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Originally Posted by John Sellers
May I ask why not? #justcurious
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In all honesty, I just think it's dumb. I don't hate it, other people can like it and that's fine. But I thought the originals were dumb, then I couldn't understand the anger at the second three because as far as I could tell they were just as dumb as the first three, no worse, and now I don't get the open-armed forgiveness of the prodigal son Lucas for what will no doubt be another solidly mediocre kids' movie.
I mean that's the thing, really. Adults were all, "Phantom Menace was a travesty!" but I assure you little kids thought it was GREAT. And now those little kids are young adults, and they will see this new one and it will ruin the franchise for them, just as #1 supposedly ruined it for all the 70s kids. Kids are dumb and they like dumb stuff, and that's fine. But it's astounding to me how many people can't see that the same is true of their own childhood stuff.
Go on, see it and enjoy the nostalgia. That'll be fun. But don't tell me it's an objectively good piece of filmmaking.