Forget the Force and lightsabers – give me more Andor, Imperial security intrigue, and political/spy machinations.
  • Star Wars Disney Plus shows should move away from Jedi-centric stories and explore other aspects of the Star Wars universe
  • Andor is a successful example of a Star Wars show without Jedi, focusing on the Empire’s control and morally gray characters
  • Suggestions for new Star Wars show ideas include Pod Racing, Jawa Storage Wars, and One Man and His Droid, among others
  • slurpyslop@kbin.social
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    6 months ago

    if it was a standalone movie, sure

    but it wasn’t a standalone movie

    it was a sequel to a movie and basically just served to undo everything 7 did

    why make a trilogy if you’re just going to have the first two films cancel out? just make 1 film

          • slurpyslop@kbin.social
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            6 months ago

            setting up a character to serve as a villain for three films then killing them off partway through the second is very clearly different than setting up a character to server as a villain for three films then killing them off at the end of the third film

            by the logic you seem to be using, 9 also didn’t undo anything 8 did, which is patently absurd

            • exocrinous@startrek.websiteEnglish
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              6 months ago

              Snoke wasn’t set up to serve as villain for three films. He was set up to serve for two films, same as the emperor. You’re just salty that your fantheory didn’t come true.

                • exocrinous@startrek.websiteEnglish
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                  6 months ago

                  Well it didn’t “undo” anything in 8, it just undercut and betrayed its core themes. That doesn’t erase 8, it just spits in 8’s face.

                  It’s impossible for 8 to have undercut 7’s core themes, because 7 doesn’t have any.

                  • slurpyslop@kbin.social
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                    6 months ago

                    if for some reason you believe it’s impossible for a film to retcon things, why not just save us both some time by opening with that, rather than having this pointless little back and forth?

                    it’s a really weird time to argue for death of the author when we’re talking more or less specifically about directorial intent and we have the interviews from people involved

                    it’s also kind of weird to argue for death of the author while also insisting the emperor was only established in 5, when he’s mentioned multiple times in 4

                    It’s impossible for 8 to have undercut 7’s core themes, because 7 doesn’t have any.

                    i’m not sure i’m the salty one here