I don't accept that premise. Internet fandom isn't the same as audience reaction. TLJ, despite the supposed negative Internet buzz, still received an "A" CinemaScore, which is the best measure that we have of moviegoer sentiment. It also made $1.3 Billion. In fact, all the Disney-era Star Wars movies except Solo garnered an A.
They wanted to start with a clean slate in order to allow for creative freedom for the sequels and for other storytelling. They consider the EU "non-canon" but good source material. For example, there is now a canon trilogy of books about Grand Admiral Thrawn, written by Timothy Zahn (who wrote the Heir to the Empire trilogy that kicked off the EU), and Thrawn was used in the Star Wars rebels TV show.
Yep, everything went. There were a few good stories in the EU from what I remember. Darth Revan was apparently decent (and kind of survived with the Clone Wars series), Jaina Solo, and Thrawn (which was a huge arc of Rebels but not 1/1 with the books). But I get why they killed it all. If they really started to pick it apart then fans would be even more mad with why they chose X over Y. They just tore the band-aid off and kept moving.
And it was glorious. (Also, the Outrider design lived on too)
Thanks! I really need to remember the EU when I'm looking for reading material...I have a copy of Attack of the Clones signed by R.A. Salvatore that I keep forgetting about because it's safely put away...
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That's fair. But as far as cinemascore, if it's a measure of fans, then why is it that it's the hardcore OT fans who seem to dislike it the most?
No, I'm trying to reconcile the idea that Cinemascore is only a measure of how fans enjoyed the movie when the narrative is that fans didn't enjoy the movie.
The DL situation is unique. They blocked out AP holders for the summer in the hope that people who already dropped hundreds of dollars on an AP would then be willing to spend another $150 for a one day ticket to visit a half finished land. Pure greed. It didn’t happen. Then they offered a half price single day ticket to AP holders only. The crowds are back. Obviously the discounts worked but there is no way to know if blocked out AP holders would have paid for full price if the full land was open. WDW may be a better test. If the crowds are flat at DHS then that will be eye opening.
If it's a social media narrative, then almost always the negative side gets more views and spreads more, but that doesn't at all imply that more people didn't like it, just that the dislike crowd is more vocal about it. All things social media work that way, trends are dominated by the negative, not the positive.
It took a while for me to get my husband to put it into words, but his opinion is that the ST just re-told the OT with new faces. Yes, he enjoyed them, but they aren't anything special to him, either, nor does he feel a deep connection to the new characters. For a little bit of scope, he didn't hate the PT (except Jar-Jar). There were scenes in the ST that he loved, but for the most part he's sort of "meh". He WANTS to be excited about Star Wars again, though...that much is very clear to me. Is he angry about the ST? No...but he does feel sort of disappointed and let down.
Who hasn’t show? AP holders? Why would they when they can go in Sept for free. If I lived in CA and had an AP I wouldn’t buy a 1 day ticket even at half price to see a new land I can see 2 months later with my AP.
I really think Jar-Jar bothered me more than hubby, lol. It irks the hell out of me that they made him so slap-stick stupid. And the way he talks...I think a lot of OT fans are in the same boat as your husband. The Jar-Jar point is spot on