EDIT: Timestamps included Below

Hello there!

I decided to make this series of videos nice and short, that's why we have a 2 hour and 42 minute intro for a movie analysis :^).

Either way, the remaining parts will be released at a later date as they are not currently complete. This part works on its own as I tackle quite a few fundamental topics at the same time as covering the main world building elements of TFA and part of the opening scene.

I know that many of you have taken issue with Patreon as of recently with the controversy that's still on going. I have managed to get YouTube Membership set up as a possible alternative. If you would prefer to use that as a subscription service for support, it offers a £5 per month tier and it gives you emotes to use on the EFAP streams. If you would like to use this method, click the link and use the "Join" option on this page - https://gaming.youtube.com/user/TheMauLerYT

I hope you folks enjoy, this series has taken ages to put together and I cannot wait to get the whole thing out. o/

I have an audio commentary coming on New Year's Eve as well, looking forward to seeing what you guys think of both. Thank you so much for supporting this channel, Merry Christmas and have an awesome new year!


Timeline edit courtesy of Sapheiron:

Table of Contents:

0:00 - Montage of initial reactions to TFA

4:00 - Disclaimer 1

5:18 - The Objectivity vs Subjectivity Debate

6:23 - Clarifying MauLer's Position

7:48 - On Consistency in Fiction and Argumentation

20:30 - On the Practice of Purely Subjective Critique

49:02 - The Force Awakens Critique Proper

50:26 - Disclaimer 2

1:02:28 - Cameo 1: Caddicarus

1:05:35 - The Title Crawl: Bridging the Gap between Episodes

(1:31:29 - One-Punch Man: An Unbridled Praise)

1:37:07 - The Title Crawl: Story Set-Up

1:41:36 - Worldbuilding Difficulties in Continuing a Story

1:53:55 - Cameo 2: Fringy

1:56:22 - The Opening Scene: Opening Shot and Flickering Lights

1:57:43 - A Tangent on Nitpicking

2:04:02 - The Opening Scene: No Stone left Unturned

2:21:35 - Intellectual Consistency and Emotional Resonance

2:40:19 - To be continued...

“Thank you JJ Abrams, for saving Star Wars.”
That one uh... yea, that one actually hurt a bit. That one really stung..

Alternative title: man talks about two paragraphs for thirty minutes, still more interesting than the actual movie

6 videos releasing weekly…
Oh how young we were…

6 years later and part 5 is due out in 2 days…

Mauler, now I have to rewatch it all before wednesday

"Yes, you did just watch me talk about the opening seconds of a movie for 30 minutes"

That's...why I'm here.

"That's right ladies and gentlemen. We have good Star Wars movies now!"
... That did not age well.

>3 Hours
>For just the first part
Godspeed you magnificent bastard

“Not Palpatine is the head of it” Oh my sweet summer child

The Last Three Star Wars Films:
The Force Awakens,
The Force Get Tired,
The Force Goes Back To Sleep.

Spends more than 30 minutes on the opening crawl

BOI THIS IS GONNA BE GREAT!

The argument from Quinton reviews is so telling. I remember seeing his defense of the last jedi video and the part where I felt actual anger was when he said "to everyone saying that luke would never kill a member of his own family aren't remembering the original trilogy right" and then he shows the scene of luke angrily striking vader until he cuts his hand off. Like he completely omitted the motivation of Vader threatening leia and the part where he refused to kill him after seeing him defeated and helpless. All he needed was 1 minute to let the first scene start and the last scene finish to completely nullify his point. The irony being that he needed to manipulate the footage in order to state that WE weren't remembering it right. It's like the textbook definition of gaslighting.

it's genuinely shocking hearing that beginning section... they've really been saying the same exact things for literally 10 years. every new thing is "Star wars is back" and it "feels like Star Wars"

"One man's nitpick is another man's hyperdrive kamikaze." Thank you for this phrase.

Someone: "I get subjective and objective mixed up a lot."
Me: "Boy have I got a video intro for you."

I think the biggest problem people actually have with Mauler is that he responds to every single thing they try to say about him and fully explains why what they're saying isn't right. Most of these people aren't used to that and expect someone to just say "no, they're wrong" and leave it at that because that's as much effort as they put into their own work

I have an idea for a Lord of the Rings sequel: Aragorn has disappeared and Gondor is in ruins. Meanwhile a dark lord named Jimmy has rebuilt Mordor three times more powerful than it was under Sauron but he has lost his source of power, a golden bracelet, which is then found by a young hobbit girl who with the help of Eowyn who is now a powerfull witch starts an epic journey to destroy Jimmy's bracelet.

"Skip Intro - 1:05:35"

There are actual tears in my eyes XD

“And not palpatine is in charge of it”

Welp.