LogFAQs > #939507283

No bullshit in this introduction. Were going back five years, to a time before the deluge of terrible LMS topics, as requested by user HanOfTheNekos, and were retooling the entire Disney era of Star Wars, from top to bottom. Han won my last little contest, and his reward was to pick the topic of my next project. Here we go.

There are a lot, a lot, a LOT of problems in the construction and execution of the Sequel Trilogy. Every film has their vocal defenders, but ultimately the fact that the trilogy became territorialized by two directors who had very different, very opposing visions of what Star Wars should be led to massive gulfs in style and presentation. The characters never found their footing because they were being yanked around to suit the plotting and presentation of each film. Whats your favorite Poe Dameron line? Set up as the Solo of the new trio of stars in the sequels, he was jerked around in three different subplots that ultimately had no connectivity between one another. Rey? She became tapioca by the end of 9. And Finn suffered from not being Rey or Kylo Ren.

Another major issue with the sequels was the overexposure of pre-established characters. Either the stars of yesteryear remain the focus of the new trilogy or they need to be handed fewer moments that make the movies all about them. The two sets of ensembles seemed to clash with one another, competing for the audiences attention. The dueling directors both wanted to have the opportunities to say goodbye to these long-established stars because that was where they could eke out the most easily-attained emotion from fans.

My final major issue with the sequels was the flimsiness of the conflict. Jedi versus Sith is esoteric and intangible. I hate the idea of the Jedi in terms of their philosophical underpinnings. The concepts that drive their entire organization are founded upon painfully flawed reasoning, so much so that even a Padawan should recognize the misnomers and falsities that break apart on even cursory inspection. The Sith are no better. So for this series to continue to focus solely on the ideas of Jedis and Siths at the expense of the rest of the world around them? That is complete folly. Were dispatching the notion that the Jedi Order needs the over scrutinization it got in Episodes 8 and 9.

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