Maybe it's simply due to the fact even the die-hard Star Wars fans---those of us who attended the first film on opening weekend and were awed by the scope of the story and the characters (who grew up during the Cold War and could see the parallels)--realized during the abysmal second trilogy that there were no characters we could love or hate. We gave the third trilogy a try because, well Star Wars.
I can't hate Kylo Ren...and I can't love Ren or Finn or anyone. They're shallow abysmal characters who do n
This is the problem with woke writing. You can't write believable and relatable characters because you can't show certain protected classes in a negative light. Have someone seriously injure Rei? Well that might incite violence against women. Show Finn in a bad light? Well that might be considered racist. It's part of the reason why all the villains in these woke movies are white guys. No one cares if you show white guys cocking up, or being evil. But every black, female, asian, etc character is a representation for their entire race/sex/sexuality. They aren't just characters in a story. They aren't people. They're demographics. And no one cares about demographics beyond marketing executives and advertising suits.
It's why people see studios talking about how diverse and progressive their film is and switch off. You see that language and you know the entire writing process behind it and why it will fail. Time and time again they try, but it simply doesn't work. Because you can't write a memorable story with boring dull uninteresting robot people.
Old and Tired (Score:5, Interesting)
I can't hate Kylo Ren...and I can't love Ren or Finn or anyone. They're shallow abysmal characters who do n
Re:Old and Tired (Score:3)
This is the problem with woke writing. You can't write believable and relatable characters because you can't show certain protected classes in a negative light. Have someone seriously injure Rei? Well that might incite violence against women. Show Finn in a bad light? Well that might be considered racist. It's part of the reason why all the villains in these woke movies are white guys. No one cares if you show white guys cocking up, or being evil. But every black, female, asian, etc character is a representation for their entire race/sex/sexuality. They aren't just characters in a story. They aren't people. They're demographics. And no one cares about demographics beyond marketing executives and advertising suits.
It's why people see studios talking about how diverse and progressive their film is and switch off. You see that language and you know the entire writing process behind it and why it will fail. Time and time again they try, but it simply doesn't work. Because you can't write a memorable story with boring dull uninteresting robot people.