Every time I try to discuss my disappointment with Disney Star Wars I’m met with the argument that I’m just the sequel version of the prequel haters… Except I literally never met or heard of a single OTs fan that hated them. The closest I ever heard was criticism of the clunky dialogue between Anakin and Padme. I’m sure it happened but I never even heard anyone gripe Midicloreans… until after episode 7 came out.
I was 11 when the phantom menace came out. It was cringeworthy.
Jar jar Binks is a travesty that never should have been green lit. The acting, minus McGregor and Neison was atrocious. Pod racing was weird and felt like it shouldn’t have been on there. The lightsaber fights felt more like dancing.
I like the prequels because of the memes. Bad movies make good memes.
At the time, George was surrounded by “Yes men” and “Yes women”. It amazes me just how many endings just kept adding up from A New Hope to the Phantom Menace. ANH had one, ESB had two, ROTJ had three and TPM had four damn endings. Everyone thought he could do no wrong and the same damn thing happened with Disney. Even I was naive.
Now they are gonna screw up another IP with Indiana Jones. It’s sad and pathetic.
By that point everyone who thought he could was basically forced to shut up. He’d already been fined 1/4 million $ by the Directors guild for Empire Strikes Back and subsequently left the guild. He advanced special effects, filming with hd digital cameras, and cgi.
I think George is a good example of wax wings too close to the sun.
But Disney’s yes man situation isn’t comparable. They ended up here because of their massive budget and lack of fucks. At least George was creating something new… the sequels are literally just rehashing the older movies.
Agreed there are plenty of valid criticisms of the prequels. But nobody chalks those up to blind hate/sexism/etc.
I think the criticisms of Disney Star Wars are just as valid if not more valid (Breaking canon and lack of direction or creativity).