darklordoftech said:
I don't get:
1. How would a Sith be any less of a rehash than an Imperial? How is the ansence of the Sith "taking things in a new direction" if the absence of the Empire isn't? How is Star Wars about Jedi vs. Sith yet not about Rebels vs. Empire?
2. Why can't a Force-user call themselves an Imperial? You can have Imperials without the Empire.
Both Sith and the Empire would be a rehash. I'd rather not see either in the sequels.
A Force user could call themselves an Imperial. They could call themselves an elephant if they wanted. Without an actual Empire backing them up they are just appropriating a lost cause. Like U.S. southerners who still wave Confederate flags. Utterly meaningless.
I also wouldn't want to see a repeat of the prequels where a Force user actually goes about building an Empire. We already know that makes for bad cinema.