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@john2001plus
1 minute ago
Hey Thor,
Bear with me, but I can't help being a bit of a pessimist.
Star Wars was originally about a single war: the Rebellion versus the Empire. That war effectively ended with Return of the Jedi. Technically, the prequels added another conflict, but it was part of the same overarching story. Regardless, that story was finished with ROTJ.
Whereas the first two trilogies focus on the big picture, offshoots such as Andor, The Mandalorian, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and The Book of Boba Fett are "smaller" in scope, examining individual characters in more limited settings. I liked all of those shows, but they don't necessarily attract a wide audience. So, when a movie focuses on a similarly "small" story, it can apparently flop as well. It doesn't matter that I liked it; entertaining stories do not necessarily attract a large audience.
I think people want the original characters, but if those characters are recast, will audiences complain about that as well? The ideal time to make a Star Wars sequel may have been in 1990, but that ship has long since sailed.
I hope that, in the future, Disney and Lucasfilm can make entertaining Star Wars movies, preferably with new characters in a new setting. However, how many different space wars are audiences willing to watch? It seems that the original story was finished, and anything new inevitably becomes a completely different story. Star Wars appears to be in an impossible bind: if it makes something too similar to the Original Trilogy, people complain that it is repetitive; if it does something too different, people lose interest.
Best wishes,
John Coffey
@john2001plus
1 minute ago
Hey Thor,
Bear with me, but I can't help being a bit of a pessimist.
Star Wars was originally about a single war: the Rebellion versus the Empire. That war effectively ended with Return of the Jedi. Technically, the prequels added another conflict, but it was part of the same overarching story. Regardless, that story was finished with ROTJ.
Whereas the first two trilogies focus on the big picture, offshoots such as Andor, The Mandalorian, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and The Book of Boba Fett are "smaller" in scope, examining individual characters in more limited settings. I liked all of those shows, but they don't necessarily attract a wide audience. So, when a movie focuses on a similarly "small" story, it can apparently flop as well. It doesn't matter that I liked it; entertaining stories do not necessarily attract a large audience.
I think people want the original characters, but if those characters are recast, will audiences complain about that as well? The ideal time to make a Star Wars sequel may have been in 1990, but that ship has long since sailed.
I hope that, in the future, Disney and Lucasfilm can make entertaining Star Wars movies, preferably with new characters in a new setting. However, how many different space wars are audiences willing to watch? It seems that the original story was finished, and anything new inevitably becomes a completely different story. Star Wars appears to be in an impossible bind: if it makes something too similar to the Original Trilogy, people complain that it is repetitive; if it does something too different, people lose interest.
Best wishes,
John Coffey
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