Posted on 12/20/2017 7:34:58 AM PST by C19fan
There is a great disturbance in the Force: Angry Star Wars fans are petitioning Disney to discard The Last Jedi, the eighth installment in the Skywalker saga released last Friday, and remake the film.
More than 7,000 fans have signed a Change.org petition titled “Have Disney strike Star Wars Episode VIII from the official canon” as of Tuesday morning, after being disappointed with writer-director Rian Johnson’s continuation of the beloved space saga. Warning: Spoilers ahead.
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It is.
I meant 7, sorry
There were one or two problems with the movie but they were FAR outweighed with good/great stuff.
These idiots live to hate things. Like liberals angry at everything, they should be ignored.
***the eighth installment***
Is that including the horrid Ewok movies and Christmas Special travesty?
DISNEY should have been jettisoned - “a long time ago, to a galaxy far far away ...”
What do you expect from a company run by reprobates, for reprobates?
Disney is become pure evil trash. Disney movies promote sodomy, pederasty, pedophilia and bestiality. Their theme parks are staffed with sodomites and child molesters.
Walt must be turning in his grave, from what these filthy sons-of-bitches have done to his legacy.
The problem isn’t that Luke became Jaded... the larger problem is the fundamental context shift of this film... its taken the classic and never ending battle of good vs evil and decide to move toward shades of gray, relativism viewpoint.
That’s the real problem with this film in the larger context, there is a lot of things wrong execution wise, that I can nitpick at. The most glaring being an entire subplot/scene that just doesn’t work, poorly written and horribly executed... and an character that is so poorly written, and even more poorly acted... that it makes the acting of the guy who played adult Anakin in the prequels look good.
I can offer up all sorts of critiques of various execution points in the film, but all of those I can honestly overlook... because they are largely EXECUTION problems, not conception problems.
The real problem with this film, is the CONCEPTION problem... that being Star Wars is no longer the eternal battle of Good vs Evil... but is now some ephemeral fog of shades of grey and nuances.... That’s what is really wrong with this film IMHO. Its destroying the very fabric of the underlying story... Can’t have absolute good and absolute evil anymore, that’s not politically allowed... must be this jumbled mess of gray that has to be slogged through.
Hollywood hates Asians even more than it hates blacks. Sure, we see fat Asians everywhere. As well, by making every black fellow or girl the redoubtable paragon of all things virtuous, we know that Hollywood needs to do that as a shade over what they really think
Well, as a mediocre watcher of Star Wars (I have all the first six episodes but never watch them), I’ll say this: If it was a decision between Starwars and, say, Deep Space9, I’d choose the latter. Better plots, better actors (Avery Brooks and Armin Shimmerman, for example), and prettier sets. Sorry SW fans. I just think a Feringi’s lobes are interesting...
Stars Wars jumped the shark when ewoks hit the big screen. Seinfeld is the TV series about nothing, Star Wars is now the movie series about nothing.
A great example of this is Metallica's "...And Justice For All." Basically, the bass is inaudible, a sort of hazing of then-new bassist Jason Newsted. However, people have taken the album and using new software "recovered" the bass and remixed the album with an audible bass. It's actually better than the original, IMHO.
Another great example is bootlegs of concerts. Back in the day, except for the Dead, it was illegal to make a tape of a concert. Nowadays, everyone with a cell phone can make their own recoding of a concert. I don't think anyone sells bootlegs anymore nor does it seem to be policed.
Now, again, property rights must be defended. I'm not condoning concert taping or violation of the rule of law. Artists deserve to be paid for their product just like the butcher, baker, and candlestick maker.
But what I AM saying is that Hollywood should take note that if they take their audience for granted, they may find themselves getting thrashed like never before.
I can hear Comic Book Guy now...
Worst... Episode... EVER!
Good for them. I would much rather have them devote their energy towards this then towards climate change.
See 27.... That’s the real problem with this film... There are tons of things execution that can be nit picked... but the bigger problem was CONCEPTUAL..... And its the Conceptual shift that will harm the franchise in the long run.
“Return of the Social Justice Warriors”
“thought it was mediocre, don’t understand the fan devotion to this claptrap”
I thought the first three (Ep IV-VI) were a bit more than “mediocre”, but I certainly see your point. As a kid I thought they were amazing. As an adult, I still love them, but can clearly see why they don’t appeal to everyone.
The latest one wasn’t a disappointment to me and I really don’t get why everyone is freaking out over this particular episode. If anything, I’d be demanding that they make those prequels a “Prologue” of sorts and make new episodes I-III seeing that those three are ridiculously terrible (though I’m sure Disney would have a field day politicking the hell out of that story).
When it comes to the crazed fans, you have to remember that they’ve made these movies into a religion of sorts ... any deviation from what they perceive as truth will cause backlash. I enjoy them for what they are ... two hour escapes from reality with a bit of nostalgia thrown in and nothing more :-).
On a final note, Alien is right up there with Star Wars on my all time favorite list. That movie is incredible and holds up well today (i.e. the horror doesn’t depend on special effects ... it is a well crafted film). I really want to see that on a big screen.
I’m not a liberal, but I would love to have this one just forgotten about...I love the old Star Wars...the new stuff, not so much.
I liked it.
My GF’s imbecile 17 year old son, who smokes pot in his room out of toilet paper roll and sleeps with stuffed animals loves the movie. All I need to know about the quality of the film and the state of our millennials, one step above human batteries..aka the Matrix.
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