Another article trying explain away some fans’ critisms:
https://makingstarwars.net/2018/01/around-the-galaxy-lukes-destiny-discussed/
Apparently the negative opinions are all biased by expectations and such, which then implies that positive opinions are objective?
Why can’t people just stick with explaining why they like or dislike a film, rather than lumping people together in a vain attempt to discredit the opposite side?
Great question. Of course we don’t only see this in film discussions. I think there are lots of reasons. When one is convinced of a certain point of view there is a natural tendency to focus on the weaker arguments of the other side. They’re easier to deal with and confirm the rightness of one’s own point of view. Sometimes bad arguments are made by people with good reasons that they don’t know how to express very well. But that then colors how better arguments are viewed, seemingly tainted by the same bad objections.
There is also the fact that this thing has importance to the people discussing it (see the RLM video clip). So there is a part of people that may feel personally affronted if others don’t share their view. These are obviously generalizations but I think explains why we see some strong views on both sides trying to discredit the other.