Younger people might not care because they grew up with newer versions of the franchises, but those of us who grew up with the originals can absolutely say ‘ruined’ in context of the spirit of where they started. Putting our original dream team of Star Wars actors together decades later and then doing THAT with them is ruining what could have been a masterpiece swan song for the characters. Putting Spock in a fucking space fighter that incidentally ripped the exact same weapon and sound effects from Slave One in the SW prequels is just mind mindbogglingly stupid. Abrams always only cared about the Michael Bay wow factor and had no clue what made these franchises special to long time fans. He turned them both into dumb action movies with recycled plot lines and no heart. When I say ruined I don’t mean he ruined the franchises entirely, just the entries he had a hand in. Regardless of how well the franchises have survived and prospered, he still left an indelible stain in the minds of long time fans.
Younger people might not care because they grew up with newer versions of the franchises, but those of us who grew up with the originals can absolutely say ‘ruined’ in context of the spirit of where they started. Putting our original dream team of Star Wars actors together decades later and then doing THAT with them is ruining what could have been a masterpiece swan song for the characters. Putting Spock in a fucking space fighter that incidentally ripped the exact same weapon and sound effects from Slave One in the SW prequels is just mind mindbogglingly stupid. Abrams always only cared about the Michael Bay wow factor and had no clue what made these franchises special to long time fans. He turned them both into dumb action movies with recycled plot lines and no heart. When I say ruined I don’t mean he ruined the franchises entirely, just the entries he had a hand in. Regardless of how well the franchises have survived and prospered, he still left an indelible stain in the minds of long time fans.