Yeah, agreed with everyone else on Filoni’s lack of subtlety. It’s hard to take Clone Wars fans who gush about how “dark and mature” the show is seriously when the show literally states the moral at the beginning like an episode of GI Joe. Filoni has some good ideas, but he needs someone like Favreau to moderate his more childish impulses.
I’m glad you mention the Clone Wars. I think the show is good, don’t get me wrong, but every time someone talks about how “dark” it is I raise an eyebrow. Even in the show’s “darker” episodes, like the Umbara arc, its all intercut with goofy antics or fun action/adventure to try to keep the kids entertained. And I don’t have any issue with stories being aimed more towards kids or whatever, but I’m not going to pretend Clone Wars as a whole was “dark and mature.”
This ties into something I’ve been thinking about lately when it comes to media and entertainment, “what makes something for kids?”