Me too! You know what, too? Last year I decided to rewatch all 9 movies again. I can’t remember if I did release order or timeline order. But I watched all nine ending with what I had been dreading: the sequel trilogy. And you know what, I enjoyed all nine. I did not like The Last Jedi when I first saw it. And hated The Rise of Skywalker. But on rewatch, they were good. I thoroughly enjoyed them. In fact, I even enjoyed The Phantom Menace and The Attack of the Clones this time too.
After finishing the movies, I was happy. I think the biggest problem most people have with movie “universes” these days is that if the movie goes in a drastically different direction than the watch expected, they get angry. But when I rewatched, I tried to go in with an open mind. And was pleasantly surprised.
I also enjoyed Kenobi, The Mandolorian, Andor, and even Boba Fett. I especially liked Ahsoka (Thrawn, baby!).
I just finished reading all of The High Republic novels through the end of 2023. I’ve really enjoyed those too. It’s great to get back to the Star Wars Universe.
I think every Star Wars fan should feel comfortable and empowered to create whether head cannon they want for this rich universe. Don’t let other people or corporations dictate what exists or has value. It’s ok to like and dislike different things and the same things.
I appreciate this take. There will always be a part of me that wishes they’d just recast the big three and start adapting from the Heir tothe Empire forward (live action Mara Jade please!) but I can still enjoy Luke popping up in Mando and wrecking everything in sight. I just wish they hadn’t sacrificed his arc to “better” Rey and Kylo’s. It’s pretty much forced Disney to either keep pushing in new directions (which I’ll settle for in lieu of EU adaptations) or add story beats to a character we already know is doomed. Like playing Morrowind after murdering a story NPC.
Ahsoka was a meh for me. I didn’t hate it, but all the live action stuff of her has been really disappointing. Becoming a Jedi again just feels like wasted potential and cheapens the most interesting thing her character ever did.
I think you should enjoy what you enjoy, OP. If it makes you happy you should try to get what you can from it.
I was a lot like young you when I was younger, I really liked Star wars and it was part of my personality. I read plenty of EU books and enjoyed them. When Disney took over, I had some hope, but I wasn’t a child anymore.
When they seemed to put out dumpster fire after dumpster fire, I decided that they only way to avoid being just another corporate sucker was to simply take my money elsewhere. Stop caring about the series entirely. And it honestly made me way happier, because I personally hate the idea of contributing monetarily to most of the things that I think are terrible, universe rending ideas more than I hate losing what I love. And I feel that removing that part of myself helped me to mature to other things (not saying that’s true of everyone).
I will still probably go back and read some of the old EU books again. I will go back and play KOTOR 2 again. But I don’t think I can ever enjoy a Disney era star wars piece of content and that’s fine, because I usually choose not to even speak about them at all or view them if possible, to avoid giving money for it, since it’s the only way for your voice to be heard.
You should enjoy what you enjoy, OP. But I think a lot of people see it as corporate enshittification of the entire franchise and the only way to win is not to pay/play.
P.S. I agree I am tired of seeing people shit on it endlessly, only because it proves that they can’t let go of something they now hate and move on. They’re angry that Disney took away a part of themselves but not angry enough to change their ways. It’s disappointing but a lot of people are like that.
It’s funny, the thing that bugs me the most in this is the over-expressivism of Threepio’s movements. He bulges and wobbles exactly like Anthony Daniels’ character doesn’t. Giving him more restrained motions would likely be easier animation.
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