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Hello there. Somehow, Star Wars memes have returned. It's not a trap, this is where the fun begins.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (12 children)

No, the writing was just bad.

I strongly prefer strong female leads (and my tastes only get more LGBT when it comes to novels), but those movies were terrible. Just horrendous. I still can't bring myself to watch episode 9, or anything star wars since then

I'm not even that big a star wars fan. I love sci-fi and fantasy, because I love the new ideas they contain - star wars was never special to me, it was just good

I'll never forget leaving the theater after episode 7, my whole department took off to see it on release. I just remember everyone being relatively satisfied, even the extreme star wars nerds, but I just looked at my team lead who I shared an office with. .

We used to talk about Star wars all the time, especially the extended universe, but we looked at each other and I saw pain in his expression, and I knew I shared the same look. I don't think we ever spoke about Star wars again

And after episode 8, I now just feel dread when I see a blaster.

It wasn't that nostalgic for me, it wasn't that my standards were unreachable - they were just bad movies.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

For me the issue is not only the bad writing, but the over saturation of content as well.

There are just too many spinoffs and sequels now, ever since Disney bought the rights. I got bored of The Mandalorian halfway into season 1. Same goes for Obi Wan. Rogue One was great, but I didn't bother with Solo or even Episode IX. Stopped paying attention after that.

The only Star Wars content I'm looking forward to is the remake of Knights of the Old Republic, and only because the original was among the best RPGs I've ever played. Couldn't care less about anything else. Disney killed off my enthusiasm for the franchise. Maybe I just wasn't as much of a fan as I thought I was...

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It also felt unoriginal

The prequels go well with the sequels. Star wars is a story about collapse followed by heros saving the day and it all makes sense. It comes from both a hero's journey and tragic plays. The problem with the new stuff is that they abandoned the old way of story telling. Not only did they fail to come up with a plot more complex than big weapon destroys planet they completely failed to tell it in a way that made me care. It felt cheap despite having a much bigger budget than the original A new hope.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

After I saw 7, I thought, okay the story is super derivative, but I’m actually connecting with the characters like I used to in the original trilogy. Watching the prequels I was never fooled at any point into thinking these were actual humans on screen, but this time I felt something. So leaving the theater, I thought, well, at worst 8 and 9 will be a lot of fun, if you don’t focus on the plot.

It turned out that a portion of 8 was like that for me (I thought the scenes between Rey and Kylo were very cool) and the rest was stuff I never wanted to see again. And then 9’s plot was nonsensical to the point that I don’t think I’ll ever want to subject myself to it again.

I’ll never ever understand why even the most cynical studio in the world would want 7, 8, and 9 to be made without even a skeleton of a plot drawn out for the whole trilogy before starting on the first movie. It’s absolutely insane to me.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

They somehow managed to lose even some of the most dedicated fans.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Wasn't the writing always bad though? (I might be biased, I never liked Star Wars.)

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

I love that we still can see a sane take sometimes.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

The goal was to make a Flash Gordon adaptation. So objectively, this is a failure. A very cool one

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

No I miss old star wars content. Specifically where Luke and Leia make out and where exactly George was going with that shit.

Jokes aside, pronouns is the dumbest possible hill to die on with regards to the starwars universe. OF COURSE gender is going to work differently when you put a bunch of wildly different species together. Gender dimorphism is not some universal rule the rest of the galaxy has to follow. Hell, sexual dimorphism isn't even universal ON EARTH. why the fuck wouldn't you run into a them or xir every now and then? What about those bug people from clone wars? You think bug people are gonna have mommies and daddies or what?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It does feel a little unnatural when they force the inclusion of some lesbian couple for the sake of inclusion. I don't have a problem with that but don't force it. Let the story develop over time where it feels natural. You don't see rushed straight relationships in Hollywood.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Harry, only a sith deals in absolutes. What I have told you is true, from a certain point of view. And always remember that my allegiance is to the truthful star wars, to democracy!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

I am so confused

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Obligatory “just watch Andor” comment.

Seriously. Go and watch Andor. It proves that good Star Wars content can be made. It has a diverse cast. You just need good writing and a vision. That’s what’s missing from the new content.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I'm good thanks. I'm not subscribing to s streaming service where the business model is pumping out content faster than the competition

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

I felt like Andor was pretty dang boring... Loved Rogue One, though.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

But I don't want quality content when I open up a Star Wars series. I want the same old Republic vs Empire setting, some easygoing action with light sabers, bit of humor, a couple of furry characters and plot holes I can drive a truck through.

Edit: make that a barge. I want to drive a barge through not a truck.

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