a half-breed or something?

More than likely just glib JJ, though.

>>64663180
New female edition Yoda character to appeal to AA faggots.

>>64664183

Ithorians aren't supposed to have beards or mouths in the front.

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>>64664081
They all look like they belong in a fantasy flick, not sci fi.

The Mos Eisley cantina had werevolves and the devil, but also ayy lmaos and men in space suits.

>>64664306
If I remember correctly he's supposed to be a sub-species of Ithorian. I'm okay with that.

>>64664081
For six movies, and throughout the madness of George, Star Wars still managed to resist creating a nonsensically "female" robot. Until JJ Abrams. Jesus titty fucking Christ, why does the robot have boobs?

>>64663616
because Lucas had nothing to do with TFA

>>64664423

Really? That's lazy as fuck.

They need George back. He may write corny dialogue, but at least he has original ideas.

>>64663746
TELL THAT TO KANJIKLUB

>>64664081
there were the only costume designs they made somewhat of an effort on in the whole fucking movie.

1 scene. the cantina ripoff. lazy fake ass shit. star wars my ass. so much for the comeback of practical effects

>>64664483
the shit dialogue isn't worth the "original" ideas 2bh

>>64664483

which he ruins with the corny dialogue and stale direction?

As somebody with a grandma from the Carribean, I really liked Maz.

>>64664535
>>64664558

Give George creative control but have Looper Man write and direct.

>>64664081
That fucking blue oompa loompa is the worst shit I've ever seen.

>>64664439
Implying that a society with droids wouldnt have sex droids.

>>64663180
To pander to the child audience who want to see minions.

>>64663616
Don't worry when we get the special edition prequels i'm sure she'll be shooped in somewhere.

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>>64664439
Yes, because George Lucas didn't steal the design of C3PO from Fritz Lang...

>>64664356
I read up on that creature in the force awaken guide book. Basically it's an alien from a planet close to Ithorians and from same star systems. Hence why it look similar yet also different.

>>64663246
Doesn't make sense. Maz isn't completely fucking awesome.

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>>64664585

>>64663180
The "mentor" of the film it seems.
Like Yoda.

>>64664081
I don't hate them, and they're alright designs. There are few I like.
big bossk man is one.
Crimson Corsair
the two creatures next to him
the dog

>>64663706
Was expecting something strange since Han gave a heads up like that.
Instead an elderly minion pops out and looks pretty much normal for a humanoid alien.

>>64664650
is that robocop with boobies?

>>64663180
give them the saber and expecially

so that rey doesnt just come up with the force out of the fucking blue, which she still does

Literally worse than Jar Jar

Jar Jar carried themes to fruition from the beginning to the end of TPM as he grew to unite his people
Maz Kanata shows up for 10 minutes then ACTUALLY DISAPPEARS, no farewell no acknowledgement no development. A useless non-character. Embarassing for everyone involved

>>64663180

Dried up orange in space.

hello reddit

>>64663706
I came here to post this.

>>64664439
I think there was one like this at Jabba's palace.

>>64665036

that's shamefully true. Jar Jar was an actual character who did stuff. Maz was a plot device.

It's OK to have characters who are plot devices but shit man, to have Han Solo specifically call out how unique and weird she was and how important she'd be, you need to deliver something which was absolutely not delivered.

>>64664439
look up betty droids on google
also that waitress robot in Dexter Jettster's 50s diner.

>>64664081

Also, the one on the right looks like a midget rancor.

Literally no creativity.

>>64665130
I know there were droids with female voices, but none that had titties.

>>64663180
She was the weakest part of the movie.

The Luke lightsaber thing was needed but could have been done with Lea instead.

>>64663706
I thought he was talking about Leia desu

>>64663180
To make Jar Jar, kid and Padawan Anakin, and the Ewoks seem acceptable.

>>64663180
puppets with added CGI>puppets>CGI

>>64664364
This

It felt fucking weird to try and mix the wise mentor with the scummy cantina

>Those beasts! They're here!
Well no shit, you have FO sympathizers that you're serving drinks to you dumb bimbo.

>>64663180
To make sure that the most beautiful woman in the world still has a career and a chance at another oscar.

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>>64663766

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RELAX JJ, WERE JUST MAZZIN YA!

>>64663180
That's a story for another day.

>>64663918
I like how they went for the same effect in the german dub as well, also spoken by a way too young person. Probably excused as part of her race.

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to rip off minions

>>64663180
So send another nig into the talk show circuits to make the libs feel like they won

To voice the trailer.

>>64668926
Is ba-na-na the new oo-tee-dee?

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Why didn't they make her look like she did in the concept art? I was surprised to see her looking like a minion instead.

>>64670102
Pandering to the Chinese market.

>>64668926
literally everything in this movie is a rip-off of something

jj is a clever jew, he knew that if he ripped shit people are familiar with at some level, the movie would simply make money.
Then he got the tumblrSJWBLM crowd involved, and he knew a percentage of 'die-hard' nerdittor SW fans would hail the movie as a masterpiece no matter what, so that his highly commercial / commercialized bullshit would have a shield from criticism by very vocal groups on the internet.

He basically made a ripoff he knew a big strong retard would defend at all costs and current internet pop-culture would eat up. Its more of a product than a movie

>>64663632

I can't believe it took this many posts. Good shit nigga.

>>64663632

>A good action figure for another sale

>>64663766

>She also needs a fun thing to set her mood

I got it, she is in love with Chewie. She even asks "Where's my boyfriend?" when Han walks in.

>>64663180
SHE'S LIKE YODA BUT OLDER AND WISER AND A STRONG WOMAN

>>64663246
>Shepard.

>>64664081
Yeah the aliens looked generic as hell.

Butthole eyes.

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>>64664901
"Dead or alive, you are coming in me"

>>64663431
Yoda was not senile at all.
Also, Yoda and whatever Maz is are different species.

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>>64663766

>>64663706
She could sense the character arc Finn was struggling with just by getting a good look at his eyes.

That's what he meant.

>>64663706
A bar full of aliens taking part in dangerous activities and most likely to fuck your shit up if they don't like your face.

>>64663224
Holy kek anon. Laughs and nostalgia all around

>>64663180
oh that's Maz Kanadadadada, she is force sensitive and has seen many eyes for 1000 years (more than master yoda!) and she is gf of the wookie Chewbacca xDD she has le funny goggles but try not to stare lolz! she also has luke skywalker's lightsaber inexplicably.. but that is a good question for another... day.. lololol xDD!!1

didn't you know that mr. reddit?

>>64663180
Was she CGI? She looked like it.

I noticed their was a ton of CGI used in this movie where they could have used the practical effects everyone jizzes over.

>>64663706
they needed an excuse why the characters didnt look straight at the CGI characters during filming

bravo jj