Judging from the replies, people don't like Star Wars, they like space opera as a genre. Wonder what would have happened if George Lucas adapted H.P. Beam's "Space Viking" instead.
this post was submitted on 03 Dec 2024
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"Book of Boba Fett" ruined Boba Fett...
Not really a hot take tbh
Most everything wrong with Star Wars happened because of the money grab. We could spend all day talking about the all-star cast ruined by awful writing/direction, wooden acting, and awful, ever-present, ridiculous sfx in 1-3. And of course, Jar-jar. They tried to make every film a “blockbuster” at the expense of the actual film in order to rake the cash in from fans.
The straight up cash grab, more awful writing, and bludgeoned fan service in the recent films. They had potential, but meandered as execs made sure to cram in merchandising opportunities and a veritable commercial or two.
The bright spot was Rogue One, which I thought was a fantastic and dark addition to the universe that explained some of the references made in the films. Andor, too, is pretty decent, leading up to Rogue One.
Star Wars is a story about toxic masculinity ending up galactically consequential
I'm kind of curious about this take. What do you mean?
Jedi took Anakin as a small boy away from his mother and told him "not to worry" about her (a slave on a hostile planet), because apparently experiencing fear is a slippery slope towards becoming an evil mass murderer (warrior of the Dark Side).
Then, when she was killed, he was not allowed to grieve, either.
Then Anakin got visions of Padmé, his wife, dying in childbirth, all while Jedi restricted any marriages to begin with and essentially have cut him out of any counseling, while Yoda doubled down on "ignore your feelings" line.
The entire story of Anakin on the Light Side is the story of everyone neglecting the absolute base emotions he has experienced and trying to raise him as a "tough man" he never was.
Palpatine has seen all of it unfolding, and he knew very well Anakin wasn't an emotionless robot Jedi wanted to make of him, and all it took was exploiting Anakin's raising wave of anxiety over Padmé's fate along with his desperate escape into careerism to switch him to the Dark Side, where he, as Darth Vader, will end up destroying worlds and commanding an authoritarian dystopia.
Nice. I could totally see it. Andrew Tate stoic shit.
They should have it directed by Guillermo del Toro.
Should have had them directed by Quentin Tarantino.
Remove Kathleen kennedy