StarkillerAG said:

LexX said:

Darth Muffy said:

Wow, alot of salty comments about Star Wars in general in this thread 😬
End of the day its a good time to be a Star Wars fan if your able to embrace the new.

“We are what they grow beyond” - Yoda 😉

It’s a problem if the new isn’t good.

Exactly. I know that the Star Wars fandom has a serious toxicity problem, but some fans recently have been going the polar opposite direction: Acting like Star Wars is a perfect flawless franchise and everyone who criticizes it is a toxic hater. Every franchise has flaws, especially Star Wars, and this mindless “enjoy everything with the Star Wars logo on it” mindset really isn’t healthy.

For example, I like The Last Jedi a lot more than most of the fandom, but I would never try to stop people from criticizing it (unless they were being an ass about it). Similarly, I dislike Rogue One a lot more than most of the fandom, but I would never try to stop people from praising it. Is it really that hard to just let opinions exist without trying to convince people that your opinion is the only objectively correct one?

Exactly. It’s about remaining civil and respecting everyone has a different point of view on Star Wars. However at the same time it’s important to recognise there’s flaws. Even in the Original Trilogy. I’m no gatekeeper but continuing to make Star Wars appeal to a mass audience I think is going to make this more and more of an issue where you see lifelong fans silenced in favour of more casual fans who have a limited understanding of where Star Wars came from and what it originally meant.

Again I’m glad there’s people who are finding joy in the new but if you don’t respect what came before you risk alienating a lot of people who you could have on your side too.

Unpopular Opinion: I truly wish they had followed George’s story treatments for VII, VIII, and IX and did the spinoffs. Afterwards they could then start to make things for a mass audience as it would’ve given lifelong fans closure and new fans something fresh at the same time. Star Wars would sell regardless but more successfully I think if the past had been respected before moving onto new ways of viewing things.