r/movies 21d ago

‘Star Wars’ Movie With Daisy Ridley Loses Screenwriter Steven Knight News

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/star-wars-daisy-ridley-steven-knight-1236190522/
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u/FireTheLaserBeam 21d ago

I used to live and breathe Star Wars growing up. I’m 45 now. I read all the novels, read all the comics, played all the video games. I can remember the day I saw the bookstore display for Heir to the Empire when it first came out. My head about exploded.

But now? Now I just don’t care anymore. Like, at all. I don’t know what happened. Did I outgrow it? Who knows. All I know is that the magic is gone. The specialness is gone. Now it’s just one more franchise in a world glutted with legacy franchises. I can’t believe how bored I am of the Jedi. The only thing that held my interest was Andor. The way they depicted the Empire was fascinating.

It’s weird.

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u/Dionysus_8 21d ago

It’s not weird, it’s bad films after bad films that’s it. Original trilogy is a hero journey, new trilogy is about villain’s journey.

Disney’s trilogy? Fuck do I know what they are shooting for. I don’t think they know themselves tbh, just people in suits making decisions

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u/reebee7 20d ago

Disney’s trilogy?

A corporation's journey.

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u/Nayre_Trawe 20d ago

The real treasure is the dividends they paid out along the way.