What could be more anti-Star Wars than the prequel trilogy? The Force is merely a midichlorian infection; the Jedi are a corrupt, dysfunctional bureaucracy ruling a planet of hundreds of trillions souls; a mere umpteen years before the desolate setting of A New Hope, the empire was a bustling, thriving place; and Darth Vader turned to the dark side because of some bad dreams; and the only way the Sith are worse than the Jedi is that they support free trade.
What could be more anti-Star Wars than the prequel trilogy?
True that! TLJ didn’t introduce, thankfully, any characters on the level of Jar Jar Binks.
I thought the movie was better than I was expecting going into it based on many reviews I read. This being the 8th movie, ninth if you found Rogue One, it is difficult to come up with new plot lines or twists. Many of those who voiced disappointment in their reviews are disappointed in that the film didn’t go in a predictable direction. I personally thought that made it more interesting. The movie left enough question marks to bridge to the 9th chapter.
Agreed, the prequels were awful. There were so many plot holes (Leia’s mother dying in childbirth being one of the worst).