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[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 53 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I think legends handled it okay, that the battle of yavin was the tipping point, but the empire still had remnants that needed to be countered by the New Republic. And the New Republic has its own problems, but faces an entirely different threat than the empire too.

Whereas with the new movies, they just hit the reset button back to episode four, rather than developing on the trajectory in interesting ways, which would have given Luke's actions and the original trilogy more weight.

[–] Samvega@lemmy.blahaj.zone 37 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The point of a successful Disney media franchise is not to provide nuance and provoke thought, but instead to sell merch for profit.

[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

As if Lucas didn't create star wars for that sole purpose.

[–] xenoclast@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Lucas capitalized on his success.. anyone who grew up with 80s cartoons specifically designed to sell toys to kids can tell the difference between the two.

Well at least until Return of the Jedi..

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