Star Wars had to throw in a lot of fan service after the train wreck of the last one in terms of storytelling
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So now, they are left with the monumental task of both picking up the pieces and trying to finish all of Star Wars in one movie. There is no conceivable way this will end well
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Stanboys will love whatever Star Wars puts out, but this film is also an appeal to the wider audience at a time Star Wars desperately needs it
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The financial failure of Solo was due to bad promos and the trainwreck of Last Jedi, plus general fatigue. These Disney movies aren’t “must-see” for the wide audience the way MCU has become
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We knew it would be a Charlie Foxtrot when Disney bought the franchise but no one knew it would be this much of a disaster both artistically and financially
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People aren’t buying the merchandise like they used to, kids aren’t as into their parents movies as they are Avengers. And merchandise is where the profits are made. Disney is extremely overleveraged in this, especially with the new SW park opening
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So, instead of an interesting original story, we are getting rehashed and recycled products from the 1970s in attempt to financially stabilize the leviathan
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The bottom line? Star Wars movies will not be the profit engine for Disney they thought they would. A lot of this is also due to oversaturation of the market and increased competition for eyeballs They will keep making movies for the super fans, and they will do ok but thats it
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As my friend even said “this trailer just feels like stuff I’ve already seen before” there’s no energy, no spirit, no creative spark of innovation And they are going to SJWize it
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As I always say: There are only three Star Wars movies And a whole lot of fanfiction /END
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PS: All we wanted was the heroes to go on one last adventure together and hand it off to the next generation. This wasn’t hard. You blew it.
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