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Post #1230147

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Anchorhead
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Episode VIII : The Last Jedi - Discussion * SPOILER THREAD *
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31-Jul-2018, 8:56 PM

Chewielewis said:

The fact is RJ went out of his way to make a Star Wars film that challenged everything we know about star wars. About the force, the Jedi, the roles of heroes and villains, politics and economics. It’s very deliberate. And for that reason some people hate it, others think its the best film since Empire.

I think all these nit picks about Jedi training and power levels and admirals not sharing plans with captains are kind of missing the big picture.

Yes, RJ deliberately went out of his way to challenge established canon. The fact that there is a large portion of the fan base arguing about it doesn’t mean they don’t get it, it means they don’t like it.

It’s no different than Lucas using CGI to alter a long established core trait of Han Solo as a character. Lucas went out of his way to force it on the fan base and even went so far as to make light of it by selling shirts to rub it in. The fans didn’t miss the point. They didn’t like it.

For a great many fans, adding to the story is preferable to rewriting it.