Kind of sucks these movies got rehabilitated through the memes and Disney fucking up early on in it's reboot of the franchise that now SW dorks see the prequels as good.
Nerd Mad Mad Mad at Rian Johnson: "Luke would never give up and fuck off to a planet to live like a hermit, a Jedi would never do that! Also, I've never heard of trauma!"
Force Ghost Obi-wan and Yoda: [kick at the dirt, look uncomfortable, avoid eye contact]
I hate the rehabilitation bullshit. If you want to enjoy them ironically or rewatch the handful of decent action sequences then that’s fine, but the whole “actually, the sequels weren’t as bad as people said” thing is infuriating. They aren't good. They’re bad. They were bad when they came out, and they’re still bad now. They haven’t “aged well” or “found a place in the current media landscape” or whatever. They suck, we spent two decades analyzing precisely how and why they suck, and the issue is closed.
Kind of sucks these movies got rehabilitated through the memes and Disney fucking up early on in it's reboot of the franchise that now SW dorks see the prequels as good.
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Luke, Kylo and Rey were the best part of the film. The nerd rage over Luke's portrayal is
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Nerd Mad Mad Mad at Rian Johnson: "Luke would never give up and fuck off to a planet to live like a hermit, a Jedi would never do that! Also, I've never heard of trauma!"
Force Ghost Obi-wan and Yoda: [kick at the dirt, look uncomfortable, avoid eye contact]
George Lucas: Meh.
I hate the rehabilitation bullshit. If you want to enjoy them ironically or rewatch the handful of decent action sequences then that’s fine, but the whole “actually, the sequels weren’t as bad as people said” thing is infuriating. They aren't good. They’re bad. They were bad when they came out, and they’re still bad now. They haven’t “aged well” or “found a place in the current media landscape” or whatever. They suck, we spent two decades analyzing precisely how and why they suck, and the issue is closed.