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

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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.






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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I don't exactly know what I'm going to do as this goes forward. To some extent I've already sided against the present Disney iteration of Star Wars by just staying home for Solo after TLJ. It wouldn't have cost me anything financially to go since I have moviepass but the idea of financially supporting the studio that seems hell bent on destroying what people enjoyed for no particularly good reason doesn't seem like a good outcome either. After all, if Solo had done well it would have just improved people's view of how the present Disney management is handling Star Wars. That seems like a bigger loss.

I also really don't appreciate how the films and the fan arguments have mirrored and amplified the lack of interpersonal decency. That decency used to be more common in our culture and on this board in particular. When someone resorts to an insult (whether that be "liberal", "alt-right", or "fan-boy") rather than attempt a meaningful discussion of what they personally liked about a film? They reveal themselves to be presently more motivated by antipathy than kindness.

That's something I regret seeing lost. People can hate a movie or love a movie. That's what this board is about. But the discussion about what we like and dislike is supposed to be about the opinions and the films discussed. We learn things from those discussions. It isn't supposed to just be another twitter insult or angry person on the internet cultivating dislike through name calling.

Talk about what you love. Don't talk about how much you hate other people for not loving what you love. You won't win any new converts and you'll cultivate a clique of ugliness no one ought to wallow within.

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Mine are as fair as they come.

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Everyone believes as much about their own opinions.

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Hopefully Disney learned not to insult your fans if they don’t like your film. It’s not a good strategy.

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That was unequivocally the dumbest thing they did after TLJ was released.

Who knew that deriding fans who didn't like your movie as misogynsts and racists would alienate them?

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This type of interaction only worked for the Harry Potter themed lands @ Universal b/c JK was a stickler for authenticity, in design as well as cast interactions. Employees are had to pass tests and countless trainingsto develop the ‘character’ needed and most importantly are paid extra.

Disney will have a hard time motivating college program interns to sustain this level of ‘immersion’

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Hahahahahahahahhahaha

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Plus the whole ‘fully immersive’ hotel they’re building sounds cool and all until they run out of role playing nerds who mortgage their parent’s basements to cover the $800+ per night for a room

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Their hotels are plenty busy. No reason a Star Wars hotel won’t be.

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It’s gonna be constant complaining and backlash: rich people only staying for the novelty complain about the hoards is freeloading berds wandering the hotel, and the Poors complaining once the hotel is for ‘guests only’

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Have you ever been to a Disney property?

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So movies are NOT supposed to appeal to their fans?

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Don't let reading get in the way of your rant...

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Those fans — a minority but a loud one

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That article is 100% correct on that point.

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Nope, but I do think some of you need help.

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One other possible reason - possible SW fatigue? As in too much of a diminishing quality product? And in general maybe potential movie goers are wondering if there are any really good movies, as in intelligent scripting and stellar acting, coming our way out of Hollywood at all, anymore.

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molsusports

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Across the board "AMEN!" I am sick to death of the ignorance and insults posted along these threads. I believe we could all do better. And should, while there is still a TD community.

OK, now let the "snowflake" GTFO comments commense.

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

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Meh. They're extracting all the salvageable organs from the brain dead body that Lucas all but killed with the prequels.

There, I said it.

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Partially, but Disney also released Solo in a bloated market.

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Wouldn't had made a difference when they released it tbh