Imagine a world where the owners of an IP actually appealed to the fans of the IP. I know sometimes you can expand your customer base with certain products but certainly not when you try to do it at the expense of loyal customers.
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The character assassination of the original three is unforgivable and indicative of the post-modern rot that has infected the “creatives”. I know everyone says left wingers make the best art, but I feel that tide has already changed. Deconstruction of tropes and subversion of expectations are now the expectation. In the same way it was revolutionary and surprising for trump to pick a white dude VP, it is surprising for a film to have a white guy BE THE HERO.
Jesus save us, modernity has failed us.
I loved Han and Leia’s relationship in the EU but looking back it seems like modern writers despise regular hetero relationships. Good point about Vance. I was surprised. I thought it would be Scott or Gabbard.
Many did, which is why he was such a “subversion of expectations”. Which is wild because prior to Obama, tokenism for THE LITERAL MOST POWERFUL OFFICE IN THE WORLD was treated how it rightfully should have been: like it was a stupid idea.
One day we will progress beyond this, but it requires action I fear many have no taste for.