The word “objectively” in film criticism is baffling. People do realize story and character tropes that we call “good writing” are designed strictly to evoke emotional reactions out of people? “Good” dependents on whether it evoked the right emotional reaction out of people. And emotional reactions are subjective. The very nature of judging film is subjective.
The only way you can use “objectively” in film criticism is if you’re describing what straight up does and doesn’t happen. Like, someone would be objectively wrong to say Darth Vader never sits down in the OT.
No, I agree as much as I disagree here. I still go back to my metaphor: If a bike is not built properly and therefore not working as a bike, but it gives some people amusement, is it subjectivly a good bike or objectively a bad bike? In essence, it’s not OBJECTIVELY working as a bike, but it works subjectively for some as entertainment or fun.
I’m not disregarding opinion, I’m questioning if the trilogy is structurally flawed in it’s connective tissue in a subjective versus factual manner.
Definition of a trilogy:
A trilogy is a set of three distinct works that are connected
Objectively the three films are connected AND disconnected, as they also work AGAINST eachother’s established characters, plot developments and future goals; making one to the other redundant or outright breaking the connection with the previous in many aspects of the “connective” tissue. A case could be made for both I suppose, because you could argue that they are “connected because they have the same characters in them and they share similar ideas”. But if the film trilogy also break with its own connected material and fights itself in its overall execution, does that not also go against the connection established and built? Rendering most of it, if not all, completely useless as a trilogy built on connection - CONNECTING WITH EACHOTHER, when they are in fact, in many regards, fighting eachother (just like it’s director’s differing views and execution)? But as of now, tired as fuck as I am (4 am here), I will stand by this. Perhaps I’m overthinking. Perhaps I’m underthinking it. Perhaps I just wanted some action before I went to bed. Who knows? I might be a Sith Lord after all. Or the Jedi to save Grogu.
Either way, may the force be with Disney because they need it more than us.
Good night ❤️