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AspiringCreator
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What do you think of the Sequel Trilogy? - a general discussion thread
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25-May-2023, 8:50 PM

fmalover said:

This article IMO perfectly encapsulates the problems with the Sequel Trilogy.

https://www.cracked.com/blog/why-new-star-wars-trilogy-was-doomed-from-start?utm_campaign=social-account&utm_content=&utm_medium=macro_fromlink&utm_partner=cracked&utm_source=facebookCKD

I think a few things on this should be noted. First, the EU already invalidated ROTJ. I mean, kriff if you really want to be mean, you could point out every sequel technically undoes the accomplishments of the original by virtue of it continuing thus necessitating the need for new challenges. Next, it kind of has a point on the lack of set-up and development for this new world… but then busts the kneecaps of it when it gets a detail wrong by asking why would the First Order need to destroy the Republic’s system and equates what they did to throwing a hand grenade into the White House garden and suddenly ending sauerkraut when… they blew up five planets and one had the New Republic’s leadership and governing body. They then continue to get details wrong such as when they talk about the fleet in TROS which was not just Resistance (Which I should note it’s them a year after TLJ.) but also the wider galaxy answering the call to action.

Like I feel like with Sequel criticism comparing it to Prequel criticism, more often than not it feels we’ve seen different movies.