Solo Headed To Become A Flop? Yep, It Flopped.

[Faelco]

I'm not part of the SW core fanbase, I like the franchise but nothing special. I'm really not the vocal minority. I even mostly liked the prequels, it was entertaining enough for me at the time.

But I love what Disney is doing with Marvel movies so I was optimistic about Disney's SW. I found TFA too predictable but a nice way of starting a new trilogy. I really liked Rogue One and started to be excited about the future of the franchise.

And then TLJ shat on all of this. The movie could have been good with some interesting ideas and an expansion of the known universe, but there are so many face-palms moments and crappy additions (worse romance ever, killing the wrong characters in ridiculous and disappointing ways, killing all the questions asked in TFA...), that I'm not excited anymore about the franchise. There is no vision behind it, no spirit, just milking and trying to make it modern with whatever buzzword will do a good headline. I won't see Solo, and I'm not interested in SW9 (nothing in TLJ made me want to know "what will happen next?"). I'll see Obi Wan if they take McGregor to play it, that's it.

And I'm pretty sure a lot of people think the same, even outside the fanbase. TLJ was the movie which could create the most franchise fatigue, and they made it the most controversial, potentially annoying and story-cutting SW movie ever. So the franchise fatigue is at its peak IMO.

And meanwhile, they make Marvel movies 2 or 3 times a year and it keeps getting bigger and more popular. Marvel is well done, with an obvious and fun philosophy, a long term vision, respectful of the material and public. Star Wars isn't.