Rian Johnson laughs at the Star Wars fan base.
Bob Iger approves of the manner the Star Wars franchise was dismantled and burned to the ground.
It is now up to J.J. Abrams to defend the Kathleen Kennedy Star Wars movies and save them from the audience.
The audience response to The Rise of Skywalker was tepid at best. Many of the critics who really liked what Rian Johnson did in The Last Jedi were very disappointed that J.J. Abrams created another fluff movie. The whole Disney Star Wars era started with The Force Awakens and many fans were excited that Star Wars was back. Those hopes were crushed by The Last Jedi and now audiences have rejected J.J. Abrams’ reboot of the beloved franchise. Will J.J. Abrams learn anything from his two failed reboots?
Kathleen Kennedy hire JJ Abrams to launch a new Star Wars and get back at George Lucas for all the years he didn’t listen to her ideas. Bob Iger allowed Kathleen Kennedy to put her political views above any semblance of story and character development. It was more important to Kathleen Kennedy that Rey be an all powerful Mary Sue than have troubles to overcome and have character development. J.J. Abrams delivered what Kathleen Kennedy wanted in The Force Awakens. Though Disney is the company that purchased Lucasfilm and the rights to Star Wars from George Lucas, the new movies can cleared by called Kathleen Kennedy Star Wars.
Star Wars is set a long time ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away. Everyone in it is an alien, including the ones who look human. Earth bound politics has no place in a story set in that Universe. JJ Abrams did a scene by scene reboot of A New Hope, but forgot to tell a story. Rian Johnson then subverted expectations in every scene to keep the audience guessing and confused. Several years ago, Rian Johnson stated he wanted to make a movie that half of the audience loved while the other half hated it. Dividing the audience was Rian Johnson’s one and only goal. Divide the audience he did, but only 10% loved The Last Jedi. Now enter J.J. Abrams who is trying to wrap up a story that ended in 1983. The Rise of Skywalker is pay off scene after pay off scene without any earned setup. Sure, Disney edited the crap out of J.J. Abrams’ movie, but the entire arc was missing from The Force Awakens onward. Lucasfilm has failed this franchise.
Do not blame the audience dislike on Geeks and Gamers or the World Class Bullshitters or Channel Dad or Ethan van Sciver or Merry Mayhem. Surely do not look at that Star Wars Girl either. All of this is the fault of Disney’s Bob Iger and Lucasfilm’s Kathleen Kennedy. The Star Wars franchise is dead. The merchandise is dead. And they did it.
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