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Post #1226307

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DrDre
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Has Star Wars finally "jumped the shark"?
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Date created
17-Jul-2018, 12:50 AM

I think it will be important here how the new generation percieves these Star Wars movies. The PT was derided mostly by older fans, but it seems to have been reevaluated recently, and those that grew up with them seem to still have fond memories of them. So, they currently stand as flawed, but entertaining pieces of cinema for many. I’m not sure how these new movies will age. Star Wars is becoming less of an event, and at least in my country only a very small section of toy stores are dedicated to them. I think Disney and Lucasfilm are in a difficult spot. They’ve mostly been retreading old ground, they’ve fractured the fanbase, and as was stated earlier, I’m not sure if a new set of films with new characters, and without John Williams score will ever be percieved as proper Star Wars by either the old fans or the new. These films would have to be pretty great to cross that barrier, and I don’t think the current creators have the vision to pull that off to be honest.