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Not Sparks. (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by ekZepp@lemmy.world to c/starwarsmemes@lemmy.world

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[–] teft@lemmy.world 158 points 10 months ago (7 children)

Were you around in the late 90s-early 2000s? Because let me tell you that the prequels did not spark joy for people then. It was insane the amount of hate leveled at Ep 1-3. Hell kids at Jake Lloyd’s school bullied him so hard he quit acting.

So you never know, 7-9 might spark joy for people in 20 years.

[–] StarPupil@ttrpg.network 42 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It's wild how people pretend that the prequels weren't hated by a bunch of people. Like, the Plinkett Reviews of the prequels were legendary YouTube videos for years before people started ironically memeing the prequels in, like, 2016.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 20 points 10 months ago

Zoomers memed themselves into liking them. I'm amazed

[–] MintyAnt@lemmy.world -5 points 10 months ago

Corrective surgery for this woman's face?

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 22 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Speaking as someone who actively despised the prequels when they came out, and has only learned to unclench my teeth in anger at their existence after a long process of maturation and philosophical introspection, I can't wait to see the next generation of people getting furious when the sequels have been out long enough for new young fans to grow up and embrace them the same way the prequels were. It was horrible and difficult for me to go through, so it's only fair that others should have to witness that process as well.

[–] NielsBohron@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

I know, right? As a huge Star Wars nerd who was in middle school when 1 came out, I didn't even bother to go see 2 in theaters, and to this day I still haven't seen 3 all the way through because I have such a bad taste in my mouth.

In fact, the way Lucas shit all over the established lore and canon to produce such a flaming turd turned me off to the entire IP and I didn't read a Star Wars book or watch a show/movie until I gave Ep 7 a try because my FiL wanted to see it in the theater. That one I actually enjoyed (contrary to popular opinion), and I'll say that the first season of Mandalorian and Bad Batch was decent, too. I haven't seen Andor, but I probably will based on everyone's reviews.

But the last Star Wars work that I still actually like and that I still think stands on its own two feet was Empire Strikes Back.

[–] Gork@lemm.ee 17 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It did for me. Darth Jar Jar being the true Sith Lord is head cannon to me.

[–] Igloojoe@lemm.ee 17 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Cool concept. But george lucas wasnt creative enough for that theory. He almost had an nsync segment in episode one because his daughter liked nsync.

[–] Zoboomafoo@slrpnk.net 3 points 10 months ago

I hate how you're right

[–] dandroid@dandroid.app 8 points 10 months ago

I was a kid when the prequels came out. I remember the hate for them, but most of my friends that were my age all loved them, as did I.

I think people tend to like what they grew up with and dislike what comes out when they are older.

You can see this pattern in Pokemon games as well. I grew up with gen 2 and gen 3. When gen 4 came out, it seemed like everyone hated it. Same with gen 5. But now most people act like gen 5 was the last good one.

[–] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Back then we didn't know how bad it could get. The Prequels were bad, but you know what? The Sequels retroactively made the Prequels look like masterpieces.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

No, they were still bad. I thought the same as you and watched them again. It all just felt awkward.

[–] JustAnotherRando@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Episode 7 is no masterpiece, but it is infinitely more watchable for me than Episode 1. The initial conflict is just confusing as far as motivation, young Anakin and Jar Jar are both obnoxious as hell, and the acting is not great. The Darth Maul fight and the pod race are about the only parts of the movie that I remember fondly.

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Well of course it is just a copy of A new hope after all.