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<blockquote data-quote="Clint_L" data-source="post: 9047686" data-attributes="member: 7035894"><p>Well, let's actually look at Disney's Star Wars record.</p><p></p><p><em>Force Awakens</em> was a massive, monocultural success - by far the biggest domestic box office of all time, with outstanding reviews from critics and audiences. <em>Last Jedi</em> was a huge film that probably did even better with critics, when you look at the substance of the reviews, but was somewhat divisive with the fandom (for mostly the wrong reasons, IMO, though I agree that making Luke old and bitter on top of making Han Solo old and bitter was the wrong choice and not necessary for what the film wanted to accomplish). <em>Rise of Skywalker</em> tried to course correct and is a complete narrative mess that got terrible reviews and pleased no one.</p><p></p><p><em>Rogue One</em> was a pleasant surprise that (mostly) got the franchise away from needing to be all about Skywalkers, did huge box office, and got positive reviews. <em>Solo</em> was a mess that apparently existed just to explain one line of silly dialogue from the original movie ("see, George Lucas <em>wasn't</em> using the word "parsec" wrong!"). Also, it explained why Han calls Chewbacca, "Chewie" - phew! I had always wondered! Did shockingly poorly at the box office for a <em>Star Wars</em> film, showing that the franchise is not bulletproof.</p><p></p><p><em>Mandalorian</em> is fun, family entertainment, with a basic, sometimes nonsensical plot but an absolutely ironclad central dynamic between the gunslinger and the kid. It's basically the Disney version of <em>True Grit</em>, which is a fun concept. <em>Boba Fett</em> has, let's face it, a lead actor who should never, ever, have been a lead actor in this sort of show, and only becomes watchable when it turns back into <em>The Mandalorian</em>. Again, the plot is thick as bricks. <em>Obi-wan</em> still has a dumb plot, but no show built around Ewan MacGregor is going to be bad, and the final battle was a great pay-off. <em>Andor</em> is the only thing in the entire franchise written 100% for adults, and I think it is one of the ten best TV series ever made, but still, somewhat divisive (give it a few years).</p><p></p><p>Then I think there's some animated stuff - not my bag.</p><p></p><p>Overall, that's a pretty successful track record. Some definite misses, but also some massive hits. It's crazy to suggest that Disney has not made its money back, even setting aside the merchandising (Baby Yoda alone probably justified half the cost of buying Lucasfilm). </p><p></p><p>Also this anti-Disney propaganda (going bankrupt! etc.) is being driven by other stuff, IMO.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Clint_L, post: 9047686, member: 7035894"] Well, let's actually look at Disney's Star Wars record. [I]Force Awakens[/I] was a massive, monocultural success - by far the biggest domestic box office of all time, with outstanding reviews from critics and audiences. [I]Last Jedi[/I] was a huge film that probably did even better with critics, when you look at the substance of the reviews, but was somewhat divisive with the fandom (for mostly the wrong reasons, IMO, though I agree that making Luke old and bitter on top of making Han Solo old and bitter was the wrong choice and not necessary for what the film wanted to accomplish). [I]Rise of Skywalker[/I] tried to course correct and is a complete narrative mess that got terrible reviews and pleased no one. [I]Rogue One[/I] was a pleasant surprise that (mostly) got the franchise away from needing to be all about Skywalkers, did huge box office, and got positive reviews. [I]Solo[/I] was a mess that apparently existed just to explain one line of silly dialogue from the original movie ("see, George Lucas [I]wasn't[/I] using the word "parsec" wrong!"). Also, it explained why Han calls Chewbacca, "Chewie" - phew! I had always wondered! Did shockingly poorly at the box office for a [I]Star Wars[/I] film, showing that the franchise is not bulletproof. [I]Mandalorian[/I] is fun, family entertainment, with a basic, sometimes nonsensical plot but an absolutely ironclad central dynamic between the gunslinger and the kid. It's basically the Disney version of [I]True Grit[/I], which is a fun concept. [I]Boba Fett[/I] has, let's face it, a lead actor who should never, ever, have been a lead actor in this sort of show, and only becomes watchable when it turns back into [I]The Mandalorian[/I]. Again, the plot is thick as bricks. [I]Obi-wan[/I] still has a dumb plot, but no show built around Ewan MacGregor is going to be bad, and the final battle was a great pay-off. [I]Andor[/I] is the only thing in the entire franchise written 100% for adults, and I think it is one of the ten best TV series ever made, but still, somewhat divisive (give it a few years). Then I think there's some animated stuff - not my bag. Overall, that's a pretty successful track record. Some definite misses, but also some massive hits. It's crazy to suggest that Disney has not made its money back, even setting aside the merchandising (Baby Yoda alone probably justified half the cost of buying Lucasfilm). Also this anti-Disney propaganda (going bankrupt! etc.) is being driven by other stuff, IMO. [/QUOTE]
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