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Angelus on 30 December 2017
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Soundwave said:
KLAMarine said:

After TLJ's backlash, Disney will play it safe. They'll still shove merchandising opportunity wherever it can fit and even if it doesn't, they'll jam it in regardless.

 

Stormtrooper porgs using the force and flying x-wings to save Rey from a danger she was getting herself out of anyways.

Exactly if they do react to the "backlash" all that's going to happen is they're going to make a super safe Episode IX that takes zero risks and basically just goes a checklist of what a 40-year-old nerd wants to see. 

There is no artistic licence left anymore I guess. Simply just make Star Wars movies on a template. 

I will be disappointed if they chicken out on the Rey isn't related to anyone bit and reveal she actually is related to Skywalker/Kenobi after all. 

I see this a lot now, with the backlash this movie is receiving, where those who enjoyed the movie are in one way or another all calling out the "40 year old nerd." Now, while I agree, that you have to be able to take some artistic license, and move a franchise forward, you have to be very very careful when you're making decisions that are actively putting off your hardcore fanbase. However big your franchise is right now, it got there on the back of those fans. All those people who go out to conventions, buy all your books, games, who theory craft, talk about it with their friends, drive the traffic/discussion around it online, etc, etc. Now, obviously you don't want your product to just be just pandering to those people, especially since you can never make everyone happy, but you really don't want to be treating them with the kind of blatant disregard, and disdain even that Rian Johnson seems to exhibit with this movie, and which is certainly the stand out response given to people who don't care for this movie, by it's supporters. 

I mean hey....maybe you can get away with it. Maybe that fanbase is all talk and they'll just keep coming out for all your movies regardless. Maybe you can make a new hardcore fanbase, as numerous, and as loyal as your old one. Maybe you can make all the money you'd ever want off your franchise from just the casual movie going audience. I don't know. But maybe you can't. Maybe you don't wanna be sending them all the message "Star Wars isn't what you think it is, nerd!" It might not be good for you in the long run.

Last edited by Angelus - on 30 December 2017