Can someone actually explain to me how anyone can give a shit about new entries to this series anymore?
Obviously the OT are classics and the PT isn’t even that bad, but this new Disney Star Wars is so transparently soulless compared to Episodes 1-6. The entire ‘feel’ of the new movies feels like they were being overly aafe while trying to shoehorn in ‘risky’ moments that seemed unique but still conformed to the new ‘safe’ formula. Not even 1 kid these days will grow up being enthralled by Star Wars like kids of the 70s/80s did. They will all
(and rightfully so) gravitate to being MCU kids and eventually nostalgic over that instead.
Which segway’s into the next problem: Star Wars (films) are not meant to be explored via a cinematic universe like the MCU is. The ‘universe’ concept works for Marvel because that is exactly how the comics tell the stories and the fans love it. Comic movies have thousands of stories to draw on, Star Wars is literally making crap up just to fill movies in (I know the EU exists but they are ignoring that).
By virtue of episodes 1-6 centring around 7-8 characters, they have now found themselves in a position that once they moved in from them that no on the would give a shit about the new characters. They didnt go balls deep enough into the new lore either, they straddled some weird line between the old guys and the new characters that just feels so... corporate...
I’m actually the furthest from a SW fanboy that they come, but even I can recognize what made the old movies so special and be disappointed with what is happening now...
