Quote Originally Posted by UWone77 View Post
I think people like me who were big Star Wars fans as a kid in the 80's, then got some mediocre Prequels in their 20's are now suffering from Star Wars Fatigue. Way too many movies now.

They should have just done the side story movies first, like Rogue One, and The upcoming Han Solo one. That way you can develop the main story line better, after the prequel disasters they should have thought this through. I haven't seen the Last Jedi, but after The Force Awakens, I couldn't help but think this is just Star Wars for Millenials. Who's who of affirmative action for casting, and of course we have to have a female lead now. I can't blame Disney, you paid big money for Lucas Arts, so you know any movie you release no matter how crappy it is, will generate at least 1 Billion World Wide. Just wondering how long that cash cow is going to last before they completely ruin the franchise.
Like you, I grew up on Star Wars and loved it. But I also enjoyed the prequels. Yes, there were some missteps, and I'd argue a big part of that was casting the lead. But at the end of the day, it was still Star Wars and by the end of the trilogy, you got to see all the things and meet the people that you had heard about in 4-6.

My issue with these new movies (the trilogy, not the independent movies like Rogue One) is that is suffers from not having a point of reference. Sure, we know who the original characters are, but why is EVERYTHING ELSE happening? Apparently the Rebellion and New Republic failed since now the New Order is a thing. Fine. But at least tell us some info on HOW or WHY it failed. Don't just plop us down in the middle of two factions fighting each other with one faction having some all-powerful being that we don't even know who he is (and potentially don't care as the story develops).

The exact opposite was true with Rogue One, IMO. Again, there's a couple of plot holes, but overall, you know who everyone was (big picture, not necessarily individual characters), and you knew not only what the point of the story was, but also what the stakes were if either side failed.

GOD Forbid a REBOOT.
And here comes the other big issue, IMO. It's like "they" weren't really sure if the new trilogy was a reboot or not. In the end, it's not, but they treat some of the story as if it is. JJ knew he couldn't do with Star Wars what he did with Star Trek (thank goodness)...it wouldn't fly with the fans (and probably himself, since he's supposedly a big fan). But he still managed to do what he typically does, and just throws the viewer into the middle of action without worrying about any kind of point of reference for the viewer. And the result, sadly, is that many viewers stop caring.