Force awakens: done. Workmanlike balance between history rhyming and themes being reinforced. Let's see if 8, 9 deliver on refreshed premise
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Funny how muted the grumbling is about SW:TFA. Traders masterfully domesticating guardian fanbase and deregulating the media assets.
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It's a terrible movie - designed to sell BB-8 toys to guardian fanbase.
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Precisely. They've made a conscious choice to *sacrifice* the original base to the extent they get in the way
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nothing to betray -- I am not a Star Wars fan -- they just phoned it in on basic movie-making/story-telling b/c fanbase doesn't care
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eg. son of Princess Leia & Han Solo should be good-looking -- actor playing their son, not-so-much. Hence, cannot suspend disbelief.
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