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Romulox28 posted...

for all the shit that people give the prequel trilogy, and most of it is rightly deserved, they had this massive universe set up, and there was an ambitious scope. you had a real galaxy with planets like Naboo and Geonosis, actual wars like the Clone Wars and battle for Naboo, the Jedi/Sith Order is expanded on but still left mysterious, there's new concepts like pod racing thrown in there, etc. there's even a political subplot.

100% agree. if you can look past the atrocious acting and cringey dialog, the ideas in the prequels (aside from fucking midichlorians) were mostly interesting, just poorly executed because Lucas is a terrible director.

Romulox28 posted...

Meanwhile the new movies are just typical character action movies with a lot of Disney staples in it and all of the "Star Wars" aspects just feel like they shifted in a few assets to remind you what franchise this falls under. What makes a Star Wars movie a Star Wars movie? Is it because it has X-Wings and Lightsabers or is it because or the universe, the wars, the fusion of fantasy and sci-fi, etc?

bingo. the new movies have none of the magic. after one viewing of VII and VIII i had no desire to see them again. i dont think im excited for IX at all. and i have SW tattoos, that's how much i love the franchise.
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