>it's in my 9 y.o daughter saying "i don't think kylo ren
>realizes that darth vader turns good at the end", or both my
>girls arguing about who gets to be rey and which one of them
>has to be rey's sister (and these are girls who saw frozen
>three times but never played elsa/anna).
>
>so yeah, there might be some blinders on for those of us in
>the previous star wars generation. but as a movie that
>reintroduces the world and bridges the gap and makes my kids
>fall in love with star wars, in a way that the prequels never
>did, i will gladly take it.

GOOD FOR YOU. I'm SERIOUS.

My issue is this:

Everything you experienced can also be done with Gossip Girl.

And tons of other shitty little stories in shitty TV shows
and movies all over the TV universe.

If THAT IS WHAT STAR WARS HAS BECOME, then FINE!

If we admit that, we've conceded my major point.

It's not a storyline for interesting or compelling writing
and directing.

It's designed to for a bunch of random fun things to happen
on a screen.

I can roll with that. The only issue is this: I would just
as well have that experience with many many many other
sci fi or TV outfits that give me just as much joy, because
they are written better. The only thing they lack is the
nostalgia.

We forget that mythology is as old as human beings are. We
love all that shit because it's fascinating and telling and
connects with us in a lot of special ways.

That's what Beowulf was. And Dracula. And a lot of Samuarai
shit. And a lot of Egyptian shit. And some Malian Shit.

This ain't that.

This for some Jerry Springer set in space shit.

And FINE.



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