| DevilRising said:
Instead, what we're left with, is a huge mess. I want to believe that maybe Ep 8 and 9 will be better, will be okay, especially since Abrams will not be doing them. But....honestly? The foundation Ep. 7 already set is SO bad, SUCH a mess....that I have very little hope or faith. And there is not a doubt in my mind that Lucas' original stories for this trilogy, and Lucas being there as a consultant telling them "yes this would happen" or "no that's dumb", would have resulted in a FAR better movie. I would love to be wrong. I would love for Ep. 8 and 9 to somehow save the trilogy, and I could just chalk Ep 7 up to Abrams being one of the worst things to happen to film. But as it stands now, the entire things is likely going to, sadly, awful. And for all their faults, yes, the Prequel Trilogy will stand out as having been far better films, let alone Star Wars films. People can have their gripes with them, and with Lucas, all they want, but at least the prequels were original, told the story they needed to, and managed to do their job, which was filling out more of the Star Wars universe and it's back-story. |
Fine to say liking characters is subjective, I liked them so I have far more hope for this cast than I did for the Phantom Menace cast. After episode 1, I remember thinking how I didn't care or feel invested in anyone. That didn't change as the prequels went on, they just felt soulless to me and I never believed the relationships, either romantic or platonic. I felt Finn and Poe had more of a connection already than Annakin and Obi-Wan ever had and hoping they build that friendship in VIII.
My favorite character in VII is Rey. I liked her scavenging and living in the walker working for food rations and having to be self reliant and working on machines and being able to defend herself. She was fun for me to watch and I do think Daisy Ridley will go on to have a good career. I want to see her story unfold and where she'll go and what she'll do. Maybe it will underwhelm, but the promise is there for me to have some fun and enjoy a story in a Star Wars movie again.
We watch movies for different reasons. I like characters in a world. No world draws me in if I don't care about anyone that populates it. Can argue that is flawed or wrong, I just see it as a different perspective and value place in stories.
