re: Looks like Disney might be coming to grips with what they have done to the SW franchise

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I think a big part of it was the way they reacted to people's reaction. Especially Rian Johnson. He showed such contempt for the fans of the franchise he'd been handed to go with the contempt he showed for the source material. The tone was so condescending like we were are stupid, immature, or evil for not liking that shite pile. I maybe could abide a mistake in one movie, but the obstinate defiance that we the fans were wrong for not liking it was just too much.

FWIW I enjoyed Solo a lot. Flawed movie but fun heist film.

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Good post

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They risk losing even more if Star Wars land focuses on these new characters

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Judging off of the information known thus far, Galaxy’s Edge won’t focus on the new characters. The planet it’s modeled after, Batuu, is a remote outpost and den for outlaws/smugglers. Batuu is to be featured prominently in the upcoming Zahn novel, Thrawn: Alliances.

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Judging off of the information known thus far, Galaxy’s Edge won’t focus on the new characters. The planet it’s modeled after, Batuu, is a remote outpost and den for outlaws/smugglers. Batuu is to be featured prominently in the upcoming Zahn novel, Thrawn: Alliances.

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This could potentially even be worse. Walking around not sensing a familiarity with what you've seen on the big screen. Who would endure the heat and long lines for that?

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I think a big part of it was the way they reacted to people's reaction. Especially Rian Johnson. He showed such contempt for the fans of the franchise he'd been handed to go with the contempt he showed for the source material. The tone was so condescending like we were are stupid, immature, or evil for not liking that shite pile. I maybe could abide a mistake in one movie, but the obstinate defiance that we the fans were wrong for not liking it was just too much.

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100% this. Rian Johnson doesn't have the credentials to back that kind of arrogance up. The guy made one movie that was just OK. That's it. His imdb page has 3 movies listed and Looper is the only one people have heard of.

So this no name arse-clown put out a horrendous movie. Not even bad because of star wars. The movie itself suffers from countless errors in writing, pacing, directing, acting, plot outlines, subplots, coherence, narrative, protagonists, climax, etc...

Further, it's not some random stand alone film. It's the second movie in a trilogy that simultaneously erases everything from the first movie and leaves no where for the third movie to go.

You take all of that terrible mess and add in the horrible way he treated the Star Wars universe and you get the absolute destruction of the fan base and the IP.

Then the studio and Rian Johnson doubled down by going on a press tour, including comiccon, and attacking the fanbase and belittling the critics.

It's monumentally and impressively stupid. It should be studied in film school in almost every aspect.

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They certainly have a lot riding on it, looking at the Solo box office. It will absolutely kill their theme park makeover in Florida, if they don't

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Nothing, and I do mean nothing will kill Galaxies Edge.

The opening for Pandora had huge crowds. Galaxies Edge will be even bigger, and will stay packed even during off-season for years.

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This could potentially even be worse. Walking around not sensing a familiarity with what you've seen on the big screen. Who would endure the heat and long lines for that?

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Millions of people. You should probably look at what they have in store for it.

The immersive nature of the interaction with the guests inside Galaxies Edge that have been promoted are VERY attractive to Star Wars fans.

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This comes amid rampaging racism, sexism, and other extreme toxic behavior from a segment of mostly male (and mostly white) fans who've taken to harassing female actors and artists for existing.

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Definitely a fair and balanced look at the subject matter

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But the fact a bunch of angry fans boycotted the Star Wars film headlined by a white dude and had the most conservative, throwback story of the new films was just an insanely poor strategy.

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Why? It was the next one.

I'm boycotting 9, too.

I was excited after 7.

8 was so bad, I just don't care how it ends.

There are a bunch like me, as SOLO just found out.

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Hollywood Reporter says toxic fandom is the problem

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Of course they say that.

I'd wager Vox, HuffPo, and MSNBC would all agree with that assessment.

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Hollywood Reporter says toxic fandom is the problem

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So movies are NOT supposed to appeal to their fans?

WTF is going on in Hollywood? I thought they liked money.

"Toxic fandom" like Trekkies is what kept this franchise alive.

That's the problem with the new Star Wars franchise, they are acting like they're new. You're not new. You have a massive existing fanbase. You copied A New Hope and acted like it was new. You wouldn't be making half this money without the Toxic fandom - because frankly the movies aren't that good and TLJ sucks regardless of any complaints by magazines regarding SJW stuff.

Every article is a cop-out...I've never seen a movie franchise blame BO #s on people's personal preference and taste...like it's a bad thing. We all should see this movie regardless if we want to - otherwise we are bad people. What a joke.

I'm tired of these articles. Star Wars needs to re-evaluate itself and stop going on Internet crusades about us bad people who don't like TLJ.