| thismeintiel said: Now, some may say, "Well, the OG SW didn't explain it all, either." True. Here's the problem, though. That was technically the first movie. It was setup so simply that it didn't really need explaining. Even if you look at it as technically a 4th chapter, we already knew it was a 4th at the start. So, if we ever wanted it all explained, we would just have to wait for the prequels. This movie, however, is the next chapter after ROTJ, so it just starting with little to no explanation of why/how things got the way they are isn't really excusable. |
I am not a big Star Wars guy so let me make sure I am reading this right...
You are saying that the original Star Wars movie not explaining everything outright back in the 70s was ok because it was originally planned to be the 4th movie? And that people going to see this movie in the 70s knew about this going in and were already willing to wait something around 30 years to get their information?
Too many people are expecting far too much exposition in a Star Wars movie because there is already too much information out there. The now defunct EU, 6 other films, TV series, etc etc. If the information didn't pertain to the direct plot, it didn't necessarily need to be in the dialogue.
Every movie has plot holes (well, most do anyway), especially those trying to both move something forward and appeal to older fans at the same time.
