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Originally Posted by AC
Just saw it and thought it was great.
Somewhat surprised how many people seem upset that they didn't shoehorn in more lineages and unnecessary connections (IMO). I really liked the directions they went with the story, and loved that they enforced the idea that the Force is everywhere and within everyone, not in specific people or bloodlines. Also thought the lines about killing the past and the reignition of the rebellion were great focal points for the franchise instead of being obsessed with lineages and politics.
Frankly I wouldn't have liked it if Snoake was someone key from the past or that Rey was Luke's kid. Its where the prequels all fell apart by forcing cameos and fanservice then falling back on politics being the driving storylines.
This was what I wanted in a new Star Wars movie.
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Watched it last night. Couldn’t agree more, well said. I like that they changed the structure of their story so that it wasn’t so repetitive which was the problem with Force Awakens- it was a reboot kind of but didn’t need to be. It was way too similar to the originals in a really blunt way, this was similar in a more subtle way, and they carved some new paths and for that they deserve credit. I mean honestly a bigger Death Star in Force awakens??? With the same structural defects?! Dumb.
I thought it was great! Maybe slightly long for my liking but considering how much they were trying to get done it’s understandable. Only thing I would have changed is don’t kill Luke at the end, keep him for 9, just because it was a little weird how nothing killed him and he just kinda turned into dust.
I think the other piece massively under appreciated by fans is how lucky Star Wars fans are for Disney to take this investment on. What other entertainment company studio has the budget, expertise / experience, story telling excellence, and overall ability to take the Star Wars franchise and really give it the kind of investment it needed to become even bigger than it already was? Disney has done a very good job of taking a legendary franchise like Star Wars and marketing, leveraging and launching this next saga plus lining up a whole new saga plus the one-off movies to explore that universe everybody loves. Would Lucas Arts have done that? He had lots of time to do it and didn’t. What about Universal or Legendary ot any other studio? Nobody else took the risks Disney did and they deserve credit for tackling something that nerds around the world will critique every single speck of dust on the screen. Imagine where this story and franchise is sans-Disney!