The informed and rational detractors of the film get washed up in the wave of hysteria you mention in your last sentence. That being said I find it puzzling why someone would spend so much time posting on a film they don’t like. I am talking to people like Dre who is obviously taking the time and feels passionately about his thoughts on the film. He makes good points but is unswayed so…why continue talking about it? IMO he feels (like many do in his position) that we will finally see the light and agree with him. Disney is not going to change their film.
There are whole sections in this forum devoted to stuff many people don’t like: the Special Editions, and the PT. These films and versions have existed for decades, and people are still discussing them, more often than not in a negative light. So, why should I not be discussing TLJ after just three months?
Remember: the greatest teacher failure is, and in my view TLJ is a failure, and there’s a lot to learn from this particular failure in terms of my own appreciation of the Star Wars universe and works of fiction in general.
Now there would be an interesting exercise: create classifications of those who habitually criticize a story.
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There are the types who are sharp, well informed in the subject matter of which they speak, and whose main motivation is typically the education of others.
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Analysis is secondary to emotional venting for those fans of past installments who now feel personally offended by more recent developments.
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These would be feral beasts who hunted children, had nature not granted them just enough brain tissue to post hateful comments on the internet.