Niche art house? Did you find that in Star Wars films?
No, I’m talking about OG fans who sat in theaters in the 70s to watch the first Star Wars first, and who grew up to be well rounded individuals who aren’t butt hurt because Luke Skywalker might not be perfect.
The masses are stupid, entitled, and self-destructive. Good luck with “mass appeal.”
No the opposite…that millennial “subvert expectations” crap has been a unmitigated financial disaster for Disney.
And before anyone says “look at the box office”…that was the brand pulling people…not the crap Disney did. And they are ruining that brand pull. They’ve lost an undisclosed billions upon billions in revenue from product/licensing. Those movies sold NOTHING…the originals still chug away at the payment screens…
The original fans were hooked simply because of what you said…it was flawed but the characters believed in their story in context. It wasn’t “forced”…there was no real “agenda” other than anti-authoritarian and some mysticism for drama…
Yoda was wisest cat in the universe in 15 minutes of screen time…
Long criticism aside…hamill did a fantastic, iconic job or evolving the character…
It lasts because it should.
Disney? Terrible
However…some of these stream shows at least are moving the right direction.
Filoni is writing a love story to the ethos and to George Lucas in many ways…
He did clone wars as such…then rebels…now he’s getting to live action it.
I think this series is really good. It’s getting the emotional place it needs to be…
Hell…anyone not impressed with Hayden Christiansen in the two series? It’s been outstanding…and is providing more depth to the AS and Vader characters. It’s really an improvement.
Also…sure seems like favreau is more of a true “fan” than that hack abrams could on any day. I think he cares about Fridays and nothing else.
And now he’s buried at Netflix. Good. Mess around and find out